Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-13

Gil would be estopped from again asking any
favor OF the court, and would appear In the
light Of men who had broken their word.
After considerable discussion, participated In
by the mayor, and all the members, the mo-
ton was lost.
Mr.. Howell moved that the poll tax of
Thos. Hare be abated, as he is oyer age. No
action.
TIL mayor appointed Jesse Hamlet keep
er Of the calaboose for the ensuing month.
On motion council adjourned.
Il. E. Campbell, of Clay, thinks he raised
the boss %pumpkin-5 feet 9 inches circum-
ference.
TIL waterworks tower Is a grand land
mark. 1t can be seen for many miles In all
directions.
Young man-Go to Trigg & Shields and
your sweetheart. d1S2w
There ought to be a good public school
library in this place, and the Intelligencer
hopes soon to see one established.
Mr.. Herman Krause laid on our table, last
week, six eggs from a Plymouth Rock pullet
hstched in May, which up to that time had
laid 10 ergs.
Remember the Ahrens Dry Goods Bazaar IL
never behind the times. Read their adver-
tisement. They mean what they say and will
do you good. 1t
Our macadamized streets were meyer in 50
bad a condition-the result Of the careless
way in which the earth was returned to the
waterworks bitches.
Oh yesl Oh yes!! Can't dwell. gentlemen
and ladies; once, twice, three times and
Oakes' fine candies are going like hot cakes
from Trigg & Shields dl3w2
The W. NJ. Academy boarders have been
transferred to their new building. Persons
living in the vicinity of Main and College
streets were sorry to see the boys 60 away.
The chain gang is putting in Its time we'll
on the Wellington road. There's nothing
like working those fellows. There's only one
labor, and that is soap.
There is u horribly hugly hole. near the
Rock Bridge. The shugly' is for ALTERATION,
but if anybody falls into the hole there will be
some - and -tion; in other words the
air will turn blue. The ho-el should be I'll led
up.
Do you want a ladies', Misses or child's
cloaki Do you mant a blanket, comfort.
hood, or any other winter goodsf We have
Il surplus and must sell in order to get the
cash. Do not pass US by when looking for
cheap goods. Wilker u Miller. dec8ta
The waterworks company has been trying
Its mains with water damned up from the
slaughter-house branch. So far there has been
considerable trouble with bursting pipes. No
arrangement mas yet been made for the per-
manent supply of water.
, The Bloomington ''Eye'' sees it this way
"Little drops of printers mk,-a little type
'displayed.'-mak our merchants princes
with a big parade.-Little bits Of stin9iness-
, discardlng printers ink-'busts' the man OF
: business, and sees his credit sink.""
The council was commercially careful OF
approprlating money at the last session. Il
would have been wiser, perhaps, if Il had
distributed its jealous care pro rata over tn.
preceding six months. but it is better tha'
the economical fit came late than never.
E The frame house belonging to Mr.. John
Nulligan, and In the rear of his residence o,
= Franklin, burned down last Friday night
A Loss about $500; insured for 5000 with viii.
son Bros. in the Niagara. The house wa
occupied by MFR. Trobaugh. Most of the
contents were saved. though in a very bsdl,
r damaged condition. No insurance.
9 In pursu tnce Of the short-haired ukas,
issued at this Office a few weeks ago Judg,
: Meet. preferring cropping to decapitatlon
s has had his hair and beard reduced to a hal
Q inch in length. His style Of beauty has beel
!. immensely improved by the change, but W,
hope 1t willnot be necessary for him to d.
a like Dandy Jim Of Caroline'-shave to tax,
his dog along to keep the gals away
Davis Creek Grange met the frst saturda,
but owing to press Of business and wishtn,
a better attendance. the election of officer
! was postponed until the Sd Saturday, at Il
= O'CLOCK a. M, when it is hoped all will tur,
" out. The third and fourth degrees wer
I conferred on one candidate. Resolutions O
> respect were passed to the memory of Brother
. MeCulloch and sympathy with his family
and ordered the charter to be draped, an,
members to wear the usual badge of mourn
+ ing on public occasions for thirty days.
: D.. Mills, W. Graham and j.. O. Hogan wer,
: elected trustees, and II. Mills, IT., and W. A
Young delegates to County Grange.
. The weather Is becoming Indictment 1.-The bit
: ter north wind penetrates through the i'll
e made walls Of the poor. They are slwsy.
!, with US. Shall they suffer- Why should
they! The good hearts of our people desir
to see that they shall not. There is abund
ance in the land. All that Is necessary is
little organlzsticn. Let US have it. TIL
quickest and best way 10 to appoint u Chart
committee which can appeal to all tn
churehes and societies to raise the neces,sr
money, the committee to direct Its expendi
ture to worthy objects. With the prone
: names upon the committee all will have con
q ndence IN Its good sense and integrity. W
5 venture to start the movement by naming
m which can meet. and, If it sees fl,
o ada Other names. If the following name
gentlemen will meet in the lower courtroom
r next Monday morning. at 10 O'Clock, W
know that they can organize the matter an
carry 1t to a successful termination IS. j
Andrew, dos. A. Edmonds, A. V. Robinson
s L. Z. Wiley, Jas. T. Hall. Henry SinaueI
Michael Howell, Henry Hainkel, Charlie
Barrels, Chas. H. SchaeIermeyer, !. +
' Conner and P.S. Fulkerson. Some peonl
say there are no poor here. That is q mis-
take. Sickness and misfortune are every
r. where. ldleness need not be encouraged b
e charity, but what is there so humanizinp .
the brotherly love evinced by care for the I'm
k fortunate. Suppose nothing more was don
lie than to see that no family In Lexington wei
without a good dinner on Christmas! Woul
not that mark an oasis In some lives: Blu
much more substantial work than that ca
I've accomplished. May we not hope that th
.e gentlemen named will kindly undertake ,
l. begin IT.