Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
MAYHEM

Babe Smith is about opening = meat shop.
Miss Amelia Roth is visiting the Misses
vicksrs.
Clifton Ferguson IL here from Kansas City;
will stay two weeks.
Miss jessie Grant is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ed. Herr. She is not sensational, but makes
her mark with sharp expression.
Mr.. Reuben Puckett, sold Tuesday, to Nor
timer Whestley, his old store house and former
residence for $500 cash.
William Gordon, jr., has turned up at his
old home. and has gone to work for Mr.. Bull
larl. at his trade. He had drank at the branch
when q youth. and the inevitable fond remem-
brsnces, by degrees. drew him back.
Mr.. James Warren has arrived to take posses
sion OF his farm, which met with Q mlshap since
the purchase. sixty apple trees and u mile of
fence having been destroyed by the late fire,
damages were assessed Tuesday at u traction
less than 81, 900.
"A gentleman has been prospecting here In
contemplation of building q seven thousand dol
Lar hotel, which will pay at this point, now thar
the railroad company have abandoned the DIM
ing coach; being more convenient and central
to take meals.
Ollie Warehouse and spouse arrived on the
train Tuesday morning from Kelso City. Yer
non county, Missouri, whittier they had gone q
month ago. to make n start in the world; they
report themselves well pleased with their new
home. and obtained brisk employment right OF.
Dwelling houses in Rich Hill rent for $50 per
month, and business houses at $40, ordinary
ones at that.
We are savedi Two greater sources OF reioic.
ing never, perhaps. fell to the lot of an migrate
full set of mortals. Yesterday while almost
literally burning up, the news came that the
president had taken = favorable turn; just then
the clouds began to show q little in the south
east; and about 2 O'Clock overspread the hori-
zon and commenced q very mild timld dropping
ri the most welcome ''spattering, - which gain
ed in force sufficient to continue almost unin-
terruptedly until this morning.
A very grievous and destructive fire occurred
here on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Chinn's
large collection OF four hundred cords of wool
was ignited from the spark of freight engine,
and was entirely consumed; valued at eight
hundred dollars. Mr.. Chinn was at the time ut
Higginsville. There seems to have been an un-
fortunate misconception arrong all in regard to
this fire; one class having noticed parties in the
morning looking at the wood. supposed the rail-
Road company had received it; the agent on the
other hand knowing better, did not probably
conceive 1t to be his duty to neglect the comma
ny's specid interest to save private properly.
let the thing pass. until 1t became serious. No
one to blame particularly; and then again some
body to blame somewhere, when one bucket of
water would have put 1t out ut the start,
so am told. being away myself. Mr.. Chinn
would have given q fifty dollar bill to the man
who put 1t out. The same engine had set fire
All along the road doing immense damage, des-
troying u whole farm east. and running an or
chard west. besides minor damages, all from
negligence in an imperfect spark extinguisher.
VENICE