Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1879-11-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
MAYHEM.


Quite change in the We ather; very cool.
MIR. Robert Taubman passed through town the
other morning.
Assessor White has been in town for several
days, taking the wealth of Mayview.
Col. Cbies shipped five Car loads of hogs from
this place last week, and is still buying.
MI. Il. NJ. Sparks WAS in Mayvicw to-day,
and paid us a call. lie is looking well.
Dir. Theodore Wilson is suffering very much
with a felon Oh his thumb He has had it lanced.
We HAD the pleasure of shaking the hand Of
our worthy county clerk, w. B. Steele, Esq,
few days ago. He was on his return from his
farm.
The MAYHEM Lyceum met Wednesday night
at O'Clock. at the school house, with good
turn out. Mr.. w. L. Keith took the chair and
called the house to order. The secretary read
the minutes of the last meeting; Mr.. Archy Nc
Hatton delivered a defamation IN fine style;
next was Mr.. Mitchell on the question of
''Woman's Rights;'' after him followed MIR.
Oliver, who occupied the floor for full fifteen
minutes. and pictured the woman at :he plOw
in the field in the saddle, as sheriff after GRIM
inals, at the polls, in the bar-room and even in
the governors chair. Then followed a number
OF speeches from persons who volunteered to
help their friends out. until the matter became
H. Mediation and James NJ. Withers to select
question for next Wednesday night. The COM
mittee returned with the following: Resolved,
''That Pride and Ambition ale greater evils to
Mankind than Ignorance and Superstitution, 4"
and appointed l. w. Whltsett and Prof. j.
Brown Jones speakers on the question next
Wednesday night. The roll of membership was
then taken and twelve men came forward and
enrolled their names us follows, as members OF
the Mayview Lyceum: l. w. Whitse;t, J. N.
Withers. j. Ii. Mediation. Archy McHatton i,
Henry Rechtermann, G. NJ. Oliver. Fillmore
Mitcher. 4 Il. Graham, W. p. Keith, John
Boone, A. ". Douthitt and f. Montgomery
The meeting then adjourned to meet next
Wednesday night ut seven O'Clock. WI. W.
WAvERlY.
The wheat crop around here Is exceedingly
fine. hut few, if any. of the fields being injured
in the least by the f1y.
There are rumors of quite number Of mar
riages to take place in the near future. of which
you will no doubt hear more at the proper time.
Mr.. A. T. Winsor left last Wednesday on
business trip to st. Louis. His wife 10 In Kansas
City making Preparations for their removal there
shortly.
Trade Is good. considering the warm weather,
so soon as the thermometer marks few degrees
lower each night.
Hunting parties leave our city every day fol
| the lakes and bars q few miles east. They re.
port Indifferent luck thus far, the geese and
| ducks not having yet arrived IN their usual
| large numbers.
| The absence Of your steam ferry In St. Louli
for repairs diverted considerable crossing to
| this place, our ferry at all times making hel
| regular crossings, although somewhat impedet
| occasionally by the bars. the river being very
wide at this place.
Rev. Mr.. Casson formerly Of Richmsnd, bu
lately from Texas. is holding protracted meet
ing at the Presbyterian church. The meeting
has been in progress about ten days. The a!
tendance is large and respectful, but no addi
tions are yet reported.
Geo. Lundy, our efficient deputy postmaster
will remove to Arkansas about the LIST OF De
| cember, and his place will be filled by W. H
| Peterson, late of your city. While our citizen
regret to lose Mr.. Lundy. they Will be gratifie
that his mantle has fallen on such worthy shoul
ders.
Mayor Hall has resigned his office preparator
to protracted visit to his daughter and SON. in
law, Aldridgs Corder, in Trinidad, Colorado
Mrs. Corder Is at present in this city, visitn
friends and relatives, having returned froI
Virginia about three weeks ago She will re
turn to Colorado. with her father, about the Ii
| of December.
The daily stage between this place and Cal
rollten has been discontinued, the mail mo-
coming via. Blackburn. ON the G. 4 A. R.
Mr.. Gsutier, the livery man, who formerly Cal
ried the mail to and from Carrollton has Il
contract on the new route. and the daily hacl
| ,ryitI Il, Iyl.o
change is made.
We hear rumors that the early cut corn Is 70
| ting badly in the shock, and that some of OF
farmers have lost heavily thereby. Others al
forced 10 shuck 1t out Immediately In order
, save it. The cause is supposed to be that Il
cob had not sufficiently dried when it was cut
] make room for the wheat. the stalk also beir
somewhat green, and that it moulded before
could dry