Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-12
ODESSA.

Weather warm and dry again.
The earth is again covered with a carpet of
green.
Born-June Goth, to the wife of VIM. Thomas,
a girl.
We notice roasting ears for sale on our streets
to-day.
DR.. Wood is on a visit to st. LOUIS to see
friends.
Oats harvesting almost over. and n good deal
of wheat in the stack.
The Misses Mason. Of Higginsville, are now
on a visit to the family of MIR. Paschai Gibbs.
MIR. Brown is putting up a carpenter shop adj
joining Downs Bros lumber yard.
Mr.. Eugene Flint is moving Mr.. Powell's
building, with grange hall above, 10 Odessa.
John G. Henry is at home again. He has been
living for some time past in Hamburg, Iowa.
Miss Julia Smith, of Lexington, is organizing
q music class in this place. She has one now ut
Oak Grove.
Vernon Powell shows us the light OF his benign
countenance every evening or two since the post
ofdce was moved to this place.
There was q very pleasant little picnic last
Saturday ut the close of Miss Florence Phillips
school, at the Wolicnbarger schoolhouse.
L. ID. is now selling the ''Siusser"
attachment to ordinary breaking plows. He
will wait on you soon, reader; look out for him.
He sells them for $50, and can be attached to
any ordinary walking pillow.
The following visitors have been visiting at
Mr.. H. C.. Armstrong; for a few days: Miss
Mary Young, Arthur and Jimmie Young, of
Lexington; Miss Lizzie Young, of Kansas; Miss
Rose Beattie, of Hisginsville, and Miss Julia
Higgins.
The Fourth OF July picnic was II complete sue
cess. 1t was held in Judge Kirkputrick's pas
ture, one hall of u mile from town. in u nice and
shady nook well suited 10 the pleasant occasion.
Early in the morning people began to arrive and
before 10 O'Clock the roads Leading into town
We're thronged. Harvest WAS mostly over and
people had concluded to enjoy themselve for one
day. Large and small. old and young, gray
headed slres and prattling babes. all We're repre-
scented. The number OF persons was variously
estimated at from 9, 900 to J, 900. Except for the
oppressive heat everything was favorable for
genuine social enjoyment. There were several
Interesting contests ut croquet; dancing by the
lightiooted; lemonade for the ladies'; candy Tor
the babies, and peanuts for the boys. The meet
ing was called to order. and the Hon. C.. l..
Ewing was called to preside during the speak
ing. Harvey Mediation first addressed, the au-
dience in a.speech which we were unable to hear.
Mr.. Ewing next addressed the audience in q lew
we'll chosen and well timed remarks, and yield
ed the floor to Col. McClelland, who delivered
an eloquent GRAFTON. He spoke OF that being the
l0sd anniversary of American independence,
and exhibited In beautiful word painting the
patriotism and heroism OF our ancestors in their
struggling for freedom. He referred in eloquent
term to the services of France, and the noble
self-sacri6ces of such men at Lafayette, Count
Pulaski, Kosciusko, etc. He spoke OF the rapid
strides this country has made in the last one
hundred years. in population. wealth. etc. &. and
of Its grand possibilities for the future. His ad-
dress was eloquent and instructive. Hon. A. A.
Lesueur next addressed the audience In an in
structlve address. He briefly reviewed the work
Of the Legislature OF last winter and spring. and
wound up by an eloquent tribute to the patriot
blue and the gray, and deprecated the attempt
to make it appear that the southern heart is NOT
true to its country; to the federal government,
the only one to which 1t can look outside of Its
own for protection. There was q basket rinned
which was simply Immense With all that
throng of people none went away hungry; there
was plenty and to spare. Everybody was pleas
ed. Not q single unpleasantness occurred to
mar the enjoyment of the occasion. The picnic
was a complete success. 1t exceeded all ex-
pectations, and we sincerely hope it is the frs,
of q series of annual picnics which may be kept
up for years. Amongst other from a distance
we noticed j. B. Mcdonald and John Lockhart,
Of Wellington; also Everett and Misses, Massey
and Florence Cannon, of Lexington.