Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-02

springs LOT DIS nealth, ID IN the city visiting.
Il. Mrs. S. w. FODDER, of st. Louis county, .
-, Anna Conn. is visiting her father, and was
US attendance at the Christian convention t
he week.
nd Mrs. NJ. Chapman and her daughter, Mrs.
w. Conkling, who have been spending seve
VI weeks at Sweet Springs, returned homc /
Monday.
nd Mrs. E. G. Ricketts,. formerly of this Gil
y, but now Of Marshall, came up to attend the CO
veDtisn and TO see old friends. She return
nc home last night.
James Archie, one of the leading citizens
a Denver. and one of the promoters of the Hans
Pacific road, formerly an iron merchant in s
Louis, died Wednesday.
Miss Katie g. Hubbell, of Columbia q CHAIR
ing young lady who seems to have moved
e. not won u number of the boys hearts, Is In t
ID city visiting the Misses MountJoy.
Colonel S. E. TOurtelotte, of General She
y. mans STAFF. has been dstailed to accompany Il
Marquis Of Lorne to San Francisco. The patl
Is expected to reach Chicago Sept. 6.
l.. Miss Maggie BrIce, who was graduated at Il
high school last term, has secured a school mel
Napoleon. Miss Brlce ID very competent, an
will give satisfaction to her employers.
u Mr.. Leslie Webb, who has been employed q
d government engineer on the Texas gulf coss
for some time, is at home on a visit. He look
as if salt air had agreed with his physique.
DR.. George w. Musgrave, one Of the NOS
5 eminent divines in the Presbyterian church
who was the chief agent In the union of the new
and old school branches. died a few days ago II
/ Philadelphia.
|, Elder L. r. Haley, for the past five years pres.
ident of the State Christian Convention, wal
heartily greeted by his hundreds Of old friends
In this city. He has made u very fair and pOpu.
lar presiding officer.
Mr.. kSrankD - Grovee. who has made himself
80 well and favorablV known while in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Edward Winsor. has gone to the
Vanderbilt University. Nashville. to be gradu-
ated in the law course.
Mr.. Henry Pettes, senior member of the at
firm of Pettes & Leathe. among the most prom 4.
inent art dealers in the west. died We'd
nesday night. in st. Louis, from the effects of u
surgical operation. Mr.. Pettes was well known
east and west.
MIR. Shankland. of the river Improvement
corps. has been ordered to report at Kansas CITY.
and thinks he will be assigned to duty above
there. Mr.. Simpson will probably be stationed
at Kansas City. from which place the work here
will be directed.
Evan Young. Esq., returned, Tuesday. from
his trip west. He thinks the PROJECTS of the
cattle company in which he Is interested to be
very good, having secured an A No. l ranch
and II fine herd of cattle to start out with, The
trip seems to have done him good.
Ed. Lucas received the hearty sympathy of
all who saw him in attendance at the conven-
ton. He ought to have been in bed. but his
determination to keep matters all straight SEEM
ed to animate him. and his congregation fear he
may have a relapse, now that the excitement ia
over.
Miss Mary Young, eldest daughter of DIR. G..
w. Young ,.of this city, has accepted a poaition
as teacher of public school in Csss county, and
departed for Pleasant Hill last Wednesday
morning.. She is an estimabl young lady, and
will prove an agreeable acquisition to our
neighbors.
A. {. Hesing of Chicago. is SAID to have been +
murdered by his servant, between Hermosillo
and his Mexican mine. to secure possession of
5000. which was being taken to nav the
miners. His skull was found crushed and his
face badly mutilated. On all former occasions
he had taken = guard, but was persuaded by his |
murderer not to do SO. The body was found by |
troops, who had previously offered to escort him |
to the mine. 1
ia good looking Independence girl got lost. |
Thursday, when seeking the Christian church. |
anu wandered about a mile out of her way to
Old Town. When she was messed it was not
difhcuit to find her, as her utterly too-too sylph-
like form pals down the scale at 16O pounds or
thereabouts. They have mighty good eating up
there NJ Independence, and that, with the ozone
IN the air, develops girls with physique enough
to stand an old-fashioned hug without faIntinp
Kansas City T~Imes:-'This is the centennial
year OF Thomas H. Benton, John C.. Calhoun
Cass, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel
each having been born in l7ss. Of
these Van Buren, was president of the United
States; Calhoun and Van Buren, were vice.
