Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-05
Personalities.

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his six months of sickness.
| Mr. and Mrs. I A. Cooper, Of Waver!y. WERE
in the city yesterday on II visit to Miss Marsie
Thomas, ut the Baptist College.
We received calls on Monday from Messrs
. Alex. Graves, H. J. E. Ahrcns, Alonzo Lee.
| W. W. Preston and Geo. Maitland.
Mr.. sam. Lashbrookc, OF Butler, Mo-, was
in the city Thursday on a visit to the family Of
Sheriff Mountjoy and other friends.
Mr.. Geo. Maitland went down to Swee
Springs last Saturday, and returned Monday.
He thinks the wheat prospects excellent.
Miss Mamie Wikof, Of Hamburg. Iowa. who
has been visiting her sister at the Baptist Col
lege, returned home last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Sam. Pool and family, of the Aullville
neighborhood ARE preparing to move to Southern
Kansas. They will probably start next week
Walter G. Fly. assistant fuel agent Of the
Kansas City and Northern railroad. Was in the
| city last Wednesday, and dined with jaime C.
McGrew.
Miss L. E. Walker, of Cooper county. who
has been on Il visit to her sister, at the Baptist
College, returned to her home yesterday
morning.
Rev. j. NJ. Clancy. of Pleasant Hill. was in
the city Tuesday and Wednesday. He went from
here to Marshall. to attend . meeting OF
Presbytery.
Mr.. w. T. Singleton. of Dewitt. Carroll
county, was In The city on business last Monday
He has many friends here who are always glad
to meet him.
Ex-Congressman q. Y. RIddell committed
suicide at Lebanon, Tenn, on the 2sth ult.. by
shooting himself in the head with a pistol.
Financial troubles and i'll health were the cause
OF the act.
Thos. Wallsce-and william Tut started for
Boonvilie yesterday evening to take situations
in the L. S. surveying corps on the !. Missouri
and Mississippi rivers. They expect to be abb
semitic entire summer.
Mrs. Isidore Keller returned from this place,
Were she hat been visiting for some weeks.
to her home In ST. Louis last Saturday evening.
She was accompanied by Miss GussIe Keller,
who will spend the summer with her.
Col. Jns. r. Ford has sufficiently recovered
to ride to town occasionally. although yet ex-
treuely feeble. He has lost the sight of his LETT
eye completely. His numerous friends deeply
synpathIze with him In his atiiction.
Hunter Gllkeson will start next week for
Colorado for the benefit of his health. He will
travd the entire distance by wagon, and will be
accompanied by his wife and Willie Wilmot.
Theyexpect to be gone the entire summer.
Tn, IntelIigencer received visits from the fel-
loving gentlemen last Wednesday: W. p.
Walton, W. II. Chiles, Thos. standish. J. @.
Plattnburg. b. c. RIDGE. S. l.. Smith. Alex.
Crave, Rev. G. l.. Leyburn and R.. L. Jesse.
The following named gentlemen paid their re-
specs to the Intellisencer Office last Tuesday
c. l.. Steele, Y. Rylsnd, A. n. Welsh, Alex.
Grave, Mai. Blews!t. G. Ben Russell. Prof.
w. f. KerdOff. w. G. Ford, w. H. Robinett
and D.. Hughes.
W. P. Walton, of Swee Springs, called on Us
Tuesday, and informed us that the Sweet
Springs hote, would not be opened before the
18th orJune. Arrangements are already made,
however, TO accommodate all invalids or visitors
who arrive earlier.
Mrs. David AGREE, OF Whitewater, Texas,
arrived heme last W ednesdsy for y visit to rel
atlyes and friends. She brought with her
Sheldon, eldest son of H. L. Haynes, Esq. who
will remain with his grandmother. Mrs. Fanny
Long, during the summer.
Friday we received visits from the following
named gentlemen: j. A Price, t. w. Rulings,
A. c. Burnham. e. Ben. Russell, Elder j. H.
Hughes. w. Ii. Stewart, Judge 3. d. Weedin,
NJ. w. Con6ling, Rev. NJ. u. Williams, s. q.
Wentworth and W. H. Chiles.
Last Saturday we received calls from the fol-
lowing gentlemen. N. Peachee, j. A. Price, z.
5. Mitchell, Roht. Keene, Judge W. I. Gam
mon, A. A. Young. G. D. Duvall, Prof. A. +.
