Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
St. Valentines day next Thursday.

t St. Valentines day mex, Thursday.
Ladies', masked. free AT the Lriderkrar
ball
III" health Of the country is unusuaIi
: yo"'.
I The Ls'Jerkrarz masquerade next Thurs
, la n,ght.
H''ntn, girls, fr sh OFT NAL and VAT yrits
, ~ >mii" 4 Mail
Tue Young Folks Club met last Tues
} day night at the Residence of Mr.. J. H.. Nc
~tiatton, and enjoyed 3 very pleasant evening
Mr.. John Fritz purchased. Thursday. o
the Furnsr society. their lot on Cedar street
+ In Fear OF Ibis Office. for one hmudre,
, dollars.
: The weather in the beginning OF the weel
was besutitui, but Thursday afternoon Il
began TO rain, AMI yesterday WAS one of tn,
most disagreeable days of the season.
The knights Of Pythiss have postponed
their intended entertainment on the even,
ing Of the 22nd Inst. on account OF the Gail
Ollie festival which will take place that night
At Hagen's Opera House.
There will BE- Il "Valsntne Drawing" on
Thursday night, the l4rh lust, at the resi-.
deuce OF Mr.. John W. Grant. THE m-mbrrs
of the ''Autograph Club' are Invited. and
are expected TO he present.
We acknowledge the rereipt, with the
compliments OF Mr.. Edward N. Smith, of an
Invitation to attend the anniversary ceIs.
bration at Hampton oldney college. We
regret that we cannot s%ttend-the roads are
too had
Mrs. Thatcher. a costumer OF Kansas City,
Will exhibit = full s,sor' ment of masquerade
dresses at the Western House, on Laurel
street. next Wednesday and Thursday. All
persons desiring TO engage suits will do well
to call early.
The LetdsrHranz society of this city pro.
pose giving \ masked ball next THURSDAY
night, as per advertisement in another
column. This society's entertainments are
always orderly and pleasant, and all who
attend will be amply repaid.
Mr. j. II. George, who formerly worked
with Messrs. II. 4 F. WinkIer. In this city,
8 cabinet maker of experience, bs. opened
n furniture store at Napoleon, where he
keeps Il full line OF furniture, %coffin.. &C.,
and will do all kinds of repairing In good
style. on short notice.
Marshall Democrat:-A writer In the last
Lexington InteIligencer brings out the name
OF Henry &. Wslisce, Of Lexington, ~ .
candidate for the democratic congre.sionu
nomination in that district. The writer
advocates the claims of MIR. Wallace with
great urgency, and IN truth he would make
an admirable representative.
There was quite a large crowd of people from
I n 1,,.,t z,- 49,
whom We noticed: Mes.rs. n. V. L. MccleI-
land. Jno. Brown, W. r. Ridge. II =. Chi!es,
I. 7 Ford. :. Renick, Jos. Ii. Page. sr. $. c.
James, =. Z. Msstersnn. T. A. Young, j. l..
Green, VIM. Harris. J. I. Ferguson. Jno. b.
Mcdonald. Mason R Henry. Chas. l.. Ewing.
Jos. F. Smith, W. B Major. John II. I.ohoef-
ner, Geo. W. Carr. Isaac SeaIe. W. c. Webb,
W. { Beaiie, II. J. Higgins, Jackson Cord.r
Paschal Gibbs and Lewis Il. Day,
As will be seen In another column the
democratic executive committee OF LAFAYETTE
county has appointed day for a merting,
tie nrst Monday in March. for the purpose
Of taking steps for the org inizitIon OF tue
party Tor the approaching campaign. Ac-
cordinS TO usage IN this county they Will
no doubt al point u day for the es ton of q
new committee, by meetings in the various
townships. When these meeting, occur It
would be a. vel TO sutmit the question As 10
whether the democr It's OF the county prefer
conventions or primary elections for the
selection OF candidates for county Offices.
With an expression thu obtaInei there
could be no doubt as to the duty Of the
committee.
A pr"ss OF other matter has prevented US
from writing = more extended notice OF q
valuable work which Mr. Eugene Ewing IL
Presenting to the people OF Lafayette
county-'rLs Commonwealth OF Missouri"
We VIII say, however. that II Is Il book that
should be 10 every house in the state 1t il
the first history of Missouri that has come
fully up TO tn standard desired by inteili-
gent men, interested in the Archaeology,
physical geography. material wealth, sdu-
c%stional progress, and history Of the state
These departments are ably treated by A. J.
Conant, A. NJ; u. G.. Sw allow, z. A. Camp-
bell, ". L. Harris and :. :. Laws, and the
last by Col. S~ItzIer. The biographies, hy
John K. Reavis and Others, are numerous
snd well written, aud the portraits the best
that We have ever seen In n book. We shall
have more to say OF the work ct some lu,urs
time.
The Everhart family, OF the western part
of our county. have long known that they
had An interest In a considerable estate In
Germany. but, sharing the common sentI.
ment that European fortunes psrt.ke largely
OF the nature Of Chdteaur eh Espdgne. they
have paid but very little attention to til.
matter. A recent letter, however, from the
American consul in Germany informs them
that there is an immense fortune invested In
the four per cents awaiting the heirs o.
Christian Ererhsrt. The old family bible
has been sent to Germany to prove the re
lationship, which it is thought here IL per
feciiy clear. a number OF the heirs are, OF
have been, well known to our citizens
among them, Mr.. solomon Everhsrt, Mr., J
+. George and Mrs. James Flshback, Of
Western Lafayette county. Parker Everhart
formerly OF this county. now of Westport
Jackson county, Mrs. Mann and Mrs. iona
than Couard, of Jackson county and MI
John W. Conard, OF California.
Samuel l.. Brown. formerly OF CLAY tow
ship, this county, a grandson Of the lat,
Rev. MOsby Arnold. was recently killed at
or near his late home In Tulare county
California. He was riding In a buggy, wlel
his horse. frightened by something on tn,
road side, became unmsnagesbl bic sud up,e
the buggy, thereby throwing Mr.. Brow
out. from which he received such interna
injuries that he died In three DAYS after
ward. The deceased went to California
some fourteen years sgo, q delicate youn,
man, beginning his career without none,
or friends. But his sterling qualities soor
recommended him to the people, and by hi
energy and perseverance he was ena bled I,
accumulate q handsome estate before hi
death. His relatives here feel deeply crate
fui 10 those friends who minlstered TO hi
wants In the dyiag hour, for, although tn
: last sad offices were performed BY strange
hands, we are assured Ivy our correspondent
that he had every attention that heart coul,
wish. Mr.. Brown was about IS years of age
As onx as the world stands, aud huma,
nature Is human nature and people ioi,
fences or claim right of way through eacl
: Others property theirs VIII he nsrghhorhoo,
: qnarrels. They are unfortunate, but tbs
seem TO br inevitable. The last case In poin
= is between two citizens o! this vicinity VIII
should have been able to agree, or if no
agree, nj least disagree in a manner no