Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-09
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.

county
The thermometer yesterday stood a, a
degrees.
Thunder. lightning, rain, hail, mud
"Wednesday morning.
Just received. q handsome line Of wall
paper at Royle's Book Store. ni''4
This thing Of dry moons Is getting to be
m]onotouous. No more in ours, please.
A wholesale dry goods house has osen
opeued At Sedaiia by M.ssrs. Jno. q. Allen
x Sons.
Let's ses-whst Is it that the early sirh
doe,f On, yes. we remember now-it gets
the worm.
An adjourned mseting Of Garrison Grange
will he held on Saturday, March 10th, at :
O'Clock p. Ill.
The opening of the Miller case, yesterday,
attracted a great many peopie-the court
rom being crowded
Mr.. A. W. Smith has removed his cabinet
shou 10 the rooms over the book stors OF
Mes>r-. Bonue!l i Lee.
DO not fail to call and exsmtns the hand
some stock of wall paper and window shs"es
just received al Chas. Ii. Royle's. mSt%
Tie Singer Improved. Weed. New Amrri-
can and Wheeler i Wilson, No. $, sewing
machines, at Bonnell i Lees City Book
S,,r. matt
Gardening has commenced. Several OF
our citizens have planted potatoes, lettuce
onions. rsdtshes and ''sich,' and garden
.'ssss'' will soon be PLENTIFUL
Have YOU seen the "F. F. Improved
noi.eless sewing machine! Call At Benneh &
80. .>;,- D,Ak SrAra and aYAmlnA IneQl
whether YOU wish TO purchase or not. QUIZ
The dste printed with your name upon
the margin of this paper indicates the time
to ~Aich so. hare paid. Please notice 1t care
fully. Our term, are strictly in ddoane'- u
The steamer Fannie Lewis. the nrst boat
OF the season, reached this place about noon
yesterday. and passed on up the river 10
Kansas CITY, Capt. c. b. Tilden In conf
mand.
A ons story frame house, In Irish Town,
belonging TO the widow He1srn, was burned
last Thursd.y night. As it WAS u~uoccupIed
At the time, the Dire Is supposed to AVE
been the work OF an incendiary.
IL you have 3 thought Of buying. now OF
in the future, write and l will come at once
and let you examine the wonderful, simple
and light running New Home Sewing
Machine. Address. Ayres c. NJ. Bird, NJ
Hope or Lexington. marta
Lewis f. Douueliy. q former citizen or
this county, was the victim of . railroad
disaster, At Richmond, Va. 3 few days ago,
by which he lost both legs above the knee.
Al last ccoun he WAS alive and doing As
well as could be expected under the circum-
stances.
Wall Paper. W.ll Paper!! Messrs.
Bonneil & Lee are making preparations to
receive the largest stock OF wall paper ever
ordered by them. from the mills In the east.
Their stock will embrace all the latest pat
terms and will be sold at prices 10 suit the
times. m2tf
The Kansas CITY, st. Louis b Chicago
railroad i, IN fat dcc0n.pLi-in other words
a settled fact. The contracts from Marshall
east have been let. aud ! grand excursion
may as we'll be arranged TO listen to Presi-
dent MltchelI's fourth Of July speech from a
fat CAR At Marshall.
We spent several days this week at d
SOD City investigating the convict labor
business, but owing TO detsntions which
pre-, suted our return until Thursday 81
noon, have been unable TO dnG time to write
up our Impressions and oosersstions, some
OF which We will sndssvor to give mex
Saturday.
There will be an exhibition st Maple
Glenn ,chool-house. near Judge Woods ir
this township. on Fridsy evening, March
18th, to assist IN raising money 10 build 8
church in the vicinity. The exercises Wi.
brgir promptly at seven O'Clock. Admit
lance twenty-five cents. There should be
large Attendance. m2tf
We still have a few pieces OF very FIN
black mOhsirs. black black silks
one piece biscE silk velvet and 4 large lot o
colufrd diess goojs, which we are onrTin!
lower than any one else can sell them. Re
memusr that our prices are closing on
prices to quit business. NcCsuslsnd
Bedford. febl6tf
DIR. WiImot. living a short distance belle"
town, has left At the office of Asssrs. E
Winsor Il Son, an apple twig, thrice,
inches long, upon which are twsnty-eIgh
~jensting apples, each a. large as = hen egg
They are The growth of last season and ar
stu sound and look exceedingly temptln
to the palate.
Mr.. b. Il. ireland. our popular and smt
ling count treasurer, has exchanged b
little farm near this city which he has owne
and op Grated tor the past six years, for
farm near Dover, the property OF Juds
John Price. Possession has been exchanl
ed, and Judge Price will move his family
once. Mr.. Ireland has removed to tow
aud rented his new farm to Mr.. ChArl'
Shuii.
The desperate scoundrel Geo. h. Schoel
wsldt, alias Henry Smith, whose histoI
has been set forth ut length in these column
was turned over to the kansas authoriti
last Tuesday, the second day OF tue Grimm
court, \ nol!e prosequi being entered BY t
prosecuting attorney in the case against hi
for burglary In this city. He will be tri
at Independence, Kansas, for the murder
member of = sherif's posse.
While Lee Atkinson was on his way
Wellington, last week. his horse bscar
frightened at > passing train on tho Mario
Gauge railroad and while plunging abo
fell broadside in a mud hole. carrying L
with him and burying him head and hs'
In the soft clay. As this was not the Cl
township he was IN search Of he aga
mounted his steed and went on his way
joicing, . muddier II not . happier man.
Last Saturday q couple Of young lad
came to town on horseback, and wnsn tn
started back home concluded to take o
or two girls from town out home W
them. The town girls jumped on behi
their country friends, but the horses wo'
not scarry doubls.' aud the result was
girls all dismounted In q hurry, In
mudd!est part Of the street. No harm do
except that the girls had quite a task to
the mud out of their hair and ears.
Owing to the illness OF Judge W. Il.
Hill, the bar OF Lexington went into
election, last Monday. for n special judge
the present term of the criminal court,
circuit CLERK, Mr.. Frank TrIsy, presidi
A.. f. Alexander, Esq, one OF
abIest members OF the bar at this place,
first elected az Mr.. Alexander declined
serve on account Of the pressure
his legal business, anHther ballot
taken, when Judge William Wall
formerly Judge OF the common p
court OF this county sRd an accomplis
juris', was elected, took the required {
and assumed Jurisdiction. So far. the m
bsrs Of the bar express themselves as b'
much pleased with the manner in which