Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-08
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Joe. Jeferson's voice has returned.

Joe. Jefferson's voice has returned.
Miss Ella Nickel is visiting friends at Wa
verify.
Mrs. Buford Chinn is visiting at and near
Waverly.
Gen. j. II. Graham was SIS years old last
Wednesday.
Mrs. f. S. Herndon, of Carrollten, is visiting
relativessherc.
Mr.. j. w. Branch. of the Concordia Post. was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Thomas Tebbs has been vtslting her
father's family this week.
Hon. Samuel Davis. of Saline County, mas
been attending court this week.
The Marshall Progress states that MD NJ.
Yantls continues to be an invalid.
Abe Keller, ofst. Louis. is in the city, and
| will remain until after Christmas.
Mrs. Z. E. Moreland is very ill. She sits up
occasionally. but has very little strength.
Mrs. II c. Ewing. of Washington township.
10 visiting her fathers family ut Rich HUI.
Mr.. Charles s. Pemberton, OF Leavenwortn'
was in the city on Wednesday anc Thursdsy.
Mrs. E. W,nsor has gone to st. Louis to spend
q few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Frank T.
Chew.
Mise 'Mollie Meyers, of Cameron. Clinton
| county, is visiting her uncle. Mr.. William
Meyers.
Miss Mamie Barkley, of Marshall, came up
last night on q brief visit to relatives and
friends.
, Mr.. John T. Smith, of the Dramatic Critic.
ST. Louis. was in the city this week visiting
mis- parents.
Mr.. Mark A. Leftwich editor of the Higginsvllls
4 Messenger, paid the Lntelligencer a pleasant
visit Tuesday.
4 Mr.. y A. Watkins, Of Eureka Springs. Ark,
came up last night on a short visit to friends
| in this vicinity.
] Mr.. II. H. Luce. editor of the Higginsville
4 Advance, was In the city Tuesday. and gave ms
q pleasant call.
Mrs. Ferrell, of Humboldt, Tenn.
nee Lillian Whey. 10 in the city visiting rela-
tives and friends.
tlCapt. J. D. Conner lett, last Saturday, for
a three weeks visit to his relatives in Baltimore,
many of whom he has not seen for years.
Susan 3. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton both crossed the sea in the same ship. The
winds gave it up as a bad job and the voyage was
calm.
William f. Curtis, of the ocean, il now
mentioned as the author Of ''The Bread Win
ners." He will probably dramatize 1t for the
stage.
.'Mr. Spinner has caught q seventy-fve
pound bass In the st. Johns river. The re-
port that he used his signature as bait is de-
Med"
Chicago T~imes:-"Sarah Bernhardt is playing
Lady Macbeth. The fact that she is consider
ably longer enables Mac to distinguish her from
the dagger"
The youngest grandfather known is thought to
be Reese Butler, of Palo Pinto county, Texas.
! who is only 30 years old and has a grandson.
Texas is 3 great state.
Miss Katie Hollis has been engaged to sing at
the Craig Rifles concert at the Gilliss opera
house on December 20. She is deservedly a
great favorite in Kansas City. @
". w. Corcoran has given $500 to St. Johns
College, Annapolis, which he desired TO be ex-
pended IN planting memorial trees as u tribute
to Bishop PInckney, one of his old friends.
Frank Gordon, o negro boy, was seriously
shot in one arm by another negro boy, at a ne
gro settlement between Aullville and Concor-
dla, Wednesday of last week. 1t Is claimed that
the shooting was accidental.
Mrs. z. w. Washburn, of st. Joe, returned
home Monday, after q visit Of two weeks. to
her daughter. Mrs. A. v. Robinson. Miss
Lulu Robinson went with her. and will make
q visit TO relatives in st. Joe.
Jefferson City Tribune:-s'YesterGay after
noon Mr.. Eddie Benjamin. who has been learn
ing telesraphy under Mr.. John G. Imhon. in
the office at the depot, left for Lexington, Mo-,
where he Will manipulate the keys.n
Wedding cards are out as follows:-''Peach
Rhoies-Mary F. Clay. MIR. ID. I. Prigmore
invites you to attend the marriage of his daugh-
ter. Mary F. Clay. Wednesday. Dec. 10th. 1888.
