Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-25
Remember the Turner ball, Monday next

The thermometer has reached the w notch
several times this week.
Democrats in the county should join theil
various township clubs.
Mr.. Ed. Meyer is building a very neat two
story frame house on Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Geo. Sedwick has built a story -and-a-
half brick front to his house on Third street,
The fourth annual fair of johnson county
will take place September 2sth to October ,,
1t was the prettiest parade we have ever
seen in Lexington, and with one exception
the longest one.
HigginsvilIe Advance :-"The cannonading
at Lexington Tuesday night was plainly
heard in this city,"
Two Mis~souriPacific railway engineers have
been at work here this week on the river
switch right-of-way. 1t is thought that work
will be commenced at an early day.
Capt. kph King will attend the Higgins
| vile meeting to-day in command of the piece
of artillery thai Numbered its salutes to Mrs.
MulIigan. His detachment will consist of
or 10 W. NJ. A. boys.
The democratic club had a very pleasant
meeting Thursday night. Arrangements were
made to take several hundred loaves of fresh
ly baked light bread to Higg ~insville, and to
secure as large an attendance as possible.
Col. Jno. Reid was one of Gen. Prices
staff officers. and was enabled to show Mrs.
MuIligan some of his courtly courtesles on
the march south. Mrs. Mulligan readily rec
Ognized him after the % years separation.
The w. Nj. A. cadets made q splendid ex-
hibition of drill and department, Wednesday.
Capt Ward may well feel proud of the young
mems behavior. They had just got their new
uniforms and must have broken multitu-
dinous female hearts. There's nothing like
brass buttons. yod know.
Willie DAVIS, son of Mr.. j. R. Davis fell
into a cistern Thursday. He was standing
over it and the arch gave way, precipitating
him to the bottom. He went clear out of
sight, but came up again, there being s or 10
feet of water. His little sister gave the
alarm and he was quickly rescued by a negro
man who was near at hand,
Higginsville Post:-'A number of Indians
passed through town Sunday morning going
east over the C. Il A. road. They attracted
general attention from the crowd at the
depot, and seemed to be pleased with the
notice they received. 1t was reported that
they were a portion of the Apache band re-
Gently captured in Arizona"
An alarm of fire, last Saturday evening
about 7 80 o'clock called out an unusually big
crowd of people. The hose carriage was
run down to Mr.. VIM. H. Chiles' residence,
the hose being attached to the plug at the
corner of Ninth and South streets, after
which the fire could not be located. It was
v~ariously rumored that the alarm was a false
one, and that there really had been a small
fire across the hollow and the fire company
and its long tail of followers returned up
street, some of them angry at the alleged false
alarm and others asserting that there really
had been a fire.
A shocking tragedy took place last Tuesday
evening, about one hundred yards this side Of
Major A. G.. Young's on the Warren,burg
road. Lewis Robinson, a negro man about
so years OF age. and his step son-in-law.
Charley Scott, were returning home from
town in a wagon. They were both under the
influence of liquor. Each of them owned
one of the animals pulling the wagon, and
they got into a quarrel about the horses,
Lewis charging that Scott was driving too
fast. The team was stopped, and Lewis pro.
ceeded to take out his horse. Scott then un.
hitched his animal. lie then unlocked one
of the singletrees and began beating Lewis
over the head and body. His friends allege
that he was very badly beaten, and in danger
of his life, and that in self defense he drew a
knife and struck at his opponent. The first
blow resulted in a cut lust below SCOTS
heart; the second went TO his heart. He
fell to the ground, bIed profusely and in a
moment or two was dead. Capt. Jos. Bar
nett, who learned of the affair. sent a mes
senger to the sheriff. Deputy Sheriffs Jos.
Chinn and Howard Williams went to the
country that night, and found Lewis at a
neighbours house. He was brOu ght to town
and placed in Jail.
Corder:--A glorious rain on the morning
of the 10th farmers in good spirits. The
next complaint, ! expect, will be too much
rain. The democrats of Corder precinct have
organized n democratic club; George COrder,
president; ID. G. HackIy, secretary. We hope
to have Col. Philips to address Us before a
great while. We heartily indOrse the Col,
otu lhtnh tuClC u " u SultdUlt Hill III
the district to guard the interests of the peo-
pie. We cannot think it possible for any
man who has the least drop of de nocratic
blood within his VEINS to vote against him.
There would be more hope for SOdOm and
GOmorrah, than for such a man. We hope to
poll a full democratic vote. Some say they
do not like some of the nominees, but
can not please the republicans so much
as TO vote for their men. 1t is. indeed,
a poor place 10 seek for better men,
The Hedgewood school. C. O.. smith,
teacher; the Harrison school, John Gordon
teacher; the Gordon school, VIM Bull teach.
er, all commenced on the 18th inst; Corder
school, Misses Anna Reese and Lizzie Rhine
teachers, began on the Goth. There was a
very sad occurrence a few miles south of us
on Sunday morning. The wife of Mr.. Lewis
Harrison. who had been sick for several
weeks, but was about well, arose from her
bed about day and dressed herself, and it is
thought, went to the wei! near the house, to
get a drink of water, fell into the we'll and
was drowned. She was buried on the Goth
inst. and her remains were followed to the
tomb by a large number of relatives and
friends. She leaves an aged husband and a
large family to mourn her loss. Uncle Lewis
and family have the heartfelt sympathy of
the entire community. 1t has been rum0red
in the community that j. NJ. Carlton, who
at one time lived in the vicinity of COrder,
was now in the state penitentisry: we had a
talk with his son, Will Carlton, and he saws
there is not a word of truth in the report
thai he corresponds regularly with his father.
and knows he is thousands of miles away.
Na home oil Uhn haya hoor1 tho ra~ort ,-.-
read the above and be satisfied.
THE ALTAR.
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