Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
ODESSA.

ODESSA.
Grain trade good.
Roads \ little rough.
Weather clear and cold.
Mrs. Mary Gibbs is quite SICK.
Some sickness in our community.
G. s. lawrence has . good trade In furniture.
Mr.. Will Barnett's wife il not exPeotso 10
live.
Mr.. Frank Thomas. the c.. q A. AGENT Is
very i'll.
Mr.. Samuel McBurney's school closed on the
18th inst.
Misses Annie and Della Warner are visiting
friends in this city.
Mr.. Corbley Hughes is quite low from MS late
attack OF pneumonia.
Mr.. George Rose has been lying quite Ill AL
winter with consumption.
Mr.. A. Herring has purchased an in'eres' II
Esquire Anderson's livery stable.
Mr.. J. W. Hightower has just received = ne"
stock of dry goods. Call and Gee them.
Mr.. Fletcher has just completed = new Duiio-
ing on Second street. Odessa still grows.
Married, on the 18th inst. by Rev. 3. NJ. Hob
son, Mr.. Caleb Reed and Miss May Vance.
Born, to the wife Of Nj. Martin Green. OF
Snl-a-Ha township, on the nth inst. a boy.
Mrs. Hathaway, sister of Mrs. Bsggerly, of
this city, lett for her home in Illinois. Monday
night.
Mr.. J. W. McBurney has sold his farm, near
this place. and will locate at Fayetteville this
hummer.
Odessa has the prettlest ladies. tho biggest
men, and more bald heads than any town OF Its
size ON the continent.
Mr.. j. II. Mediation, of MAYHEM. was in our
town last Saturday, attending TO legal business.
He wen his clients case.
Mr.. L. K. Smith is receiving new goods daily.
He carries 3 full stock Of groceries,. boots and
shoes, and sells them cheap.
Don't fret, Mr.. Wellington correspondent.
the Odessa boys will loom up again, as soon ~
they get a new supply OF hats.
Miss Maggie Hammond closed her school.
hear Higginsvllle, on the 10th inst, and return
ed to her home. near this city. Last Saturday.
Capt. Collins. of Higginsyille. paid US q BUSH
ness visit last Saturday. He gained the case for
his client. The captain lie q good talker, and Is
s.old business in . law suit.
PROF. Snyder 10 progressing finely with his
vocal class. So fur, he has given perfect salts
faction. and expects to organize another class
when his present term expires.
The Odessa literary bonbshell exploded last
week, and some OF the old ''batohes'' wish,
now, it hadn't ''busted." The wounded are
recovering, but the dead are hopeless.
The hue in the new Baptist church caught Ere,
Monday night Of last Of week. during services.
and caused considerable excitement tor q short
time. The congregation narrowly escaped q
stampede.
Our city board has organized, and Is now pre-
pared for business. H. h. Tunstsll, mayor;
N. Walton, marshal; D. C. Mcconnell. clerk.
The marshal Is on the look -oat, but doesn't Ind
much to do.
Mr.. A. C. McChesney. our young legal friend.
left for Trinidad, Colorado, last Tuesday. We
are sorry to loose him. Hope he won't BID
squeezed to death by a bear or oaptivatsd by ,
mountain damsel.
Dir. j. W. McBurney surprised a young man
from the country, In Mr.. T. 8. McChesney's
store, the other day. The young man complains
that it was not as pleasant as some surprise par
ties he has attended.
II you want to take a Ore insurance policy In q
good company, give DR.. johnson a call. He Is
agent Tor the Lycomlng and Dayton companies.
Office in his dental rooms, over Mr.. T.. 8. Nc
Chesney's dry goods store.
Revs. King, Barton and Brown are holding .
protracted meeting In the Baptist church here,
and some interest is being manifested. We are
sorry our dancing club could not be persuaded
to postpone their dance until after the meeting.
Shame, boys.
Misses Hawkins, spurgeon. Hardwlcke and
Brasher, are visiting Mr.. Carmichael. We did
not have the pleasure of meeting them, but Wor-
shipped at q distance. Mr.. Mcconnell paid
them 3 visit, and We have not heard of him
since. Mr.. smith Is lonesome now. Oh. Da-
vid; where art thou2
The Intelligencer was received here carly last
Saturday morning. We are pleased to learn
that the Intelligencer, with its customary enter
prise, will hereafter send Its mail over the G. 4
A., through the county. by special messenger
No doubt the Intellisencer's enterprise will b
substantially appreciated.
The MAYHEM ladies ara going to make 1t nee
essary for the editor Of the Intelligencer to weal
a wig, for cutting out the names of the guests .
the leap year party at Mr.. Warehouses;, IS re
ported by the MAYHEM correspondent. Bu
wear your hair short, anil we'll pay the dana
ges.-(The editor respectfully denies the charge
Mr.. Editor, as candidates are springing up al
over the county for the v~arieus county Offices
We wish to bring to the front the name of GU
worthy friend Col. Elliott. as candidate for shsr
id. The colonel il an honest, sociable and true
born citizen; an exemplary man, and worth,
the suffrage of every loyal voter In the county
huO no II kct heus wv ~ Woy. "
remember the fact that old Lafayette has man
good men that would all that nice with cred
and homer. We know of no one we could SO ear
nestly recommend a. Col. Elliott. And jul
hers it might be we'll enough to say that durln
the late American conflict your corresPonder
f wore the blue. while Col. Elliott wore the gray
but aimee the day that that noble old chieftain
Gen. Lee, shcathed his sword at Appomattos
{ we only remember the past 10 regret, but not
condemn a fallen foe. 1 would not refer to th
subject. only for The benefit of q few fanatics "
!, have in our community who are more zea1ou
: than wise, and hope that they may soon lear
t that our country is governed on the principle
honor to whom honor 10 due, and not by FOOLS
n fanaticlsm. Come out, old soldiers, every or
t OF you, and vote for Col. Hlliott. no matter VIII
( color you wore in 1884. POTOMAC.