Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07
Personalities.

PerSOnaIltle0s
Hon. C. l.. Ewing paid Us q pleasant visit
yesterday.
DR.. James Belt and +. s. McLelland called to
see us Wednesday.
Mrs. Joseph Hook is improving slowly. though
still confined TO her room.
Mr.. Hickman Is. Harris, OF Kansas City,
spent last Tuesday In our city.
TIlton Davis. Esq, has been In the city
several days visiting his family.
Messrs. James e. Mullinix and j. NJ. Perkins
called on the Intelligencer Tuesday.
Mr.. Robert, Campbell, on his return from u
trip east. favored US with q call Wednesday.
DIR. P. Richardson. of. st. Joseph, brother of
Mrs. DR.. Alexander. was In the city Wsdnes-
day.
Herman Scott, late Of the European Hotel.
has accepted 4 situation As salesman with Philip
Keller.
Miss Lizzie Shaw. OF Brownsville. Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Swisher. In this city, and will
remain all winter.
Baltimore Observation-Disclosures H.. Stephens
now weighs ninety-twO pounds, y democratic
gain of two pounds.
Mr.. james Murrin, representing the Campbell
press. was in the city Wednesday. and paid the
Intelligencey u visit.
Is. II. Ireland. Esq. was called to St. Louis.
last Wednesday, by the serious illness OF bis
sister. Mrs. j. +. Watkins.
Do two halves always make q whole oneq II
30. the man who hns just had his boots half soled
must be q whole souled fellow.
The girls not satisfied With wearing the boys
vests have taken to wearing their caps. Never
mind. Doctor Mary, they're a-comin'.
Mr.. Eugene Greenlesf, OF Pleasant Hill, who
yyul in rho HIfv WainHasv maid m a vsru
agreeable visit and talked over arse-bsHuns
times.
r II. Hatcher. Esq. brother Of Hon. Robt.
Hatcher. and his law partner. died At New
Madrid. a few days ago. He was buried with
masonic honors.
Messrs. Jno. a. Prsther. j. B. Dysart. H. J.
Higgins. Jas. A. Gordon. Psyt. Anderson. J.
IL. Barnes aud Rev. n. n. Pugh called on the
lntelllgencer yesterday.
Zen. Smith. an old Intellixencer typo. LEFT
Lexington for ST. Louis, last week. to take a
position on the T,mes-Journal Ben. is a.goOd
boy. aud We wish him success.
The question il asked. :Who can compute the
weight of u mortgage ' and the answer comes
back from the bottom of the soul OF the fellow
who has tried it. ''He who lifts It,"
1.-The New York Herald tells Of AN American
lady of eighteen springs.' Probably her name
is Sofy "-Bos,on Post. CHARITY. no doubt.
is her name. IT'S stool late to quarrel over,
though.
Edward Ke,chum, a bachelor Of ninety. mar
ried Elizabeth Wauzer. u blooming .spinster Of
ninety-one, at Anityville. l.. L.. 81 Monday.
Their courtship has extended over . period OF
forty years.
The 1T. iiev. J. Is. T. Wilmer. Bishop OF the
diocese of Louisiana. Q native of Virginia. eyed
about sixty-ive years, died suddenly at the St.
Charles Hotel. In New Orleans. December ind.
of apoplexy.
Hon. Alexander II Stephens, while ascending
the stone steps leading to the house on crutches.
slipped and tell. causing q painful wrench OF
the knee. which will probably oonane bum to
his room for some time.
Ladies' hats will be felt this season. By
all means let them be felt. We see no objection
to feeling them. The paterInntiiias will feel for
the money necessary to pay for them-sndo c-
casionally ne won't find it.
Joseph H.. the only son of Hon Joe. II. Fink.
member elect to the Legislature from Howard
county. died one day last week. The major
will have the sympsthies Of large number II
| friends in this county in HIS bereavement.
Hon. z. a. Collins has been In the city during
the week in attendance on the circuit court.
He looks remarkably well. and Is in good plight
LOT a harh winner WIN 'euef''" E"S' W.
acknowledge several sefe'Aoio ''sl's'
"A very modest Whitehall lady. while on .
visit III New York, entered a Fulton market res
tiurant, and called for y side- ssddlerOck fry"
Whitehall Times. That's stew thin. Mi. Will
kins."-S. Y. News. Ter-rsw Oils US at read
ing such items.
Tine descendants of General j. II. Graham.
gave the old gentleman n very pleasant surprise
party. last Thursday, the occasion being his so;h
birth day. There we're present ave OF his sons.
four dsughters-in-lsw. SIX grand children and
four g,ea,-grand- children, all residents OF this
county.
Col. Jno. Reid, leaves, Tuesday next. for
Cedar Rapids, Michigan, and Apamoss. Iowa.
t,recelve tile Young samle,s hstched out for him
by Hon. b. F. Shaw. the 6sh commissioner oil
Iowa He informs lis that he has received appli-
cations for a much larger number than he will
haze to distribute.
The Int.IiIgencer received calls, last Monday
frGu the following named gentle mon. Charles
ltcGirl. James Welborn. Evan Young, J. F.
Groves, J. W. Cash, W. Lauderdale, Rev. A.
A. Moore. A. q Campbell. G. W. LevIssy.
Jno l.. Nelson. J. H. Christy, J. A. Payne,
Zach Wright, Thos. Cravens, ". S. Thorp. 7.
j. Middleton, u. d. Bedford. VIM. hnipmeyer.
and W. L. heller.
"erecei'ea " WISH, 'Sstluesday' from hessrs
James a!efhoaugh. ~. Gs'io"ay. lame u.
Starr. WI. v Aaxwel. !. l.. Gordy, q. K.
Thomas and W W. Thomas. part OF the wit
nesses. here for the third time. in n rrplevin suit
Tor a horse worth about gao. Several OF them
SAID that they would have mails enough rails to
pay for the animal rather than have lost theil
time As wItnesses-an Illustration that litigation
Ia R bad thing for the pocket.
Pleasant Hill dispatch. December t;-Aisi
Matte Grant. after . pIotraoted visit with thu
family OF Rev MIR. CLANCY. to the regret OF hel
friends. ler for her home at Lexington. las
week. Miss Ssllie Blevans. who ha!
been at college In Lexington. for several months
came home Thursday last. and Will remain
until the holidays resting and recruiting up II
is,ed =, sec,,oni,i No I'M. norton 81 III. corn,r,
uus cba,minp d.uuhter Ms. M.rv. ancoup.
n;.t him md will remain some linn. with Rev
n C,.r.v,s <.u,,v
W. nav, Acra. =, wb,,.vuoht cr.vao,
c,pr,v T.x.s maid n. a r,.s.ant wait Ia.
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