Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-15

EJECT YOU on the 25th!

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EJECT you ON the 18th!
Split White Oak Fence Posts for sale-E.
Allen. may9tf
They are coming from everywhere, In and
out Of Missouri, to the reunion on the 25th.
The Old Reliable Red r -four still takes the
cake. Warranted free from worms common
to flour in hot weather. june27u
Fine rocking chairs, reed, cane seats, and In
fine pushes, at low prices at b. 3 F. Wink
Ter, Lexington, Missouri. nStf
Mr.. Taylor Is paperinI and otherwise rem
ovating Mr.. McCsusland's store, so that it
will soon look IS bright IS q new pin.
Charles Appel, q young man Of this city,
has made . very pretty model Of an English
cutter, which Is on exhibition at Mr.. c. G.
Ludw1gs.
The business houses of the city were all
closed, in pursuance to the proclamation OF
the mayor, during the time Of the burial OF
Gen. Grant, last Saturday afternoon.
For Sale-l75 acres OF extra good land
within one mile of Page City. Price s56
per acre. More and adjoining can be bought
If desired. Terms to suit. Inquire Of J. z.
Ardinger. nov2Stf
Fur Ssle-A good residence, one Of the
best In the city, ON Main street. large house,
good outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only 81 600. Terms easy. Inquire of j.. P.
Ardinger. nov29u
The most popular place in the city is Chinn
q 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
I 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. j.
W.. Grant. spr4m6
You may talk about your low prices at diff
ferent stores, but Chinn q 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. july25A
A press dispatch from Buckner, Jackson
county, Aug. 9, said 1.-THE residence Of Mr..
John Link, q farmer living about four miles
west of Buckner, was struck BY lightning
this morning about 1880 O'Clock. The light
ming ran down q fue and entered . room In
which the family were seated. killing q if
teen-yesr-old son and severely shocking the
other inmates. Considerable damage was
done to the building"
Mr.. Wood Young and some other young
men were out boatriding, last Sunday eve.
ming. They rowed over to the point of the
island, where some of them disrobed and
swan back to the bank. and then again swan
back to their clothes. Wood was Of the num-
Der. While swimming back to the island be
noticed that two or three Of his companions
were coming toward him In the boat, and as
. snag was near, he climbed upon It and
waited for the boat. He was taken in, and
the boys began plsgueing him about his being
nearly drowned, and some one came up town
and hung Grape upon his door-knob.. Wood
says it Is all q joke. He was not nearly
drowned, nor even scared.
Kansas City Times :-"For some time past
posters have been distributed throughout the
country announcing that the annual 'Old
l 0CbklCAb ACoAAoAs 81 oeSAt Wa ~ ASA
August 16, as usual. A circular signed by
Edwards Ragsdale, G. H. Noel, J. D. Kree-
ger. Mrs. d. A. Kreeger, Edna Harris, Martin
Rice, Matilda Rice, Avis Powell, LOUISE
Harris and many others, and, also. j. w
Noel. J. H. Harris, Dave Graham, David
Thomson, committee, announces that there
will be no picnic, owing to the fact that
all the funds in the treasury have beer
expended for some public purpose. The clr'
cular asserts that the persons issuing thu
posters simply wish to get up the picnic ir
order to make money. and that the genuine
annual celebration will not take place thit
year." ,,
A MARSHALL Saline county. dispatch says
1.-THE western portion Of this county Is con
sidersbly excited ut present over 3 case o
seduction. The parties to the affair are prom
inent is society and highly connected through
out Saline and Lafayette counties. The young
lady is under seventeen years Of age and will
in q few days become q mother. The yOunl
man Is under twenty-one years, and for somt
time past had given his undivided attention
to the young lady in question:, but eontem'
plating the worst he left here = few month
ago for Los Angeles. California, whittier thu
relatives Of the wronged girl have sent 70
him. He refuses to return and stoutly main
tains his innocence. Both families are great
ly worked up over the matter. Her friend
are very loud In their denuncistiOn Of her be
trayer, and should they meet with him vii
give him a warm reception. Later develop
ments are expected"
Thos. H. Hill. aged II years. was killed b
lightning in the storm last Tuesday evening
about lO miles south of town, thus sddin
another to the fatalities among our boys. H
was q son OF Mr.. Thos. j. Hill, now Of kansa
City, who some years ago WAS q policeman |
this city. He was staying with Mr.. Claud
Neer, and having been left at the house alone
not far away, when the storm overlook him
The electric bolt strcuk him In the head
making u hole through his hat; it rent hi
clothes. scorched the hair from his head. lac
Grated his scalp, and bruised the right side O
his body, so that it was much discolOred whel
he was found the next evening, by John an,
Emmett Fulton. between their home and hi
OF course he was killed insanity. His re
mains were inferred In Mschpelah cemeter
last Thursday. Thus another youth passe
away, and parents heart, are 'wIun8 wit
anguish.
We had q talk, the other day, with q gel
tleman who had recently returned from E
dorado springs. He says the water there
| of unquestiOned value, and that the more
Is known the better It will be appreciate,
The principal hotel is the Grand Central. ke]
by Mr.. W. A. Mcmillan, who Is q brotier-i
law Of Mr.. W. b. Steele, Of this city. havir
married his sister. Mr.. and Mrs. McMills
keep q splendid house, everything neat an
clean, and the table excellent. So popular
r their hotel that they are compelled to rent
. number Of rooms and cottages for the
guests, but they always manage 10 NAL
them comfortable. While our friend Was the
he says there was only one untitled persc
on the grounds from Lafayette county, ar
. that was Mr.. Il. Wilson Winsor. who b.
f cause of this fact came to be called Will
even by the ladies, some OF them accentir
what they languidly lisped into q secor
syllable most tenderly, and with most b.
: witching looks. There was General Bottle
and Colonel Bayllss, and Judge Wood, al
the Count de Waddell and several other title
(; dignitaries. Col. Bayliss' adventures begs
at Sedalia, where for fear Of being robbed
put his pOcketbOOk under his pillow at Nigh
u and went away in the morning leaving