Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
son has been on a visit to relatives and friends

son has been on q visit to relatives and friends
near Hallsvllle.
Mr.. Ben Gordon, who has, for the past seven
months, been in Vernon county, herdihg his
cattle, returned home IL few days ago, looking
very well. He brought Gov. Hampton up to
drive at the fairs.
Rhinebeck Gazette: Where the picnic parry
hIes, from the heat of MONDAY skies. it disturba
the yellow-jacket, who locates beneath the
pa-p-plants, and they sting all the sisters and
the cousins and the aunts.
Mr.. Fred. Zeller left yesterday Tor a weeks
visit to a neice in Henry county. This IS the
first time IN forty years that he has been outside
of the county, and the first time he has taken the
leisure to visit any one in or out of the county.
Our old friend Baxter Landlord called in to
see us Saturday. We like him very much, in
deed, but wonder every time we see him how he
can manage to live among so many sweet girls
and remain unmarried. What ais him, any,
how?
These lines are too beautiful to be forgotten -
Be still. sad heart; cease rcpining;
Behind the clouds the sun Ii shining;
Thy fate is but the common fate Of all,
Into each lille some rain must fail,
Some days be dark and dreary.
Col. Geo. S. Rathbun, wife and three children
left, Wednesday, for Cincinnati. He will visit
other points in Ohio, and probably make a few
speeches in the canvass there. after which be
will take his family to Niagara. II he enters
the canvass in Ohio the Buckeyes will Sc. that
ex-confederates may be free from hoofs and
horns.
Richmond Conservation james w. Garner IS
now IN Lexington. conducting q very Impor-
tant Case. . . Miss Deb. Morehead went up
to st. Joe a few days since, having been sum
moned there by the illness of Mrs. Swan Kem-
per. " We learn that Capt. Jones con-
templates moving to Lexington for the purpose
of perfecting the education of his children. We
regret his departure from old Ray.
Messrs. St. Clair and Edward Royle, sons OF
John c. Royle. of Salt Lake City, en- route for
Princeton College, stopped here q few days to
visit their uncle, Milton Royle. Esq. and &C.
companied him. his daughter, Miss Fannie E.,
and Miss Maggie New, on their trip east. lsav-
ing last Thursday morning. Mr.. koyle and the
young ladies will visit Chicago, Niagara Falls.
New York, Saratoga and Washington City before
they return.
New York Herald, August Ex-senator Thur
man and wife arrived in Hartford on Saturday
evening, and will remain there until Tuesday
A number OF prominent citizens of both parties
gave q dinner to Mr.. Thursman at the Hartford
Club, on Saturday evening. 1t was a purely
social affair. They are making a private visit to
old friends. The senator will go from Hartford
to Washington, and after o short stay there will
proceed to Ohio.
We received a pleasant visit, yesterday. from
Mr.. B. L.. Hobson, of Taylorville, KY, who is
In the county visiting his father, Rev. b. NJ.
Hobson, now a resident of Mt. Hope, formerly
pastor Of the Presbyterian church In this city.
Mr.. Hobson is considering the solicitation OF
friends to establish, here, a tlrst-class academy
for hoys, and will very likely do 30 II sufficient.
ly encouraged. He is a graduate of Richmond.
KY, college, has been teaching for some years.
last year as principal Of the seminary at Taylor
vile, is thoroughly competent to teach the
languages and higher mathematics, a gentleman
of refinement and culture and OF pleasing ad-
dress, eminently qualified for the work. As the
season ID so far advanced that 1t may be difficult
to organize the school as he desires. he may
take a class of boys In hand for this year, and
begin operations On u more extended scale
next fall.