S O'Clock. p. m. Residence. near Alma"
Judge Lockhart has been threatened with
another attack of pneumonia, from q cold con-
tracted coming from Jefferson City the last
time, but he is better now, and hopes by a lit
tie care to be able to work steadily ut his trade.
DR.. j. A. Quarles was called by telegram to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Matte Tuggle Smith, \
wife OF Mr.. Clay Smith. Of Vibbard. She was
a former pupil of the E. A. g., was married
last January, and died very suddenly after .
few hours' sickness.
The many friends of lslder C. 8. Lucas will
be pleased to learn that he has received. . call
to take charge of the church at Atlanta. Ga, !
and has accepted. and wilE move his family there
by the first Of January. The church is in a
prosperous condition and the salary is 90. 500. |
with residence beside. |
The following card has been sent to friends: \
-"H. F. Corder, Corder. Mo.,-Genie Todd. |
Fort Scott, Kansas. We request your presence |
at the marriage of our daughter, Tuesday, De-
cember %. 1888, 6 O'Clock p. m. Home. Mr.. /
and Mrs. Eugene Todd" !
Nearly all the Justices of the United States |
supreme court are good. whist players. They |
INV Ai1A AAVO OIKAulZGO IuLO u WulBLV
party. which meets every Saturday evening.
Justice Miller is said to be the finest player in
the troupe just think of it-.stroupeI''
The following wedding cards have been sent
to friends Of the persons concerned:-s'Henj. |
NJ. G. Van Metre-Sallie VanMetre. Mr.. &
Mrs. Oliver VanMetre invite you to attend the
marriage of their daughter. sallie VanMetre,
Thursday. December Is. 1883, c O'Clock, D. M.
Residence, near Corder."
Rev. George W. Smith. writing from Coma
les, Texas, says:-''We cannot do without the
Intelligeacer, for it is like Q letter from home
every week. My wife is still an invalid. but
her health is better than when we left Missouri
Although we are very pleasantly situated here,
and like Texas. still We shall never forget our
many dear friends in old Lafayette"
VIM. r.. Aldrich, ESQ.,, of Sedslis. was on
Thursday last examined by Judge strother and
licensed to practice law in this state. Mr..
Aldrich who is u vermonter, is . genial and
pleasant gentleman. He has recently moved
into our state, and brought with him q young
bride from the state Of Maine. He comes well
recommended, and We wish him success in hin
profession.
The Rev. J. G. Kost, of BoonvIlle, who was
pastor OF the German Methodist church of this
city, $50 years ago, spent a day with his old
friends here last week, and also Q day or
two at Napoleon. He was here partly to collect
money for a new church building at Boonville,
and succeeded in raising In this city and Ma
poleon 1913 80. He got something more ut Hig-
COncOrdla, and other towns in this
County.
We mentioned, briefly, last week, the ap-
preaching marriage OF Miss Lulu Martin. The
cards for the occasion are wsrded as below:-
"Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Martin desire your pres
snce at the marriage of their daughter Lulu to
Thomas Estiil Gaines, Monday. December
tenth. Eighteen hundred and eishty-three. at
half past two O'Clock, p. m. Calvary Baptist
Church. Kansas City, Mo. Reception ut the
family residence. No. s0s Locust street, three
to five. p. m"
The u. S. man-of-war steamship Trenton.
left New York. last Monday. for II three to five
years cruise. to touch first at Gibraltar. Lieut..
NJ .Lindley Wood IS one of her officers. She is one
of the best equipped vessels in the American
navy. Mr.. Wood was one of three officers who
the introduction into the Trenton
OF 234 electric lights. which are part of her
fittings. his knowledge In this particular direc-
ton having caused him to be especially select
ed for the work.
Nv" writes from Dover:-s.Dr. Ed. Meng
has been in southern Missouri for the last two or
three weeks looking at the country with the
view of buying land. 1t was not known here
until his return that he went further than Wa |