Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-16
KENTUCKY.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER :-Aft,
spending the summer in Lexington and
Lafayette county, | am about leaving
for my home in Kentucky. wish TO
publish an item or two in your good
and widely circulated paper, of which
| take a sample with Inc to Kentucky
for my Kentucky friends to see. |
consider it one of the best and neatest
papers published in the great state of
Missouri.
Lexington, Mo-, is the best little city
in the state. Best because she has more
natural advantages than any point that
| have struck in my extensive travels
in the west. Best because she has
very moral and religious population,
with lull, free, OPEN handed hospi-
tality that eXcels even old Virginia.
Ii has from five to six thousand inhab-
itants; it has from five to six religious
denominations, each with large men,
devoted to the cause 1t processes. They
all have very able pastors who preach
every Sabbath. Each church has a
good Sabbath school, and weekly
prayer meetings, all well attended. In
this little city are three female schools
that have no superior in any country
Oh earth, managed by three strong re-
ligous denominations--the thePresbyteria
Methodist and Baptist. These schools
are all in fiourishing condition, NOV
ing onward and upward. These
schools are, without doubt, them very
place for home or abroad parents to
send their daughters to have the edu-
Gated; the competition in those schools
brings forth all the power of their
learned and able teachers, and there
fore the pupils of each school advance
rapidly in their studies.
la this city there is the Wentworth
Male Academy. that, is equal to any
male school in the west. The head Of
this grand institution is learned in his
profession and has no superior as an
educator. 1t is we'll patronized at
present and its patronage is increas-
ing daily. This academy was founded
by Mr.. Stephen &. Wentworth, of
Lexington, and decided by him to
trustees for a male academy. Mr..
Wentworth is strong thorough going
member of the Presbyterian church,
but it is not Presbyterian school, but
is Protestant school. Four strong
protestant denominations in Lexington
have an equal voice in its management,
and it is therefore not sectarian.
This was liberal and noble gift to the
public and showed that Lexington has
at least one mOneyed man who possesses
pubic spirit, and for which your city
owes Mr.. Wentworth a deep and last
ing debt of gratitude, and which is
largely benefiting the young men that
are just stepping into manhood. So,
Mr.. Editor, if any family is on the
lookout for pleasant home for them
selves Lexington, Mo-, is the place for
with free, openhanded hospitality
no equal. In each ward is q good
public school. 1t also has u high
school. All these schools are manag-
ed in systematic manner, giving
full satisfaction to the patrons and pub
lie. So you see that Lexington is
blessed above all other points in the
state for education of the young of both
sexes. So let them all locate in Lex
ingtOn. Lexington is blessed by having
very extensive cannery, owned and
run by Mr.. j. B. Silver, who puts up
an immense amount of fruit and vegeta
bles, and works i'm the running season
from two to three hundred hands.
Boys, girls, yOung men and young
ladies all make good wages for their
labor and get ready cash for their pay.
This is Il grand establishment for the
poor OF Lexington. In this large estab-
lishment not u negro is worked /; all
white, that is right Mr.. Silver, give
your own race the preference. Through
out this large establishment everything
is carried on with perfect order and
system. 1t is a credit and an honor
to be employed in this cannery. This
establishment is also Obliging to the
gardeners around your city, who here
find ready sale for all kinds of vegeta-
bIes at paying prices. Lexington has
two fine Touring mills, and the third
one is now being built by Mr.. James
Z. McGrew, a young, energetic man,
bora and raised i'll Lexington. This
mill will be the finest mill in the stale,
with capacity for making two hundred
barrels of -four per day; and adds
another grand manufacturing establish
lnent to old Lexington. Well, Mr..
Editor, with your many advantages in
Lexington had your city several more
men such as James G..
McGrew, in the place of those money
loaners, who sit back with their capi-
tai and count the per cent on their
money your city would be much better
Of but Lexington is now rising like the
bright morning star. spreading out and
Improving slowly but substantially.
But | fear L am trespassing on your
patience and therefore stop.
A. KENTUCKIAN |