Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-13
HIGGINSVILLE.

Mr.. Joseph Smith Is going to Ver-
non county.
Col. Frank NJ. Field is buying and
shipping stock here.
Our paper, the Advance, promises to
materially improve itself ere long.
We have two barber shops, one of
which has a bath house connected with |
it.
Mr.. Hugh c. Wallace, of Lexington,
was here last Saturday. He had been
| to Odessa.
The small boys spend their leisure
in flying kites, while the larger ones
play ball.
The cornet baad practices regularly,
and makes very good music, consider
ing its age.
Mr.. Peter Thoma, proprietor of the
Thona House, has been very i'll with
pneumonia.
Quite number of new houses are to
be erected here during the coming
spring and summer.
Mr.. Grove Young will remove his
stock of goods into his new building as
soon as it Is finished
MISS Belle Swacker, who had been
visiting here, returned to heI home at
Glasgow few days ago.
Nr. w. II. Robnett has new bag
gage wagon, which he runs in connec-
ton with his transfer bus.
AIr. Grove Young is rather extensively
engaged in merchandising, having stores
at four or FIVE points on the branch.
DR.. w. G. Miller, president of Cen
trail College, Lexington, was here Sat-
urday last. He was on his way to
Brownsville.
There are seven churches here-Bap-
tist, Methodist Episcopal, Christian,
Presbyterian, Lutheran, Catholic and
Baptist, colored.
/ Copies of the Lexington Business Di-
rsctory have been sent to numbers of
our people, with the compliments of
different firms advertising therein.
Mr.. George Kennedy's house, the
Eagle Hotel, is doing Il good business.
1t is kept in good style, the table being
well supplied, and the beds clean and
neat.
: Mr.. William IL. Russell, of Lexington,
had charge OF the Mo. Pacific depot, a
few days last week, Mr.. Jones, the
agent, with his wife, being absent a,
) Clinton.
Mr.. Ben S. Kennedy, as agent fol
Messrs. Charles Garrard & Co, OF
Marshall, will pay the highest cash
prices for old iron, brass, copper, zinc
and lead.
Mr. w. +. Birch, who has been buying
grain here, has been appointed agent Of
: the Mo. Pacific at Page City. Hi
D brother, Mr. Thomas II. Birch, will con
: linue the buying OF grain.
Mr.. Charles ScAaub, of Slater, wa
: here last week, with the view of estab
n fishing newspaper. He also went tc
Odessa. Little or no encouragement
was given him at either place
The ladies here must certainly feel Al
3, interest in the future welfare of tn
boys. Beside eseortlng them to lea]
Il year parties, they gallant them, wit
RI some regularity, to prayer meeting.
Mr.. b. A. Hutchinson, of Charleston
e Illinois, who, last weets, purchased tn
town property OF MIR. B. c. Ridge, ha
-e taken up his residence here with hi
3, family. and is now looking for farm
In rather clumsily shaped character.
Il on the stove in the G.. Il A. depot,
the name ''Skinny." | understand tha
|; skinny is former Lexingtonian, br
&c that he has settled here Tor the presen
met Mr.. Hawkins, local attorne
,; OF the G. Il A. at the Mo Pacific depo
last Saturday evening. Mr.. Hawkir
IL lives at Glasgow He was on his wa
Us to Lexington to visit his sister, pup
at the Baptist Female College.
ck Miss Anna Reese has quite geo
subscription school here. The publ
Tn school closed. some weeks ago, with {
exhibition which spoke volumes
ed praise Tor both teachers and pupils.
co was taught by Misses Anna Kenuee
and Anna Reese.