Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
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Rev. HAYDEN Cieager preached ut the seminary
in this place twice last Sunday.
The health of this country is yond. No serious
Illness reported by our doctors.
Rev. Wright viii preach next Saturday anu
sunday, at 1.-THE Presbyterian church.
We are having most magnificent weather, Anu
the rauls Will soon be fue once more
:. l.. McChesney has gone 10 Kansas CITY.
He was accompanied by his brother, Floyd.
Our Greenton friend, A. j. McNreis. dropped
IN upon lis recently. He has recovered FROM his
late sick spell. and says his health is better than
before.
We learn that John Keith. lately married to
Miss Syi, ustricker. has gone on the iArm of old
'.Uucic'' John McNeeic. We wish them hap
piucss and prosperity.
y 'iay 50 or sIncs J. L. Edwards. living in tho
neisnrornood of Luther Green's, came near get
ling seriously hurt. His mules ran OF with his
wagon. upon which he had u hay frame. Mr..
Roberts. who Was on the wagon, Jumped on. aod
received no injury. In making Il turn the wagon
struck n fence. aud upset. throwing Mr.. Nd
wards on. and bruisinK him considerably. No
bones were broken. however. and he Is around
again.
7. u. Hammond finished his winter term OF
school last Friday, aud viii! now travel over the
county IN the interest of - Sulky PloW. He
will exhibit it TO the farmers. and give them u
chance To test ita merits. II is complste. but
can be used as An attachment TO any ordinary
breaking pillow. 1t is cheap and durable. and en-
aOI.s those who are not able 10 buy IA complete
new sulky. to have Is riding pillow by buying An
attachment, and using their old plows.
The stock of the Mt. Hope Patrons CO.
Operative Store was iuvoiccd on tho Ith
inst. and it WAS found that the total gain On
| ,p.r.h.nIt.s fnr the M, cpliDH eleven months.
WAS SIS IS. 1t Will be remembered thu the
store WAS put in operation on the 81 of last
April, on a capita, oil $500. The capital stock
ma, been increased to $40. The amount of
stock on hand, ON the eth INST. AS per invoice.
WIS Ss3s u. thus leaving u gain As above stated.
ThI- IS equivalent 10 about ten per cent. interest
on the money. 1t Will be remembered. Also, that
this has been II hard winter on the merchant AS
well as everybody else. 1t has been Impossible
to get any hauling done either way simply on
account OF the rOais. IL WAS feHrei that. VIVA
our small stock. bad roads aud hari times, We
would come ont behind; but 1t 10 Otherwise. We
feel that the crisis is past. and thit our enter
prise will continue 10 be successful Inc man
aser IS just receiving IL large stoc. of dry goods
groceries. etc. which Will be soh ut the lowest
possible III trsin of profit. Step n, aud see Tor
ynuI selves
our literary society KAYE lao'S
ment last saturday evening. At be Grange Hall
which WAS pronounced quite success. The
hall was well filled. and every b'dy laughed MD
wss happy. Here ia the programme
Music, Shipl-v-String band.
Remarks by the President.
song uf The Shirt. readInx-D L. Mcdonnell
Music alternating with each clange oil SCENE
Wuman's Rights, drciauatior-I Powers.
The frIdle Pair-IhUlennI
Western lawyers PIrs Again't the + act. acc
lanutl.n-W. ) Downs.
~urIrty'- Paper. e'iltor-G. W. halnlihe.
Essay On Man Tableau.
GnIlTy or Not Guilty, readin9-Wm. ii Lay
Comics-t- II Searcy-
Tine Grave, r-ading-D. c. Mcconnell.
Humorous Extract from MARI T~ain's lnno-
C"nrs Abroad. readinS-Dr. M.DonAld.
Flour OF the ~fapily-lableau
Second In-tallmeut OF the Sotlety's Paper.
Fr,nrnman amt Flea PoTde. realiuS-"H
liam II. Lay.
Marco Boz lillian NC
thrsTey
tuluGy on Lafayette, Grafton, W 3. Downs.
InjrI and last Inslaliment Of the Soclety =
i. Plp"r-
Seeming Beauty. select reatIng-Mrs. Ter
tTu, IL Powell
Eruo!ngs of thepast and Dreams of he Future
r-c!tttI"n. Miss Matte Lay
NJ time, scarcely was spent in preparing FOL
the entertainment There was no previous re
hearsal, yet .veryth ing went OF splendtdly. ant
everybody secnied surprised NJ the success OF ti'
eloIt with So little preparation The band al
del much to the entertainment by furnishing
sweet music. The society propose TO give Al
entertainment on saturday, April 18TH. at th'
came place. pu. notice will be given. Auo.
more attention will be devoted 10 II, and 1t vii
d. be luads ~ every wsy highly enjoyable Anair
PHIL,