Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-20

Our Wellington correspondent writes :
sssChri hardly knows how to reply TO tho
remarks made by the editor last week, con-
corning the numerous correspondents. Now
we do not mean to speak for any one but our
selves. The editor seems to think that things
are becoming serious, and thinks hat 1t Ii
through his paper that the. mischief began.
That may be, but we have no interest further
than in tom. "Capitola'and'A A. b. C.,'sndwtil
confess a partially for these, and have o great
desire to know them as they are. OF course
Chris was csntent with John, but daring hls
absence would be CHAD to see Tom anu get
his assistance III writing the called for sym
postum OH love. We thank 'Capitofa TOT
his kindness in telling US about Badly and
will be grad to meet both in the near ana
ssussr-coated future.'" Now, Tom, here's
your chance. John is away from home.-
"Chrisn writes from Wellington:-"Mr.
Henry Shafrer is no better. Cloudy, rainy
and muddy Alta regular meeting Of well
lington Lodge No. 81, 1. O.. o. F., Oct. 6. the
following officers were installed for the en-
suing term by lodge deputy, j.. A.
j. L. Cravens, N. G.; John Woodruff, We;
J. L. Larkin, r. s.; II. B. Corse, p. S. anu
treasurer. The lodge is at, present, in q very
prosperous condition ....A citizens meeting
was held in DR.. j. A. Mann's office on Mon
day evening, the object of which was 70, have
a new road running from Wellington! south.
Mr.. VIM. Corse was elected chairman OF: ssid
meeting, and Dr.. Mann secretary. Col. No
Clelland and others made. some goodsspeeeh-
es. Although 'fogy' old Clay township Is a
great expense to the county in building
bridges and keeping the roads In order, she
pays the highest tar of any other township,
unless it is lexington and is wholly and
firmly democratic.' - :,
= After a long oefGsssr'sends:these Bates
City items:-'Considerable sickness Sui pre-
vailing in our neighborhoed though no seri-
Gus cases.. Mrs. Reams is confined to her
bed with malarfal fever, as Is also Miss Ffdie
Martin, the latter We believes GONZALES
cent. Mr.. Nathan Shropshire hasbeen quite
i'll for about three, weeks, but under the skill,
full treatment Of DR.. Flournoy we hope for
his speedy recovery. Mr.. R.. N. Sparks has
sold his farm of one hundred and: eighty
acres, lying two miles northwest Of Bates
City, to Mr.. David Martin, for seven thousand
dollars. Mr.. James Guy, also bought last
week, forty-eight acres of Joseph Gains, at
thirty dollars; per acre.. Wheat sowing is
about over, and since the rain it Is ooking fine
ly. Corn will not yield more than two-thirds
of an average crop in this, section, though the
quality is good. We hear of sales being made
at one dollar and Sc senty five cents per barre
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and hogs fed in this vicinity as Usual. Buy
ers here are paying 81 to 81 10 for fat hogs...
Mr.. Judson Armstrong is shipping q good
many hogs, and will pay the highest price ior
all he can get" r ~ is'
"Mentor," after al absence of ome weeks
resumes her place this week in the following
list of items:-"Mr. Henry Coleman spent
Sunday here with his brother, MI. r. c
Coleman. go. Miss Lizzie Rine returned Satur