Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-26
ms new advertisement.

The rainfall Thursday measured IL inches.
Democratic club: courthouse FRIDAY night;
good speakers.
Prairie church festival Aug. 9Th, at Mr..
Rufus Young's. july26t2
For Sale-Hard wood boxing, studding and
bridge lumber. f. Allen.
The young mems democratic club meets at
the courthouse next Friday night.
We know of Il competent teacher who has
no engagement for the ensuing year.
Thursday lightning struck the mill at Aull-
Vile owned by Major 4 Greer. We have no
particulars.
Be sure to attend the lawn party and fes-
tival at Mr.. Rufus Young's Aug. 9TH. for the
benefit of Prairie church. 1uly2it:
College street is the favorite walk these
pleasant evenings. Everybody wants to see
the progress Of the new building.
Candidates, ws.k up and pay your assess
ment, or your names will be left off the ticket.
Address ii. J. Higgins, H~igginsviIle.
Our great reduction sale affords a rare OPP
portunity for picking up many a splendid
bargain. Ahrens, Dry Goods Bazaar, Frank
lin street, Lexington, Mo. %iuly26t3
The city marshal is notifying everybody to
clean up the streets and alleys, and to repair
their sidewalks. We understand that some
vigorous kicking is being done.
The democracy of Lafayette county will
have a grand rally at Mayriew August eth.
Candidates for congress are expected to adj
dress the people. County candidates are eX-
pected, and those desiring to speak will have
an opportunity to do so. Don't forget the
time and place.
on Wednesday, August 81, and continue four
days. There are hundreds of reasons why
the fair should be sustained. The premiums
are liberal, and cover almost every branch of
industry. The grounds are rs good rs any
other in the state, and the purses for speed
are large enough to bring numbers of fast
horses. In fact everything has already been
done, that the directors can do, to make a sue
cess. 1t only remains for the citizens of the
county to do their duty. Will they do it:
We think they will.
At noon yesterday, while the sur was
beaming down hot, and the thermometer reg
istered sc in the shade, there were two col
ored men, eight cOlorcd boys and one white
boy wading around in the mud ut Goose
pond. and, with sticks in their hands, were
killing fish and casting them upon the bank.
The water is about two or three inches deep,
and the mud, IN some places is three feet
deep. The white boy was in mud up to his
breast. The fish they killed were mud cats,
from three to six inches long. We saw them
kill about twenty fish in three or four min
utes. The city authorities ought to stop this
work, for the reason that it is liable to make
all those sick who engage in it, and the fish
being unhealthy, will make those sick who
eat them.
Our young men have concludedto organize
a brass band. We have had several good
q very good colOred band, but no white Or
ganizati"n. The new organization will be as
follows: Oscar Steers, solo cOrnet and con-
ductOr; Mart. F. Russell, first b flat cornet
Joe UT, Jr., second corlct: Herman Schmidt
B fiat clarionet; Geo. MullInix, solo alto
Ed. Zeiler, first alto; Ed. Yingling, second
alto; Henry Smith, trombone; ROht. Berrie,
first tenor; Pat. Lyons, second tenor; Millard
Graham. f flat bass; Lincoln UT, bass drum
AANa' Nv oiipi uiutii NAosC " LII L
bers are already accomplished musicians, ant
it will not be long till we can boast of M ex.
cellrnt band. This city needs 1t.
Ili.ginSville Post:-"MOnday night a bur
glar made Il raid OH Capt. Asbury md W. l.
Smiley. The thief went to Asbury's hous,
between midnight and morning and opened
shutter, the window being raised, and reach
ing in took The captain, trousers, which wer
hanging near. They contained a small sun
of money, some keys and other small article,
The money, strange 10 say, Was moi touched
and the other articles were fOnnI ~scatterc,
about the yard. The captain found hi
trousers on the porch net morning. aud h
thinks the thief probably wanted to get hol
of the keys, thinking he could get into Il,
bank with them. The same providing free
boOter, or some other, went in,O Smiley
window and got his pants. They c"ntaine,
Il pocket book with perhaps $40 in it. Thi
Of course was taken. A check for 1854 OH tn
American Bank was not taken, being pay abb
to Mr.. Smiley'> order. Does this town nee
a night Waterman, or not =! Don't all spea
at once. Who will be the next to he .bel
up ="
The North American Review for Angus
contains an article bv Justice james v
Campbell On,''The En~cruarhment of Capital.
which will command the serious attention
all readers Richard A. Proctor treats
1.-The Origin of CnmetS.'' and succeeds j
presenting that d,ifi cult subject in "A licht S
clear thai persons who have lil,tle or no &C
Iualntance with astronomy can follow h
argument. "Are we Il Nation Vi Elscals !'
the startling title of m article by John
Hume, VIII" shows that states, counties an
municipalities III the United States have al
ready repulialed, or defaulted in the pa,
Ilnent OF interest on M amount of bonds I'm
other obligations equal To the sum of IL
national debt. judge Edward q. Lnrin
finds Il "Drift towards Cent? ailZatiou" in I'll
! recent Judgment of the United States supren
court on the power of the federal govern
ment I" issue paper money, and in I'll
opinion of the minority of the same CON
rendered in the suit for the Arlington rroI
ertv. Julian Hawthorne writes of ..TI
American Element in Felton, and there is
' symposium on "Pr"hihiIion and Persuasion,
> by Neale Dow and DIR. bio Lewis.
Nv III iIs IIoIl lJbN;T.
"We notice weekly COMMUNICATIONS in vo,
paper from our sister towns, and we consid,
our little town equally Is worthy of mention
hence we send Il few items, but promise
remain silent rs soon aS "W"i is in our mid
again. We are all moving on in our uS,,
quiet manner, and there is very little cycit,
m"nt among us except when the uue>iio
who is to be our future uulicrIor' l. asked
we Stale without hesitation that DIR. Chan
bers will receive II very large majority of Il
votes I'm Dover. He has many warm an
: true friends l,rrr, who will Irjotce To see hi
, elected -. Miss Annie Mcng has gone
! Denver, Colorado, and she left some of o,
y young friends looking very lonely. She h,
! gone for The purpose of recovering her lraltI
; and will not return until October or Nuy-n
. Der Miss Emma k"nmtZ. one nrour briyh
! est and most amiaLl girls, has returned fro
a sh0it visit 10 reial.! es and friends he.
Cor'ler -. Miss Lee Meng is visiting reIa,iy,
z IN Sedalia. She will he absent several weel
yet. Miss inla Plattenburg is making
protracted visit 10 her sister. Mrs. Edward
OF st. Joe. Miss Lizzie VanAnglen is vi
! ling friends at Camden and Richmond.
The annual August meeting will be conduc
. ed this year by Rev. Blackwell, commeuci,
e al the usual time. Friday night preceding Il
y. second Sunday. Rev. Mcfarland will urea,
!, here the fifth Sunday in August, and if I
= can se.u + help will continue the meeting If
+ definitely. ...M Mr.. Knontz has bull a nice n,
dition to his house, which adds greatly TO Il
IA | anp,fnrf 1e IL, r.:I.