Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-06

Ills, last week. She was able, however, tc
travel by Wednesday Of this week, and is now
at her place IN the music halls Of the E, A
Seminary.
Col. Geo. S. Rathbun returned, with his fam.
ily, from his eastern trip, last Sunday. While
absent he made a speech ut Cleveland, O., to q
large and enthusiastic democratic meeting, thu
occasion being the formation OF a democratic
campaign club.
Paris Mercury :-''Barney Farthing, after q
months sojourn In the jungles of Lafayette
county, came home last Friday" Yes, ouz
s'jupgles'' are our corn fields. It takes q
Misunderstanding pathfinder to get out Of one OF
them, so dense is their growth.
Prof, Charles Gimbel. the able musical direc-
tor of the Baptist College, returned from I'LL.
nois, last Monday. To reach the college IN time
for the opening. he made good speed IN q buggy
from Higgiusville. at which point the train on
the c. & A. met with an accident.
Mr.. James NJ. Beeler. for some months past
day clerk at the Commercial House, has been
succeeded by Mr.. H. b. INDIAN, agent of the
Kansas City 4 Eastern. Mr.. Beeler will go to
Kansas City, and we wish him success In any
business in which he may embark.
Mrs. Marduess, the mother of the Rev. VIM.
Marques, of Fulton, and a sister o: the famed
DR.. Hoge, of Richmond. Va, Is to aid Mrs.
Hutchinson in the care of the boarding pupils of
the E. 4. Seminary. She arrived with her
daughter, Miss Annie, on Tuesday of this week.
st. 10 Gazette: -Withou consulting General
Shelby we venture the assertion that if he ever
becomes q candidate tor governor he will be q
democratic candidate. Gen. Shelby is as inde-
pendent as Zach Chandler on a skating rink, but
he is always Il democrat. And we are glad he is
well, too.
Mr.. Ahrens seems to be ''repair master gem
eral'' in Lexington. He has charge of the re-
pairs for the public schools, is a member of the
mi on improvements and repairs in the
city council, and is on the committee to repair
the Presbyterian church. He proves himself &C.
tive and capable in all such matters.
''Miss Annie Louise Cary was visited at her
home IN Maine the other day by a party of
friends. After trying in vain to make anybody
hear at the front of the house they quietly walked
around to the kitchen at the back. where they
found the contralto humming an air from Aida,
and meanwhile closely watching q broilIng
steak"
Mr.. VIM. r. Smith. of Winchester, W. Va.
a brother of Mr.. A. w. Smith, paid us an agree
able visit Thursday. Mr.. Smith is one Of the
of the district fair at his place and
takes much interest in agricultural matters.
He xamined with much care the various sam
pies of corn, &c, on exhibition In our office.
Mr.. George F.. Maitland, who is at Jackson
VILE, Illinois, buying apples, writes US US fol-
lows:-''The wheat crop around here was very
good, and of a fine color. yielding from 80 to As
bushels to the acre. Corn is not as good as
ours. We had a good ram here Monday eve
ming. l go from here to Griggsville and Clayton.
If Moses, the populsr salesman at Sinauer's
clothing store. ever had another handle to his
name. it has long since been forgotten, but this
Item must not be spoiled on that account. We
only wish to chronicle the fact of his return
from his st. Louis visit. and state that he can
be found for the next hundred years at the same
old place.
The following named gentlemen were visitors
to the Baptist Seminary this. week: W. Lewis,
Of Lees Summit; DR.. Prick. of Oak Grove; F.
P. Heal, OF Newton, Kansas; C. Cobb, of Knob
Noster; VIM. s. Freshour, of Center Town REV.
T. Menefee, of Carrollton; Joel Scott, of Arr ow
Rock; Maj. Baltimore Thomas, of Saline; Dr..
Ioa palt of Aully;lla