Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
Personalities.

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Mr.. Henry Wilker left for st. Louis, last
Tuesday, to be gone some eight days.
Miss Idc Willis of Clinton county, q former
pupil. is visiting friends at the e. A. s.
Carlotta Patti and her husband, Dcnmunck,
the violoncellist are giving concerts in Ger
many.
Mrs. Emma Sommervllle and family, will
start Monday next, for Sherman, Texas. their
future home.
David Navarro, ''the fat boy" whose weight
was over seven hundred pounds, died at Pitts
burg, Tuesday.
Miss Fannie ireland left, q few days ago. to
visit her grandfather, Mr.. A. W. Hutchins, Of
Fort Worth, Texas.
Mrs. W. q. Musgrove went up to Kansas
City. Thursday, to visit her sister, Mrs. b. s.
Cromwell, who is quite sick,
Mrs. 4. r. Ferguson and her son. Mr.. Cliff.
Ferguson. returned home. last Saturday. from
an extended visit to New Orleans.
Messrs. Geo. c. Heard, U. +. Short and L.
F. Bridges. attorneys from Sedalia. were in at
tendance on our criminal court this week.
Murat Halsteaa and wife celebrated their sill
yer wedding anniversary. a few evenings ago.
many leading Cincinnatians participating.
Mr.. Jos. Clayton and family of Clinton coun-
ty, came down Saturday, and spent a couple Of
days In this city, visiting relatives and friends.
A In BOuxse: ''Eh bien ! ct lie petit K,
a-t-il perdu quelque chose dams lie CrachS Obi
quelques plumes settlement; il pourra encore
voler!"
Mrs. Susan Hammond, Of Kirkwood, Mo-,
daughter Of T. s. McChesney, ESQ.,. is visiting
her parents in Odessa. She will probably re-
main several weeks.
Major B. H. Wilson and family have moved
to this city. where they will remain until such
time as the majors health will permit them to
decide upon q permanent residence and business.
Walt whitman Ia preparing his prose writings
for publication; they will form u companion
volume to his poems. He is doing this work In
what he calls his '~'lsir," the little house in
Camden.
Mrs. Linn B. Gordon and her two daughters,
Mrs. Ed. White and MISS Kate Gordon, and
Miss Mamie Young, accompanied by Mr.. Trav
Buford. called on the Intelligencer last Wednes-
day to see the art oil printing.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Thomas and family left, for
Jacksonville, Fla, last Saturday, to take up
their residence. Mr.. Thomas makes this change
because of his health. He takes with HIM the
best wishes of all his cid neighbors In this
county.
Mr.. William D. Bell, formerly of this city,
but now Of Mattoon. Ills. from which place he Is
running . train on the Evansville road. was in
the city several days this week visiting his
many old friends.
Queen Victoria has presented Marie Roze with
q bracelet set with seven solitaire stones-four
diamonds of great purity and considerable size,
two sapphlres and ruby-ln memory of one
evening last December when the artist sang be-
fore the Queen at Osborne.
Il nNI,n a fty A,cN Il~Hl,J,- - r ~rA>..~ fyo~a-cO
Philip H. Sheridan was celebrated last Monday
night, in Chicago, with q dinner given by the
Illinois Commahdsry of the Loyal Legion Of the
seventy covers were spread.
Mr.. Lewis P. Green called on the Intelligencer
q day or two ago. He had contemplated aud
some of his friends were urging him to become
q candidate for county clerk. but he informed
us that he had determined that he would not be.
q candidate, and he seemed to feel very much
gratified at having NO personal interest ia the
canvass.
No appeal having been filed In the Bourne
will-caae at Nswsort. R.. 1 Allan T. Rice
editor of the North American Review. will re-
ceive $500, coo and one-third the residue OF his
mothers estate. Lucky editor If he would
only go ~halvers, now, q fellow might indulge in
broiled crappy every morning Of his life.
Mrs. Harriet E.. Herndon writes from her far
OF Washington Territory home: Enclosed
please find . for your interesting paper. It
is like the flce of an old friend, and is warmly
welcomed in my far home. 1 get
the paper regularly In twelve days after Its pub
location. and 1 always find it full of interesting
news from my old home.' I
The Augusta Chronicle man had better ''look
. leetle oud." He has the tsmerity to say:
Prominent Journalists are devoting their lead
ers 10 earnest denunciatlons of fashionable
female head wear. Such zeal is vain and un-
gallant. Why trouble the country about the
Gainsborough hatP The general impression has
been that there's nothing in it."
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, who divides
with the Rev. c. H.. spurgeon the distinction OF
being the most popular preacher in London, is
81 years sold. He is q man OF powerful physical
structure. and is fond of athletic sports. In
social conversation he condenses what he has to
say into as few words as possible. but in the
pulpit he expresses his thoughts more freely.
Misses Lou and Sue Bair came down from
Kansas City. last Saturday night, to meet Mr..
and Mrs. Lushbaugh. who remained here for
a week or moro resting after the fatigue incident
to the sickness and death of their sister, Miss
Celia Kice. Miss Lou returned Monday via the
Narrow Gauge road, 30 as to be In time to open
her school room. but Miss Sue remained until
Thursday night.