Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-21
. Pleasant Party at Gen. shelby's.

M WIRE -NiIbIlP " VIZ
e.., bound Train o tne Missouri fac'nc
N FRIDAY evening last. Jann,ry 10. A''us
we were ush' red into one OF "D'css
Metropolitan transfer bus .es." drswn by a
oslr Of - lively Mules AS ever duste" 'ne
,louds, AMI sitter n rsp,d 'irive Of one snn =
quarter minutes we found ourselves al the
hospitshle home OF General 10. y Sheioy'
A hearty bnndsnaking with our old and ga.
|snt commander sud bis estimabls lady was
pn,y the prelude TO our Introduction Into an
where masked beauty, youth anu
manhood, so be wildsred US that In our utter
confusion, we called for a0ater, SO that we
might possibly s.brsce up" to the OCCASION.
Though packed and literally jsmned, there
would have been no discomfort had 1t NOT
been for tho presence Of old "stupena'
ous Fraud" whose gigantic proportions
flIsd oil space. and whose luminous
face appeared like an all fired mountain
The great body moved. however. after =
while and we were happy. As far as we
learn the folio wing Is a list Of the
msskers:
Miss Ida Page, Snow ; Miss Matte Fulker.
son. Lexington l%nlel,igencer; Mics Jennie
Walker. A Hundred Years Ago; Misses
s arab Walker Ant George Page, Old Maids;
Miss H.idsr Walker, Flower Girl; Misses
Emma Stewart and Ellen Psge. Night; Miss
Mary Pags, Grandmother; Mrs. Alph. Down
ing, Pocahontss; Miss Name Scott, BED
Riding Hood; Mr.. Alph. Downing. GRANDMA;
Mr.. Geo. Gordon, Norwegian Mr.. Frank
Fulksrson. Brigham's 99th Widow; Mr..
DsBow Fulksrson. Buffalo Bill ; Mr. :
stupendous fraud; Ar. "a
Walker, hamlet; Mr.. Hsbsr Psgs, Prince ;
Mr.. Ben Page, Clown; Mr.. VIII Walker,
Student ; Msssrs. Ben Shelby and Joe Page.
Hash SINGERS; Mr.. Ben Scott. Grandaunt.
The characters represented were oil good,
but the mead Of praise for perfection must
be awarded to Mr.. Alph Downing, who IS .
grandmother could hush to quiet and slum'
Der the crosssst BABY. that ever With dimpled
finger toysd with granny's nose.
Miss Matte TuIksrson as the Infelligencer
looked - nswsy Is q deason's wife at .
church quilting, aud was as lively an ez-
ponsnt OF true democracy ss the spicy sheet
shs honorsd.
Miss Ida Page, as snow. WAS just As beau.
tifui and pure - the crystal fakes she repre-
ssntsd. and none the less so when the mask
had bsen removed.
A. she Guided about 20 blithesome and bright.
the queen OF the fairies, arrsyed In white.
S%tarry.night was beautifully epres ntsd
by Misses Ella Page and Emma Stewart.
Lack OF pace VIII not permit Us to notice
sch individual mssker. Collectively they
were the best disguised and costumed We
have ever seen. and 1t was quite enjoyable
to watch the curious In their unsuccessful
efforts to discover vAiel was Who. as they
flied In and out Our TREND. Jacob Tod
hunter. with hts keen eyes ami quick per.
csptiol gave up IN despair, after he had
| played the gallant to ons he supposed was .
lady friend, but who nfterwArd proved to
BE- . Jolly male companion. There WAS .
promin Mt memhsr Of the Lexington bar
VIII, was very much chaxrinsd when be dis
covered that be had been paying marked At
t%ention. in true Kentucky style, to one
whom he supposed was q fAvorite lady
than Mr.. Aiph. Downing. A railroad official
wanted "s pass over the roAd' when he full.
~ realized that the bssutiful blonde with
the faulticss form wuom he had been idolix'
ing all the evening was poor little innocent
Ben Shelby; aud q county official Was al
dumb ~ . dozen raw when the girl to whom
he had been making love for two hours. I'M
masked and the boy laugh Of Joe Page, Jr.
rang from room TO room.
We Noticed smopg others the following
ladies and gentlemen who were not masked;
Mr.. and Mrs. Gran Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Linz
Shelby, Mrs. J. &. Hsddleson, Mrs. Geo,
Gordon, Mrs. 3. q. Scott, Miss Rosa Rountz
Illinois /; Misses Rosa and Mary Young. Lex
ington Miss Owens, Blackburn; Miss Bell,
White. warrsnsburg; Misses Kelly; Missel
Barnett, Lexington Judge B. A. Barnett
Mr.. B. 7. Lsnkford, Mrs. H. 3. Norwood
St. Joseph; Mr.. Joe White, Wsrrensburg
Mr.. J. ". Tompktns, Mr.. John Gsmool
Messfs. 4. J. Hall, q. Ben Russell. ]. ,
Conner, Lexington /; the Messrs. Page, Mi
Kelly. Mr.. Jacob Todhuntsr, Mr.. Franz
thurman, Mr.. Joe Rsmey, Mr.. James Lyons
Mr.. Bobs. HsddIsson, Mr.. Sam Downing
Capt. Joe Barnett.
Tbs supper Was . most magnificent ons
The tables were loaded with substantial
. and dslieaciss. The meats, oysters, coniet
tons, fruits native and foreign, wines, CAKE
|, and desert were not only in the greatest pre-
fusion, but we're all excellent. Indeed th
supper was the handsomsst that your repol
ter has sesn for years. The company prove
} their appreciation Of the feast In the 70
practical way BY doing it full justice. 4
{ and Ars. shelby, with their true souther
hospitality vie 1 With each other In unreml
. ting attention to their guests. The general
good vito had performed . labor Of love
preparing the entertainment. and both dl
everything in their power to make tho cor
psny enjoy themselves, y hich they ali did
n their hearts content.
j., The company after . night OF unal,oye
enjoyment dispersed with kindest wish
for their host ant hostess.
"Inf.ntes" ) cents, at Gordon & Buford'
90 to W. v. Nichols Tor bran, shipst,,
chop.tssd, corn, hay, straw. &c, y Fran
un street. j2lms
Allstadt, Ohinn d So, have on baud .
Of boots aud shoes, good ones) that tn
will sell iAr below cost. Now 10 your til
to get bargains. j2ltl
Why walk when you can ride; a bus tick
Included with every Kansas City ticket
Narrow Gusgs, when bought at the Ct
o1cs. e. Ben
=. Mr.. John Lyons, who purchased the bot
Just north OF the Catholic church, has l
proved tbs place wonderfully. He has BIT
~ Z now wall aud fence, and put the DWELL
"A In thorough repair.
Mrs. Liszis NcCarty, OF Jackson coun
near the Blue. was killed In q runaway
N. cidsnt = few days ago. she Wac buried
N. the Catholic geometry near Independsn