Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-03

See Chinn y Chinn's advertisement on next
page. nov2S't
John Powell will tx you for Christmas.
Don't forget your Jug. Pierce's Favorite
Everybody takes 1t. nov2snS
John Powell sells Pierce's favorite Sour
Mash direct from the distillery. 1t will do
you good. TT. it no'2smS
Rockford quick train railroad watches in
all grades. and In good silver or gold filed
case, at Z. u. Ludwigs. dec8w4
For Sale-A good residence, one of the
best in the city. on Main street, large house.
good outhouses. well. cIstern, etc. Price
only - QUO. Terms easy. Inquire Of j. ?.
Ardineer. nov29tf
Nv stock of gold and silver watches; d.
amends, bracelets, necklaces. set rings and
all kinds of jewelry, Is the largest In this
~neighborhood. Prices owe than any other
house. c. G. Ludwigs. dec5w4
Come one, come all, and secure your Win
ter stock while the great sale is going on.
Our aim is to close the sale by the fifteenth
or twentieth of December. These goods must
be sold for cash. Christmas is nearly here,
buy your family shoes, caps or hats, some
thing pseful. CHM q Chinn. nov2stf
The kidney cleans the system. It Is i'm
portant to keep them beautiful and active,
and this Is best done with Hunts Kidney
and Liyerl remedy. 1t Is q specific for all
kidney and liver complaints. Some Of the
worst chronic cases, that have been given up
70 die BY phyacians and friends, have been
cured. 1t
Lost-BY a lady, going from Dr.: e. F.
Smiths to MI. John Erskine's. o Friday,
Dec. 20, q small hand satchel, or companion,
containing . pocket bible, inscribed with the
name Of Robt. Stokes. q newspaper ad-
dressed 10 Rev. A. A. Moore, and some small
change. Please return to the Intelligencer
Office.
Henry Wendt, formerly superintendent OF
the Breslau Steam Dye House, in Germany,
has purchased the necessary apparatus aud
will dye and clean clotf clothes, ribbon etc.
no matter of what KIND or MATERIAL, cotton,
wooden velvet or silk. Give him Q trial, his
charges are reasonable. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Office Cd Franklin Street. southeast
corner of Seventh. decl3tA
Burglars effected an entrance into the
Smith brothers' butcher shop, last Satur-
day night, by breaking through q back win
dow in the basement. Quite a number Of
turkeys and rabbits were missed. There
was, fortunately, no money In the cash draw
or. The robbers left two miners lamps be.
hind them a. q memento Of their visit.
for positive information rs to who the own
ers are.
1t Is unusual here to have much very severe
weather before Christmas. and the weather
record for the December Just past Il, there
fore, worthy Of note. On the 18th the mer-
curry fell % 3 degrees below zero; 18th. 81 be-
low; 19th, 8 below; 30th, s above; 2lst, Is
above; 22d, a below; Sd, ! below; Path. I
below; 2sth. = below; 18th, 8 below; s'th. Is
abo 9; 18th. 81 above; 29th, 80 above; 30th.
81 above 3lst, zero. As 81 degrees Fahrenheit
ID freezing point 1t will be seen that the Their.
mometer marked as . minimum, during these
Is days, from freezing down to 9 degrees be.
low zero. On one day. December 24th. the
mercury remained below sero all day, the
maximum temperature being l minus. There
were nine zeros during tho mouth, more
than an average for a whole winter. Thus
In the winter Of '17'7s there were NO zeros
In the winter OF 49, 10 there were II xeros,
and 3 days In which the mercury remained
below zero all day; In the winter OF '79'8
there were but 3 zero days; In the winter Of
'eO-'sl there were II zeros, 8 days In which
the Thermometer did not rise above zero
In the winter Of 1872, there were
~ .A~oa. 100 100 ~.,-o ~riSL q lors
Of maxims under zero; 1874, Is zeros
and 3 lays when the mercury was below sere
all day. Gentlemen who have been prophe.
sying 9 mild, open winter will be surprised
to learn from these figures that we have had
an ordinary winters cold compressed, as 1
were, into the one month Of December. A
review of the record Of cold DEFENDERS sine
1877 may be Of interest. The mean tempsrs'
ture Of the month Of December 1873 wa
2l.1; 70, 54.6; 90, 2l.7;'s az, 2s.S; 's3, 1884
Il. The mean temperature for the Deem
bers of TT and 81 was g. and S7.s respec
lively. We are indebted for these figures t.
the admirably kept meteorological record o
DR.. J. B.. Alexander Of this city.
Auilvllle items by 'Observer":-"Mr
William Hersldsou, Of Bolton, Csss county
Mo-, was here last week visiting friends an
relatives. =. Judge J. W. Harrison. Of Cor
der, was here on the 10th inst. In attendanc
on the installation OF the officers Of lods
No. 96e A. F. s. A. NJ; he was secompsnie'
BY his wife and son. The judge IL enjoyini
good health. and his many friends at Aullvill
will always be glad to bear Of his doing well
Dav n n UonIs ~ Rorsss DIV w,,
here last Monday, conducting the exercise
Of the installation Of the officers OF tn
masons Mr.. Eugene Williams, Of the drr
Of Williams b Bro, ass been quito uuwe
for the past two or three week. Is much bet
ter Miss Nellie Graham has been visitin
friends In the country for the past three o
four dsys....Ap epidemic Of cold seems {
be prevailing, but this 10 Christmas. and tbs
) accounts for it....Miss Emma Stewart,
Higginsville. 10 spending the holidays wit
Miss Annie Young. In the county. 80. Mr.. l
l.. Greer was In Kansas City two or thre
days last week with a car load Of mules. .
Mr.. J. L. Youn2s sent to st. Louis 10,
week 8 car losds Of cattle aud hogs. 49, Mr.
, P. W. Adams spent the holidays with til
family Of bis ION. In ksnsss City,. .Stell
AID Netts williams. daughters Of E. A
Williams, are visiting their grandparents
johnson county, this week There was
family reunion at The residence Of J. "
Brown, Esq, on Christmas day. Anon
those present were J. b. Major and family
VIM. B. Brown and family; ]. H. Gibbor
t and family; W. H. LittleI Inn, James Brow
Charley Field, Miss Maud Stewart, and T. !
Williams and lady Our young people hs
q socisble at the residenee Of Mr.. W.
Major on Christmas night. They had
pleasant time, and all enjoyed themselv'
very much until about II O'Clock, when the
returned to their homes, thanking Mr.. Msjt
and lady for their hospitality .... Mrs. Llttl,
john gave her daughters . party on last FIR
4 day night. Among those your correspond
ent noticed were. Misses Lou, Nellie ar
. BERTHE Graham Vesta and Linnie Bennett,
Dizzy Tspp, Of Hisginsvills; Ella and Esth'
Belt; Misses Benton, Laura Barnes, Laul
and Annie Adams; among the gentlsms
were Msssrs. Charley Douglass, Warren III
d Lane, George Payne, Alfred Belt, and ma.
others. About 10 O'Clock the guests were i
yited to supper. and q supper It Was. Aft,
. all had partaken heartily the guests retired
, the parlor, where they enjoyed themselv
until . late hour, when all went home bea.
ing with them the remembrance of havir
passed one Of the most enjoyable evenings
their lives. Found, on the night Of Il
!. marty. n heautifnl hraid nj hlack hair II