presldents; Calhoun, Cass. Van Buren, and
webster Were secretaries of state. while Benton
was a senator thirty years. Calhoun died in
is'o' webster In 1852, Benton in 1858, Van
Buren, In 1852. and Cass in 1866
Ed. j. A. Brooks, the newly elected nres,.
dent OF the Christian State Convention, is one of
the most impressive speakers in hesitate. He
is a man of fine appearance, good education and
strong convictions. He is also president of the
State Prohibition Alliance, and an
worker in the cause. He will doubtl ess
prove u worthy successor Of the retiring presi-
lent. ED. L. Z. Haley. The secretary. Elder
}. W. Mountjoy, Is a gentleman VIII. makes a
friend oil every one with whom he comes I'm CON.
TACT, IS full of business. and well qualified for
the duties Of the Office.
MIR. VIM. f. Albitz. for a long time connected
with the N .O.Anchor line of II amboats. but re-
;ently of Denver. was in the city a day or two
Iast week. and took IN the fair. He SAYS that the
Tar west Is overiOne, hard up, full of sharks.
ana mat old ST. Louis is good enough for him. {
de was sharp enough not to lose anything on
Dis prospecting tour. making his living for the &
lew months oil his absence, but he thinks apy
'ouhs man can do better in Missouri than in {
New Mexico, or any of that new
country and that the chances are decidedly
against nine tenths OF those who 20 there. Mr. +
AlbIiz will return to his old love.
Sedalia BazOo, August 29:-s.A Rozoo ro- c
porter was shown three beautiful gold m.d,,s d
'wned by Miss Ella James, OF Lexington. this
IiternOen. One of them was awarded M,s, q
James by Prof. Saunders, of the Queen Civ
College, for superiority in nepmor- {
nip. and 1t is indeed a handsome memento. On
me side Is engraved. Awarded to Ella James 9
On tho reverse appears a quill, with ii
he word 'Penmanship,'' and the date. d
1857 The other two were awarded Miss h
am's by the faculty of the Elizabeth Auu t
'enaie Seminary, at Lexington. for superior
eadins and spelling. and they, too, are beau
les' being artistic in design, rich In finish and u
ppr"prlately engraved. There are few youpe n
idlrs who can make rs creditable a show ing in r,
his direction as Mics james. The Bazoo con- n
rat:'lates her on the success that has crowned IT
lei efforts" -
itichmond Conservator. Sept. l:-"Whv are ).
he people of Richmond, at night. like a dareat- 9,
Il army ? Because they are fealng lively. Ask h
he girls if this Is not SO. . . M,ss ri. =
one of Richnonds's CHARMING dan.n- ~
RI who has been spending some time with
IN Lafayette, returned Monduv. . I'll
DE-. bnih anu lady, OF Salt Lake, have bren ia
several days in Richmond. the ppests re-
I WIN. Shotweil- There is q girl in
VINO has eighteen lovers, and not one
l them ever got his arm around her. She
eIghs osi pounds. Double teams On her, boys.
Miss Jessie Atkinson, one of the fair
oil the heroic city, is here on a visit.
he guest of Miss Matte Garner. . hi
nesday Misses Moilie und Birdie Allen. two
me rare anu radiant maidens of the historic
w. male a flying visit to Richmond, accom- er
ihleo ny That prince of good fellows, Count
.hureen. OF stockholm, the gentlemanly tour
I oil sawyer y Co., u paper house of st. Louis.
nile IN the city they We're the guests OF Mrs. J..
i. Child"
Inc following named ministers of the Christian
'urch We're here in attendance upon the CON-
'n'lon f. Shanklin. Mayview; j.
ord, Holden; George E. Dew, Mobsrly, W
Tlbbs. st. LouIei w. a. Melope, Carrollton.
/. p. Davis. Walnut Grove G. w. Lonyan
i'd J. II. Hughes. Plattsburg; G. r. Hand
A. j. Myhr, Liberty, II r..
arrow and W. 7. Henson. Martinsburg; I. f
Gigs. Holden; j. w. MountJoy and r.. NJ r,
iddens, Paris; John A. Brooks, Warrepsburp.
p. Haley, Kansas City; J. T. Welcb
Id e. c. Browning, Shelbyville; c.. A. He'd
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