Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-04-10
HIaGiNSVILlE.
The wheat is looking fine.

Mr.. Houx ia preparing TO Ourn kin "a pfieA' |
Several new buildings are in course Of ercc- |
ton.
Mr.. smiley's Red Star flour makes excellent
| bread. |
Mr., J. NJ. Reeves has returned from u visit to |
| Sedalia.
| Mr.. Grove Young will soon be in his new
| quarters.
There isn't an empty dwelling house in Hig-
glnsville.
Mr.. Hugh c. Wallace, of Lexington. was here
| Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Hou1, the grocer, has a new de-
livery wagon.
| LAFAYETTE Presbytery will meet here on the
22nd instant.
The l. o. G. T. gains in membership at nearly
every meeting.
| Mr. Mauray Boswell and wife have gone to
| Vernon county.
Dr. James s. Mckee, of Brownsville, was
| here last Saturday.
Mr. Curtis Coleman. OF Blackburn. has been
| here visiting his brother.
| Mr. James Wentworth. of Lexington, passed
| through here last Saturday.
Miss Minnie Day, of Glasgow, has been Vls-
itIng Mics Swacker, Of this place.
1t is rumored that there will soon be change
of time on the Chicago Alton.
Mrs. Tabitha Scett is visiting the family OF
! her son- law, Mr.. George Kennedy.
l am glad to see that some of Lexington's 8
, | business men are patronizing the Advance.
| Mr. Seawell's residence, near the Chicago q
Alton depot, is rapidly nearing completion.
, Mr.. VIM. Knipneyer has returned from the
+ east where he purchased a large stock OF goods.
Nearly 81, 500 was paid to the men employed
at the SHAFT last Saturday. for the past month e
. work.
| Our citizens who setting out shade treet
are doing u great deal toward beautifylng the
town.
e Miss Laura Far,hng, Of Paris, Missouri, has
It been visiting her sister, Mr. Charles Ward, O.
n this place.
:, Mrs. s. F. Patterson LETT. Tuesday, for st
II Louis. She went down to purchase a stock o
Q millinery
u There was social little dance at the vivie
House, on the 29th ultimo. and every one had
good time.
Il Quite number of our citizens are paintin
n their houses and fences. l trust this will be
:, come general.
!" Mr.. W r. Jackson has placed a nice lamp i
II font of his grocery store, and also has ne
is delivery wagon.
Mr.. w. F. Smiley. our miller. has located b
family here. Higglnsville extends to them
~ hearty welcome.
le There is some talk OF another hotel beir
=. built here. near the Chicago & Alton depot.
persons in st. Louis.
III Mr.. John Young, Jr. of Lexington. Is assis
he ing Mr.. Jones. the Missouri Pacific agent,
X the discharge of his duties.
Thaddeus Edwards is the proprietor of bs
~ ber-shop where, beside shave. shampoo
IL hair cut, one can get hot or cold bath.
,e. The following named gen tlemen were slecte
. last Tuesday, school trustees: Messrs. "A. b.
~ Lehman. o. K. Burns and Joseph Stapp.
OF According to u sign ut the Chicago & Alt
ne depot, it is So miles from this place to kans
.or City, over that road; 433 to Chicago, and 2S5
st. Louis.
~ Mr.. Homer II. Luce, of Savannah, Andr
me county, ut one time connected with the Higgi
bis vile Advance, has been visiting here during
past week.
'"i Hisginsville Ia glad that a convention or
en- is to be held here When the gentlemen v
M will compose them get here, they will be war
,tr ly welcomed.
o Mr.. Edward Winsor. of Lexington. pas
pie through here. Saturday last. He was on
md way home from Warrensburs. where he
m been attending conference.
Several vehicles belonging to the livery 4
VS. of Messrs. Reed x Richardson were taken to
the dependence Monday. to be placed in sta
no. purchased there by the Messrs. Reed.
cannot give report of the Catholic festi'
ave ,,;, ,,,..a, .s ,o, r.,,,..t your c,rrasnond.
lak- to send in their items on Thursday morni
be. and it took place on the evening oi that oay
Tn. newspaper borrower ls here. My Int
gsncer is sometimes carried dwa ay before 81
at ALL and often before finish reading it.
borrower would enjoy the reading much n
were he to puy for it-about 81 for years
scription.
unS The following named gentlemen were ele
80 trustees OF our city, for the ensuing year.
Esq En,,','o -, ~ w ,IoC
hart, uut ,tt,s interest was muniIested. anu a
'''A vote not polled.
re the - -, :; . o,,r.a man ,yho,n ev
1h' BODY in this community knows. He ann
c-d, in a conversation with some of our
zens that he was a candidate, aud when 9
toned to what Office he asplred, to he
ueh'- ..lse try in to be successor, Is -
y, at The candidates We're here In iorce. last
gton, urday. each one of them seeming pleased
at us ALL All of them are clever gentlemen,
April their friends hardly Emo" no" 10 'noose oe'
-iy them Several of them made speeches. an
been present | would have tried to give
synopsis of them. The meeting was large
- tended, and everything passed OF harmonic
a'ei Tramps have been quite numerous late
p. III. heard gentleman offer q gang OF tour OF
ok. p. work last Saturday, shOveling dirt, guar;
, at , ing them work all summer, at 81 % pei
Nay and that he would pay their fare from b
Odessa and when his contract there had
n. in completed, he would transfer them to II
d hear ihes "ou'"l "o,A A ,., .,..,
,n ment was offered, they were heard plan
-' way to get their dinner without going
lip wood-pile to earn it. Oh, Tor chhin- ga
they have In Lexington.
Mr. Ben. 5. Kennedy has black maj
Membrino, tull sister to Bessie, IL hands
.,,,;.,.,.. weight 1906 pounds he says well, 4
., :; this animal over to the Missouri Pacific
-, one day where Nh. Alex. Smith, the
-, boss, was at work. His noble steed.
,,r ., fright at Il hand car. pranced about rs res
j, ,,,c. as a Christmas jumping jack, and Ben,
,o,i,n of being thrown ncrvousiy exclaimed,
how. if that hand car frightens my mare into
t,,y.rd Ing me, I'll sue you for damages JUS
,a,aI spoke the mare made plunge, nearly
.n,,, g. ing him, and Alex, with u smile and Wi
pneh ''I.sok out, Ben that you uOn't
'h''e' " ,Iumapes before you bring the SUIT
y, Mo-. Respectfully yours. ESt
y Of .sjd WAVERLY.
as NAV Died, near Waverly. Monday April b