Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-30
Personalities.

Personalities.
Straws now show which way the drinks go.
Miss Birdie Allen is visiting in Kansas City.
Miss Mamie Aull is visiting Mrs. Pomeroy.
Misc Day, Of Cafrellton, is visiting at MIR
Mountjoy's.
Miss Lizzie Shaw, OF Sweet Springs, was in tn,
city Tuesday.
Mr.. Mountjoy returned from Eldorado Spring
last Tuesday.
The Right Rev. John William Colenso. Bish
op of Natal, is dead.
DR.. John Perrie, of Butler, formerly of this
city. was in town Monday.
Mayor Rawlings, of Odessa. was In town Tues.
dsy and called on the Inteiligenoer.-
The Misses Clark. of Chillicothe. o.. are Wis.
iting their uncle, DIR. Minos Adams.
Misses Jennie and Matte Garner, of Rich.
mond, are visiting at Mrs. Atkinson's.
Mrs. Mary Z. Shattler, of Cincinnati. O.. is
in the city visiting relatives ana friends.
Adirondack Murray will lecture in the
leading cities of the country next season.
Misses Mlnnette, Katie, Oracle and Mabel
Slayback. are visiting their relatives here.
Miss Blanche Price, of Westport, Mo-, ia
visiting the Misses Harper. of South street.
Curiosity is u thing that makes us look over
other peoples affairs and overlook our own.
DR.. Talbird and A. j. Hail, Eco; talk OF
going down to Eldorado Springs tor recuperatio on
and health.
Mrs. B. L.. Richards, of Marshall, Is visiting
her sister Mrs. A. v. Robinson and will remain
here a week or two.
By the way. it docsn't appear that Mr.. Roscoe
Conkling has been invited to deliver q Fourth of
July GRAFTON this year. -
The health Of Mrs. VIM. Knipmeyer, who 10
at Fulton, is said to be improving, with hopes
for her final recovery.
MIR. Robert Wilson and his sister, Miss Katie.
have gone to housekeeping. Their sister, Mrs.
Gus. Alexander. is visiting them.
His Honor Perpetual Mayor John c. Young,
3. T. 7. E., will go down to Eldorado Springs
tonight. to Join his wife and daughter.
A new post office In the south is called Lang
try. 1t is hoped that it will not be true to its
name and cause the mails to go astray.
Capt. R.A Collins has got back to Higgins
vile from his visit to relatives in Ohio. While
there he attended the democratic state conven-
tion.
Elder Lucas left. last night. for Eldorado
Springs. where he will remain about a week
he will reach home In timcI to preach next Sum
day, tomorrow week.
Mr.. William Summers who has been living
here for a year or more, has brought his family
on from old England. Their former home was
within thirty miles OF Liverpool.
1t turns out that Mrs. Nancy John broke her
hip when she received a fall, June Is. The hurt
n a very serious one, especially for SO old q
person. Mrs. John Is 80 years old.
. The hundreds OF friends of Hon. E NJ. Ed
wards. In this and johnson county. will feel the
deepest sympathy for him in his great a~faiction
In the drowning of his nine-year-old SON.
Mr.. E. r Kern and wife of st. Louls, are In
the city visiting Mr.. James C.. McGrew. Mr..
Kern Is attorney Of the Chicago q Alton rail-
road. and a gentleman of culture and ability.
Mtss Jessie Thistle. who had been In attend |
ance on the state teachers association at
Brownsville, came up yesterday, and is at Mr.. |
Aliens. She will stay in the county some
weeks.
The czar has nearly q quarter OFFS column of |
names Convenient tor come of those stupid
editors over there. They have only to mention !
his full name four or five times in order to fill |
up . whole newspaper.
Mrs. John n. Manuel, Mrs. T. A. Tidbsu
and three children, and little Locke Arnold.
arrived here yesterday from Fort Worth Texas.
They will spend the heated term with Mrs. VI.
G. McCausland. the ladles' sister.
Harry C.. Jackson, whose father WAS C F.
Jackson. IT,, a son of the late Governor c.. F.
