Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-31
personalities.


Mr.. John r. Hill is still very ill.
Miss Iouise PilkingtOn, of Sedalia, is IN the
city visiting.
EN- Empress Eugenie arrived at flythouth'
England, yesterday.
Hugh &. Wallace. now living al KANSAS oitS'
spent last Sunday here.
Mr.. F.. Houx, Of the Hlsginsyille Advance,
was in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. F.. Meet has been quite Ill for the
past week, with bilious fever
Miss Minnie Nichols lett. Wednesday evening.
to visit relatives near Aullville.
Miss Edith Clagett. OF st. Joseph, is visiting
the family OF T. B. Clagett. Esq.
Miss Emma yicksrs has been in the city several
days. visiting the Misses waddell.
Mrs. Chas. A. Morrison. who has been quite
sick for the past ten days, is much better.
"The beautiful society lady never sheds tears.
She knows enough h to keep her powder dry"
Sedalia Democrat, July 3d.. A Quarles.
OF Lexington, arrived in Sedalia last night"
George Wilson. Esq, left for Iowa. yesterday,
for health and plea sure. He Will be absent some
weeks.
Miss Maggie Nichols returned yesterday
morning from Il lengthy visit 10 her sister IN
Carroll county.
Us. White, Esq, of Washington township.
has gone to Mason county, Kentucky, his old
home. for u visit.
Manville Buford. Esq. is quite Ill ut the resi-
dence OF his son-in-law Mr.. Grundy Young. in
Middleton township.
A young farmer at Kingston, N. c.. has been
sent to Jail for thirty days. for kissing another
mans wife against her will.
Gen. Jos. o. Shelby was in town yesterday.
He says he will make money on his wheat. and
that he is solid for Hancock.
The editor has TO thank one OF Lexington
sweetest maidens fair for a beautiful bouquet OF
roses. tube-roses and geraniums.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. McGrew and Miss
Willie Donaldson have been visiting the family
Of A. V. Robinson Esq, this week.
Mr.. Weston F. Birch, the Missouri Pacific
agent at Page City, and a very clever young
gentleman, was In the city last Sunday.
Messrs. Jess. Rathbun and Charley Reinhart
reached Dover Wednesday night in time to take
u couple OF ladies home from the concert.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Chinn. OF Marshall. Saline
county. formerly of this county. live stock agent
of the Chicago Il Alton. was in the city Tuesday
Mr.. Sam Shoemaker, OF COrder, passed
through this city Saturday last. bound for Kan
sas IN which state his wife is visiting friends
and relatiS
The wife of Adam Murray, New Glasgow, n.
s., gave birth, recently. to five chi%ldren-threc
girls and two boys-all finely developed and
doing well.
Messrs. Virgil Keene and George S. McGrew J..
both representing Barnard Il Co., st. Louis,
showed their handsome, grinning cOuntenances
In our sanctum last Monday.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Jordan and wife will leave, in u
few days. for a months visit to Chicago, Mil
waukee and other cities. Mrs. Jordan is. at
present, visiting relatives in NOrborne, Carroll
county.
Mr.. j. G.. Gadsien, adjuster of the Atna
Insurance Company, was here this week TO nj
just and pay the loss Of Mr.. lack W. Wright.
lie is IA republican,. but lie thinks Hancock will
be elected.
Capt. j. q. Plattenburg, of Dover, returned.
Tuesday, from u trip to st. Louis, after the stale
convention, where he went as u delegate. He
favored the Intclligenccr with u call as lie
passed through town.
Mr.. Samuel Buchanan, "a native Lexingtonian,
and formerly u typo in the Caucasian office, now
a resident OF Scott county. KY. is here visiting
friends. and has, OF course, paid his respects 10
the Inteiligencer.
Messrs. Rush and Chapman, of st. LOUIS,
were In the city this week, and attended the
lawn parties and the Dover concert. They took
II couple OF ladies' to the concert, and arrived
just in time to hear the last halt of the last song.
MIR. w. H.. Hilkene. commissioner of the
bureau of labor statistics, called to See us
Wednesday,. Mr.. Hllkene, we think, is !, good
officer. who is conscientiously endeavoring to
collate valuable statistical information regard
ing the Industrial interests OF the state.
