Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-02-12

The health of Lafayette county has been
remarkably good this winter-fswer colds
than usual-and it continues to be good.
Mr.. Qusrles has had to put new desks in
his primary department. owing to an influx
OF new scholars, and thinks he Will have TO
enlarge the room.
Remember the grand ball at Hagen's opera
house next Friday night, for the benefit OF
destitute family. Go, even II you can only
stay i've minutes.
Mr.. Gus. Moore celebrated his wooden
wedding Wednesday night. There was .
large attendance OF his friends. and, of
course. pleasant time.
The county court, last Monday, refused to
grant dram shop license in Clay township
simply because they thought 1t did not have
enough legal signatures.
We hear that the Waverly ferry boat was
carried away by the ice, no one being on
watch at the time. We have not yet learned
what finally became Of her.
Mr. Mark Hewssre, having contracted to
live on the county poor farm the ensuing
year, will have no sale of stock, crop, &c,
as advertised by handbllls.
Mrs. Lottie A. Swisher sold, few days
ago, one Of her five town lots in Mcpherson,
Kansas, for $3.50. The transfer was made
through the Lexington Savings Bank.
Mr.. John Kemple has purchased and will
He will do all IN his power to make 1t com.
Portable and popular stopping place. Give
him q call,
The attorney-general decides, a. bis pre-
decessor did, that there were no legal slsc-
tions OF justices OF the peace last Novsm-
bsr. This. Of course, does not effect cases
where there were vacancies.
Republican, Feb. 10 :-"Mr. Carter OF La.
fayette read very timely and exceedingly
Interesting note from Col. John Reid, OF
Lexington, one Of the fish commission, fav.
oring . small appropriation and alluding
modestly to the work OF the commission. )"
"The following petition was pre-.
ssnted: Mr.. Smith from citizens o! Lafay,
cite county asking the enactment of q law
reducing freights on railroads."
Chalmers Wood, Esq. has secured his old
office, opposite the city hotel. in this city. and
resumed the pI actiee of law. He needs 40 COM
mendation Ut our hands. The son of a gentle-
man for many years one of our moat honored
citizens. brought up In our midst, and having
for several years practlced his profession here,
| he is well known to the people and the bar an
honorable gentleman and good lawyer. Any
| business entrusted to him will be faithfully and
ably attended to.
The most precious thing on earth to highmind-
| ed woman Is her good name. All women know
| how easy 1t is to cast blot on the fair fame OF
| each other. and how hard 1t Is to remove the
blemish. How inexcusable then it ought to be
| for woman to manufacture story dersgatory
to the character of another, or even TO repeat
| OR listen to such stories. man who would
coin such stories deserves to be publicly horse
whipped. Perhaps the best way to cure scan
dal-mongers is to inform them that you intend
to repeat every word to the pesen scandallsed.
and to give ysur authority. This would soor
run the liar to corner, and would eventually
rid the community OF loathsome pests.
| The tax payers convention met at May.
view. last Saturday. as per notice. Hon. Chas
| l.. Ewing WAS elected chairman. and John q.
| WOrthington secretary. committee on ere.
dentials was selected. consisting Of W. C.
Reatle, b. Whitworth. VIM. Harris, Il. NJ
Harrelson. The oommi ttee reported the follow.
ing delegates entitled to seats Davis town
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Gordon, H. j. Higgins. W. c. Beatie; Freedom
township, B. Whitworth. w. B. Major, Geo
Robertsi Sni-a-Bar township, r. E. Barnett
W. T. Anderson, R. T. Russell, Jonas I. Fer
guson, VIM. Harris; Warrington township, j
W. Graham, c. L. Ewing. A. r. Leeper, E
N. Harrelson, W. B. Steele, T. B. Weaver
Thomas Butt. Mr.. Steele. being called on, ex.
pressed himself favoring a compromise
Coils. McClelland and Chiles. and Hon. G. L
Ewing, also spoke. The following resolution
was unanimously epted:-Resolved, That 1t i
the opinion Of the delegates representing tn
townships of Snl-a-Bar. Washington, Davi
and Freedom, that the Taxpayers are in favo
of composition OF their funded Indebtedness
provided equitable terms can be agreed upon b.
lhe municipalities and the holders of said bonds
nd provided, further, that not less than 8
per cent. of the bonds of each township be In
cludsd in such settlement. And that PROPOSE
tions et settlement are invited to be made b.
the holders of said bonds to Hon. Chas. l.. E W
ing. Mayview. or to VIM. B. Steele. count
clerk, Lexington. The delegates OF Washing
ton township re-anirmsd their offer OF 20 cent
on the dollar, on principal and interest. Th
mestlng then adjourned. There was large at
tendance beside the delegates, and genera
feeling in favor of some settlement Of the tow
ship debt question.