Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-13
It ia time to pick hops.

1t is time to pick hops.
Lay in your winter fuel.
The mercury fell to 81 last Sunday.
Fall pastures have suffered very much for
rain.
Now is the time to have your coal house
filled.
W%atermslons and "sich" are at q dis
count.
1t tried to rain last Tuesday but 1t couldn't
come 1t.
Butter1ck's new fall patterns at kriehn &
W,kar,s s13t2
MIR. Watawa has put q new roof on his
carriage factory.
New style ho~opskirts just arrived at
Kriehn d Wilker's. slStf
Work in repairing the Presbyterian
ohurch is progressing rapidly.
MIR. Sedwick's brick addition to hts house
IL a great Improvement to his property.
The polar wave which struck this city
during the first part Of the week made ire
quite comfortable.
There are more apples in the county than
was thought. Mr. Jno. Longdon will have
about 800 barrels In his orchard.
There is a very pretty collection OF flowers
exposed to the public view on Mr.Summers
north porch, on Main Cross street
Nv fancy crackers are from the factory OF
DozIer, Weyl u Co., St. Louis, aud are al
ways FRESH. Try them. George f. Mali
land. siotA
Just received . fne lot of Wnfttaker's
hams, breakfast bacon, sugar cured beef
and buffalo tongues, at George F. Matt
lands. sAot1
California pears, apricots. egg plums and
green cages in u pound csns, cheaper than
ever, and all New PACKING, at George +.
Maiuand's. SILL
Sweet pickles In 8 pound oaus; canned
beef tongue, corn beef in 2 pound cans;
devilsd ham and lobster In / pound boxes,
at Geo. F. Maitland's. s13t1
A pure line Of new fancy candle just
received, viz: Almond, lemon, cocosnut,
strawberry and maple ices. All kinds OF
csramels, &c., at Geo. +. Maitlsnd's. s15t1
The Home Journal holds that the extern
| sIve patronage OF the summer resorts this
year is due largely to the influence Of the
newspapers that have reported the doings
at those places.
Mr.. Lock Terhune presented the lntellf-
| gsncer. last Tuesday, . dozen very fine
samples Of apples. They were ell large and
handsome, Indicative Of anything but =
failure Of the apple crop.
We are Informed that q good rain fell at
Waverly Monday morning. and that on
Tuesday q very hard ram, lasting for two
hours, fell at Dover. We did not have
enough to lay the dust here.
The young man who by mistake swallowed
Q whole bottle Of DR.. BULBS Baltimore Pills,
is out again. He says he feels rather "psle''
but otherwise is all right. He will how
ever follow the directions next time.
Wanted-A good cook. washer and ironer.
A woman Of mature years, with experience
In the sick room preferred. Must come well
recommended. To a suitable person liberal
wages will be paid. Inquire at this Office.
Sleep is absolutely necessary for health,
and nothing SO efectually robs. one of sleep
as does q crying baby. Use DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup to ease Its pain and the baby will be
quiet and allow all to sleep we'll. Price %
cents a bottle.
l.. Ripple, Jr., has rented the McKlnnin
building, corner Of Main and Laurel streets,
lately occupied by John Zeiler, and has
opened = meat shop therein. Leonard has
many friends here and We hope to see him
well patronized.
Msssrs. Grimes 4 Venable's standard
thermometer has marked during the past
week, at 9, II and 8 O'Clock each day, a.
follows: Sept. 6. 69e, 71s, 73s; Sept. 7,
$50, TO-, 72e Sept. 8, 65Q, SO. $50 ; Sept
0, $50, 67s, $40 ; Sept. 10, 60, Go, $50,
Sept. II ,69e, sec, s2e !; Sept. II, 65e, $50, Tie
| A representation OF "Hudson Mansion
At Columbia, q piece of wsx-work executed
? BY Miss Mittie Sparks. of this city, is or
exhibition at Gordon d Fulkerson's. 1t II
very handsome indeed, n gives strong
evidence Of the young lady's possessing rar'
sk1Il In this branch Of art.
f The Lexington Silver Cornet band dis
, tingushed itself at tho fair, this Week, TO
good music, and An accommodating spirit
n The band is composed Of the following name
gentlemen: Chss. NJ. Bennett, leader !; Z
b E. Cors, first b dat T. K. Cors, second ]
' nat John Brice, first alto ; D. p. Carroll
second alto /; H. H. Smith, trombone NJ. +
Russell, second tenor; NJ. r. Graham, tuba
snare drum.
q Kansas City Times The Information
that the running time between Kansas CIT
and st. Louis was to be shortened over a
s. hour by the two old roads, given to tn
,s public through the Times created no littl
talk, and IL was questioned whether the {
liz + A. could meet the cut. That they will d
SO II 1t "costs . leg'' ID sure, and IL is VI
derstood two trains will be run daily. on
50 from Chicago and one from St. Louis, th
D. ono from the last named point 10 make th
" same time ~ the old roads.
ic N. F. Royle, Esq. OF the dry goods fri
~ OF Royle & New, hiss just returned from II
of eastern cities, where he has been engage
he for the past three weeks In selecting the
he fall and winter stock of staple and fancy dl
ell. goods, notions, &C., &c. From his long 81
he periencs In his branch Of business
Lexington, he is peculiarly fitted for Il
In selection OF goods suited to this market, ar
he his taste In selections being unquesttons
ST. We may expect to see q lot of beauties
soon rs the stock Is fully opened, which b
ice already commenced arriving.
Or, The display OF machinery at the fair tt
lr ; year was nothing to boast Of. and we won
al, hardly feel tempted to speak OF 1t, exec
az for one exhibit, that Of Mr.. Jno. A. Locl
6. hart, OF Wellington. Mr.. L. is q frst-rs
as mechanic and has long enjoyed q reputati
for msking excellent plows. He had on g
ON hibition three plows which would do cre'
lis to any manufacturer-one a brush pillow, o
ms a two horse breaking plow, and the Other
cal shovel pillow Of a new aud greatly improv
wv pattern, which seems admirably built
7ell lightness and great strength. Mr.. Hook
will hibited . Champion reaper and mower
Ter, Champion mower, q Mitchell wagon,
of Hoosfer grain drill, and a Weir riding bre,
7 a ing plow.
hat AS MIR. Jno. Price was going home, |
and Tuesday night. just as he got to the vicln
ulo of MIR. Tevis' gate q nan who was sittl
ue' near the fence at the road side arose 8
lilly fired at him. Mir. Price drew his pistol, {.
cry the man who seemed to be preparing
1ull shoot at him again ran. He then fired
tate him three times as he ran, and thought t
'ons he must have hit him. Mr.. Price ia an
Tue cellent shot, and it is not improbable that
ueu would-be assassin was punished pretty
verely. When Mr.. Price got home he ,
we surprised to find that the strangers ball
'ue' passed through his coat. He took him to
ers' a tramp, who desired to rob him 1t