Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
This is autumn.
Wheat is wheat.
Button up your vest.
"Pig sticker'' is u good 'un.

Old Mems Club meets to-day.
There is a heavy hazel nut crop this year.
The farmers who have sold their wheat
are sorry.
Fresh cranberries just received at Geo. f.
N,,tI,nd,s s2Ot2
Wheat sowing Is now the order OF tue day
Will the farmers.
Read MIR. Peaks advertisement, "good
for sale
Work on MIR. Ahrens' new store is pro-
crossing favorably.
The Old Mems Club meets to-day at Mr..
5. G. Wentworth's.
Bare feet are red-more than can be said
for some peoples poetry.
Jerry Bair has a new single roof on his
on Franklin street.
Acatamaran, is not an angry mother-ln-
law. 1t is a double boat.
Temperance meeting at wellington neXt
Thursday night, October ID.
The Missouri Pacific railroad depot at
is undergoing repairs.
Read MIR. Barron's advertisement in an
column, "Pacitic Drug Store"
Immigration meeting at the courthouse,
at 1:3O O'Clock, to-day. Let all attend.
E. Allen has had his house and front fence
newly painted. Quite an improvement.
New corn is quite plentiful on the streets.
The market price is one dollar per barrel.
Miss Katie Lillis took the premium at the
Kansas City fair, Thursday, for shall work.
Miss Belle NJ. Green has a fine collection
Of twenty-four paintings at the Kansas City
An exchange says, "hunters are beginning
to bag q pidgeon occasionally A pid-
Tickets by st. L., X. e. u N. r.. r. to ST..
fair at greatly reduced rates. See the
agent.
An interesting letter from a lady contribu-
tor in Minnesota may be found on the out
side of this issue.
For a real nice solid walnut bedstead or
table, or any other nice and cheap furniture,
call on II. & +. Wlnkler. j21
Judge Burden will soon complete the i'm
provements upon his lot and residence. The
family nave already moved in.
Lost-Some months ago. from the court
house, a volume OF Britton A. Hills sLiter-
ty and Law" Please return it to this Of
flee.
Just received a tine lot of Whittaker's
hams, breakfast bacon, sugar cured beef
and buffalo tongues, at George F. Malt
land's. sl3t1
"Backwoods'" letter should have appear
ed. last week, but was unavoidably laid
over. He seems to be able to take good care
OF himself.
California pears, apricots, egg plums and
green cages, in y pound cans, cheaper than
ever, and all NEW PACKING, at George F..
Maitland's. s13t1
Mr.. Thomas Saunders has presented US a
round hens egg. He says that he has a ne
kind of egg regularly.
A pure line of new fancy candies just
received, viz: Almond, lemon, cocoanut.
strawberry and maple ices. All kinds of
caramels &c, at Geo. +. Maitland's. s13t1
Prof. Tice says that there will be the most
brilliant meteoric shove ever seen since
1888 on the night of November Is. 1879.
Keep a look out for it, about 1 O'Clock u. m.
Lee Davis, the son of TiIton DAVIS, in a
wrestling match with young Bartells, a
school mate, at the second ward school, last
Tuesday, was thrown and had one arm
broken.
To have good health medicine is necessary
occasionally. AS a family medicine we can
recommend DR.. Bulbs Baltimore Pills, and
for cases of necessity.
1t won't do to call it the sold Russell
Mansion'' much longer. When Mr.. McGrew
gets through with the improvements. 1t will
be nearly new from cellar to garnet and from
center to circumference
1t is questionable at least to allow the baby
to exhaust itself and annoy the household
with its continual crying when that tried
remedy, DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup will quiet Ii
at once. Price % cents.
DIR. j. L. Henry, Of Dover, has bought
MIR. Thomas stock of drugs, and rented his
house. He and his estimable lady will con-
duct the drug store and boarding house,
opening out November LIST.
We reprint on the outside of this issue an
interesting and instructive letter on finance
from the pen of Mr.. Geo. Wilson, DR.; which
first appeared In the Sedalia Democrat. l,
will repay thoughtful reading.
The thermometer fell to Al last Wednes-
day morning, and to AZ last Thursday
morning. Frost was reported on bOtt
mornings In the country. Yesterday was
warm, the mercury marking 81 at noon.
Kansas City Mail "A collection (o
paintings) numbering sixteen pieces, by al
old lady seventy years of sge, named Cole
of Lexington, Mo-, are fine works of art
and are universally admired.' We do no
know who is here referred to.
The ferry boat will leave as soon as tn,
company can get their flat-boat..ready which
| will be about Tuesday. 1t will take abou
two weeks to caulk her up tight, when sh'
will return to her post of duty. MIR. Lafay
cite Burton will take her down.
One of the old landmarks of Lafayette
county Is threatened with destruction
Everyone familiar with the vicinity remem
bers the sold Republican church, in Dlvi
township. We see by the Higginsville Ad
vance that 1t is advertised for sale.
Fresh cranberries just received at Geo. +
Maitland's. s20t2
Judge P~lattenburg had to walk into Dove
on his return from Lexington, one day las
week. As he was approaching home
movers wagon ran into his buggy, an
broke of the hind wheel, SO that his onl
alternative was to lead his horse and walk
Fresh cranberries just received at Geo.
Maitland's. s20t2
Messrs. Grimes L. Venable's standar
thermometer has marked during the pa.
week, at 9, II and 3 O'Clock each day, Q
follows: Sept. 20, 51s, 63e, Co.; Sept. .
51o, 6la, $50 Sept. %, 100. 49,. 80 !; Sep
%, 600, CO., 10 !; Sept. "a, 49,, $40, 62c
Sept. 25,o3o, 64o, $50 Sept. %, $50, $40, 75s
just received a fine lot of Whitaker
hams, breakfast bacon, sugar cured be,
and buffalo tongues, at George +. Mai
lands. s13t1
Ny fancy crackers are from the factory
Dozler, Weyl Il Co., St. Louis, and are 8
ways FRESH. Try them. George F. Mai
land. sl3tI
The following named gentlemen from tn
county have been drawn to serve as graz
jurymen at the October term of the Unite
States circuit and district courts at Hans;
City: Henry w. Thieman, Concordi.
William Erskine, Lexington. AS pet
jurors for the same term OF court the fello,
ing were drawn: John kirkpatrick, Odess.
Gideon Mayne, Wellington j. ID. Mile
Waverly, and Eli Downs, Odessa.
!, While Kansas City buys a great deal
furniture from MesSrs. Winkler, of Ii
i, city, some of our citizens 90 to Kansas Ci