Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-22
Sage, at Gordon & Fulkerson's.


Fresh sage at Gordon & Fulkerson's, Lex
Mo. n22ta
The latest novelties in fancy birds aud
feathers at Miss Sue Rifles, Main street,
Mo. nSt5
Winkler manufactures some OF the finest
and cheapest furniture we ever saw. Call
on him for prices. j2l
Preserved ginger, IN small jars, new cur
rant, grape. ounce, peach and pine apple
jellles, for sale by the pound, at George f.
Maitlsnd,s. n15t2
ssrm sitting on the style, Mary !; l sob and
smile and sneeze Twill only be Il while,
Mary, I think, until l freeze. The ulster
coat l used to wear has vanished like a
dream ; We ate it up, l do declare, in choco-
late ice-cream."
Smoke our Pets, three for ten cents. Fer
sale at Gordon & Fulkerson's drug store,
Lexington, Mo. n22-2
Dir. Wick says, in his admirable Floral
Monthly, that the trailing arbutus will grow
almost anywhere If transplanted at the prop
er time, which is from October to the be-
ginning of December, when the flower buds
are formed. In the greenhouse or fernery 1t
will bloom, of course, earlier than out of
doors.
Peerless vanilla chocolate, in one pound
jars, all ready to go on the table, at Geo. F.
Maltland's. n15t2
The walking match for the championship
of Lafay cite county, which came oil at the
opera house last Saturday, was won by
Lawson, his only competitor being Ander-
son. The score was as follows: Anderson
I'd hour, l3 miles, IL laps; Sd hour, is
miles, IL 4th, 23:l9; 9Th, 1926 9th, 33:O1;
It'll, 1906 9Th. 1924; 9th, 1923; 10th. 54:11 /:
11th, 1924; 18th. 63:19; 18th, 5000; 14th,
1890; 10Th, 1906; 10th, 1900; 18th, s2:1s.;
18th, 1918 18th, 1882; 10Th hour, 40 min
utes, $3.50; Lawson-2d hour, 10 miles, 20
laps 81 hour, IS miles, 20 laps 4th; 1926 ;
9th, 29:O1 /; 9Th, 1912; 18th. 3S:10; 9Th, 43:OS !;
9th, 4s:31; 10th, 54:27; 11th, 1892; 18th,
63:27; 18th, 66:16 14th. 71:O6; 18th. 1915 !;
18th, 1911; 18th, s2:25; 18th, 1922; 10Th,
1904 Goth, 92:23.
lemon and ginger snaps and other fancy
crackers, at Geo. F. Maitland's. n1ot2
"a certain man got mad at the editor ard
stopped bis paper. The next week he sold
all his corn at four cents below the market
price ; then his property was sold for taxes
because he didn't read the sherif's sales ;
he lost SO betting on Mollie McCarty ten
he was arrested and fined IS for going hunt
ing on Sunday, simply because he didn't
know 1t was Sunday, and he paid $500 for a
lot OF forged notes that had been advertised
two weeks and the public cautioned not to
negotiate them. He then paid a big Irish
man with a foot like q derrick to kick him
all the way to the newspaper office, where
he paid four years. subscription in advance,
and made the editor sign an agreement to
knock him down and rob him II he ever or.
dered his paper stopped again."
Peerless vanilla chocolate, in one pound
jars, all ready to go on the table. at Geo. F.
| Msitland's. n15t2
There has been considerable exclteme,
at Hicks City. In Jackson county, thil
week. Hicks City is q little place or tn,
line Of the L., L. u Il. railroad, near the cor
ner of Lafayette, Jackson and johnson coun
ties. 1t seems that the Shirley Brother
had q stock Of goods worth a thousand O.
less dollars, upon which they had succeede,
In obtaining insurance for seventeen hun
dred dollars. Mr.. Sims, the owner OF tn
building. for some reason became suspicion
OF the ShirIeys, thinking that they wante'
to burn up their stock to secure the insu
rance, and watched the building. On las
Saturday night a man was seen in the al
tempt to set fire to the house, and bein
fred or by MIR. Sims and his party wa
thought to be wounded, bnt effected his es
cape. Afterward it was learned that
wounded man took the train at KingsvilI'
with a ticket for st. Louis. Ambrose Shil
ley and two brothsrs are under arrest in til
hands OF the citizens OF the vicinity, and
was thought that the incendiary would
~apprehended ere this time.
New California and malaga ~raisfns, ne
cltron and new currants, at Geo. f. Mai
lands. n15l2
Richmond Democrat, Nov. 21:-Mr. Ale:
( Graves, OF Lexington, attended circu
I court last week. + r = Col. ALT. Jone
OF Lafayette county, was in town on Mo
. day last. = = p The Lexington lawye
held chief sway in the circuit court yeste
n day. = e " MIR. WATSON had to ship b
safe to st. Louis to get it opened. The col
a bination wouldn't work. y = y Sher
g Mountjoy. Of Lafayette county, is in t
city attending circuit court, as a witness,
day. He is q fine looking, jovial gent
= man. = = = The stars failed to fall Il
Thurday night, but 1t took just as mu
liquid refreshments to do the boys as II tn
fell, (the boys, not the stars.) 3 =
Monday night, Nov. 18th, 1879, an aged a
respected citizen, Isaac Duval, passed ava
q. at the residence of his son, Leonidas Duv
a. near Millville, in this county, at the
vanced age OF 70 years. + + : We sor
D. times see something IN the newspapers abb
winter lingering IN the lap of spring,
this time we Will reverse the quotation
1t suit the case. On Sunday, November G
1878, Esquire j. W. Haynes united in II
of rimony Mr.. Johnnie Jones, a youth of
d. summers to Miss Missouri Gates, a m
all who had barely reached her eighteenth ye
nd All this occurred in Taitsville, Ray cour
I'd Missouri. We wish the couple long life
We prosperity. and many happy returns of
wedding anniversary.
EN- "Plum pudding" citron. cocoa, alm'
nd and fruit ices and other fancy candies,
Geo. F. Maitland's. noy15
Richmond Conservation, Nov. 21:-Dl
iberia is breaking out among the hogs 81
the cold spell has set In. r = = ,
Maggie Rimer has been spending the W
with relatives in Lexington. Il = =
Tom Crittenden, the coming democr
' standard bearer, was In the city Tuest
" having business in the circuit court, ant
ceived a warm welcome from hts host
friends h%ereabouts. Me:
Wallace, Young. Rathbun, Jno. E. Ryli
Shewalter, Sheriff Mountjoy, Alf. Jones
~ S. G. Wentworth, OF Lexington. have t
here in attendance on court. y 8 = Ov
to the arrangement of the mail, we iaile
receive an advertisement of Col. ChiIes'
of short horns and Cotswold sheep, at !
y view, Lafayette, which took place
~" Wednesday. His herds comprise som
~ the best stock in the country. = = =
u circuit court is still in session and has
engaged the past two days in the celebr
ar Aft. Jones case from Lexington, which
been in the courts for eight years. 1t
being argued yesterday by Messrs. RyI
W Rathbun and Wallace, and will reac
.nat iuality at This term of the court. = y =