Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-04-08


Good goods, and an Immense stock. a
Clsgstt's, sytf
80. Plattenburg will sell you goods ss Low
- any house In the county. almS
Go to J. @. Piattsnburg's for stylish ant
fashionable goods 10 every lins. a1mS
For the best sugars and coaees, ~ chsaI
~ the cheapest. 90 to Adam TospPe, "a
Franklin street, f4n3
Mr.. Charles A. Morrison desires to buy
old iron. brass. copper, lead, pewter. zinc
&C.. for which he will pay st. Louis prices
n cash. mlStf
Found-A boys ovsrcoat, small size. found
near the courthouse. The owner can have
the same BY calling st this Office. proving
property and paying Tor this notice. Jos.
Bowmsu.
Thos. Young. who lost bis wagon tire on
the Irish town hill. last Wednesday. will
thank the tiadsr II he will' return It to its
owner. OF course It IL only necessary to
state that 1t belongs to 'sons-armsd Ton' to
insure its speedy recovery.
We print On the outside Of this issue the
school spportioumsnt Of county and town.
ship funds, made in February and now In
course Of payment to the various district.
with the money which belongs to the
schools.
Asssrs. H. / F. Winxlsr had another
narrow escape from Ire this week. About
81 O'Clock hast Thurs.iay night, the roof over
the boiler at the factory was discovered to
be on fire BY the wstehmAn who gave the
alarm, and . few buckets Of water exit .
guished the flames.
The following pupils IN Mss Gussis Ksl-
lsr's room were perfect IN lessons, attendance
snd dsPortnsnt during the month Of March:
I'd grsds-Ainnis Bashr, Susie Jones, q ussie
Ashl, Anna Aeirer, Oetsvis Lssusur, Charlie
Gsunthsr; ID grads-Wilis VsnArsdsll,
Arthur 0ehnsr. George Hs6msn and Lydia
Primer.
The postolRcs at Nayvisw was moved
from Mr.. Grsham's to the new postmasters's
furniture store March 81. Tue outgoing p.
u. kindly assisted bis successor In the rs.
noval.s and assisted in opening aud distribute
Ing the mall the arst two or three times.
There 10 nothing small about jim Graham.
He made good officer. and when he had to
give way he did 20 with the grace and
courtesy Of gentleman.
The German Luthsrsns broke ground for
their new church at Napoleon, last Tuesday.
1t 10 to bs . frame building 80 By 30 feet,
resting on . steus.Wallsd basement, which
viii be used for school purposes. 1t 10 to be
very neat and substantial building. A
psrsonags viii also " erected, % that the
church viii be in comfortable circumstances,
It sssns to bs prespsriag under the earnest
and able mintstratlon Of the Rev. Edward
Kllmpks.
We have an Esculsplan friend in town
who 70. to put Il mildly, quite thin. In
other words the osssous development OF bis
anatomy has in some way outstrippsd the
nsshly growth, and when he sils down on
hts swssthsart's lap the eject 10 much q
IL the ends Of two sharp pointed sticks
had been stuck into her too conniipx knees.
He is very fond Of . juks, sud especially
sivsa TO & using. A lew days ago hs com.
msncsd bis raiIiery on SOME boys, when one
Of them tirnsd srounl aud said In the
sneertnE manner peculiar to young America
''Oh, you NEEDN'T talk, Old SKIM, I" when
there wss sudden COLLAPSE Of medical fun
!" f~ss ever thus!' Oos enjoys. the prod
ding OF ths irsg unlIl be IL mAis to sct frog
himssif.
Lextngtoa correspondence D tessx Herald
"In my last gave you sems sceouut of the
business OF Lexington. I will add Que other
Item. ten'iinx 70 show Tue large amount of
business dohs here, that Ut the shipping aud
passens or businrss to aud from here The
receipts Ut this potot by the different routes
Tor irs'Hhls and passengers Will reach nsariy
SlOO.O wv year. rnis does not Include The
frsights shipped from here or the p.s.suRsrs
arriving The Lsighls cent from her, 10 81.
Louis s1d 4 snsss City are very large, the
greater portiO0 Of which IL produce and
GOAL. There IL = large sDOunl OF wheat,
sorn, Hour. hemp aud cattle shipped u ON
here. but tue largest item is coal The shtp.
ments 81 TINS article during the past winter
hsss been 40 average OF shout ntty ears per
day. The railroad receipts tor siI kiu.ts OF
businsss TO and from Lexington Will exec I'd
e15V. 600"
The Odessa Herald II speaking OF the
new railroad south said. last week :-"Wbsn
Ihs time comes tor us to act, and that will
b week after next, We must put on our
armor Tor tue work. Our people are % much
aitvs 10 the york ~ they are 10 Bates. We
vast the road sni must hsvs 1t. 1t would
double tue value Of all the real estate of
Odessa snd sicinity. and greatly enhance
me value even ei the county, and enhance
he value Of Odessa Is . business point be.
Iond calculation. No gifts are asksd, only
and oil psrsoss whose notes
would bs good csu afford to subscribe 4
args noisty OF their possessions 70 secure 1t,
but not tiths 10 asked IS gun. Who would
not rather divide to help tuch IN enter.
prise to make them Independent, rather than
aot to do % ana scratch poor mans head
'vsr after! We say, prepare for the tug. II
Vou nnd . man who can and will not help.
vet him down for man who 10 Willing that
others should pull bis sheep out OF pit and
not help himself"
In another plsss in this paper will bs
found the proeSsdlngs Of ths democratic
Executive committee, which met in this CITY
last Monday. 1hs committee provides for
In the various townships On Sstur.
1ay, Nay 6. for the purpose OF electiug one
from each township, to serve
Tor the ensuing tive years. The Importance
'f these meetings cannot be ovsrestimstsd
BY the people. Whatever 1ns-Spun theories
may be evolved by doetrinairss 1t 10 . living
sad potent fact that thIs Is . government
of political parties. The Unitsd States has
been for yssrs practically governed BY the
national conventions Of the republican party,
ibis state By the conventions Of the dsno-
'rAtie party. and this county BY the demo.
,rstic primary elections. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that the men who srs nominated hy
he democratic party will be slectsd, aud TO
their hands will be entrusted the political
welfare Of the county. IL 1t not proper,
thessfore, and necessary that every citizen
'hould 4ltspd the primary meeting In order
thst hs @sy there impress himself upon the
politics OF It's community In which be lives
The nearer the election is to his psrsop tue
more be 10 interested In 1t. The county
ID nearer to him, pecuuiarlly,
and more important than IL that Ut the state,
and the state nssrer than tho nation. Ii the
good men and trps, the sober, Industrious.
worthy citizens neglect these meetings tbs
cons, ,qusncs 10 insvitabls-the Idle, tns
IrIning and the dishonest will control th en-,
pud bad government will result. 1t IL a
sacred duty In the Christian man to attend
the house ct worship. and there to do those
things that have bsea commanded, 30 also 1t
10 sacred duty OF the eiti9en TO exercise
biz high privilege Of the suffrage. i 1, one
OF the curses OF The time that many other
wise worthy men decline to vote. such men