Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-07
SAM IN ODESSA.
ODESSA, Mo-, July 81, 'St

oDESSA, MO, July ol, oO.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:- generally
reach this place by eight O'Clock, Satur-
day mornings, land then everybody rush.
es to the postoffice to get their Iuteli-
gencer. This morning l got here shortly
alter six O'Clock, having caught the
first train'' west from Higginsville,
and in spite of the early hour at which
l arrived, and the threatening bad
weather, things were assuming Il busi-
ness shape, and the merchants anticipa-
ted "good day"
l wasn't here long enough to learn
whether or not their expectations were
realized, as l was anxious to get to Hig-
ginsville, where the day was to be spent
in ratifying the national and state dem
ocratic tickets.
ever, l got something-partly in job
work, and the balance in subscriptions.
DR.. WI. Mcdonald, physician and
surgeon, who is an unassuming yet
agreeable gentleman, wants some note
heads and envelopes. He selected them
from my specimen book which is always
open to inspection.
Mr.. W. l.. Matthews, who has recent
ly established a hardware house, met
me twice-that Is, DR.. Fewel, of the
firm OF Fewel & Maxwell, introduced
me, and then introduced myself. Mr..
Matthews will read the Intelligencer
hereafter, for which he paid in advance.
He carries u large and well assorted
stock OF goods.
Mr.. George l.. Townsend, the iurni.
ture man, renews his card in the busi.
ness directory of his town. George is
a small man, but he'll sell you anything
you want in his line, no matter how
large you are.
Mr.. Charles l.. Frost, the jeweler, re-
news his card. Some weeks ago l drop
ped III on MIN, and found him repairing
a watch, the handspring OF which hat
been broken in forty-five pieces. Th,
look of perplexity and astonishmen
which spread over MIR. Frost's fac,
l plainly indicated that this was an un
. question, he told me the spring wa
g considered badly broken when in thre
: pieces. 1t is hardly necessary to sa,
that the watch here alluded to receive,
n a new spring.
Mr.. j. L. Hurr, the photographer
and he is a good one, too-renews hi
subscription. Call and look at his pic
G lures.
n MIR. w. T. Worley is one of the gen
V tlemen | always like to meet-he keep
e a hotel, and a good one, too If 20
e doubt this, drop in on him when you lr
I in Odessa. He will shortly replace hi
card in the Odessa directory, and set
himself square tor the old one.
l. Mr. G. F. Garrett is a boot and shoe
e maker, and, to judge from appearances
- gets plenty to do-conclusIve proof tina
!. he understands his business. He add
6 his name to the Intelligencer's army {
q readers.
l. Mr.. John Lesher, the tonsorial artist
d renews. lie says he don't want to mis-
h number, and that 1t is the best of goo
o county papers. John knows what he
j. talking about, when he says that of tn
Intelligencer.
l was in Higginsville last night, wher
! preparations were being made for tn
It ratification which was to take place tn
Il next day, and so impatient were som
l. persons that quite a number OF rock ct
e were fired that night beside shootin
S the cannon once or twice.
5 AS came through Higginsville
I dropped in on Mr.. w. NJ. klncheloe. tn
d proprietor of the restaurant adioinin
= the postotiice. Mr.. X has good ru
5 OF custom, which fact is, in itself,
guarantee that he knows how to kee
; hotel.' Put him on the list, and mar
s. him paid.
:, Messrs. B. NJ. Hutchinson & son, wh
iare, comparatively, new comers in tn