Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-14

at the postoface.
Our "Nsmesis," ordinarily known as the
"Foet Laureate of lexington" after a long
rest from print, again makes bis bow TO ths
people on the fourth page Of this issue. In
q whitening and bIighting sarcasm on OLD
maids. We hope they will be able to sur
vive 1t.
Nes,rs. il. Hutchinson and L. A. New
man have puichased the "Worler House."
at Otesss, NO.. and hsvs changed it's name
to .'City Hotel" They propose to keep =
hrs,.class houss In every particsiar, good
table, clean beds. polite Attendants, NJ. Give
then . trial. jail
We are asked, "What is ths required
width for county roads!" 7be law is as fol-
LEWIS :-'An public roads sh,st not be less
than thirty nor more than sky feet wide.
to be dstsrmined by the county conrt. from
tins to tins. sccordicg 10 this utility ami
necessity OF such road. 10 cases where a
road shall be wiisus !, 1t shall DC Zone ac-
serding to the provisions hereinafter pre-
vided for opening and establishing now
roads,"
Mr.. L.. Si,verman has rented from Mr.. IL.
Hainksl the buildings on the "W'nsor Cor
ner'' and will move bis saloon aud ltfaor
store thereto some time in the spring. He
Will occupy the whole building back to the
saddlery shop. 1t Is understood that Nj.
Wfnsor will build an Gf1ce upon Ihs vacant
lot between tho Lexington Savings Bank
and the store of Mr.. G. II. Royie. Ii viii
seem strange to nnd Mr.. Winsor's Office at
any ether place than where 1t Is at present,
- he has occupied that corner continuously
for nearly, II not quite 30 years.
The Eorth American Review will! present
In ito February number, to be published on
the 18th OF the present month. Part Ill, Of
its series Of articles on 1.-THE Christian Re-
ligIon." 1t will be from the pen Of Geo. T.
Fisher, the eminent professor Of ecclesiasti-
cal history In the Yale Divinity School, as
thorough a scholar and As sbls a defender OF
the Christian faith IS this country affords,
powerful presentation OF the claims Of
Christianity Il expected. The Review thus
~rscoguiz.s the justice Of the protests made
agaisst Its course toward Judge Black, ana
will hardly again be caught making diser'm-
ination against the Christian reiix'an, ID
what 1t has found to be, probably To ''a as
%tsnlshmsat. = Christian country.
A gentleman from Mavvlsw writes Va fN'
10 lest one half Of bis right eye brow
road near Limr!ek Lawn some days ago. l.
describes 1t a. of light color, ans sdhertns
to q good sized piece OF euticle. Tns finder
10 requested to return It 10 him at Aayvlsw,
nearly anybody out there being sblc to give
bis name. lib Intellissncsr is !isntniss on
finding lost live stock, but this is ihs hrst
tins II has ever been called Oh to institute q
ssar oh for an eyebrow, and AZ so much time
has elapsed We fer the search will prove
fruitlsss. In lien OF the lost piece sc re-
commend skiu.grsiting, eSsn though the
hair procurabls for the purpose shout per-
force prove to be black. He would mako .
handsome plebald. anyhow.
To the Trsds-l am now Offering the high.
est market price for all kinds OF country
produce. have also added to NY stock oil
goods The largest and best line Of groceries
to DO found In Lafayette county. Give me
. call. Il. B. Tunstail, Odessa. aio. jl4tl
Few houses, in any line Of business. nave
sxtsndsd their trade all over the sntirs
country n have ID. NJ. Ferry & Co, the eel!
sbratsd Sesdsmsn. OF Dstrolt, Mich. They
furnish employment to about LOCO persons
and keep 90 commercial travellers 1n tbs
road, looking after their interests. Thcs
grew on their own Seed Farms h very lsrg.
proportion Of the seeds they sell. which i:
probably one OF the principal reasons why
their goods are held in such high estsen al
over the land. We would advise oil on
readers seeking Information regarding seei
to {. nd and procure Q copy Of their nsw snt
beautiful seed Annual for 1882. ia
Plymouth church was filled to over1owine
with an audience composed of the most cui
tursd and nsthetIc OF Chlcago's citizens
The appearances OF Mrs. Dainty was the sig
nal for continued applause. that grew as II
continued to almost an ovation, and oul
ceased when the lady took her place upol
the rostrum, preparatory to BEGINNING th
exercises Of the evening. 1t would be
work Of supersrogation 10 make q critics
analysis Of Mrs. Dsinty's readings. SufHc
/, 1t to say that her talent takes the wide:
range, and she 10 equally as excellent wbesf
: or in the rendition OF Passages whose pstho
moves the audience to tears or causes mlr'i
Her delighted listeners wete mol Statistic
with . single rendition, and her every al
. psarance called forth an encore, while boz
E QusLs and baskets of flowers were sent
D %profuslen from friends In the audience. Tt
entertainment was varied with vocal ar
!. Instrumental music that lent Its cbsrm to u
lsuee was In keeping with the literary pa
Of tho programms.-[Chicago microbes
i, At the opsra house, Lexington, Ssturd,
n night, January Al. Admission IS cent
Reserved SEATS 80 ssnts; Tick cts at Royi,
Book Store.
Horse stealing has become rather inf
Qusnt Of I.ts yssrs In this section owl
8 very much to the vigorous measures tax
by certain gsntlsmsn Of the county. "
stood ysgabondsge in their midst until tn
bscame sick and tired OF 1t. The spirit
entirely willing and the flesh eminent
:. strong, should 1t prove necessary again
-. put Town this kind of larceny, which is
- pssially onsrous and hard to bear because
=, 80 often strikes at the poor mana means
subsistence. oae night las. week i III
entered Mr.. David 9royes' stabls liz Do'
y tswnship, ksIpsd himself to a yalu able
and was lsisurs!y taking him through a 2:
whom he was saluted by three shots, fired
ca him by = colored man in Mr.. Groves 6
pisy. He ineontinsntly left and without
~ horse, which he thought 1t more prudent
~ leave behind him. Whether or not the sh
'r took eject was not discovered. Ii Is TO
ns hoped that they did, ans that the ,ndiyid
IN was 'broks OF sucking eggs" We kn
no sons tender hearted people will think
ne cruel for wishing Ill to this ''poor" he
u thief, out nsysrthelsss We shall sontinue
on belisvs that II til. eolored protector OF
: employ sr's property had bassed his 81
u he would have won = feather for his {
ISL Somehow We san't acars up much symps
1sr for female asnds who burn their babe;
for male thieves who steal, whether hor
lily mules or what not.
no The Christian church has just finished
": opened the large basement Of their hull,
les which has been lying unoccup!ed since
ths completion of tue ediHce ten ysSrs ago.
Ast lecture room. intended for prayer meet
the and Sunday school, Is 4sx37 teet, SISTED
nail . good quality Of cta!rt, and, when tut!
Tor seat nearly 500 people. The coal roe
90 13x1S, aud the lumber roam 12X1S.
the infant class room is IS ,a5, arrange! aiso
for dressing room for psp.l.mal ssr,ire
ladies'. The lecture room and !uisn:
Kiln room ara heated by furnaces, located il
'ery rooms, two In the former and one IN
ugh latter, and will Therefore be always eel
mot table. The study Tor tie pastor. whic
That <upies the southeast corner OF tbs bull
rerv a., yk-rg rich q br.rx,nv rnc,n s,r t,ori,