Jackson land except one, the only descendant of
the governor, died near Arrow Rock, in Saline
of consumption, last week, aged p.
Mrs. Fine c. Farr, of Jefferson City, who ia
spending the summer at Brownsville, passed a
day this week at Mrs. B. r. Ireland's. Mrs.
Farr was Miss May Whitsett. and was educated
In this city, where her charming manners and
sweet voice won her a host of friends.
Philadelphia News:-''A noted physician saws
that IN hot weather people should eat moderate
~ and refrain from all work. Most people who
refrain from all work in hot weather
would be very likely to eat moderately. They |
would have to unless the neighbors sent some
thing in"
The Queen of Spain has passed through Paris
Din her way TO meet her mother at Franzensbad. |
Madrid is rife with runners OF a great conrt scam |
dal to the effect that having ascertalned the re-
|ations of the king with a lady Of the royal |
circle the queen has fled with her children. and
Will never return.
Mr.. Newton Gibson. the gallant transfer driver |
was presented a silver mounted whip for
lady from insult in his omnibus |
'ome weeks ago, thinks of making a trip to his
Did home. Louisville, while the river is In such
that he cannot make his regular cross. |
ngs to North Lexington.
Uo'erhor an" Nrs. Crlttenden and Col. j. r. |
Willis warden of the penltertIary. left Tuesday |
at Tor a trip to Chicago. On their way. the
'arty was to stop at Joliet and examine the
leatins apparatus in use in the prison there,
With a view to Introducing a similar one in the !!
'enitentiary at Jefferson City. /
Fulton Gazette :-''Mlss Corda Boulvsre. who |
lnished her course at E. A. Seminary at Lex
ngton. No, last week, returned hons Monday,
'ince her arrival home she has been notified of
er election as principal of the intermediate de-
srtment of that institution by the board of
rustees. The honor came IN sought, as she waa
OF an applicant"
Mr.. Frank s. Groves who has recently gradu-
ted from the law department at Vanderbilt
University has returned home. He came back
IL New York anu other eastern cities. Mr..
froves mas rather distinguished himself in his
w studies taking his diploma in half the usual
me required, and we wish for him Il prosper-
Us career in his profession.
Ohio has u negro cadet at West Point who is
Of likely to clip his own ears. His name is
ohm H. Alexander. He is a dark mnIatto.
lneteen wears of age, and he weighs l4O pounds
e secured his appointment from Congressman
eddes, after a thorough competitive exam,uu.
on, participated in by q number of white bov
Is parents were slaves In Virginia before The
ar.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. McGrew anS Mr.
m. H. Chtlss returned from their trim IN Ch,.
go last Sunday. They report having a ylori-
time, especially in a delightful sail on the
he III a beautiful little steam yacht. Mr.. and
70. McGrew so fell IN love with to g little craft .
at Mr.. NJ. talks Of getting one vi tn one or two ]
gentlemen for the Missouri river here. IT
ould be a grand thing for pleas ure.
Meyer Keller came down from St. Joseph
lursday. He had to foot it from the Junction
q climb over an old engine. a few hundred
rds from the North Lexington depot, where it
u broken through q trs.stle last Monday morn
8. lhere We're eight unhappy wanderers i,
e pano, ana they yelled for an hour and a half
lore tney could get a little river Arab to come
Ter them II a skif. Meyer thinks that sort of
ing Is travelling under dill iculties
Cap. ,. u. Conner was wheeling n nice little
"anV along in n carriage the other dav,
hhg oVertaken the mother who WIS going hi,
aS' Wien the party happened to meet an
ciene colored lady who knew the captain-
shVy. 80. what n pooty baby ~cap'n,' ex.
armed the old woman. "Why it looks lust like I
~ 1.-The wootsy, pootsy. little oarlingl'' The
Jung mother very vigorously explained that
wasn't the captains baby ut all, which only i,
'foddled the old woman the more until it per-
lated through her skull that the lady was not
captains vile. People can't be too careful
" they talk about the resembIances of babies. =
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