Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-26
Personalities.

Personalities.
Boyton reached st. Louis safely.
Mrs. n. q. Bishop Is home from her st Louis
visit.
Go.lder Young started Tor New York last
night.
Mi. Jno. e. Fall returned from his trip south
last Thursday.
whitelaw Reid and wife arrived in New York
from Europe last Sunday.
MI. Mason seely. of Kansas City, spent
Thanksgiving IN this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Beneke have been visiting
relatives in the city during the week.
Mr.. J. D. Fristoe desires us to change his sd-
dress from Waverly to Denver. Col.
MIR. William Leonard, of Mt. Leonard, Saline
ia visiting his brother IN this city.
Judge Jno. A.. Lockhart, who has been dam
gerously i'll with pneumonia, we are glad to say,
Is better.
Audrain county, Mo-, John Pommel. He was
o. years old, and was one of Lafayette ounty's
Oldest and most respected citizens"
Jacob Nausbaum, living near Wabash, Ind,
is probably the Oldest man in that state. At los
years of aye he moves about without q cane.
Benny Thomas, who has been very sick Win
typhoid malarial fever, is now out Of danger.
and without some backset will be oil right in .
few days.
At st. Pau, Sunday last, Clara Louise Kellogg
invited her company to dinner, and announced
that she would be married to Mr.. Whitney In
March or April.
Last Saturday was the Fiftieth anniversary OF
the late President Garneld's birth 1t was csle-
brated with religious services in many place
throughout the country.
Uncle Albert Keller, the prince of %clothiers
and story-tellers, and the staunch old fashisn-
ed democrat, is still ill. We hope he may soon
recover and resume his duties.
Mr.. d. g. Wade left, last Thursday. for Bed
ford county, Vs.. to visit relatives and friends
whom he has not seen for twelve years. He will
be absent about three months.
Mr.. VIM. III. Cash, after spending q couple of
weeks in Richmond renewing old acquaint-
auces, went to Kansas City last Tuesday. where
he will again engage in the art preservative of
ell arts.
Mr.. Merrifeld has been transferred from the
branch to the main line, and Mr.. Hiram Lewis.
popularity known a. Shorty - rs clever . little
gentleman ~ ever punched y ticket, has taken
his place.
Messr.. Geo. W. Tuthill, W. p. Walton, j.
G. Lamkin, A. p. Wilson, Samuel Drysdals and
Samuel DAVIS, all Of Saline county. and here in
the Hoffman case, paid US pleasant visits dur
Ing the week.
He has hyphenated his name into James Cor
don-Bennett. How too-tOo aristocratlc that
sounds If jim don't mind he'll be considered
Q bass ON this side Of the water, and that
might net 'elp the 'Erald.
Sedalia Democrat, Nov. 22:-''Messrs. j. D.
Shewalter and T. G. Wood, two prominent at
torneys at Lexington, passed through the city
last night on their way to Jefferson City to at
tend the session of the U. s. District court"
Mr.. David W. Fleet returned from the far
west a few days ago. looking brenzed and
hardy, He likes the life he has led there n .
civil engineer better than a ssdentary enc. and
will return to it in New McKee, in a few days.
Odessa Herald, Nov. 1s:-''The little daugh-
ter of DIR. Fewell,lwho fell into a bed Of mortar
last week, Is now able to see clearly. and it is
believed her eyes are not materially injured.
. Died-On tho 1ath inst. near Vera.
Richmond Democrat. New. A:-Niss Mimic
Davis, u petite blonde Of Lexington, was in our
city Sunday visiting MIR. Tom Woodssn's fam
lily. Sue went to st. Joe Monday. but will re-
turn In time to attend the bAl On Friday eve-
ming"
The body Of Capt. Lafayette Lee, who died
at Eureka Springs, last May, was inferred In
Machpelsh cemetery Thursday, Nov. II. The
remains were accompanied by the wife Of the
deceased. formerly Miss Virginia Keith,
who 10 now a resident OF Kansas City.
