Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-17

triCt commenced last Tuesday.
There will be an excursion to Browns
willie from this place on Sunday. August %
tickets for round trip. 81 ~.
The people actually conSregate on the
corners and talk of how cheap dry goods,
boots and shoes are at ConklIng i Cos. u
Now Is the winter of our discomfort
made glorious summer" by getting as much
groceries at Smith & MaitIsnd's for 81 % AZ
We Used to get Tor two. al1tf
Central college is being fitted up for gas.
No more coal oil lamps for the girls. and we
are glad OF 1t. They will now be sale from
all danger of flames in that direction.
Mr.. Sydenstricker's little daughter Josie,
aged about two years. fell from n wagon
on which she was playing. about two weeks
ago, and broke her left thigh. She is now
about well.
~Housekerpers who contemplate buying II
new carpet should wait until the tenth OF
September. when on immense line of all the
new designs viii be OF exhibition III Conk-
ling ~ Cos. sl7t2
katydids were heard singing last sun
day. II they make their appearance exactly
six weeks before frost, rs some people be-
lieyc, We Will have frost on the I'D of Sep
TENDER 10y which time the corn will be safe.
Unparalleled bargains IN the great clearance
sale of the remnants of our summer stock
comprising dry goods OF all kinds, notions,
boots. shoes and carpets. DO not delay but
secure the gems at ,onkling ~ Co.'S al.t2
We are informed that there will be 4
picnic. next Saturday, August "A, on the
northeast corner of the farm of Martin
Slaughter, Esq. at the junction of the
Green,on and Wellington aud Mayhem
roads.
People who pass our shoe department
without examining the goods and prices,
know not what they miss. We are offering
better goods and at lower prices than any
other house i'll the city. NJ. W. Conkiing
& Co. al1t2
Mrs. ArmlldI shaw has removed from the
house she has 80 long occupied. Immediately
in rear Of the Presbyterian Church, on
Franklin street. TO the "hice house one
door west, where she Will he pleased to see
her old friends aud customers.
The fellow who sni! that he pulled a
- iAANt ~ is' Atat h~ttNAAAs ~ US II AiNh
unfortunately forgot to put it in his wagon
when he started from home, was only par
doDed upon promise that he woult bring
two the next time he came 10 town.
Girls. buy your ribbons snd furbelowS
10 for the fair, which will begin Tuesday,
September 9th, and last tive days. If your
sweetheart don't ask YOU, pretty soon, to
81, ,ri,I, hin, M Ian.. ,u-n ,Iars ANT bir,
and get 4 fellow that ''has some style about
him."
Mr.. Thomas Wiley has been promoted to
the command of the ferry boat. MIR. Joseph
Monroe Will be the collector and Robert
Jennings will run the engine. With this
crew patrons of the boat will be politely
treated, and 10 one Will have to wait on the
Cndine.
We acknowledge. with thaEks, the receipt
of Is complimentary ticket TO the MOberiy
district fair, which will begin Tuesday,
september 24th, and continue tive days. As
our own fair occurs at the same time we
shall be deprived of the pleasure of meeting
our Randolph county friends.
The grain warehouse Of F.. {. Cook i Co,
At Concordi,, containing several thousand
bushels of wheat, bursted open last We'd
ne>day evening and allowed the wheat TO
spread over the ground. railroad track, &c.
The evening train was detained for more
than an hour before the track could be
cleared.
our correspondent In writing Of the very
pleasant party at Mr.. PurneIFs headed his
article. moonlight, music. grub and flow
ers." We know that our aesthetic and sem
timental lady friends who We're OF the com
pany will applaud the liberty which We took
with his manuscript in changing the rather
rude word grub" into the divine one OF
.'love."
The convention OF those counties which
have a bonded Indebtedness will meet at
Macon City. Tuesday, August 26th. The
Delegates selected to attend from Lafayette
county are, Col. Henry {. Chiies, Harvey j.
Higgins, Esq, and a. a. Lesueur. Ii any
of them cannot attend they shOuld notify
the taxpayers executive committee al once,
In order that their places may be filled.
Mr.. John ". Cash bought, last Saturday
a farm of I'd acres, four miles southeast OF
Wellington, part OF the Neer estate, for
$3.50. 1t i said to be choice land, and
worth much more than the price paid. The
improvements consist Of a tw0-stOry house,
2pX24 feet, in poor repair. Mr.. Cash l. now
at work making some necessary repairs on
the house, and expects to move to The place
In 4 week or two.
Pueblo. Col, DemoCrat:-We have, from
time to time, given the names Of democrat,
who have been mentioned in connection
with the general assembly. and we name an,
other who is freely spoken OF by his friend,
in connection with that office. We allude tc
Aldridge Corder, Esq, the popular druggist
OF this city. We knOw nothing about hi
wishes or feelings in the matter, but we dc
know that he is u gentleman by instinct and
education; a sound, able, untalteriug dem
ocrat, and that he Is worthy of any conf
dence that may bc rcposed In him by hi:
party.
Remember the grand masked procession
on horseback on the first day of the fair
Tuesday, September oath. All the young
gentlemen In the country are Invited TO par,
tIcipate. The column Will be formed IN
Lexington, At 10 O'Clock, a. H., by Crane
Marshal Robert Bled>oe and able and eff
cient aids de camp, In two divisions; the
first division mounted upon fine sleek horse.
will illustrate the superiority OF blood an,
arIstocratic breeding, and the second diyis
ion will be a 1T exhibition OF the Views o
that class OF people who are still Statistic,
with scrubs.
The following named boats have passe,
| this port since our last report: Kate Kinney
down. August 3, took 200 bushels OF coal
Joe Kinney, up, August 4, took 200 bushels
of coal; James Watson, Up, August :, TO
logs; Fanny Lewis, up, August 3, took 5D
bushels; Fannie Lewis, down, August .
303 barrels of -four, for st Louis and 100 sack
OF flour and 300 bushels of coal for Waverly
Joe Kinney, up. August 9. took 200 bu>hel
of coal; Kate Kinney. down, August 8, tool
300 bushels Of coal; Joe Kinney, down, Au
gust l., took T. barrels OF freight.
A young mems democratic picnic vii
be given in the Richard Lee pasture, fou
and a half miles southeast OF Wellington, OF
next Saturday. The following named gen
tlemcn are Invited TO be present and deIive
addresses: Col. Geo. $. Rathbun, John s
Blackwell, Esq, DR.. T.. 5. Fulkerson, VIM
Il. Steele, Esq, Capt. J.. ID. Conner and A
4. Lcsueur. Everybody is invited, and tn,
people OF the vicinity are expected to brin!
well filled baskets. No intoxicating liquor
will be permitted on the grounds, and Off