Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-20
Personalities.

Mr.. Jno. Kemple is now established in Odessa.
MIR. VIC. Hicks paid Mexico, Mo-, a flying
visit this week. alter his wife.
Mrs. James Hooten is in the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. Sallie Slusher is visiting her brother,
Mayor John.
Capt. Lesueur is expected back at his post
next Monday.
Miss Emma Bhrbridge, of Dover, is in the
city visiting frieuds.
Mrs. Thos. Wiley, who has been quite sick, is
considerably better.
Prof. Lanneau returned Wednesday night
from a visit 10 the south.
Mr.. Van Seymour, of Nevada City, No., is
in the city visiting relatives.
Mrs. John Mitchell is very sick. She is at
her iather's near Wellington.
Hon. John T.. Crisp was in the city Thursday
night. but left Friday morning.
Mrs. Ben Gordon is still very sick, but is
somewhat better than she has been.
Miss Belle Graves left last Tuesday evening
for Dallas, Texas. to visit her many friends
there.
Mr.. E. W. Bedford, wife and child, of
Fayette, NO., are visiting friends and relatives
in this city.
Miss Carrie B. Taylor, of Boulder, Colorado ,
Is spending the summer with the family of her
uncle. Robt. Taylor, Esq.
Mr.. VIM. Jameson, now of st. Louis. came up
last Wednesday to attend the funeral of his
grandmother. Mrs. Nancy Games.
Mr.. K. T. Jesse went to st. Louis last Monday
night to attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Smith, of st. Louis,
who nave been visiting friends and relatives in
this City, left for home Tuesday.
Mrs. W. T. Bell left Thursday morning for
EdgertOn. Kansas, to visit Mrs. DIR. Tucker,
NEE Mamie Bell. She will be absent about three
weeks.
Mrs. w. G. Musgrove was called to Kansas
City last Saturday. to see her sister, Mrs. b.
S. Cromwell. who was very sick, but was some
what improved ut last accounts.
DIR. r. G. Henry and wife left Friday for
Fulton, where the doctor takes charge of the
asylum for the criminal insane. The doctor and
family will be greatly missed in Dover and
vicinity, where they have lived for many years.
George w. Barker. better known throughout
the west as ''Scrub,'' dropped In on Lexington
last Monday. and has again left us for u walk.
George Is a printer whose feet get sore when he
rides. and he has been tie inspector on nearly
every railroad in seven states.
Ethan Allen, of the Lexington Intelligencer,
went to sleep In the convention and actually nod
ded until he was pinched by Euphrates Boucher,
of the Mount Vernon Fountain. -Bazoo. The
Big Ingin had to take somebody's word for the
above, for he was too ''Oblivlous'' to be aware
of it himself.
Kansas City Times, 1sth:-.'Among names
prominently mentioned as democratic candida
ties for congress- In this district. we notice that
OF Hon. Alexander Graves of Lafayette. MIR.
Graves ID one of the most prominent young law
yers in the state. and if Kansas City were to
lose the nomination. which we do not think
possible. We know of no one more worthy of the
honor than MIR. Graves.
Senator Ben Hill, of Georgia, whose phyei-
Clans allow him but twelve months to live, con-
templates his approaching death with the reslg-
nation of a genuine philosopher. al have lived
hfty-eight years. he says, 'tand l suppose no
man ever lived lfty-eIght happier years. 1t may
be best that they be ALL" Mir. Bronson Alcott
himself could have uttered nothing more worthy
ofthe spirit Of the school Of philosophy 10 which
he belongs than these words of the Georgia
statesman.
Higginsville Advance, 12th:-Mr. David Rus
sell, the carriage manufacturer OF Lexineten,
was here yesterday. . = . William Jordan.
Of Lexington, the prince foundry man, was in
the city TussdAy. . . . Alex. Graves, ESQ.,,
passed through here Monday. He has a strong
following for congress. = Frank s.
Groves. with Winsor & Son. insurance agents ut
Lexington was In town Tuesday. . MISC
Alice Smith, who is attending school at the +.
A. Seminary in Lexington was visiting her
many friends here last week. = Allen Il,
Campbell, one of the old citizens of Lexington
and u splendid millright. gave us a call Tuesday.