Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-02
personalities

Alexander Graves, Esq, has been at the Mar
shall court this week.
Mr.. william Campbell, the city assessor, has
returned from a trip out west.
Mrs. j. B. Silver and her children are In the
city spending the hot weather.
Nj. Al Leard. who was hurt by a horse June
24th. has about got over his injuries.
John g. SAKE. since the death of his daughter,
has become q confirmed hypochondriac.
Miss Mamie DeMotte is visiting the family OF
Mr.. Pharez and other friends in this
city.
Mss Laura Rickenbough, Of Fulton, is visit
ing at Mr.. Rsbt. Yeung's In Lexington town.
ship.
Misses Mamie Hubbell and Blanche Sayre, OF
Richmond, are visiting the family of Mr.. Il. NJ.
Mountj0y.
Miss Lizzie Ball left yesterday for st. Jo..
where she will visit Mrs. Richard Stumpf and
other friends.
Mr.. M. W. Conklina. who Is in the city. paid
US q pleasant visit Tuesday. He will be here
for q month or SO.
Miss Anna Bennett left for Carrollton. last
Thursday, where she will visit friends for a
couple of weeks or more.
"Uncle Billy White, Of Dover township.
paid US q short visit last Tuesday. He seems to
s"~A 49, W.
Mrs. ssllis Bledsoe. of Fsyette, Ala, and
Mrs. Emma Morris. Of Atlanta. Ca. are in the
county visiting their father. Il. j.. Higgins.
Esq.
Kansas City Herald :-''Miss Julia Smith, a
. beautiful blonde and charming vocalist OF
Lexington, NO., Is q guest OF Miss Mallette
Anderson"
William ChansiOr, ESQ, his daughter. Miss
Katie, Mrs. Lulu White. nee Sparks. and Miss
Mittie Sparks leave. to-day. for Trinidad. Col.
to spend the summer.
Rev. DR.. Mckenzie, OF Cambridge, Mass ),
has declined calls to the First Presbyterian
church of Chicago and the Forty-second Presby-
terrain church OF New York.
Ex.Congressman J.. Allen Barber died at his
residence in Lancaster, Wis.,, Tuesday, after q
weeks illness. He served in congress from
1872 to 1875. His estate IL valued at q quarter
Of q million.
Central University, at Richmond, Ky, at its
last commencement, o nferred the degree OF
A. N. upon Prois. b. <. Hebson and Sanford
Sellers, recently &C. principals of Wentworth
Male Academy Of this city.
DR.. A. ChApin. OF Charlotte, Mich, cut his
throat at the county poorhouse while in an IN
sane condition. He is said to have been 107
years of age, and leaves q wife, 3 centenarian,
also . charge ON the county.
sedalts Bazoo:-''Miss Mamie Cary, the
charming young belle, whs. during her at
tendance ut the college at Lexington the last year
made so many friends at sedalia, left for her
home in Ohio on Friday night"
Mr.. A. 8. Lanneau, brother of Prof. Lanneau,
who lives in Custer county. Montana, paid US a
pleasant visit Monday. He is q thorough
pioneer and plsinsnan. having spent much
time in buffalo and other rugged hunting.
Pleasant Hill Dispatch:-''Mr. Chss. Royle
and wife. nee Katie Boteler, of Lexington,
were in this city last Friday and Saturday,
visiting DR.. Buckner's family and other kin,
leaving Sunday morning for Kansas City.
The death ID announced CT Moses Pitcomb,
who for . quarter of a century was superin-
tendent of the document room of the United
States senate. He watched over Calhoun's
death-bed and prepared for the coffin the body
OF Henry Clay.
Mr.. Albert Williams is working with Mr..
Sam ingram. in Kansas City, in a telegraph
Office, and has more work than he likes. He has
accepted a position at Pueblo, COL. and expects
to go out there next week. He says Kansas
City Is too hot for him.
H. K. Rankin, representing the Fellows
Manufacturing Company. of New York, was in
the city last Monday. For an advertising agent
of . patent medicine concern he is far above the
average. and We judge that his hypophosphites
are also above the average.
