Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-11
Forbes Tonight.


Read Esgleslon Il Co.'S ad.
Turner'S oall, Monday night. Decembci
20.
The Forces folks play tonight Go and
see them.
Il. +. Smith has been admitted INTO the
firm of Egglestop Il 20.
Grandpa's Birthday is the cauiata for
Tuesday night, December 81, at Hagen'.
Hall.
Sheriff Elliott catered upon his duties
Monday, with 10 Bowman as deputy and 10
Chinn as iailer.
The ferry has been taking a rest this week
1t did not make Il eros from Monday till
yesterday afternoon.
james Warren sold, recently to MIR. Visit
Ter. OF Illinois, l22 acres OF land In Middle
ton township. at $40 per acre, cash.
There was thunder and lightning last Sat
urday night, and before morning IL WAS cold
enough to freeze the ears off n brass monkey,
We have the largest and finest selection of
candies, cigars and tobacco in the city, and
we will not he undersold by ANYONE. C.. II.
kidwcll & Co. dell
Geo. G.. Fletcher sold, recently. 10 VIM.
Kaiser, Of Pittstield. Illinois, 800 acres of
land, In Middleton township. near Alma. at
S27 80. cash. per acre.
Forbes dramatic company Will present
their sensational drama, Black Diamo. DIS,
tonight. at the opera house. Mr.. Ben. Cot
ton and his little daughter, IdaIene. are spo-
ken OF highly by the press elsewhere.
The Forbes.CottOn company will present
a new version Of Uncle Toms Cabin, this
afternoon. Little Idalene will appear as
Eva. Chiidrsns' admission, 10 and ID cents;
TO all parts of the hall. - cents.
1t seems that Aug. Steinke, the carpenter
who victImizsd MIR. David Groves, left sew
ersl other people about Alma in the lurch.
lie seems to have been u sort OF a confidence
We understand that his pile amount
Q 1 to about 81, 200.
A number of young ladies of the b. +. e.
organized an anti-slang society, known
as the S. T. l.. L.-society for the promotion
ladylike language. They don't propose
to "cheese It," ''shoot it," or send it '.up
the spout" either.
Just received-A large stock of tineChrist-
mas candies, cancy toys, nuts, raisins and
everything usually kept in q tirst-class con-
fectiOncry store; and we will sell cheaper
than the cheapest. dell
y fire at Blackburn, Tuesday, DESTROYED
the 1fItOn house, Il saloon owned by Jas.
Pass, and the dry goods store of Alex. I'll
tom Thu hotel of Mrs. Il. Triton was in
sured for 81 900, and the store OF Mr.. Tilton
for 81 400; both with L. Winsor " Son. 1t
being quite windy, 1t was with difficulty |
that the drug store owned by IL. Perry and
the dry goods store of Palmore Il French
were saved.
Deputy T. S. Marshall Elliott, OF Kansas
City, was In the city, Tuesday, to serve a
maudamus on the county court ON account |
Of county bond judgment in favor OF the
First National Bank, at jefferson City. He
did not succeed in getting service himself, |
and sppointedMr. W. C.Long as his deputy,
to get service on the court at the first oppor-
He has not yet served his process.
The coal miners struck for an advance OF
half cent, last Monday, and were granted
1t Thursday. They went to work yesterday
They now get five cents, which
is fair wages all round. If the present de.
mand for coal and high prices should last,
the miners might be entitled to even more,
but that is hardly TO be expected. They
never should have less, however, than i've
cents after October /.
The FOrbes-CottOn company will make
their last appearance this evening, present.
the laughable comedy OF Black Dia-
monds. The Mexico I%ntelligencer says
troupe was greeted by a packed house
at opera hall. last evening, IN the play of
Black Diamonds. The drama Is written
from the real scenes of the Molly Mcguire
regime In Pennsylvania, and abounds in q
diversity OF humorous ant thrilling repre-
The audience was alternately
charmed. thrilled and couvulsed with laugh
ter. All of the parts were we'll sustained,
and the good points of the drama brought
ont. Ben Cotton, IN the role OF Hanty Bob,
exaggerated the idiosyncrasirs OF u negro
Just sufficiently 10 make the character up-
pear lauyhably and inimitably natural, and
kept the audience convulsed whenever he
appeared on the stage. Little Idalene Cot
ton is a very prodigy. The play last night
did not afford her an opportunity TO exhibit
her wonders OF precocity as an actress, but
her recItations and vocal music brought
down the house. She is par excellence the
finest child actress we have yet SEEM"