Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-04-07

Circuit court mas been IN session thls Weeb1
Judge Strother presiding.
Running out Of the opera house every
time the curtain falls Is nuisance, aud ad-
vertises man who does 1t as being pretty
hard up for drink.
Never In addressing a communication to q
newspaper begin with long, apologetic pre-
face. Pitch right into your subject; say what
you have to say tersely, and quit. Remem-
Der that news is what the editor wants most.
Last Monday was busy day In town. The
streets were so full Of people that they had q
quite metropolitan air, or what is more to the
point looked IS they do on circus day. There
was great deal Of trading and trafticking Of
all kinds, especially in live stock, and sew
eral fine stations and jacks were shown. The
stock sale on first Mondays has become reg
ular institution here, and grows in import
snce. Our merchants had all they could do,
the livery stables were fun, and business
fairly doomed.
Odessa Herald :-"Let the eagle soar!
Messrs. W. B. Roberts and c. L. Frost will
build brick block west OF tho bank, in con-
nection with P.W Gum; Roberts owning two,
one on the alley and the one next to it. Frost
| the next on the east and Gum between Frost
and the bank. These buildings will be the
height Of the bank, and OF modern style
front, an Odd Fellows hall over the three,
| owned by Roberts and Frost. The work
will commence as soon as bricks can be burn
ed. This will start the ball rolling down Ma
| son street.
Rich Hill Review;-"we don't believe he
can. The Chicago & Alton enterprise was in
good shape when s15o, 900 had been subscrib-
ed and right Of way furnished, and would
have been secured on a practicable paying
route, but when the president was led away
| to worship golden calves and listen to gigan-
| tic, imaginary, moonshine speculations, by
diverting from the legitimate route, capital
lists lost confidence in the enterprise, and the
prospects now are that the Fort Scott, st.
Louis and Chicago Railroad-the so-called
branch Of the c. y A.-will not at present
be constructed. We regret to have to make
this statement, but we feel that the situa-
| tioii, as we give it, is about the facts In the
cass. There Is no question but that road
will be built from Lexington, or some point
on the c. & A. to Rich Hill, and on south
west through the Indian erritory TO Texas,
but just how soon, or under what auspices
we do not know. 1t is barely possible, but
not very probable, that the Waters enterprise
will e'e succeed. There has been too much
'sashshaing' around"
| Our citizens were startled, last Saturday
afternoon, by learning that the large foundry
of Messrs. Morrison & Son, on Water street,
| was on fire. 1t was known as the Excel
Foundry far and near In this part Of the
state, having made during the past two de-
cades vast amount of mill and other mac him
cry and stoves. The tire originated In u second
story room. filed with patterns and other
paraphernAla OF such an establishment. the
men being at work below. Before 1t was dis
covered 1t had made such headway that the
| very inadequate means at hand could not
| check 1t, SO attention was promptly turned
| toward saving as much Of the NOV able prop
erty as possible. The building and machin-
| cry were almost totally destroyed The ac-
tual loss, estimated upon the present value of
the buildings, machinery, stock, tools and
unfinished work, IL about $25,OOO The in-
surance, placed with Messrs. E. Winsor &
Son, is $4,000, divided among six companies.
The policies would have expired on the day
after the fire occurred, but arrangements had
been made for their renewal, in due course
oi business. The narrowness of the
time, and the consequence of neg.
lect to renew them, teach the impor-
tance of care in such matters, aud the folly
OF neglect to insure. The buildings de.
stroyed We're erected during the war, another
set OF buildings having been burned by order
OF federal officer. The new foundry was a
very large and commodous building, with
every necessary appliance for the business.
Mr.. Charles A. Morrison had direct charge,
and had been turning out good deal of work,
all OF the best character, as the Intelligencer
has from time to time noticed. There is Some
talk OF rebuilding the foundry, but nothing
has yet been positively decided. The town
has one large and well appointed foundry
.. now, Mr.. VIM. N. Jordan's, 80 no serious in.
convenience will lie felt by msahine men
peeding that kind Of work done.