Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-13
Personalities.

Mrs. John McVay, ofMayview is convalescing
Mrs. W. C.. Hicks is visiting her parents,
at Mexico, Mo.
8. D. Lilleston, OF Independence, was in the
city q couple of days this week.
Miss Bette Hill, Of Moberly, is in the city, on
. visit to her aunt, Mrs. Morrow.
Mr.. Alexander Creel, one OF the prominent
farmers Of Saline county, called on us thursday.
MessIs. c. Y. Ford and I. S. McChesney were
among the numerous callers ut our Office Tues
day.
The Bates County Republican says that DR..
Trotter, of this city, thinks he will locate ut
Butler.
1t Is feared In Washington that Alexander II.
Stephens was seriously injured by a fail while
entering the capitol building.
Mr.. Ike Mitchell. Of Trinidad. COL. son of
Alex. MITCHELL, Esq . is In the city visiting
numerous friends and relatives.
Mr.. H. j. shropp, contractor on the Denver &
Rio Grande r. H., paid his cousin, Mrs. j. d.
Morrow. . flying visit last week.
Mrs DIR. Carpenter and daughter. Miss Carrie,
Of independence. left this morning for home,
after q few days' visit to friends in this city.
Richmond Conservator. ~12th:-''Sam Keller
and his estlmable wife are here on a visit for =:
few days. the guests OF Mrs. KS pardets."
Miss sallie Williams. of st. Joseph, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Atkinson, for
the past two weeks. returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Jno. w. Waddell. accompanied her
daughter. Mrs. Wingate, to Kansas City yesier-
day. Mira. Wingate has been on a visit to her
fathers family.
Mr.. W. E. Coleman, OF Marshall, Mo-, can
dlaate for superintendent Of public instruction.
called on US Friday, and we found him to be Il
very genial gentleman.
Sedalia Democrat, 6th:-'sMiss Hutchins, of
TT. Worth. Texas, who has been visiting rela-
tives ut Lexington, passed through the city last
night on her way home"
The following named gentlemen call on us last
Aonday:-Sam Creasey. Jas. W. Peldicord. II.
A. Collins. ". &. White. j. Hampton, X. ID.
Cauthorn and N. W. Conkling.
] st. Jo. Gazette :-Goodwln, the ''Big Ingin''
Of the Sedalis Bazoo, is attending the conven-
ton. but As he is minus his old white hat he is
not recognized by his beat friends.
Independence Progress, 8:h:-''Lexington had
an excursion to Kansas City via the Narrow
Gauge Sunday. Some of the boys among the
party appeared 1 to be quite fnll-of happiness.
Mrs. Mary Bowman and Mrs. A. W. Smith
have gone to the country to spend a week. This
10 the first trip Mrs. Bowman has made for
twenty years. and We hope she may enjoy it.
MAJ. Clsgett slipped through q hstchway at
Clagett's grocery store Monday morning, falling
about fifteen feet. and hurting his right hand
somewhat. 1t came near being a serious matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. NcGrew, OF Holden.
Mo-, came up last Friday on a visit to relatives
In this city. their former home. Mr.. McGrew
has returned home. but Mrs. NJ. is still in the
city.
Sedalla Democrat, 7th:-"Col. Shewalter, IL
prominent attorney of Lexington passed through
this city on his way to st. Louis last night.''
Mr.. 8. will be a little surprised to hear that he
has been degraded to a colonel.
Jefferson City Tribune: -''Mrs. W. NJ. PrOtts-
man. after . sojourn in this city with her
brother, Mr.. j. T. Lewis, left Tuesday for War;
rensburg, where she will spent a few days be-
fore returning to her home at Lexington"
st. 10. Gazette, of c0urso:-An enormous
snake was seen in the river at the foot of Felix
street late last night. It had fiery eyes and hair
on its teeth. 1t was identified by a number of
editors who happened to be wandering around
on the banks Of the stream.
st. Louis Republican Capt. Joseph A. WILL
son, . prominent banker of Lexington, Missouri,
and an ardent admirer OF steamboats,, is in the
city and was being shown over the steamer Gem
City and the Anchor Line packets by his friend
and college-mate. Hunter Ben Jenkins.
Mrs. John T.. Smith, of st. Louis, has been in
the city . couple OF weeks, visiting the family of
her husbands parents. Mr.. Smith came up
w",-s.s". .A ~ ~" .ne ,''sen
80 - 80 WILL
M. ssT,...-. 80
H"s 80" lux u.en sent o"t 10
.'ieaus' NJ s"u mrs: "iiiah Ii. Drescher
invite you 70 witness the marriage ceremony OF
tneir dsughter' aurora. anu Charles L. Edgar,
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wednesday evening. may ztth' 1857. at half
past elsht O'CLOCK Cnrlstian church, Hannibal,
MO- ine bridegroom Eiuer Edgar mas many
nlends IN this city, VINO Will wish INN all the
happiness imaginable.
Mr.. Charles e. Stokes. Editor OF the Dexter
Enterprise-M Messenger, proprietor of the Bloom
field vindicator. and manager Of the Maiden
Ciipper' called on US htonday' on MS way TO st.
Joseph, 70 attend the EDITORIAL convention. MIR.
Stokes Is yet q young man. scarcely 30 years OF
age. and by q proper use of his faculties bids
fair to become the jay Gould of Miss ouri l ews-
papers-lf he does not starve pretty soon.
Mr.. VIM. H. Carter and MIR. Thos. B.. Camp
bell called on US Wednesday. They first went
to the Office Of Wallace b Chiles. then to the Of
dee Of Burden 4 Son, and then. by some means,
found the right stairway. AS both gentlemen
were duly sober when they came in. we cannot
account for such Observation-Disclosures, unless
Mr.. Carter was trying to explain away that
speech which the Globe-D credits him
with making.
Miss Julia Smith, of the E. L.. Seminary,
sang in Kansas City on last Sunday. on trial,
and we are glad TO say with the most gratifying
results. az she secured two church choir engage
| ments-the .Jev,eh Svn.ooo,. for Er;a,,, nirh,s
'""sosue y ri'""y his"ts
Methodist Church for Sundays. She enters on
| sing In the Synagogue until after the commence
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