Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-11

! Straw hats at cost. at Clsgett's. jy11tf
Sn,it White Oak Fence. Posts for sale-E.
Allen. mayStl
The Old Reliable Red R flour still takes the
AXE. Warranted free from worms common
70 flour In hot weather.. ]une2'u
Fine rocking chairs, reed, cane seats, and In
plushes, at low prices at H. & F. Wink
,.r .x,r1tor Missouri. m3tf
Latest styles in psrlor sets at very reason
prices. In best figured and solid plush, at
q. q F. Winkler's. Lexington, Mo. mStf
Chifonnieres and secretaries, and secreta-
rie. with bookcase, good and fine work, and
cheap at b. 4 F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mis-
souri,. mSu
For Ssle-175 acres OF extra good land
within one mile Of Page City. Price SSo
Der acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire ofJ. r.
Ardinger. no'1'i
For sale-A good residence, one OF the
best in the city, ON Main street. large house,
good outhouses. well, cistern. etc. Price
only 81 900. Terms easy. Inquire Of r.
A rdinger. nov20tf
1 have q splendid selection Of the latest and
handsomest patterns Of wall paper and win
dow shades; also keep white lead, linseed
oil, window glass and toys. Also contract
for house painting and paper hanging. d.
W. Grant apr4m6
Henry johnson, colored, was placed IN
Jail here this week. charged with horse steal
ing. It Is said both that he was hung ana
that he was threatened to be hung to extort
from him q confession Of his guilt. All the
parties to the transaction are negroes, living
near Alma, this county.
Hieeinsville Post:-s:A daughter Of Aug.
Nolting's was seriously, II not fatally injured
last Saturday evening, by q barn door falling
on her. The door had previously been I'M
hinged by the wind. The child's thigh was
broken and also both legs in two places. She
is about eight years old"
The Methodist ladies made q grand success
of their dinner Monday. For-twenty-fve
cents they furnished . dinner fit for q king.
True, they charged extra for ice cream and
SIGH, but there was nothing demanded for the
smiles Of the fair damsels whose dainty fingers
made everything taste sweet from the Ice
cream to the slsw.
We had intended printing an extended no.
tice of the Dscotsh excursion, but other
things have interfered. Everybody seems to
have had . good tlme. Mr.. Wood Young was
of the party in addition to the names we
| mentioned last week, and Eph King says the
| young men are under especial obligations to
| Capt. John s. Clayton and Miss Pearl Mitch
ell for much of their pleasure.
The faculty of Wentworth Male Academy
| for next session will be rs follows: Prof.
Sanford Sellers, principal; Prof. G. M.
| Thomas, LIST assistant and commandant;
Prof. L. L. Henson, I'd assistant; Mr.. Lee
Davis, tutor; Mrs. s. p. Metcalfe, mstron.
L. L. Henson, A. B., Of Maydeld. KY,
though q very young looking man has had
SIX years experience In teaching. He was
the first honor man Of his class, and during
last session was principal Of q fourishins
academy. He comes very highly recommend
ed. Mr.. Lee Davis won the fcholarship
medal at the academy one year over the en-
tire school. He has always been one Of the
most diligent and successful students of the
school, and last session In addition to gradua
ton he took . postgraduate course. If thu
attendance of the school next session JUST
ies, and it Is confidently expected that Il
will, Mr.. Davis, while continuing his stud
les will devote q part of his time to teaching
in the academy.
Odessa Herald :-"Voters to the polls
Will you take the time to come out and vot'
Saturday? Yes. you will, If you have tn
good Of the township at heart. We hav'
I taken no great part by way of advice In thi
matter. because we were not in the township
when the bonds were issued, but now We fin,
/ that Lexington has voted to compromise
. Sni-s-Bsr and Washington will have a chance
|, to vote Saturday. Wo q now afford t
reject the compromise. We cannot fgh
single handed such odds. The big batterie
will sweep our breast works. We must com
promise also. We say we must do it or GU
3 skin will be lacersted into shreds, anu tn
. sun 90 down upon US without q place 70
= lodging. therefore we say to every voter.
10 for our interest to vote yea. That Is an a
important and potent reason. When we 50
h it is our interest to do SO, and say we canne
resist full payment if we do not compromise
it is giving reason enough. II we cOmpro
A mise we will save about $50 600 and 4 pc
cent. interest. and large costs for years in lii
lgstion. which will be u saving in that case
at least "a, 0O0. aud now we can pay the d.
, mand of $3.50. 900 with S4s. 900. You have r
= time for delay; 60 10 the polls Saturday an
o vote yea"
q DR.. P. H. Chambers had to go out to 81
Ellis Newton. the boy who WAS 30 badly hu
on the railroad, last Saturday. Tn distaut
v Is about tour miles, east Of town. No ira
Is being at hand, some of the railroad men az
X vised him to try the vOlOcipede. They to-
', him it was ea-y to work, snd that he cou
It 60 and come when he pleased. A railrO,
yelocipede is quite u machine. it, two pril
,e cipal wheels are on one side. with d lit
D. wheel way over on the olh:r rail- to keep Il
t. whole thing Oh the track. To see q great b
railroader scuoting along on one, the runnil
Of il looks as easy US grease. So The dOct
~ mounted hI. Pegasus and sway he fee
rh Singular a. 1t may seem 1t is correct for pc
pie who live 1ve or six miles from Town
say they are going "up" 10 Lexington, as ii
re city is much Ia CHER than the imm- iiale gu
I'd rounding country. Therefore the docto
IN rifle out WAS aIi down hill. His steed bouu
er ed from Fail to rail with u tickle tack
of tickie-tackIe n. it ratified over the joints. L
be spirits rose with the exhilaratiOn of the raj
movement, and he did not even envy Belle
z. ophon his original winged charger. He SO
e. arrived at his destination. and, like u go
In Samaritan, which he is to the boy, he exc
ut cised the physicians healing art and prepar
IT, to return. Someway the wings of the dow
It. ward voyage soon appeared to be only lead
Is, heels. Laboriously he climbed his WEI
nd way. Heavier and heavier became the so
ito machine, aud wesrier AMI wesrier beca
,at the Doctors legs. Uphill was not dow
en- hill. He lsbored and he puffed; he push
re- and he sweated. Every mile heightened
into o league. II is related of the Mytho
ot- gical Pegasus that when Be%llerophon wist
nd to fly on his back to heaven. he threw him
n. and sscended to the skies alone. where he v
nix changed into y constellation. Happy doc
ON il his Pegasus had only Town away, but tn
Tile 1t was. The rider began to think of Lexi
Ct ton as q sort of heaven, but how to get the
18th Somewhere in the neigborhood of 80 degr
ent In the shade the doctor was in tie sun.
ul got hotter and hotter. 1t is unnecess
lid to say that he peeled himself" That '
let. only temporary relief. Finally his legs
lis fused longer to do their duty in treaiing
npt diabolicsl little knobs of levers, and
Ter. ANONYMOUSLY surrendered. Dismounti
and he walked behind and pushed the veloeip
nee to town over the hot, du .ty and weary mi