Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1878-11-09
CONCORDIA,


| tipped pen of An "Elijah.' an "Os!er," or
other writers OF the eps tolary stan of the Intel
| ligencer; nor are We inspired by the muses.
nevertheless we ask for space in our3 leading
| county saper-the InieliIgencer-the organ o.
| the people of Lafayette county rs editor is
well known Tor his kindness to rural scrIbbIers
| and would-be journalists. We shall endeavor
| to be brief and have regard Tor truth IN our
occasional letters, avoiding the seneationsl
| we'll knowing that 1t finds no encouragement \
| the intelligcncer Office.
Before this ia in print or wandcrs to the waste
| basket, everything will be decided Mr.. Thon-
| ms will then know his fate; so will Mr. George
WIthers.
There will be . change in our postoffce soon
as MIR. Sinas wishes 10 devote his whole tim.
and attention to the drug business. Nj Sipas
has been clever, courteous distributor of the
| mail, and we are sorry 10 lose HIM. Ho will be
succeeded by the jovial Fritz Cooke, who will
| be AS accommodating as his predecessor
At about half past one Of the dsy of the radical
| iove-feast and powuow, Mr.. Jno. welburn, our
future Gushing, opened the meeting by intro
ducIng Hon. VIM. Walker. Of Lexington. who
proceeded TO pay high tribute to the incum-
bents OF and candidates for our county ofices
The good judge could not do otherwise He was
with rice-lIke prediction that Grant would be
our next president. The next orator was Mr.
X Baldwin, or Wsrrensburg, who made very
able but bitterly partisan speech. and harsnEued
At. some length on the financial question.
He held up TO the greenbacker- the ruinous eff
fec;s of imitation of paper money In France by
John Law. the result OF which Is well known in
history. Whie all accord him ability. we can
10 that he
type. Several candidates were prcsent-Dr.
Fmlkerson. Jake Conner and Robert Taubm.n
On Saturday the day of the radical love-
feast. several bloody aIrays occurred in our
usually quiet Teutonic village. lively scene
WAS enacted on that day, in which Henry De-
te:t, lately IL bosrder at the county JAIL in your
city, mn engineer Of one of our Touring mills
aud an uX-hande played the most conspicuous
parts. At the Inclusion of the very interesting
drama. II is SAID that ii. Dctert found that bo,h
his arms were broken. AID that he was other
not definitely learn. but believe that there WAS
woman at the b attuin Of II. On the evening of
the same day, Fred kIrchhoG stabbed Thomas
Elsra IN the neck, whether dangerously or NOT
We cannot yet tell. Cause-whi.ky of cuurs.
Thc foregoing would seem 10 be sufficient evil
for one day. but, to cap the climax. II colored
gentleman, who, no doubt, was Imbued W ,tt IA
streak OF cheap patriotism and chivsiry by Mr.
BalHwn's huncombe oratory, sh OF another one
Peace once more relgns In our little town
Election day passed quietly. The only issue
taken wa. the amendment To the Constitution
and 1t caused but little discussion.
saturday, November 2d, seemed 10 be an un-
for rtunute day in our community. In the morn
ing Mr. G. Cody gave Mr. Henry Detert = sound
thrashing for sbueing his wife. Mr.. Cody was
arreste d. charged with an assault with intent
to Kill. He gav. DO nd tor his appearance, and
Will have an eHanin alton Nov. 18th. Saturday
got into difficulty over an old quarrel resuling
in Mr.. Elsea being stabbed III the neck with v
small pocket knife We are glad to learn that
arrested and gave bond for his appearance. and |
Will hav. his examination before Esquire Henry |
W Ihieman Nov. i2th. Big Jim Davis. the |
largely in almost every difficulty. got II No. - |
IN his upper lip Friday night, November LIST. II |
seems that Big jim spoke TO Willie Clarke's,
better half in language not rs pure us the snow
fakes that fall from heaven TO the earth below.
She appealed to the protecting hand OF her hus-
band, and he brought forth his little No. - and
tried Big Jims lip. Big Jim is up all right now
Clarke prelim mary minatlon will take place
II. before Justice Thiemsn.
Messrs Adams and MOres. agents for Messrs
Spaulding Co.'S nursery, OF Springfield. Ills,
have delivered their stock ot fruit and oruamen-
a trees They had no difficulty about deliver
ng. All the farmers IN our vicinity speak in
The highest praise of their stock OF trees, and
pronounce it the finest ever delivered in this
part OF the country. Mcssrs. Adams and Morps
nental.trees ever male in Lafayette county |
They represent the finest nurseries in the Union;
lrmness and honesty In dealing. II their stock
8 not what they represent It to be. parties pur
,hasing need not receive same. They pledge
themselves to replace all trees that do not thrive.
they will remain with our citizens another
season. being good people they are welcome
q our community. O. X. !