The following named gentlemen have cal led
upon the Inteliigencer since it's last issue:-D
Groves, I. w. Tompkins, S. Buchanan, DIR,
Jas. Belt. j. W. Lewis. W. A. Mcqueen, JOS.
H.. Page. Geo. Dusky }. F. Downing, NJ. v. L.
McClelland, }. F. Campbell, NJ. G. Jacobs. A.
w. Douthitt, e. w. Sharp. S. S. Benton and
w. Boon Major.
"Young men should never lose presence of
mind in a trying situation. When you take the
girl you love to a picnic, and you wander away
together to commune with nature, and she sud-
denly exclaims: 'Oh. George, there's an ant
down my back !" don't stan'i still with your
mouth wide open; don't faint; don't go Tor the
girls mothers; go for the ant"
Lexington, KY, Gazette:-''HOn. T. T..
Crittenden, a native Of this city, but for thirty
years nearly Il citizen of Missouri. was nomi-
mated by the Democratic State Convention re-
Gently assembled in Jefferson City, as a candi-
-. MA iSu IL
daughter of the lale Samuel G. Jackson, of this
city, and Il sister of Mrs. John b Huston"
The st. Louis Times, in speaking of the state
convention, suid:-"Men OF ability, still regard
ed as young, and without familiar state reputa-
tons were there, and were heard by many for
the first time. Brace, OF Monroe; Majors, of
Howard: Shewalter, Of Lafayette; Hall, OF Ran
dOlph; Byrnes, OF J~e1ersOn-these are names
which will be better known in Years to Gomez
Paris, Texas, North Texan, July 24:-''Mr.
George McGlnssen, who has Just returned from
Missouri, after an absence Of seven menths,
gave us a pleasant csll yesterday" Mr.. Nc
Glassen was nlght-clerk ut the Commercial
Hotel during his stay here. and when he left for
his h ,me in Texas, some lays since, he WAS ac-
conpanied by his cousin, Miss Jennie Pearcy,
OF this city.
Miami lndex:-"Mr. j.. A. Quaries, presi-
dent OF the Elizabeth Aull Seminary ut LexIn9-
ton, Mo-, paid us a pleasant call last week, anu
reports this institution In a prosperous cOndi-
ton. The 2lst year of this school begins Sep
TENDER 9TH, 1850. with enlarged building, lighted
with gas. and sixteen excellent teachers. The
highest standard Is required Tor graduation,
music superior, and no public exhibitions
given. Catalogues sent by applying to the
president"
Henldsburs. Cal. .Enterprise:-"On Thursday
last there was Il very pleasant reunion Of rela-
lives NJ Litton Springs. those present being Mrs.
j. a. Paxton and son. Miss Mary Mcclellan.
Mrs. Julia A. Denning, Mrs. j. ID. IIassett and
two children, Mrs. "A. Hassett and son, j. IL.
Vaughan. wife and son. J. 5. Bell. wife and
three children, G.. X. Bell, wife and three child
rem, j. W. Bell. wife and child, A. X. Bell,
wife anu child. OF lIealdsburg. Mrs. james
Walker ami three children. Mrs. Jane Wilkes,
Miss Mary Ann Mcclellan and Miss Bryant, OF
Contra Costa county. w. j. Vaughan, Little
Lake. In all thirty-siX persons We're present,
all OF whom were IN some manner related. Eight
teams were brought into requisilion by the
party. A splendid picnic dinner was enjoyed
on the premises OF the LItton Springs, all pres
ent entering fully into the. enjoyment of the oc.
casiOn. Some of the parties had not met in
twenty-five years. although coming TO this state
together across the plains In 1852" The per-
sons here mentioned are relatives of Mr.. W. T
Bell, OF this city, and have many relatives III TIN:
and J ackson counties.
ST. Louis Republican, July % :-'Infor
nation was received here OF the death. yes
ter'iay morning, In Chicago, Of Mr.. John b
Iliden a former merchant OF St. Louis, bu
iatlerly connected with the ST. Louis Cotton
Seed Oil company, OF which he was III,
travelling partner. While in the city ht
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