Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
WAVERLY.

Threshers busy.
Roasting ears are here.
Cholera morbus has come.
Miss Bette James has returned from
St. 10, where she had been to have her
eyes doctored.
Mr.. H. Clay Reese, formerly of this
place, now residing in Lynchburg, Va,
has sold his residence for $l75, Mr.. Jno.
D. Miller being the purchaser.
Mr.. L. R. Pangle has sold his place.
in the suburbs OF town. to Mr.. Hank.
tor $500. Mr.. Pangle will 60 to Mon
tana.
Waverly, as usual, is receiving large
amount OF wheat for shipment.
Four new traction engines and thresh-
ers were purchased and shipped here.
The Waverly Hancock and English
club will raise pole one day this week.
The democracy will have q grand rat
ificatlon meeting on the oath inst. Hon.
j. F.. Philips and other distinguished
speakers have been invited.
Col. C. c. Carpenter, Of Rocky noun.
tain salve fame, is here visiting acqualn-
tances. .-... -- .....,I ...
Ivisited one of our neighboring towns
a short time ago, and while there learn
ed very useful lesson in "How to
make your town prosper" A young
stranger visited there, and professed to
be sewing machine repairer. Well.
he stayed there just two days; worked
on 90 machines, which averaged about
ST SO; spent 50 SO IN the town, and
walked off with $42. This was much
better than to have given the work to
one OF their own citizens, who would
have done it equally as well and fully as
cheap if not cheaper.
The census enumerators forMlddletOn
township have completed their work,
and report our population as follows:
Township, 1922; Wsverly, s2o.
The Pittsburg Volksblatt feels deci-
dedly blue. and sounds note OF warm
ing to all republicans in Pennsylvania.
1t says:-s'So far, matters and things
look decidedly blue among the republi-
cans OF Pennsylvania. The defeat Of
Grant at Chicago tell like thunder bolt
upon his friends, the old leaders Of the
republican party in this state. In the
beginning they ielt stupetied, as if felled
to the ground with blunt instrument.
They had counted with such certainty
upon his nomination. As tar as the
whipping,in of the masses on election
day was concerned, they we're positive
this could be accomplished in 1880 just
as we'll as it had been done In 1872.
The stupefaction seems to have disap-
peared, and has made room for deep
suppressed wrath; they are sullen and
dissatisfied. Maybe We 60 too far in
our suspicion. But often we hear it ex-
pressed that the Grant people will sup
port ticket only with lukewarmness. in
order to give the democrats q chance to
secure the power over the federal gov
ernment, so that four years hence the
party would be too glad to.pick up
Grant again as the savior in distress.
A bad sign it is undoubtedly that so far
it has been impossible in Pittsburg, the
capital OF the estate Of Allegheny as
this county is called because Of its i'm.
mense republican majority, to arrange
even for ratification meeting in conse.
quence Of the bitterness OF the family.
quarrel among the different factions ol
the party. Beside. we find too often in
"stalwart' papers of the state singular
expressions which admit that the state
Of Pennsylvania is doubtful state
Should, perhaps. the wish be father tc
! the thought in this instance? For the
republican party it is better that Its at
tentlon is called to this threatening dan
ger at once. 1t will not do to play hide.
and-seek with such appearances of dis
cord and signals OF defeat. Much mus'
be changed before the republ. can party
OF this state can go to battle with 1t:
usual confidence OF SUCCESS