Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-03
Littell's Living Age For 1885.

The Living Age will soon enter upon its
forty-frst year of successful publication. As
it is the only satisfactorily complete and fresh
compilation Of an indispensable current litera-
tare.a literature which grows richer and more
abundant every year in the work of the sblest
writer's of the time, it is invaluable to the
American reader. Supplying the place OF
manyrevlews magazines and papers,i 1T enables
him at small expense, considering the guam
tity and quality of the reading furnished, to
keep pace with the best thought and well
abreast Of the best literature OF the
day. The prospectus of this magazine
for 1885 is worthy the attention Of all who
are selecting their reading-mstter for the new
year. Reduced clubbing rates with other
periodicals are given, and the new SUBJ
scribers renting nov for the year 1885 the
intervening weekly numbers are sent
gratis. The publishers are LITrELL s. Co.,
Boston.
The man with the ash pan has been a beDe.
factor to the human race this week.
For Sale-A good residence, one of the
best in the city, on Main street, large house,
good Outhouses. we'll, ~cistern. etc. Price
only So 600. Terms easy. Inquire of J.. P.
Ardinser. nov29tf
Following is q list of books adopted in this
county five years ago:-spellers, Nc Gutfey'
Readers, McGuffey; Arithmetics, Ray
Grammars, Swinton; Biographies, Maury
US. History. Holmes; Physiology, Hutchin-
son; Natural Philosophy, Cooley; Civil
Government. Andrews; Algebra. Ficklin.
The ladies' committee representing the Lex.
ington Charity Association reported yester.
day as follows: Mrs. j. o. Lesueur and Mi.:
Nickel turned over to the president, sGa as
Mrs. Phet,ing and Miss Graham, $50 80;
Mrs. Burden and Miss Wood, $50 80; total
$3.50 IS. No report from the 4th ward. The
aides have not finished their work. Beside
the money they have collected a large quaint
ty of clothes and some provisions.
A very sad accident occurred in Messrs
Steele & Co.'S coal mine near Berliu, last
Friday afternoon. at 4:30 o'clock. John
Smilhey. John Paylor and Vim. Bunch. fore.
man, had been ut work in the mine during
the day. The entrance passage 10 the min:
IL $50 feet long. At the end Of this passage
and on one side 10 the room in which the,
had been working. The entrance is abou,
one foot lower than the room. Bunch and
Smithey were sitting In the room with thei.
feet down in the passage. Paylor was sitting
In the entry. Bunc and Smilhey were flline
u bag with coal to take home, when, as sud.
denly as the lightning comes out of a river
cloud, a rock IA feet long, 6 feet across and
feet thick, tell from the roof and crushed the
Lille OFT OF John smlthey, and smashed Buncl
to the GROUND, he only being saved by The
fact that just In rear OF him u mass OF debri.
propped up partially one end of the stone
Stnithev never knew what hurt him.. Bunct
thought he also was killed and 90 sent wore
by Paylor to his wife. PayIor much excited
left the bank and it was "a hours before he'll
came and Bunch was eXtricated from biz
painful situation. None of his bones wert
broken but he is badly bruised. Smithe,
leaves a wife and one child. Peter Bartlett
Eph. Jones, Martin Haggert and others aidet
TO geliege Rgnch, To Peter Bartlett. especi.
ally, Is due credit foT Intelligent management
The cracked roof had been observed AID /
was intended 10 prop it. The procrastiuatIol
cost a life. The owner. of the mine were No
70 blame, rs Is thUugntlessiy intimated by
contemporary. Nothing prevented tie incl
from proppiEg ;hs rcot whenever thsy 10
ready. II was SniT tha: Singular :e!ianc.
upon chance that eharacterizes half III.
human race that prevented the miners fion
attending to it in lime. 1t is tie way Of IT,,
world.