Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
GARRISON.

CllaWD eTTltS Fft ripe.
Farmers encouragement last Monday.
Mr.. jackson Brai,ey's baby Is quite sick.
The old mems club meets at Mr.. Ferd Smiths
to-day.
Mr.. John Ca,ron is building sn addition to bis
house.
Misses Fannie and Matte McFadin are In our
neighborhood, visiting relatives and friends.
Misses Lydia Bolon. Alice Temple and Annie
Dowden. OF Lexington. ere visiting MISS Nan
nile Barnes.
Mira. Lizzie Houx, of johnson county, 10
spending a few days with her mother. Mrs. su-
san Bradley.
Miss Rose Beatie, teacher IN the E.. A. Semi
nary. came out last Friday. and stayed until
Monday, visiting her cousin. Miss Hattie Bar
nett.
Mrs. Fannie J.. Ringo and her little daughter.
Nellie, of Cincinnati. and MISS Alice Berry, Of
Greenton. are Visiting their uncle. Mr. John 5.
Stewart.
Misses Lulu Hughes. of the Baptist College,
and Leila Owen, OF the Central College, paid
their friend, Miss Sallie Smith. a pleasant visit
this week.
Young gentlemen please don't make engage
ments with young ladies to take them IT, church,
and let your horses get out, and have psps's
spring wagon to take them.
AuI- dAu LA - 1LhasA
tives in Holt county. On their way home they
will spend a few days with their daughter. Mrs.
Berry Hughes, of Ray county.
Miss Ella Gordon's subscription school, at the
brick schoolhouse, Will close on Friday, the
3Oth instant. Mr.. Walter Beatie's, at the Bar
nett schoelhOuse, will close Friday, June 9Th.
Capt. Ardinger and wife, of Aullgille. came
up last Friday, after their little daughter, May.
who had been detained several weeks with the
whooping cough ut her grandfather's, K. J.
Smith.
We wish that when the Dover gentlemen call
| in the Garrison neighborhood they would not
| tell the young ladies SO many ghost stories, as
they scare them SO they are afraid to go In the
dark, for fear OF seeing one OF those terrible OBJ
jects.
Elder Hughes preached in our neighborhooG
last week, at the brick schoolhouse. on the Salt
Pond road. five miles southeast of Lexington.
The country showed its appreciation Of his ex-
cellent sermon by II crowded house. We sim
cerely hope that he will preach for us again.
We believe in economy, but not SO much SO as
two young gentlemen, Messrs. B. B. and S T..
F. One has q nice suit and the other Il new dus-
ter. The one with the new suit carries his dus-
ter in his hand, in order to show his suit; and
the other wears his buster under his dress co.. in
order to save 1t.
Four town gents hired a city carriage to come
to the country calling, last Sunday evening.
Their anticipations were SO great that they for
got the sun was shining, and the top Of the car
riape was left down. When they got to their
destination their faces were blistered. One OF
them concluded he would borrow Il buggy. and
take his laLy-love riding. They got IN the bug
gy. and he started to drive Oh with his horses
tied to the fence. We believe they call hImGeorge,
Some young gentlemen came to the conclusion
not long ago that they would not take the neigh
Dor girls to preaching, but would 60 to Page
City and get company. They made engagements
for a certain evening, and it ralned. They in
tended going in u spring wagon, but gave it out
they went after their company the following
night. but were disappointed, one Of the ladies
being quite sick. They had to come home and
take the neighbor girls at last. WE THREE.