Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-26
Tell the truth. 1t pays best in the end.

In the Hebron neighberhood.
The "Young Folks Club" met last Thurs
day night at The residence Of Mr.. John ".
Grant.
II there Is no hell, what is to become Of
delinquent subscribers and newspaper
borrowers.
Make your arrangements to attend tho
Liederkrsnz grand masquerade, Thursday
night, February 18th.
Do not forget the great sem!-annusl clear
ing-out sale OF dry goods at Hugh r.
Wilson's opposite City Hotel. isnl9i2
We have received the Fulton Daily
Telegraph containing full and accurate re-
ports OF The WiiKes-Ditzler debate.
The 'Autogrsph Club" held . meeting
last Tuesday night at the residence OF s. /.
Drysdsis, E-q. They had n good
II the goo>s-bons don't hurry up matters.
January will slip away before 1t gets an
opportunity TO slip in = few days OF cold
weather. VIII Uncle Strod Keptck ao.u
bsnS.
Remember Miss BoyakIn's concert, Friday
evening, February 9Th. Every lover OF
music IN the county should attend. Read
RAaateb oSiC-
There Is Il 'coal race" going on betweeu
Msssrs. Bell and Cl2gett, asto who Will haul
the most loads Of coal during the month.
Stir 'em up lively, gsnurmeu, aud report
pr"gr, s, to the luteIigsucsr.
A log which the terry boat pulled away
from the Landing Friday OF last week came
very near towing the boat down to Berlin
before 1t could recover the balance OF power
or think Of cutting the haussr, which
was finally done.
The Boouville Eagle appeared upon our
desk last week. edited Is Of yors by Milo
Blair. II exhibited its old time vlgor, and
under Mllo's management will be heard from
about once = week upon the live opics OF
the day. In all but its politics We wish 1t
success.
Ed. Loomls has opened his new and fresh
stock OF groceries, at the old stand of John
L. Hlckam corner franklin and Elm streets,
and is prepared TO supply the wants of all
customers. Country produce wanted;
highest market price In cash or trade. Ed.
Is q deserving young man and We hope he
may receive liberal patronage.
Mr.. Albert Blewitt purchased, last Nom
day, one pint of turpsutlre, which he took
home, aud placed upon the mantle piece In
rear Of the stove. 4 little while after sup
per the bottle containing the turpentine ex-
piodsd. and the nuid splashinE over the
stove took IRE. and running down upon the
door threatened to set the house stire.
The sanford, Florida, Journal. OF recent
date gives an extended notice Of the closing
exercises Of the Fort Reid public school, Of
which Mrs. u. X. Fernandez. formerly OF
this city, is principal. The Journal speaks
In the highest terms of Mrs. Fernandez
success as . teacher. der address to the
patrons and scholars OF the school WAS
touching in the extreme, aud an earnest OF
her sincere enlistment In the work OF true
education.
There was . pleasant party at Mr.. Thomas
Getaways, in this township, Friday night
Of last week. Among the guests were Mr.
Joe Silver and wife, Mrs. Cheatham. Miss
Fannie Cheath.m, Miss Hattie Keller. from
Lexington, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wertz, Mr..
McFsrren, OF Penn, Mr.. II. Young. Hr.
L%e.ch~ortb. Misses Miriam and Jennie
Cstrou. Miss Branch. Messrs. Branch Ewing,
| v Alu 0cu. SAiidW5 luc iCllS
prep ,red by the hostess were delicious. aud
would hsv. pleased ths palate Of an epicure.
The lecture for the benefit of the poor. .,
the Methodist church, last Tuesd,y night.
by Elder Hughes, WAS not as well attended
~ II should hsvs been. The speaker exhib-
tied great familiarity With the writings OF
scientists, both ancient and modern. The
| .niiaprA Dnya ,ioss affapfinp m tho Icrfrra
aud were well pleased with It. As most all
of those present were member of Elder
hughes congregation. AMI as the audience
WAS SIN all, the lecture was cut short. only
lasting 81 minute. The good cause should
have tiled the house, to say nothing OF tbs
lecture.
Through that carelessness OF statement
concerning other.. which ough to be. if 1t {,
not, criminal. = report was started a few
days ago that Mr. Norris Gratz. eur old anL
popular clothIer, was sb,ut TO make An
assignment. There was not Il word OF truth
in the rumor, but a. 1t circulated 10 q con-
nderabis extent, Mr.. Gratz de.Irss US to
state that the report 10 false. Mr.. Grat7
10 one of our most solid merchants. and hal
marked his winter goods do ~n to extremely
low prices, not because OF any enbarrass
msnt, but to mike roUm for his usual I'M
mense .pring stock OF goods.
As will be seen by our prospectus, ",
ole to all subscribers TO the InteIligencsl
the two, postage free, an excellent map o
the Mississippi Valley, mounted on rollers
This map is csx40 inches IN size. Is wei
printed, in bright eolors, on good material
and Is nicely vanished so as to make !
durable. 1t gives all the postofices and rail-
road stations in Missouri. Texas, Arkansas
Louisiana, Mississippi and the indian Ter
rItory and the principal part Of the states o
Nebraska, Kansas. Iowa, Illinois, Indians
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Th
map would cost at retail At least one dollar
and will be useful and Instructive in ever
family. Call and examine 1t at this o1ice.
Do not forget the great semi-annual cleal
J ing-out sale Of dry goods at Hugh T. Wi
D sons opposite City Hotel. janl9w2.
Mr.. J.. A. FuIkerson. of Washington towr
ship, laid upon our desk, = few days ago,
copy Of the Ulster County. Va, Gazette, {
Saturday, January 4th, 1900. The paper
dressed In mourning for the death of Wssf
inKton; contains addresses from Presidsr
Adams, and the senate and house OF repr,
sentstives. Among the principal advsrtIs,
:, ments we lind the following names, some
which may still be familiar to old Virgil
ians: Peter Ten Brock, Sheriff; Lew
Gatherie, Edmund Turner, Geo Merricl
Samuel Tsrwilliger, FELTON, Smith. job
Ames. Cornelius Benham, Lodewyc
Schoonmaker. John Timlow, Francis Porte
Lodewyck Hoornbeck, John Trempe
Abraham J. Hassrouck, Daniel Freer. Co
nelius A. Eimsudorf, Stephen HouIhto
= Benjamin Rowland, Henry Jansen. Mnths
Blanshsn, Thomas Wood, John West, al
others OF less note.
Do not forget the great ssmi-aoousl clea
! iug-out sale Of dry goods At Hugh
Wilson's opposite City Hotel. jsn19t2
NIL A dreadful accident occurred to Mir. Sal
Barnett. son Of Csmillus Barnett, Esq.
this township, Friday OF last week. II
r. with TWO companions, started out huntin
with two guns only, for the party, one
Of muzzle.loader and the other q brsech-lOaie
While hunting down = hedge, the two DO
NJ on one side, with the muZz'e-loadsr. empt
AZ and young Barnett on the other, with I
ct breech-loader. the dog, which they had wi
them, set some birds on the side being hui
I'd by the two, when they asked Barnett