Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1879-11-01
Personalities.
Mr.. Charles Kidwell is at home.

Irnc,o Ahnar uous,on or Wellington. is yery
i'll
Hon II s yanAnplen WAS in the CITY Tues
day.
Mr. Robt r WaddelI has been at home this
week
Hon Cbss. T.. Ewing WAS in the CITY last
SATURDAY.
Mr. Con w Mexican ,s spen,ling a day or
two at home
Mrs .James Hick,ip Of RrownsyilIe. is IN the
c;,v and ,u,,l remain a few weeks. visiting rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. Eugene Field has Withdrawn from the stat
of the St. Louis Times.
Mayor Hall, of Wsyerly. has resigned his
Office in order to move west.
Mrs. Payne. of st. Josepb. ia visiting her
brother, Mr.. A. v. Robinson.
Gus. Beneke passed through town. Wednes-
DIV. on his way to brownsville,
Miss Abbie Tate left last Tuesday, for Louis
Vile. Kentucky. tn he absent during the winter
Mrs. Matte Dayenport and daughter, of Dali
las Texas are visiting the family of Thomas q.
Wallace, ESQ.
Messrs. Ben. F. Roberts. w. p. Williams and
John #. Vernon. of Independence. were in the
citv last Sunday
Messrs. John Patton and Charles Carroll,
Carrollton Democrat types, were in the city last
Saturday and Sunday,
Messrs L. F. Oakes, of the Ft Scott R. r.,
and John Ivinson, of the K c. & E. r. r. were
In the cty Wednesday.
Mr.. Jerry Chamberlain, who has been in St.
Louis for sometime. has returned to Lexington.
and Is in the recorders office.
DR. Robt w Rankin an old and highly re-
spectel citizen of this county. fatber.in-law of
Judge Finley Barnett. ia quite ill.
Mr.TB Wallace. Jr.. who is 70 oman in
the U. S. Mississippi river surveying corps,
leaves Sunday to begin his duties.
Rev. NJ. G. Williams writes us to address him
at Center Star, Lauderdale county, Ala, where
he and his family arrived safely on the 23d ut.
Mr.. NJ. Vernon, general freight agent OF the
Kansas City 6 Eastern, has been in the city
several days, looking after the interests OF his
road.
Mr. Richard Sylvester, Jr., who represents
the ''old reliable' Missouri Republican, WAS
in town Thursday, and paid the IntellIgencer
pleasant visit.
.Billy'' Bell. who has been sojournIng some
months among the Kansas red-less. returned
here last Monday. He says everything is boom
| ing over there.
Miss Hortense Philips, daughter Of Col. Jno.
f. Philips, pupil at the Z. Aull Seminary
went home last Saturday slightly Ill, but Is ex-
pected back In a few days.
Charley Price, who has been herding stock
with the Powell boys and Jno. E. Arnold, in
Kansas, returned home last Sunday. He reports
| all well and the stock prosperIng finely.
St. Joseph Hersld:-"Geo. w. Childs, editor
and proprietor Of the Philadel phia Ledger, IL
said to be the richest newspaper man in America.
He must be worth over hundred dollars.
The Intelllgencer has received friendly visits
during the past week from Messrs. David
Greves, Jr., Kemper Drans, Finley E. Barnett,
| Thos. A. Webb, Jno. j. Still and LucIen B.
| Wright.
j. 7. Pendleton. of Kansas City. was in the
city Wednesday. Mr.. Pendleton receives all
| the coal at Kansas City which is shipped from
this point over the X. e. f.. He was looking
The Ottowa Renublican savs.-
..The man who plavs the cornet
Nav think that he ia ..some.,
| But. Lord he mint a patchin'
To the man that beats the drum
Misses Nav Reynolds, Fannie Bsyllss, Ma,
Miller and Lulu Robinson, escorted by Messrs
Jesse Rathbun. Buford Ch,np. Ed Kerdol6 ant
Never Keller. took a look through the Intelli-
pencer CONFUSING room Friday night of las
| week.
Mrs. w. H. Daraeal-nee Flora Trlgg-ant
| Miss Lizzie Garner of Z, richmond passed through
| the city last Monday en- route to visit their re-
latives David Groves and family. in Dove
| town.bin While here thov ,vere at Dr Atkin
sons.
Messrs. d. w. b. Teyis and John P. Hausam
| of this civ we're in Attendance nnon tb. drug
| g,sts, contention which bas be.n In ssss;on !.
, Seda,,a. this week. After the adiournment o
the convention Mr. Tevis left for cooper comfy
on , visit tn bis father
EIdsr McH.ttto, c.,,sd 70 90. ,,
, wednesd.v He was loolnp somatbino IN
F worse for a I've veets, s,epe or whoonino cono
, and intermittent fever through which he ha
ipst nossed second attack nj whoon,p
| couoh OF h,s ooo 10 a sor,ous m.,t.r ona h. s.,
!, csme near killing him
There has lately been quite demand io
, empty whisky barrels, but none are to be foun
IN the city. The farmers want them for cider
! They sold at 81 Is to 50 each.
The lntellisencer has just executed some fir
q printing for parties In Kansas City. We n
peepared to do this kind of work. and will d
it just as well for Kansas City or st. Louis as
would Tor our nome folks.
= Jailer 10. Chinn and deputy sheriff 10. Bow
, man took the prisoners convicted at the recel
term Oh the CRIMINAL court TO the penltentlal
last Saturday night They were, Lysandt
d Johnson, sentenced TO years imprisonment II
q grand larceny; A. z. Hawkins. coiored, to
years Tor Forgery; Leander johnson, colore'
to b years Tor burglary ana larceny, anu Jam
| smith 10 years Tor grand larceny.
we nave received ietter from hir. Cnari
4. forpes announcing that the foroes popui
L dramatic company Will oe ~ tne opera hou
4. | In this city, on the nights OF Monday ana Tue
Jay november loth ana lltn. on Mond'
- nght ne" version Oh oncie.A b CABIN '"
: pe presnhteo' anu on 1uesoay nisrt the gre
l.. drama Oh BLACK Diamonds. Ine company
spoken OF W tn' press as being hrst-class
!, every respect, many warm compliments bell
It PAID the entire combination anu lnalSiau
= members.
a cutting scrape occurred at the City Ho'
= Wednesday evening between Philip Feist, Il
j. white cook, and Lewis Porter, the colsred po
l. ter. Porter was drunk, and had gone to Il
kitchen and ordered his supper, and because
was not served as promptly as he thought
ought to have been, he began cursing the fema
walters. Fest left the kitchen IN order to avo
l. fuss but his duties compelled him to retur
2 and as he found Porter still there, swearil
around generally. told him he had better take
walk. or 60 to bed and not to abuse the wome
o At this Porter gave Feist q stra iQht out bio
o from the shoulder, catching him on the rig
- optic, and making him see stars some fifte
days In advance OF Prot Tees progpostic
4 tions When Feist recovered from his astoni, !,