Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01

Allen. may9tf
New prints, ginghams, cheviots, etc., lust
opened at q. Wilker's. july25t2
MIR. Lewis G. Neale takes possession at the
Commercial hotel to-day.
Remember the Business Association meet
ing next Monday morning.
The rain Thursday night. about 8 o'clock,
cooled the atmosphere deliciously.
Can furnish you with Creamery Butter by
the year, delivered at your house. suglt2
A few hundred dollars worth Of city war
rants for sale at the Morrison.W Wentworth
Bank. 1uly1stf
The Old Reliable Red R -four still takes the
cake. Warranted free from worms common
to -four in hot weather. june27tf
A Wagon loaded with lumber broke down,
Thursday morning. opposite Dutch Row.
from being overloaded.
Fine rocking chairs, reed, cane seats, and In
fine pushes, at low prices at q. 3 +. Wink
Ter. Lexington, Missouri. m3tf
A little boy of Mr.. Henry Boese. at Well
inRton. had his face and hands badly burned
with powder . few days age.
MI. John Workman. near wellington. was
thrown from q machine while moving grass.
last week. and broke his leg.
A picnic will be given at Colbert's grove.
south of MAYHEM. on the 9Th Of August, I'M
der the auspices Of the MAYHEM Cornet
Band.
II the water company will drive down
piling for the foundation of the water tower
to rest on they will never need to build an
other one.
Persons owing US long standing accounts
will please come In at once and settle with US,
we need the money. Very respectfully.
Chinn q Chinn, july25t4
We have q lot of remnants of silks, satins,
dress goods, &C.. &C., which We will sell.
You can buy them cheap by calling On yours
truly, b. Wilker. july25t2
Have Mr.. Barrier "blow you UP" If you
want some creamery butter n buttermilk
delivered at your door fresh, every morning
except Sunday and Monday. aug1t2
The Missouri Pacific railroad will sell
round trip tickets at one fare to all who al
tend thu reunion at Higginsville. Tickets on
sale August Oath, to 18th, good until Au-
gust 81.
DIR. Alexsnder's thermometer has indicat-
ed, during the heated term, as the maximum,
In the shade, on July 18th, OH degrees; 21st.
80; Gath, 80; 9th, 90a; 2sth, 30; 2Sth, 80:
30th; 81.
For Sale-175 acres OF extra good land
within one mile Of Page City. Price es6
per acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire of J. P.
Ardinger, nov29tf
For Ssle-A good residence, one Of the
best In the city, on Main street. large house,
good outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only q 600. Terms easy. Inquire of J. p.
Ardinger. nov28d
The most popular place in the city is Chinn
& Chinn's shoe store. they are closing out
their summer stock to make room for their
fall stock. For cash you can buy goods very
cheap. Opposite the Courthouse. july25t4
You may talk shout your low prices at diff
ferent stores, but Chinn 4 Chinn beat them
all in shoes and hats, for cash they will give
you big bargains. Low.cut shoes less than
factory prices. All orders promptly attended
to. Main street, Lexington. Mo-, opposite
Courthouse. 1uly25t4
Despite the hot weather there was q large
crowd at the moonlight festival at Mr.. Rufus
Young's, last Thursday night, over 200 per.
sons being present. There was plenty to eat
and of the best, and everybody enjoyed the
evening greatly. The gross proceeds were
S125; expenses SCI; net receipts S1O4. We
congratulate the ladies on their success.
C. b. Schaefermeyer, commander of Null
ligsn Post. G.. A. R., of this city, answering
an invitation from Capt. r. A. Collins, says
'sOn behalf of the members Of j. A. Mulligar
Post No. II, G. A. R., 1 would say that oul
post has accepted your kind invitation, anG
that we will out with as many members
as can make 1t convenient to attend your re.
union"
We paid 9 mechanic an account Of eleven
dollars for work done the other day which
was made out on a bill-hesd printed In St.
Louis. We suppose he thought he had Il
dead wood" on the printer, as he could no,
send to St. Louis to have work in his linz
done. but there Is another feature of the case
and that is. that the Intelligencer can prin
q better bill head for the same money.
"X. Y. 4" will please observe that low,
has touched 100 In the shade, and that as
matter of sensation q Thermometer. that doe
Ut 60 cen above hat has hardly done it.
duty. Lexington is the coolest place In the
world, of course, but then the world was rec
hot for about ten days everywhere. and ever
DR.. Alexander's Thermometer got sufficient,
excited to Indicate 81 degrees, while the IN
scientific instruments about town were say
ing 81, 90 and 81. But thermometer or u,
/ fh n.afor o,.p sfoltors that $40, Sc .1,a,
warm ia another.
The way DR.. Alexander and other obser
vers arrive at the mean temperature of a ds,
is as folIows:-Take the readings of the theI
mometer at 7 O'Clock in the morning, al
O'Clock in the afternoon aud at 9 o'clock
night. Add the 7 O'Clock and the 2 O'cloc
reading then double the 8 o'clock reading
and add to the other, and divide the Who'll
by 4. Thus: ! =. NJ. 81 degrees; 2 p. M, 8
degrees: 9 q. m, e5; add 81 and 81. maxim
lie; and twice IS being ITO, is added, maxim
$40. which, divided by I shows the mes
temperature to be S8.5.
"Observer" sends Us this account Of moor
light and music:-"Msyview's first moon
light soiree Of the season, came off ut tn
suburban home Of Mr.. o. H. Warehouse o
last Friday, the oath inst Late in the after
caused the surrounding neighborhools to b
poorly represented. At about 9 o'clock th
propects for those that had attended wei
more promising, yet the clouds over the moo
were constantly interposed from shedding Il
soft rays upon the groves under which merr
groups had assembled to confabulste and in
dulge in the gsmbols of the evening. Th
confused clouds rushing through the heaven
as If obeying the thunder's angry voice who
, was heard sfar Oh in the eastern horizo,
Mayview's orchestra appeared on the lawn
q very opposite hour. After having dsshe
of q few resplendent pieces and having r.
, ceived applause for the excellent manner
O which they were rendered. the music W.
suspended until after the repsst had bee
served, when again 1t was resumed. entel
, tanning the guests for 3 longer period. Til
hour rolled in at last to part, generally whe
, lovers grow most sentimental. All left RI
E jocing at the pleasant time they had"
The government steamer, Emma Etheridg
passed up Tuesday with q heavy tow
: barges. Capt. c. B. Tilden, in charge, il
nautical man from way back, having begu
his career as captain of a schooner on Il
Chesapeake, aud learned his trade as a ratl
finder Oh the Father of Waters long befol
the war. No more jolly or better captai
plies the Missouri waters than old Bue
Tilden. Partly, nc doubt, because for tw
years he slept under the same blankets vii
8 the writer, aud thereby absorbed goo,