Fleet, l.. Z. Green, D. Raiston, JAS. Clowsiey
J.P. Goodson and l.. NJ. Major.
We are gratiied 10 learn that J.. A. Graham
has been appointed agent for the Mccormick
machines with headquarters at Lexington.
ANDY has for several years been II sub-agenl
1t this place and 1t is u just tribute to his energy
and Integrity that he has received promotion.
Rev. G. A. Lotion, D.. d of st. Louis, whom
many ofour readers will r~ecollect rs promln enl
in the debates of the Baptist General Assembly
held in Lexington. October, 1871, will deliver
the annual sermon before the Dung ladies Of
tue Baptist Female College, on Sunday June LIST.
7. w. Park announces in the Platte City Land
marx that he has sold his interest in that paper.
and that his connection with it has ceased, only
as he may assist at times in the editorial depart.
ment, until other arrangements can be made
Mr.. William e. Julian assumes the manage
nnent of the establishment. O.
j. q. Plattenburg, the merchant prince O.
Dover. returned from st. Louis last Monday
ard gave us a call. He has, as usual, purchased
an awful big lot of goods. and the Dover ladie
will have u delightful time looking over tn,
brand new patterns. If there is any trade goiDI
on Quin. is bound to get his share. His stool
Will speak for Itself.
DR.. Jno. w. Langhorn, q former resident o
this city, now Of San Jose. California. has beef
In the city this week visiting old friends and nc
quaintances. He left here in 1877. but did no
emigrate to California until 1852. This Ia hi
second visit since his departure to the COLDER
state. the former visit being about 20 years ago
He still finds many here who knew him in tn
days OF ''auld lang syne."
| q q ArnntI fhn 1nnr nnnr 1T n, ID
Il at one time travelling auditor, but now Ii
the auditors oliice, the man who picked tn
coons of The tree tops when out hunting ovel
ON Crooked river with Z. Ben, was spliced
uhough goodness knows he was long enough Ut
the beautiful Miss Lille A. Adams. of st. Louis
un March Goth. May the sunshine OF their hap
plness never be dukened by u cloud.
The Intclligencer received calls last Thursda,
frem Messrs. c. Ben Russell, j. A. Price, Etc
j. II. Hughes, Alex. Graves. Henry Wilker
Paul Relnhard. Col. H. c. Chiles. E. I. Lee
Sam'l. Harris, Jno. S. Stewards L.. Reynolds
RUFUS Young, L. d. Gordon, Col. G. S. Rath
bun, Bufori Chinn. Geo. B. Gordon, SAM
Smith, Jabez Shotwell, E. c. Ballard, Gen. J
II. Graham, John K. Martin and J. 4. Quarlet
Among the visitors TO the Old Folks Concel
last week We noticed the following: Mr.. an
Mrs. L. l.. Martin and Mrs. J. s. Wilcox, {
Kansas City; Mrs. A. H. Powell, of Lees Sun
mic; Mrs. z. F. Berkeley, OF Clinton county; Nj
J.. W. Wall and Miss Reynolds, of Henry cour
ty; Mr.. and Mrs. NanAnglen, OF Waverly
Mrs. Jno. p. Hickam and Rev. q. W. smitt
Of Dover; Misses Webb, Mr.. Z. Webb, Nj
Goodwin, Mrs. II. Slusher and Mss Slushel
Mr.. james Hendricks and son, of Lafayet,
county; Messrs. Jno. Rothwell, F. P. Neal. I
Park and Mr.. Duncan. of Liberty, and MI
Gentry, of Sedalia.
Rev. DR.. Ii. a. Upper, who preached at Ii
B lprist church IN this city three weeks ago. In
letter to the Central Baptist. thus speaks
Lexington: ''uere the venerable DR.. Tulbirt
a South Carolinian BIZ birth and sentiment.
pastor. l spoke to the Sabbath school AZ
preached twice. In the afternoon / addresse
the missionary society OF the Baptist Fema
College. II is a grand society of q grand inst
tuition. The young ladies handed to me $50 IL
our missions. The praise Of Prof. Fleet, Il
president, is on every tongue. and all lamel
that he will soon quit Lexington to link his ia
With the Greek chair OF the State University
Columbia. l met Il number of charming vi
yioians- The social part of my experience mu
b. pretermitted, but Will not be forgotten
Mine host'' was VI. F. Royle, ESQ. This CT
is the great center OF Missouri female education
and the missions airy society," OF the Bapti
t college is the banner college society Of Il
= ;tate.'
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