Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-24
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Betting, at Jordan's Foundry and Machln
shops. m6tf
;. A new kind of carpet seat chairs, yer
strong and nice at H. & F. Winklers, Lex
lngton, Mo. june2tf
Slate fell on Harrison Currie in a coal min
at the shaft, Tuesday, MASKING one of hi
; legs badly.
Saunders makes copying a specially fro1
a locket picture to life size in crayon, inl
water colors, sc. apr14tf
The Wentworth Academy cadets are i'm
proving wonderfully in their drill. They be
gin to move like veterans.
The absolutely correct standard time viii
be kept by Grimes & Venable's illuminate
clock, in their show window.
Don't forget to call on Thornton l. Har
graves for furniture, in their new store OPP
posite Grove Young, Higginsville. oct13tf
A. v. Robinson & Co. have the only mil
in the county that grinds wheat on roller
and makes a first-class patent flour. j20tf
Edison's Electric Light is q wonderful dis
covery, but not as wonderful rs Halls Catarrl
Cure. Sold by all druggists. Sold by =. w
LOOMS. nov3m3
Mr.. Blackwell has been at Richmond two
days this week in a suit against Mr.. Theo
Gosewisch growing out of the assessment o
some bonds.
Thu men who robbed Judge Harrison.
store give their names as James Thornton ant
j. B. Wilson. They were caught In a straw
| rick not far from Corder by Messrs. Lucier
f. Frazier and Nathan Corder. About hall
i tho rlnpAor mo. raoouarol II I, tIo,,rl< tbo,
they had one or two other confederates.
'Eugenia" writes from Corder:-''Miss Jes.
sic Atkinson and Mr.. Minnie Neale, of Lex.
ington, spent last Sunday here visiting Mr. land
Mrs. T. H. Garner . Mr.. and Mrs. Pettis,
of Lawson, Mo-, have moved to this place,
and are opening amillinery and notion store.
Mr.. E. A. Hawks IL at home. He came
Matte THE Presbyterians had an inter-
esting meeting here last Saturday and Sun
day The store Of Judge Harrison was en-
tered last Friday night by some burglars,
through q side window. They took goods
and jeWelry to the amount of eight or nine
hundred dollars. The citizens were jealous
in search of them, and were rewarded by the
capture of two stout looking men. They also
found most of the tewelry and a greater part
of the clothing. The men were sent to Lex
ington Jail after having them to exchange
their new clothes for old. Tramps will be
apt to give Corder the 60 by after this"
"Cap" sends US these items from Fairview:
Farmers busy gathering corn. Miss Bette
Ewing. of Bates City, was the guest of Miss
Katie Cobb the first of the week. Mr.. Jas.
Erskine and sister, Miss Laura, of Kansas
City, are visiting relative and friends in our
vicinity. Our Sunday school is still alive
and prospecting. Mr.. Willie Pense, OF Atch-
ison, kansas, spent several days last week,
visiting friends in west Fairview... . Mr..
Jesse Almar, of Saline county, spent Satur-
day and Sunday in our vicinity; look out
boys!....Our debating society is fourishing
and will meet on Wednesday night from this
date. There will be a society paper read on
Wednesday night before the second Sunday
in December. All are invited to attend. 90.
What has become Of Chris and Tomp....
Rev. j. j. Hill will preach at the schoolhouse
next Saturday night at o'clock. =. Several OF
our young folks attended the literary society
at Greenton, last Friday night, and pro-
nounced it splendid"
"Lelia" sends the items given below, from
Greenton :~-"Coughs and colds are the order
of the dsy....Our debating society fiourishes
with a crowded house =. Col. Frank Thorp
has been sick for the past week. Misses
Eta and Belle Chinn, of Napoleon, were Wis
ltlns friends Ia this community last week..
cr. D. K. Murphy has moved into his new
house. spelling at Thorp's sc%hoolhous every
Tuesday night; what say you boys?....Rev.
L. 2. Cobb will preach here on the first and
third Sundays in each month at 3 p. m....
Miss Charlotte MOrath, of Lexington, has
been visiting her sister miss Ida) the past
week. Mr.. Theo. Garvin will leave for
Texas in q few days.. Mr.. j. r. Chamberlin
is getting out q fine lot of coal at his banks
north of here. Mr.. Saml Ingram, sheriff of
Cass county, spent a few days with friends in
the community last week. Miss Ida Morath
has been quite sick for the past few days..
Revs. A. A. Moore and T. P. Cobb are hold
ing q protracting meeting at the Brick church
this week. The merry hum of the thresh-
ing machine has been heard on all Sides"
81. b." writes from Waverly :-"Dr. j. A.
Quarles preached here Sunday morning and
evening. He will preach here again the first
Sunday in December. The Baptists have
protracted their meeting at Three Groves.
The pastor of the church is assisted by Rev.
Roam. REV. Mcfarland expects to COM
mence a series of meetings at the Three
Groves Methodist church next Sunday. Miss
Ssllie Bray, living three miles west of town,
met with quite a severe accident last Satur-
day evening. She was riding out of town
on horseback, when her horse became fright
ened, threw her violently to the ground,
breaking both bones of one of her legs. Drs.
Henry and Faegans were called, who set the
limb and the next day carried her to her
home, the patient declares with as much ease
and comfort as if she had been reclining on a
feather bed, DR.. Henry now has charge of
the case, and under his skillful treatment the
patien is doing as well she possibly can. Re-
covery from such an accident is necessarily
slow, and Miss Sallie has the sympathy of the
entire community in her affliction. 900. Little
Bette Chrisman, who has been quite low with
diphtheria, is cOnvalescent . Miss Lee War
rem, who has been visiting in Kentucky for
several months, returned Tuesday. 800 Mrs.
Hall Shindler, of Blackburn, spent Sunday in
Wsverly MI. Lake Henry left to-day to
try his fortune in Kansas City. We wish him
success"
observer writes from Aullville:-"A
very fine horse belonging to Mr.. r. l.. Greer
was killed last week. Mrs. Greer was going
to W~arrensburg, and stopping at Mrs.
Greer's, mother of Robert, her horses were
hitched, and breaking loose ran off; they ran
through the orchard, when the horse ran
against a tree and MASKING his skull, causing
instant death; the horse was valued at 200
dollars go. There was q very nice sociable at
the residence of Mr.. John Tucker on last
Monday night. Among those present your
correspondent noticed, Misses Georgia Nc
Queen, Lizzie McCluny, Jennie Littlejohn and
Miss Lion. of Kansas; and Mrs. VIM. Payne.
Messrs. Saml. and Tomas Swearingen, VIM.
and George Payne, Henry and Lucien Major,
Charley Hill, Marshall Hall and Charles Ora
ham; all enjoyed themselves until about IL
O'Clock. The Misses Farrell, daughters of
Mrs. Tucker, know how to make their guests
enjoy themselves. ... Died, Nov. 1s, 1888, in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith 900. Married.
at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs.
Bradford, in this city, IN Sunday. Nov. IS,
1888, Mr.. Hinkle of Oregon, and Miss Matte