Gen. Jns. W. Reid, Of Kansas City. an old
citizen of jackson county, and we'll known here.
fell from the steps of a cabooss car at Lees
Summit. Thursday. in an apoplectic at. and
died. He Was 3 native of Lynchburg. Va. and
81 years OF age. He was = man OF large means.
S.nstor Jones, OF Florida, is sooa to marryrs
young lady of Newburyport, Mass. Thus are
sectional lines broken down Dy liberal southern
ers who take to their embrace the iair daughters
of the north. The northern fellows haven't
iairly got done believing that the southern wo-
man Is a barbarian.
hile In Alma, recently, our business mana
ger had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. h. W. Fin
Icy. formerly president OF the E. A. Seminary.
He at present resides Hpon his farm in Saline
county, and stated that himself and family were
well. He has many friends here. OF course he
is a subscriber for the Intslligencsr.
Cards inscribed as follows have been sent to
friends: ''Mr. and Mrs. John AcFadin request
your presence at the marriage of their daughters,
Matte B. ind Lula Belle. Wednesday evening.
December I, 1881, at I O'Clock, Christian
church, Lexington, Mo. Alexis Wamsley-
Matte 3. McFadin. Forrest L. Shelby Lula
Belle MeFadin."
w, s. Thompson, of Rochester, N. Y, has
just found his daughter, who has been missing
for eighteen years. During the war, while with
Sherman In Georgia, his vile died. leaving .
small child. The father could net obtain
leave to come home. and when he did return he
could find no trace Of his child. He has now,
through An old friend, found her in Detroit.
Among others the following named from
Saline county were In the city this week as
witnesses in the Hoffman case:-J. T. Wood.
8. Drysdale, A. r. Wilson, j. G. Lamkin. w.
q. Brown, J.. L. Ferguson. j. j. Gross, Au-
gust Eisner, d. L Berry, David Hancock, W.
I. Green. d. L.. Smith, Jno. Shaw, U. A. Nc
Bride, Sam. Gross, G. Brumkhorst, F. Stein
brink, G W. Tuthill. j.. G. Wilcox, Sam.
Spate, j. j. Thoms. John Il. Cason, W. P
Walton and e. Wells.
Sedalia Democrat, Nov. 22:-''Elder George
Plaltenburg, Of Lafayette county, is in the city
on q brief visit. He is enc Of the most distln-
guisbed divines Of the Christian church, noted
for his eloqueDce. his learning, and his power
as a preacher. He has had several most natter-
Ing calls to large cities, but he prefers a country
life, and such ministrations as he can encom-
pass by much outdoor exercise and hard open
air work. His labors of late have been quits
arduous, and moro than succsssf full in every
way"
The following named have called on the Intel
ligencer since its last issue:-H. W. Warder,
Thos. Galloway, T.. J. Middleton, DR.. Profits
man, j. W. Newman Jos. b. Shelby, j. Il.
Anderson, G. NJ. Thomas, =. Sisson, 8. r.
Pneger. D. q. Wade, W Clark, Forrest Shelby
A. Wamsley, Al. Nichols, Gen. j. o. Shelby,
Miss Kate Duck, d. ]. Powell, Judge James
B. Hord, Edward Hurley. DR.. James Mckee,
N. Chapman. q. HARRISON. J. Q Plattenburg,
D.. G.. Bufsrd. Milton Drummond. f.. c,
Shankland, George Price and D. w. Church. U.
S. engineer at St. Joseph.
Mr.. Watterssn 10 a little severe on Adeliaa.
He ~says:-"Nme. Patti Is. undoubtedly, the
first of living singers. But she is no longer
young. Never q favorlte, che comes back to her
native country. after an absence of twenty
years, with a reputation smlrched. on a purely
money -grabbing expedition. OF course We know
that all these people are after money, but We
don't like to have the motive made SO agrees
sive. We would endure Nine. PATHS morals,
too. but we cannot endure Nicolini. All in all,
1t is a bad lot. and there is about. the whole bust
ness a senility and nastiness Offensive to decent
folk
The funeral Of Willie StenRel, killed
at Saginaw City, Mich, by a blow on
the temple inflicted by another boy, was
made the occasion for bad bOvs to a..