Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-04

county best anu pureSt citizens. |
$50 fade the summer clouds away,
So sinks the gale when storms are DER, |
So dies the wave along the shore"
ISAAC CuANSLOR,
JAS. IL. GRAHAM,
The report was unanimously approved.
Gen. Graham made a few remarks regarding
the death of his old friend. Mr.. johnson, and
characterized him as an ''upriGht, honest and
trne man which is saying Il great deal now-a-
days"
Gen. Graham submitted the following report
on
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1. Call to order. and open with prayer.
.. Calling the roll of members.
3. Reading record of last meeting.
4. Report of committees.
3. Miscellaneous business.
&. Reception of members.
Z. Appointment of committees.
8. Remarks by members.
3. Election OF officers at annual meeting.
10. Appoint place of next meeting.
ii. Closing The meeting.
The report was unanimously adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Being in order, Col. Ford stated that the Club
| wanted an address from some one, and suS-
| gested the appointment of n committee to select
Il proper person to address the next meeting.
lie was almost certain Mr.. Quarles would adj
dress The next meeting. and moved that he be
requested to do so. The motion carried.
DR.. Gray stated that each member of the Club
should fix IN his mind the business to be attend
ed to at the meetings, and ut the proper time
to present 1t. He thought they were all too old
to be bashiul. 1t was hard work for him to talk
much, and he wanted to get through with the
business.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
The names of John Price and James IL. Nor
| c,lt, N, ..c.nf. ~ Tn.p,I,nrahi, Con
Graham asked permission of Gen. Vaughan and
Judge Wood, who were present, to present their
names. Gen. Vaughan blushed ut the insinua-
ton of his being old enough, and modestiy re-
GREETED that the standard r. quired was so far
beyond his reach. Judge Wood changed color
rapidly. rs though some one had discovered his
pet secret, and, on being asked his age said he
thought it best not to tell. He finally admiited
that he was 20 years of age last March, but de-
clined submitting his name for membership be-
cause he would lie unable TO attend the meetings.
In Il private conversation with Gen. Vaughan,
jas. Chanslor and one or two other ''bOys,' he
said that if Mr.. Limrick would join, then he
would submit his name. He thought member
ship in the Club Il standing advertisement of his
age, and he did not wish to lose prestige with
the ladies without some substantial return
Mrssrs. Price and Norfolk were ballOted for and
each unanimously elected, and took their seats
rs members. John Price was born in Garret,
county, Ky, February 2lst, 1907, and moved to
st. Louis in lS;O, where he lived six years; from
thence moved TO Warrcnsburg. and from War.
rensburg to Lafayette county. The fOllowin.
sketch Of the life of Mr.. Norfolk is furnished by
himself for publication:
JAMES H. NORFOLK.
5 Eorn in Calvert county, MARYLAND, Oct. 2Gth
1-Qp and left fin. the NyaSt in fla nrIn nf 1906
My first stopping place was st. Genevieve, Mo.
from thence l went to fotOsa, where l had som,
, kept by a Mr.. Block, in Cape Girardeau. Abou
D two years after, SAID Block moved his goods NJ
r to Perryviile, in Perry, county. While there
J.. became acquainted with IA gentleman from ST
l Louis, who obtained u situation for mt in
i wholesale dry goods house, where | stayed 81,
years. up to the time | was married. which wa
i'll 1882, ut which time l had to give up my situa
z ton. as the clerk had TO sleep in the store, whic
l could not do. and | bought a stock of good
r about one year: sold my goods: anu los
about ST, 900 by the bankrupt law. My mother
Ii in-law's family concluded TO move to u farm i
y this county, near Wellington, which was owne
by one OF her sons-in-law. Capt. j. G. Andcr
son, and | made up my mind to sell out and Z
further west, and / did 50 and came to Lexing
ton with the family. In quite u short time
met with two young men from st. Louis, wit
whom l was well acquainted, who had con
, mcnccd mercantile business in independence
" and wanted L clerk, and offered me u situation
+, which l accepted. About one year after l con
{, menCeu Wild tnem, from some CAUSE they Sol
out, wound up their business, and went 1urth,
re west. l then came back to my mother-i in law
10 on u farm near Wellington, where l remain,
'e for nearly u year. / concluded to try farmiu
y for a while, and moved up into Jackson count,
III and lived with n brother-in-law, J. S. Brow
~ who owned Il large tract of land adjoining
n, which was vacant land, and | concluded thai
an would go On 1t and put me up Il house and Z
- ready Tor spring work. The neighbors We
10 very Kind to nae. one Of whom was an old settl
80 which Il farmer wanted. He kindly Offered, y
he all the timber which was required to build me
at house, and l began the work by going into tt
woods, cutting my saw logs, and taking the
hO to the mill to saw. l then cut me a set of hou
logs. borrowed i wagon and team, hauled the
- to the building place; the nelSnbOrs on Il ceria
es- named day met together, and in Il short tim,
he had 4 house to go into. After getting Il lit
-. liked up l iound ont what | had to do. ! rent
from :: near %neiShbor Il few acres of SrOun
-. without his inclOsure. | had Il horse, and III
~, WAS all l had, to start with, but the good pcoI
he around who had a plenty Of such articles "a
az needed, offered me all wanted, which wa.
" great help ii that time. Alter getting ready
as hogan blowing, t. Pit la II ie,. ACRES of ror
which | worked we'll. and did fine, but ate
" wiiio | found out that farming was IN NJ Ii
EN- business for one man alone and incNrcricnc
he :tt that. | lost Il son, and my wife was in de
cate health AMI required the attention of Il dC
'ir tor. In 1911 | moved back to Lexington, VIII,
TO Naverl and lived with my son, Robe
ne about two years, AMI returned again to LcXn
Vie ton where | have been ever since.
After the new members took their seats
constitution Of the Club was ordered read, VIII
Nv WAS done by the secretary.
eh On motion, the order of business which /
Oh just been adopted, was ordered 10 be copied i,
OIL the sccretary's book, immediately f,ll,w,r.
ye- constitution.
re APPOINTMENT Or COMMITTEES.
oil Zen. Graham! Suggested ii;at III. CHAINS
q @ouiti he II proper person to prepare nm obitu:
of Mr. InOs. l.. i:lrtisoc. The president
pointed Gen. Graham and Mr.. ChIlslOr II co
" miitec Tor that purpose.
Gen. Graham made Il short speech re. uri
his sir. EIcdsoe, that he .haI visited him f.,
nd during his last sickness. ind knew him TO b
re- goo! mani ripe saeaf. ready Tor the earn
Ich Had heard II sermon Sunday which was "
,ur SUITE" - )" men. IL called on people 10 Ii
ou just and upright lives-to live for each 9th
We should visit each other III sickness; my
"a cautions la. tllt: ] am Oh the brink of etcrni
W and at best Lave bat rev days 10 live. We
de- all past the three scor. vcnrs and f., .,
ish OF us are over four score. The Lord has b
lit. good 10 Us, and heightened our unproiita
BON lives, and we cannot be grateful enough. 1t
.ess me good 10 visit Brother Elcisoc: when |
c,n SICK l want you all TO visit me, and wien |
dead l want to be remembered.
Gr. Wiles also made some appropriate
marks and :cad d beautiful and touching SCI
ton, 'Thc Snow OF Age which he had e
j Us ped from Il newspaper.
'ey- ELECTION OF OFFICERS
'P'e Being the next business, General Graham n,
eas- mated r. L. Gray for president. which
eve seconded by Maj Young. DIR. Gray brr.,.
be excused, as 1t was Very difficult Tor nm