Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-20
Another very hesyy rain Yesterday. There

Another very hesvy rain yesterday. Their
seems to be no end to it.
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best In the city, on Main street, large house
good %outhouses. well, ~cistern, etc. Pric
only 50 900. Terms easy. Inquire Of .. P
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I have a splendid selection Of the latest an,
handsomest patterns of wall paper and win
dow shades; also keep white lead. linseet
oil, window glass and toys. Also contrac
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st. Louis Republican:-The Dacotah passed
Glasgow, Mo-, on her way to Kansas City
, only sixty hours out from this port, against
six foot rise and storm every night to con
tend with. This, with 700 ton csrgo,ls hard II
beat.' When she passed here she was goini
like a clipper ship in a gale of wind. Or, a.
| Cooper's Mrs. DeLacey naively said, Ssh
breasted the pillows. her taffrail blowing th'
main, and her cutwater glided after like
sinuous serpent pursuing its shining wake
as a living creature choosing its path on thu
land, and leaving the bone under Its fore -foo'
a beacon for those that follow" There!
nothing like being nautical, you know, wher
you are talking of crafts that breast the bill
lows.
Corder items by"Paul Pry :"-"Mrs. Strong
Of Nebraska. arrived here on Mon lay on g
visit to Mr.. John Willis family and other re-
lstives In this county. ... Mrs. DOak Is visit
Ing her father, Mr.. Corbin, in this vicinity.
DIR. Robinson aud wife, and Mr.. 8. NJ. Rey-
nolds and wife, are visiting the family OF
Mr.. Geo. Gordon this week - Miss Emma
Koontz, of Dover, is visiting the Misses
Corder. -. Mrs. s. A.. Rine arrived at home
last Friday from Fsyette Mrs. A. Boris
field visited her sister In Blackburn last Fri
day .... The festival for the benefit of the
Methodist Sunday school. given BY the ladies
of that church last Wednesday night was well
attended, and was q decided success. The
condition of the roads kept a great many
at home. -. Rev. W. B. Mcfarland, q former
pastor of the Methodist church at this place,
but now of Gillian, Mo-, was visiting his
many friends here last week Mr.. B. H.
Campbell, from near Dover, who has been
attending Eastman's business college at
Peughkeepsie, New York. the past year, was
here the first of the week on q visit to his
friend, DIR. Steve Neill.. Mrs. Lucian FrsZ-
Ter is spending the week with her father, Mr..
j. NJ. Livengood of this place Rev. Mr..
King filled the pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday morning and night 80. The Presby-
terrain church will be dedicated tomorrow,
Sunday .... Miss Lee COrder returned home
from Central College last Tuesday"
The following extract from the catalogue
of the Baptist College, which will soon be
issued. will be of interest to patrons of the
music department 1.-THE vocal department
will now be under the control of Miss
Josephine Hogs, q lady of ripe experience
and rare gifts. Her opportunities were ex-
c%eptionsl, embracing min years of training
under the best American and European
vocalist. For three years she was q pupil of
and for nearly tUo years she was instructed
daily by the celebrated Madam Erminis
Rudersdorff, of London, England. Thus
thoroughly prepared she taught vocalization
for several years IN Montreal, Canada, and
Newton, Mass. DR.. Langmsid, OF Boston,
says of Miss Hoogs 4 have found her under
all circumstances reliable, true and faithful
to her duties Rev. G.. ". Shinn, of Newton,
considers her q very conscientious Christian
and q sweet singer Her extensive roper
toire of songs, selections from oratorios, and
arias from operas, embracing the choicest
music of Rossini, Ambrose Thomas, Bellini,
Schubert. Schumann, Franz, Jensen, Stearn-
dale Bennett, Sullivan, Lotti, Coenen, Mozart,
Donizetti, Handel, Haydn, Tosti, Bach,
Panofka aud Beethoven. One OF many testi-
monials to her abilities as a teacher is from
Mrs. Otis lockwood, of Temple Grove Semi
nary, Saratoga, N. Y, with whom she was
associated for two years. After speaking Of
her Thorough culture and lovely character
she says: Miss Hogs possesses an excep-
~tiOnally fine and powerful voice. She has
assisted me with great success in teaching, in
training clubs, in ~oratorio and in operate
societies. She has a finished method, and
will protect as well as develop the voices
under her charge"
News from Egypt by Zachsriah :-"Raln,
rain, rain There came near being a cyclone
In this locality op last Friday night June IL.
The cloud seemed to light down after cross
ing the river: it came from the northwest and
was 200 yards wide. 1t passed through the
farm of z. W. Wright shaking the house and
giving the family a good scare; it blew down
about fifty trees on the strip where it passed
through the land of Mr.. Wright. Mr.. W.
w. Farmer, of Dover, has been through this
section buying cattle. He bought one heifer
from Mr.. j. II. Nelson for $25: one fat cow
Of z. w. Wright for $50; one stag from
Wright and Waller ut 3 cents per pound. He
bought quite a number more that we did not
get prices. ... Uncle Frank Llneback who has
been away ever since last summer, has re-
tured. He left in a fiat boat with q full fish
ing rig, and went down the Missouri to the
Mississippi river, and down that river to the
Arkansas and White rivers. Uncle Frank can
tell some big fish stories. He has the skull
bone and head of turtle that he says weighed
25O pounds, and from the size of the head we
do not doubt the story go. Born, Inc IL, to
the wife of Mr.. Perry Hudgins nee Willie
Merideth, q girl. We have had plenty OF
new potatoes in Egypt since the 1st of June.
Messrs. Hall aud Chiles will have to make q
better showing to beat the Egyptian garden.
ers.. The heavy rains have raised the water
out of the lake In the lower part Of the bot.
tom. causing the fish to run out in great mum.
bers the farmers have killed a good many
with sticks and clubs. Some of them weigh
ing 8 to 10 pounds"
Wsverly items:-"The renowned temper.
ance orator, Col. J. j. Hickman, delivered q
glowing lecture here In the Presbyterian
church, last Friday evening, to a large and
delighted audience. Though filed with
pathos and power, adducing the most con-
vincing proof of prohibition, which ought to
be vested in the authority of the general as
sembly of every state; then folding in his
tender arms of memory some of the bright
est flowers of our nation, mown down toe
soon within the very field of common drunk.
ards. His scintlllations of humor thrown In
ere the tear drop was brushed from dropping
lids, his facial contortions, his sudden weak.
GINNING in the knees, the nasal sound of voice
&C., brought down the house at times, but
made the seat Of the habitual imbiber a leetL
too warm to be comfortable. Old Alpht
lodge was brought back to existence ant
many new names added to the charter sheet.
Rev. Mr.. Banks has returned from his home.
ward journey much to the pleasure and ben
eft of the place. A man so thoroughly i'm.
bued with the love and truth of God must bt
productive of good only. Though a lucil
%reasoner, q strong expounder OF the faith, b,
exhales an influence of concillistion and ill!
the hearts of his congregation with peace
We would like to hear him preach from