Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-06

Country produce wanted at Clagett L Cos
Go to Gordon & Fulkerson for 17b proof
coal oil. sep92tf
Fat cattle in St. Louis d @ 5 Is; Hogs
eb 10 @ 8 q.
A heifer of Mr.. Alb. Hatch was killed by
lightning Monday night.
The poet-actress, Miss Gerald at the Opera
house nest Tuesday night.
The best schools shoes are found at the Par
lor shoe store. W. G. Eggleston d Co. tt
Garrison Grange will meet Saturday, Oct.
6, ut 10 o'clock, .. m. Remember the time.
Eels in jelly sauce, c~aviare, blue fish. fresh
mackerel and red snapper, at Clasett Il Co.'S.
The bridges placed by the city engineer
over the cutters at the crossings are q great
convenience.
The best and cheapest Kentucky Whistles
at wholesale and retail, ct the Postofice Ex-
change Saloon. sept29t2
Calf ut Graham & Morrison's and see the
Westminster for soft and hard coal, the finest
base burner ever brought to the city. 81
Every farmer thai raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by W. N. Jordan, Lexington. No. jaly9stf
For boots, shoes, hats, caps, gloves, &C.,
call at the Parlor Shoe Store, Franklin street,
Lexington, Mo. w. g. Eggleston 4 Co. If
Our hosiery stock both for ladies and chill
dren IL now open. Call while you can get
the choice colors and styles, at N. F. Royle
d Son. sep22t4
full line of rubber goods, hip boots.
knee boots, srctics and sandals at the Parlor
shoe store, Franklin street. W. g. Eggle-
ston 4 Go. sep2su
We have received the initial number Of the
Concordis Post, . republican paper edited by
Mr.. J. W. Branch. We wish it we'll In all
but its politics.
Good shipping apples wanted; am now
prepared to receive cider apples also. Bring
them t. me and get the highest market price.
B. 8. Cromwell o6tl
The W. C. T. U. will meet in the lecture
room Of the Baptist church, on Saturday af-
ternoon, at three O'Clock. All ladies' are
earnestly requested to attend.
One Of our best citizens weuld say to the
public that he has tried Halls Catarrh Cure,
and it IL all that 10 claimed for It. Price Is
cents per bottle. Sold by C. W. LOOMS, Lex
ington, Mo. july9sms
Zach writes us an interesting letter regard
Ing his travels down the western border OF
Missouri which We viii print next week. VIC
hope to have several letters from him while
he is away.
We have just received q full line of tube
colors, bristol and sable brushes, crsyons,
drawing paper. thunb sacks, blenders. gold
paint, oils and everything needed In the art
line. II. F. Royle 4 Son. ssp2st4
The residence of Mr.. John Sullivan, who
lives on the road to Odessa, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, between Sand Z O'Clock on
the morning q last Saturday. Most Of the
'household effects were saved. The less Was
about 800; partially insured with E. Win.
sof& Son.
MI. John Neville has rented the Hsberkorn
property on Pine street and intends to keep q
clean, neat aud comfortable boarding house,
ut low rates. He has thoroughly. renovated
the place and thinks he can entertain all who
call In q satisfactory way. he promises polite
and remember the place.
Carrollton Journal, September 3S:-"No
new railroad news to report this week, furth-
er than the right-ot-wsy has been secured the
entire length Of the proposed extension, with
the exception Of four or five persons. Those
having the matter In charge are nov engaged
in trying to secure these few rights-of-way,
when work will be commenced and pushed
rapidly forward"
The editor is under obligations to Prof.
Chas. Gimble for q copy Of his beautiful cole.
b.iXante, 'The Crown Imperial" Thisis the
professors most recent publication, and like
all his compositions it Is a gem. 1t is hand
somely printed, and Is dedicated to Miss Ellis
Beck, of Sedalis, one among his many pupils
distinguished for pro6ciene. in music in
school where to excel means y mastery of the
divine art.
Tom Price is in Jail under a fine for wife
beating. This ia q heinous ~oneuse, for which
the fullest penalty Of the law should be de-
handed. The effect Of the Imprisonment O
the husband seems to be . punishment o.
the family as well, as they are deprived O
his labor for their support. Society. which
demands the punishment in this way, should
see that the innocent do not suffer with thu
guilty.
Mr.. Jesse Hamlet caught . beautiful, four
pound, German leather carp, In . net in thu
Missouri river and brought It up to town yes
tsrdsy. He pronounces It the most tens'
cious fish of life that he ever saw, and whel
it was put In water 1t got as lively as II nevel
removed from Its native element. This Is, q
we have frequently mentioned in the descrip
tions we have written of the fish, one Of it,
characteristics.
Lexington is decidedly a town Of schools
The public schools have now $50 pupils
Central Female College has, 80; the Elizabeth
Aull Seminary, 70; the Baptist Female Sem
mary, 102; Wentworth Male Academy, 60
the Roman Catholic Parish school, 80. an
Miss Gabs Hawkins about %. This makes
q grand total of children In attendance at on
| various schools of 1885,. This IL . fair popu
lation In itself for an ordinary western
''city." How much do our friends at Colum
| bia beat this in numbers!
Carrollton Democrat 1.-THE Norborn,
Independent says that u corps Of railroad
surveyors passed north of that place Wednes
day, going In I northeastern direction. The,
started from Il. and l.. Junction Tuesday
What route, they were surveying, or whs
they were working for, could not be learned.
Chillicothe Crisis :-''Capt. J. 81. Turner
of Csrrollton, was In the city Oct. 4, to com
mence proceedings for the condemnation O
land In Carroll county for right o f-wsy TO
the C. B. b K. c. He has received y dis
patch from the superintendent Of the road t
hurry up his work, Is he hss graders waitin
to 60 to work Capt. Turner has obtsIne,
rishts-of-wsy for II miles In Carroll count
except in five or six csses.o
The Intelligencer endeavors to get yer
near the people whom 1t serves-to recor
all those matters Of interest In every neigh
borhood of the county In which Its men IN
women, young and old. are concerned. L
effort Is to permit nothing to remain unsal
that can be Of service to them, hence 1t mai,
tains q careful system Of news-gatheriu
that leaves but very few occurrences Of me
ment in the county unwritten. To do this
su%bordinates general new and general litel
AZURE, either Of which 1t could much mo-
easily procure. With all these sood inter
r lions it seems to us that we are about to el
, ter a sphere Of home usefulness that we hs
, not contemplated, !. e: to become q so
. of matrimonial bureau in order to marry q
our numerous corraspondents-to each othe
: The movement began some weeks ago, VIII.
earnest inquiry was made as to wheth,
!, "Tom'' was q man or . woman, and
"Chris" might be a boy or 3 girl. Now Il