Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-21

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The finest Persian dates Alden dried al
Piles, peeled peaches, new figs, dried rasr
t berries and new prunes, at Geo. +. Mai
lands. f2lt2
Sir. j. r. Davis, of Warrensburg, sold t
: Jno. w. Love, recently, his residence an,
two lots, in Old Town, for tue sum OF hv
hundred dollars.
Everybody is going. Don't say you dom
mean to. Get your tickets for next Thurs
day night. II you can't weep with Jose
phine you can laugh with Buttercup.
MIR. Z. ID. Cuuthorn, Of Wuverly, is put
ting up a large saw mill at WaverIy, which
will be In operation in;two or three weeks
He wants logs. See his ad. elsewhere.
A fine limo OF fancy crackers. viz; butter
scotch, charms, ginger snaps, cream, llttl,
beauties, cracknells, frosted cream, pear
oyster and soda crackers, at Geo. F. Matt.
lands. i2lt2
MIR. j. z. Finneil,of Of allns county. bought
Feb. 10, of Robert Cox, through Messrs
Tut & Son. a2O acres improved land, In
Middleton township, L .fayette county, Mo-,
for $50 per acre, spot cash.
An extra select lot OF tus old Kentucky
whisky. California grape brandy !; Califoi nis
sherry. port and angellics winss,royal cham
payne. bottled, port and sherry, old peach
and apple brandies. Sold only for family
and medical use, at Msitland's. f21t9
An extra select lot of fine old Kentucky
whisky, California grape brandy /; California
sherry. port and angelica wines, royal
champagne, bottled port and sherry, old
peach and apple Drandies. Sold only for
family and medical use, at Geo. F. Matt
isno's. f21t2.
A young lady went into q printing Office
the other day to advertise for kitchen +
and said with q sigh and = wiring OF hes
dsintily-gIoved hands: 80, I do hope we'll
get 4 girl soon, for 1t almost breaks my heart
to see mother wssh dishes, and with her
rheumatism, too"
Every business man In Lexington should
attend the Presbyterian concert next Thurs
day night. II he csnno possibly go he
should buy at least TWO tickets. Remember,
gentlemen 1T is to build up the school. The
schools hep sustain you, then do not be
backward low. Let us all help
California dried peaches; California dried
egg plums; California dried Bartlett pears at
Geo. F.. M,itland's. f21t2
Miss Lille, daughter Of Mr.. j. A. Ora.
ham, met With quite a singular accident last
Wednesda! night. While sewing with q
machine, she pierced her right ioreinger
entirely Though with the needle. The needle
entered about midway of the nail and after
passing Trough the finger stuck out on the
nnhnr Si,0 nnarIu M teak --a
nscessaryto call In the assistance of a ply
scian and administer chloroform before II
could be removed.
dundee orange marmalade, plum and
raspberry jam, peach, apple and ounce but
ter, at Mhtlsnd's. f21ts
HigginVille Advance Mr.. Brown, OF
Chicago, las about ninety thousand bushels
Of corn atthIs point. MAYHEM and Odessa.
Anumber Of our most prominent
farmers approve the suggestion OF W. b
steele inregard to paying the county debt.
:" Hon. Chas. L. Ewing, that stirring
and worthy farmer, is mentioned quite fav-
orably TO the state senate. He is a splendid
man. Col. j. j. Hickman, one of
the mostorilliant men in the country, will
lecture II Higginsville shortly, on the SUBJ
)ect OF empersnce. - e = There was
a meeting Tuesday OF tho stock holders of
the Asbry-Catron Banking Company. A.
E. Asouy Was elected president. Board OF
directors A. E. Asbury, DIR. Thomas Field, |
W.J. Fe~ell, Chss. Hoeter, G.. X. Camp.
bell, T. \. Cav, Granville r. Page. W. j..
Fewell, cashier; b. Wilkarson, assistant |
cashier. The suggestions offered
TO the people OF this county, by Mr.. Wm.
B. Steele, the efficient clerk OF the county
court, arr well put. Mr.. Steele shows con. |
elusivelythat the lndebtedn ess OF the coun.
~ can bemet in the mode he suggests easier
than by my other. This is q debt that the |
people Will soon have to meet. and they had
better be preparing tor 1t. No man In this
county Is better posted than Mr.. Steele
about Its financial capacity. At all times IN
the PAST be has stood by the people in their
trouble AID he would be the last ono to offer
any Suggestions for the people that were not
based up'n a careful study of the subject
matter. As question not only OF policy,
tut actually as y matter of economy, the
people should take action in the matter.
New style dress glnghams and new spring
%calicoes, Just opened ut Krlehn & Wilker's.
Lexington. Mo. f21t2
In pursuance to the call printed In the In
tellig"neer q considerable number of the
citizens o tho county met at the courthouse,
iast SATURDAY. to organize an immigration
society TO- Lafayette county, to be auxiliary
to the sta.e board Of immigration. Col. Jos.
DAVIS wa. elected chairman of th. meeting.
On lnvitsion, A. A. Lesusur explained the
objects of the meeting. Col. Joseph Davis
was unanlmously elected president OF the
proposed society. when, on motion of Col.
~. V. l.. AcClelland, who made 4 stirring
speech on the question OF immigration, a
COMMITTEES Of five was appointed to recon-
mend the talsnce OF the officers. The chair
appointed Messrs. Jno. Catron, Jno. E. Ry.
land, Loeb Terhune, r. b. Chambers and A.
A. Lesueur. The committee made its re.
port and after some amendment the follow
Ing named gentlemen were selected Is off,
GERS: Vics-prssidsnts, DR.. VIM. G.. Webb
and John A. Lockhart; treasurer, b. K.
Ireland; secretary, VIM. G. McCauslund Z;
committee, W. D. Lewis, jackson
Corder, Frank Nicholson, William Fletcher,
Chas. Hosfsr, II. h. Woestermeysr, H. W.
and Charles McGirl. The officers
ana executive COMMITTEES were empowered
to ADOPT q constitution and bylaws for the
An election was then entered on
10 select delegates to represent LAFAYETTE
county In the immigration convention to be
held In st. Louis Apr. II, 1880. The fol.
lowing named gentlemen were selected as
such delegates: Messrs. Joseph Davis, j.
D. Conner, Jno. Reid and A. A. Lesueur.
Inc omcers OF the society were empowered
to select alternatss to serve instead Of any of
these gentlemen who might be unable to 90
TO st. Louis. The meeting then adjourned,
We anticipate, from the character of the
who have been selected as the
officers and executive committee OF this so.
ciety, that much good will result to the
county from its organization.
Canned corn beef. canned tongue, bunch
tongue, new, canned headcheese, smoked
beef and buffalo tongues. at Geo. f. Malt.
lands. ra,,o
sedaiia Democrat, Feb. 10 :-"Ouite an
Interesting marriage took place last evening
at the residence OF DR.. II. E. Depp. Mr..
Duncan of the Christian church, officiating.
The groom, Mr.. Granville Clayton, OF Lex. !
1ngton, Mo-, now In his slStJ.eighth year.
arrived In the city on the train early this
In search Of his well beloved Mrs,
Eliza j.. Wood, OF Kentucky, who was to
meet him here. Tue BRIDE also reached here
this mornin. but by soma misfortune they