Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-18

estimation The groom is a young gentleman
whom we have all known from his childhood; a
sober, honest, moral MAI, whom 1t is a pleasure
TO They have united their lives and
fortunes, and We wish for them .long and useful
lives, an abundance of worldly goods. and an
amending honeymoon.
Cloaks 81 IS and upwards, at Conkling's.
Robinson i Co. are making a choice lot OF
flour for Christmas. d1Stl
An endless variety OF fresh Novelties,
opened to-day. Conkling. n2I
The lowest prices on carpets and oil
cloths, are at Conkling's. n2I
A new line of light colored Choking open
ed this morning. Conkling. D27
The Aullville mssons will have . public
installation of officers, Monday evening,
December 81.
Our line of jackets. dolmans and cloaks is
full, and prices have been greatly reduced
to close. Conkling. n27
The largest stock OF goods In the county,
and the lowest prices, at the mammoth
grocery house Of Bleeding Il Clagett's, Lex
iugton. Mo. o16tf
We have not got oysters by the barrel or
~ 49,
every morning. Try a dozen or two for
Wiley j. Co. DATA
II you intend buying q cook or heating
stove it will be TO your interest to look
through Bennett & Morrison's stock and get
their prices before buying elsewhere. n20tf
Mother Goose gives her children a Christ
mas festival. at the opera house, Monday
night. the Goth inst. Jack Horner's Christ
mas pie you'll see there; all may partake
who chance to be there.
Just received-A large stock of fine Christ
mas candles, cancy toys, nuts, raisins and
everything usually kept in = tirst-class con-
fectIonery stOre; and We will Sell cheaper
than the cheapest. kidwell. d18t2
No lady can afford 10 pass by without
seeing the magnificent display of all the
novelties OF the season in ladies dress goods,
at H. j.. E. Ahrens' Dry.Goods-Bszsar,
Franklin st. Our motto, good goods, low
prices. %
Bedding & Clagett have taken on an extra
corps of statesmen during the rush before
Christmas. Do not be afraid to go in and
see their large and fresh stock Of holiday
goods, and you will be attended to with
promptness. dell
Mother Goose celebrates Christmas at the
opera house, Monday night, Dec. 20. The
World and his wife and children are invited
to be present. The children will sing that
wonderful tune that made the COW jump
ever the Moon.
Ladies' cloaks and dolmsns, ladies' walk
Ing jackets and ulsters, the newest styles
and fashions just out, ut lowest price to
close, all of which is appropriate for holiday
presents to ladies, Ut Ahrens' Palace Bazaar,
Franklin street. dlStr
Subscriber No. 9 will have TO wait on US q
week or two. We are too much crowded
just now to attend to bis case. We are in
cllnsd to think he will be sorry he preached
the subject of republican dellnquencles in
Lafayette county, when 1t IL properly vent-
lated.
A most distressing accident occurred to
the little two-year-old son of Mr.. William
Ethsrton, OF this city, last Tuesday evening.
The little fsllow while playing In the yard
in some way fell into 8 large kettle of boil
ing soap. His mother rescued him almost
Instantly, but az his head and shoulders mad
entered the seethins liquid he was horribly
scalded.
DR.. Foster who has been absent for q few
days Oil q visit to bis friends in that won.
deriul city of Gioster, has Returnsd and will
be at the opera house, Monday evening,
Dec. 20, to deal out little pills to all who may
be suffering from the prevailing epizooty.
Lord Wilmington and Mother Hubbard
and the little dog who wathed the cupboard
will be at the opera house, Monday evening
Dee. 20.
The following are the officers elect of th.
knights Of Homo for the ensuing term O
six months W. Il. McCausland, D.; d
w. Fleet, F.D.; F. X. Threlkeli, A. u.
K. 7. Jesse, R.. e. H. Royle. f. H.; A. w
Smith, T.. j. ID. New, G.; j. W. Meng, G..
WIN. Hamlet, G.; Jas. Edelin,, O.. IL; r. S
FuIkerson, d. T.; Geo. s. Bsthbun, Alex
Graves and N. f. Royls, T.. j. q, Lesusur
r. to q. l. j.. S. Blackwell, A.
A humber of gentlemen, taxpayers O
this township, have called q meeting OF tax
payers at the courthouse, Monday, Janusr,
3, at 2 O'Clock, p. NJ, TO consider the matte
Of compromising or In some other way Sc,
Ting the township debt. AS bearing upol
this subject Ws print elsewhere q regent de
cision of the supreme court of the state re
garding the registration OF compromis
bonds Issued to take up township bond
which will be read with interest, especial
So as from nrst reports Ct the decision it Wa
rumored that 1t practically ovsrruIed tbs de
cisiOn Of the court In Webb VS.. La.ayett
; county. 1t will be seen by reading the de
) cision that the supreme court of the stat
adheres to It, opinion that township bond
issued under the act OF 1865 are unconstitu
tionsl, sud void. The regent decislo
: merely finds that II townships choose t
! compromise these bonds they may do sc
, and that the bonds may be registered, an
I Will thereby become a bona tide debt. Th
= decision VIII have The effect to stop lItigatio
on township bonds, and to encourage effort
at their compromise. 1t does not in til
=. least weaken the position of the township
i as to the invalidity of the bonds. uecau.
, the judges take care to re-affirm their form
er position, and intimate IN very clear tern
= that the supreme court Of the United Stat,
will likely return to the docirins OF Harsi
, man vs.. Bates county. We think that TIL
eSS's'oh3 yoihiihS Jul, D > u uOtS, lIldI low I
- ship bonds shaJ bs compromised, but that II
= supreme court still thinks that It snows til
! law of Missouri, and that that law render
= iowSSh!p bonds void, furnishes an oppo
tune time to discuss the question OF a se,tl
. ment of the bonds on Il basis taSt will he a.
Z ceptable to the people, and Will, in some d
gree, help out OF II bad scrape those gentl
men who by thsiP O;yn Idehes have inyestp
: money in unlawful securllies. The fellow
:. whO have bought bonds on speculation d
u serve nc sympathy If they have met wi,
loss, and most OF thsm would come o,
: ahead on a WENT five cent compromise.
Cat. There is the additional comfort to Il
V townships that wban Judge Nap,on retIr,
o his successor will be apt TO he Upon the sir
OF the people. while that gentleman hoI,