Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-12
Personalities.

Mrs. John Powell, who has been dangerously
Ill, is much better.
Mrs. A. F. shapleigh, of st. Louis, IL visiting
at Mrs. D. F. Boulware's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shields left last Thursday for
their home in Richmond. Va.
Mrs. G. NJ. Mountjoy and Miss Annie. paid
Kansas City a hying visit last Monday.
Patrick Summers, of Page City, left for New
ton county with his family. last Saturday.
w. T. Dell left last Saturday, to visit Mrs.
DR.. Tucker, nee Mamie Bell, his niece, in
Kansas.
Mrs. N. G.. Bishop went to St. Louis, last
Monday night. to visit her daughter, Mrs
French.
Miss Dora Stapp is principal Of the Higgins
vile public school since the death of Mr..
Schooling.
Mrs. Martha Grant passed through town last
Monday. en- route to visit relatives in Jackson
county. No.
Mrs. R. T. Jesse, after a visit of about two
weeks in Mason county, KY, returned home
last Saturday.
Mrs. r. A. Munson left for her home in Wa
tertown. N. Y, last Monhay night. via St.
Louis ana Chicago.
Wallace Chambers arrived home from Fulton,
last Saturday. His health was such that he
could not persue his studies.
Miss Fannie Onut, left last Monday, on a visit
to her sister in San Francisco, California, and
will probably remain q year.
Miss Minnie Saunders, who has been IN Colo
RADIO for several months visiting friends and
relatives. returned last week.
Miss Mollie Avery. daughter of Geo. W
Avery, Esq. living near Concordia, entered
the E. Aull Seminary this week.
Mrs. Susan A. Taylor, who had been visiting
her slaughter. Mrs. Byron Bliss. at Boulder,
City, Cal. got back home a few days ago
Mira. Ellen Meanea. late Of this city, but now
Of Denver, Colorado, is visiting her daughters,
Mrs. B.. T. John and T. D.. Saunders. in this
| city. She has many friends here who will be
glad to see her.
Dr. w. Tucker, of Waverly, who has been
very eick with neuralgia, we are glad to say, Is
considerably better. In addition 10 neuralgia,
he is greatly troubled with cataract upon both
eyes. which threatens to render him entirely
blind. He has the sympathy Of many friends in
his mIsfortunes.
The following named have called since our
Last issue :-Jonn p. Herr, Jos. Edmonds, Mrs.
z. Moot, Miss Susie George, Patrick Summers,
w. G. Brown, Bichard Benton, Geo. A. Albin,
j.. Herr, A. B. Hatch j. d Garrison, John
Aul!, A. o. Mathews, j. F. smock, j.. NJ. Gur.
iiSuts D BURTON, Z. Y. CatrOn
j. C.. Wood. 8. X. Shore. Jos. Llghtner, Lewis
Lyon, VIM. NJ. Prottsman. W. F.. KerdoIn,
Jr., J.. d. Conner. S. p. Massey, John Rein
hard. Weed Marshall. VIM. Duvall, Richard
Ablc. T. c. Bailey VIM. Page and e. A. DulIn.
Washington correspondence Boston journal:
The mystic letters written on visiting cards
are q source Of bewIlderment to the congress-
men from rural districts. who cannot decIpher
their meaning. Once that stalw art Kentuckian,
Senator McCreery. met a foppish young con-
stituent, who had just returned from Paris, and
said to him: II received your card the other
day. l recognized your fathers name which is
the same as yours, and supposed tina. it was his
son; but what did the letters E. P, written in
the corner mean 7'' ''Why, Mr.. Senator
replied the travelled man. ''It is customary in
Paris to write the initials of certain words on
leaving cards. For example, had l been gong
away, 1 should have written P. P. c., the ini-
.tials OF pour ~orendre esnge-to take leave. A:
I was calling myself. I write e. P, the initials
OF en- ~personnre-in person." cont said
McCreery, ~ understand A week or Sc
afterward the two met again. and the youns
man said: ''Senator, 1 received your card, bu,
1 couldn't comprehend what the letters S. B. A.
N, in the corner meant. Pray interpret themf''
"With pleasure" said McCreery, his eyes
twinklIng with humor. IS. B. A. N.,'' are tn.
initials Of ''Sent By a Niger" The young
man tried to laugh, but really couldn't see tn
point Of the inscription. Others did.