Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30
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Mr.. willis Windsor is here during his father.
absence.
General Sheridan is at Fort Loavenworth, &C.
companicd by his family.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Wlnklcr paid a flying visit I,
blackburn this week.
Miss Belle Tommerson. of ST. Louis, Is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mr.. Oscar Andr'en. of o. Sawyer Y Co.,
st. Louis. Was in the city yesterday.
Miss Mollie Jenkins, of Brownsville, is visit.
ing relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Bette MountJoy lett, Wednesday morn.
ing, tor a visit to friends in Richmond.
Miss Florence Conn has been spending a few
days with friends in this city this week.
Miss Mary Tut is home again from quite ar
extended visit'to her sister in Nevada, Mo.
Miss Emma Hamlet left, last Tuesday. fol
New Mexico TO reside with her sister, Mrs. Nc.
Ginnis.
Miss Lizzie Shields passed a brilliant examin.
| student.
MIR. Lilburn Shields has gone to the St. Loui,
lair, and will go to Cairo 10 see his father bcfor,
his return.
Miss Maggie Gardiner, of Arkansas CITY,
Kansas. spent II few days with friends in Thu.
city this week.
MIR. Nan Barnett Is home from his western
tour looking rs brown as u berry, aud H. tough
as n pine knot.
MR. anu Mrs. Brit Cobb celebrated their Tin
wedding at their home in Odessa Tuesday eyen-
ing, September 18Th.
MI. wade Liicklln entered his daughter.
Mamie, in the boarding department of the +. A.
Seminary this week.
Dr. Claude Watson orders the address of his
ihle'iiSehcer Changed from Kansas City, Mo-,
To Nebraska City, Neb.
Mr. h. WinsOr is ut Nevada, Mo-, in attend
ance on the Annual Conference OF the Metbo-
dist r.. Church. South, now in session at that
place.
NH. T.. Easter Is ut present engaged with
Messrs. Bageerly Il Warner, OF Odessa, What
ne does not knew OF milling Ia hardly worth
knowing.
Hon. Alex. Graves, Messrs. Frank Bowman.
William Tut, Geo. Logan and other Lexington
Fans We're at the grand democratic rally ut
Richmond.
Mrs. Coulter. widow Of the Rev. David Coul-
ter. d.. d., one of the purest and ab.e,t men
Missouri has ever had. is visiting Mrs. b. X.
Ireland, ut the T.. A. Seminary,
Mr. Henry fngiing, formerly of this city,
p"t now living At Omaha. Neb.. came home,
Tuesday, on Il short visit 10 relatives ami friends.
~ Z ~ ouluiib Stbteruly,
Mrs. Judith l.. Edwards is said TO be very
SICK. IL Is feared that her death is near. She
HAS Seeh IA sufferer IRON cancer for many
hhoh'hs. Her brother. Lewis Green. hiss gone
down to Brownsville TO he with her.
Misses Annette WInsOr. Belle L.. Erene and
Laura DAVIS have gone TO Nevada. Mo, TO at
lenh Inc annual conference of the Methodist f.
Church, South. They are 4 ~.l-gaie, to tile
Nnn,,nD A At:
year at Nevada.
Mrs. Mary l.. Rriseoe ana her son, Charley.
VIII" have been visiting Mr.. Quaries, went 10
Kansas City Tuesday, wl,snc. she will return
home to Cincinnati 10y way Of Columbus, whittier
she goes to see her cousin. Mrs. Il. z. Rider, ut
Stephens College.
Dir. VIM. NJ. Prottsman of the MethodistE
Church. South, has gone to the Annual Con-
terence at Nevada. 1t Is not Known whether the
great iron wheel of Meihodism in its annual
revolution will drop him at Lexington or some
other place for another year.
Mrs. E. B. Henry came in last week and mt
her little daughter, Mary, into the e. Aull
as u boarding pupil. Mrs. Henry has
since been called to Louisiana to attend the bed
sIde OF her brother. Mr.. A. w. Hutchins. Jr..
whose serious injury We noticed a week ago.
Lewis LamAkin. Esq, editor of the GalIatin,
Mo-, Democrat. is In the city. and has favored
the intelligencer with a visit. Mr.. L., at one
time lived in this city. He is one of the hest
printers IN the state, and AN A No. 1
man. He goes from here 10 see Abe
Yelled Prophets.
Inc intelligencer was honored, this week.
with a friendly visit from Cyrus Osborne, ESQ.,,
oil Clay township. Mr.. Osborne is one of our
and a father In Israel. His conyersa-
tioh Is always instructive and interesting. being
with wisdom and adorned with remi-
hlscencas. An old, bright and we'll informed
Mason lie is probably better versed in the history
oil Masonry IN Lafayette county than any other
man. We We're pleased to receive his promise
at an early day to visit Lexington lodge and de-
liver a familiar talk upon early Masonry in ,bIs
community. We are sure thar the occasion will
be iuil OF Interest. and shall be glad tn rive
notice of The lime. that Masons from all part. of
the county may attend.
"A recent number of Lippincott's Magazine bas
u readable article on ''Shlres and Shire Towns
In The SOUTH" by Anthony Van Wick. which
recalls the fact that there was u great deal of
truth in the old southern idea of there beiny
something English about the southern planters
anu their lives. A lew Of the old half English
shire towns are still left-each one q little cant
tai and local center of society. and forum for
the administration of county justice-lunxuid
anu empty in midsummer. out a scene of great
activity at certain times In the year, when the
entire surrounding population comes into The
town. MIR. Van Wyck declares that were vou
privileged to enter one OF the grand old
place." on the outskirts of the town ..vo,
would often find here groups OF polished gentle
men ami ladies'. with u oourtly grace, slightly
tinciurel with the old ceremonlous manner .x
changing the commonplace OF ordinary con-
V'rshtinn with Il social ease and viyacity nm
surpassed by amy English speaking people. The
gentlemen have made the European tour in their
early years; have seen Washington al its hest.
nave heard Clay and Webster. Calhoun, Mar
sh'i, anu frentiss; have ridden the circn,t
themselves perhaps. and crossed swords with
ierrlrn. or Stephens. or Toombs, in their prime
or win the Hey wards. Pettigrew, or Legars.
iie in''les have been educated ut Macon. or nj
or at Northern schools; have passed
summers without number at Saratoga or Cape
Mays have flirted at Washington with MANY of
t'' 'hasnates OF their generation. Without apy
rret'nsi"ns to learning Of the slightest tinRe Of
oiueness. they are always delicate. refpeA.
"'ien elegant. and have a grace and piauan,y OF
their own which, Joined to their nv.
domestic virtues. have justly Won for them An
exalted place among American wumen."