Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1886-10-02
Stock sales next Monday.
Probate court next Monday.
County Court next Monday.

Inc HrSJ Ir0SC lelI laSl luuTSudy
night.
Mrs. Dr. Pavy has been awarded pension
Of S17 per month.
Philips will be sure to be hear October 8
Don't fail to hear him.
The culvert on Main street. at the crossing
Of fTwenty-second street, is nearly completed
and will be ready for travel early next week.
There was ice in the gutter in front of Nc
Causland's store, last Thursday morning.
placed there, mo doubt, by the ice-man.)
The rains and continued warm weather have
started the grass to growing finely and the
fall pasturage will be good unless cooler
weather should check its growth within a
week or two.
The fence around the old ..calaboose yard
has been removed and the lot will no longer
be used as geological institute, The prison.
ers will hereafter be worked upon the streets
or at the quarry.
Messrs. Smith l. Bolton have gotten back
to the old stand, corner of 11th and Franklin
ave., and have now one of the finest store
rooms in the city. 1t is daisy, sure. Call
around and take a look through It,
The Gate City laundry, at Kansas City, be-
longing to our late townsman, 7. NJ. Dicken,
Esq, was burned last Saturday night. Loss
total mo insurance. Bad luck, Tom, but you
have the sympathy of many friends here.
We have been requested to publish some
statements made by jeff. Wilson previous to
his death, but in the absence of the editor,
we have concluded not TO do so, but leave
them for his decision on his return next week.
The manhole at the extreme east the city
limits, on the Dover road, is being r.Jaired.
Now let our city authorities repair the wall
on Franklin avenue, near the Ryland prop.
erty, which has been an evesOre for over q
year.
The behavior in the gallery of tie opera
house, last Wednesday night, was disgrace.
full. A fight between negro and white man
was one of the incidents of the occasion. Keep
better order in the gallery or tear it down is
the verdict of the public ''by a large ma
jority.''
Mr.. II. c. Trent has consented to act as
general agent for the Intel!igencer in this
county, and is authorized to receive and re-
ceipt for all moneys due this Office upon sub
scription account. He will make a canvass
of the entire county and we bespeak for him
kind treatment and courteous assistance from
all our friends.
Mrs. Standish of this city. controls the
world-famed Singer sewing machines In this
market. She is in receipt of the very latest
improved machine, the Vibrating Improved
family. 1t is beautiful to look upon, and
stands at the very top for rapid and good
work. No one who wants a machine can af-
ford to neglect looking at hers.
The necessary survey for the extension of
the railroad track to the lands of the coal
company, purchased last spring. has been
completed and it is expected that grading
will be commenced next week. The coal
company has several banks already opened.
which will be worked to their full capacity
so soon as the track is completed.
VIM. Morrison, ESQ.,, of this city, attended
the twenty fifth anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans, at that place, Gen. Jackson be-
ing present. He has sacredly preserved his
badge. 1t Is before us, piece of white silk
ribbon, with vignette of jackson in the
middle, and printed upon it:-''25th Ami
versary of the Battle of New Orleans. Gen
Andrew Jackson Defender of New Orleans on
the Sth day of January, 1915. The peoples
invited guest in 1S4e."
At regular me> 1g of Itaska Encamp-
ment, No. 6, 1. o. o. F., held Sept. 10th, 1856
the following officers were elected for tie
| ensusing year: James Edelen, c. P; Chas
W. Taubman, FL. P; Smith Benedict, S. W.
10. Edelen, j. w; C.. G. Ludwigs, scribe
J. F. E. Winkler, treasurer; C. &. Lud-
| wigs, representative to grand encampment
Installation Of officers October S.-Friday
night. Royal purple will be conferred cn
estly desired.
The concert for the benefit of the Charles
| ton sufferers is announced for Friday even
| ing, Oct. 8. Our citizens, in addition to th,
promise of rare musical entertainment
will have an opportunity afforded them for
| the exercise of the nobest charity. NJ
stronger appeal could be urged than come
from the once beautiful, but now desolated
city. and the wall of sorrow from the heart
OF our stricken kth and kin should awakel
our sympathies to such degree that the ef
forts of our musicians in their behalf shOul,
meet with just and hearty response. LIE
the house be crowded to its utmost capacity
Higgins vile Advance:-The reunion a
Lexington deserved i crowd of ten thousand
The few unselii,h men Of Lexington VIII
worked lard to make it a success deserve tn
greatest credit. The illumination at nigh
would have been creditable affair in cit,
of thirty thousand people. Their kindness t,
visitors has LETT good impression of tha
city. But Lexington, like many other towns
that could be named, have such affairs tha
always help to give town character ant
reputation, to few who generally get pal
for their unseltish labors-in harsh criticism
while those who do nothing too often max
it source of profit.
Ever since the lamentable catastrophe s
Charleston, S. c., our leading musicians hav
been contemplating and arranging for gran
concert, the proceeds of which were to be dt
, mated to the sufferers from the earthquake
, that city. Matters have proceeded so far tha
it is definitely announced that the concel
will be given at the opera house on Friday
Oct. s, 1886. Miss Anna Y. PEBBLES, who's
brilliant voice and wonderful execution hav
already charmed those who have heard hel
|
ington audience. Misses Belle Graves an
Jessie Atkinson and Messrs. Gimbel, Smith
, Conner, Chiles and Mckee, all of whom al
well known here, will take part. Til
old favorite Lexington Male Quartette wi
make their first appearance as quartette
, over three years, and altogether the occasion
/ with the object, promises to be one tn;
should and will cause large turnout on IL
part of our citizens generally.
Mayor VIM Hamlet, Capt. A. A. Lesueu
Frank TrIgg and VIM. Morrison left. on Ii
= Monday night train. for the head waters
: the Gasconade river. They went to Paclf
4 station, thirty seven miles west OF st. Loui
: where they took the Atlantic and Pacific ft
e Crocker, town about 120 miles west of
| Louis. The railroad crosses the Gasconad
j at that point, and there they were to tai
t passage in boats down that clear, beautif
= stream, fishing as they went for the aquat
Il inhabitants of The stream that are found theI
= in great quantities. Mayor Hamett went
t find relief from the weighty responsibility
e and cares of oppressive official duties an
r the perplexities of private business TO enga
. in the delightful sport of catching bas
!. crOppy and other varieties of the tnny trib
Il Capt. Lesuenr laid aside the pencil and sci
) sors, particularly the latter and hurrit
: away from his Office and the "devil' to ha,
! weeks recreation in the hills and along Il
!. river, and also engage in the pleasures
It piscatorial sports Trgg and Morrrist