Wednesday, while in Kansas City. an Intelli-
gencer reporter saw Messrs. Robert Taubman.
John T.. Hill, W. A. Redd, Albert Williams,
John Henry. Willis Goodloe and Jerry Cham
berlain, all in a bunch. During the day he met
many other Lafayette county men.
Mr.. Frank K. Tut says he is kept at work
| c,nrn = o11 in fIa ruorpfn~ ill G ole in
the evening inspecting Coal oil. A new tank
Will soon be put up. when his work will not be
80 hard. He says that the place where he works
is the hottest one this side of hades.
Hon. Saml. H. Woodson. judge of. one of the
circuit courts of Jackson county, died ut his
home at independence Friday night, June oath,
at midnight, Of heart disease. He was a pioneer,
q man of high character, and had been IL con-
gresham in addition to being q Judge.
schell City News. June '25th:-''Rev. DR..
Blevans and lady, of Lexington. this state spent
Sunday in this city visiting their daughter, Mrs.
l.. B. Sullivan. They were en- their way home
from the Eureka Springs, Arkansas. where
they have been spending a few weeks for their
health"
Uncle "Doc'' McGrew returned from Ex-
celsior Springs last Saturday. He thinks he
was somewhat improved by the waters, but MS
he could net procure comfortable quarters. was
compelled to come home. He Will return 80
soon rs he can make satisfactory arrangements
for rooms.
Dallas. Texas, Daily Herald ~ Belle
Graves. whose rare sweetn ess of manner and
whose many beautiful accomplishments, have
won for her scores of friend in this city Tor the
past two years of her residence here. leaves this
morning for home. A pang of keen regret will
be generally felt when 1t is, ss now announced.
that Miss Belle will probably not return to us.
Success to her wherever she goes"
The following named handsome commercial
tourists all started out from LeAington:-Geo.
8. McGrew. Geo. n. Mexican. ". W. Keene.
Kent Chambers. Goalder Young ALBERT Graham,
Isadore Keller, Myer Keller, Abe Keller. R. F.
Waddell. Emlson Chaaslor, DIR. r. Trotter.
Geo. W. Withers, Thomas Porter, Xavier
Ganther, Louis Teugendrich, NJ. G. Leiblich.
Robt. F. Norfolk. VIVA. Trigg, 10. Hook and
Geo. Temple.
Miss Belle Graves returned from Dallas,
Texas, last Sunday. where she has been teach
ing music In the Dallas Female College for the
past two years. From the very kind words said
OF her by our Dallas contemporaries We find
that her pleasant and winning manners. her
lovely face and sweet and cultivated voice, |
have made their way there as we'll as here into
the hearts of the people. We welcome Miss
Belle back most cordially.
Henry Stanberry, who was Encouragement
OF the United States under President johnson, |
and who resigned in, order to defend that presi-
dent in his impeachment trial, died late Satur-
day night last In New York while on Il visit to
friends. He was born In that city seventy-eight |
years ago. His parents emigrated to Ohio
when he was q boy, and his education was had
at the west. He came to the Ohio bar in 1924,
and in ls4s was chosen attorney general of that
state. HIS reputation as q lawyer has always
been high. His law Offices werelin Cincinnati.
bat his residence was ut Covington. Ky, across
the Ohio river.
"a Toronto baby, left by itself in a perambu-
lator while asleep. fell out in such a way that a |
strap suspended 1t by the neck. and it was dead |
when discovered. A Sacramento baby's hands
were tied to prevent it from scratching Its head,
which WAS affected with salt rheum. and while |
thus bound it fell In q basin of water, which
drowned it. Much more horrible was the fate
Of the Philsdelphla baby. who was left to sleep
In . room infested by rats. The mother was
careful to spread . netting over the little one as
a protection against flies, but was not mindful |
of the rayenous yermln. When she returned, |
the infant had ceased to struggle against the
rats, its face was gnawed away, and death en- |
sued Immediately" M~orsl-DOn't trust the
baby out Of sight.
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