Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-06

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gathering their corn. s. l.. Cheatham shipped
load Of hogs and sheep to Kansas City
Tuesday. Mrs. Hiram Kelly spent the day
with Miss Fannie Burton, Friday. Mrs
Ewing is in the country visiting her brother
Mr.. Givens Masterson. Miss Ada Cheatham
and Mrs. Will Sullens. are visiting friends in
Odessa. Mrs. lone Bratton was in Bates
City Thursday and spent the day with friends,
Grandma Mccormack has returned home
from Kansas City where she has been for the
past three months visiting her two sons. John
and Thomas. John Mccormack. of Kansas
CITY, spent the day in Bates City Sunday,
MI. VIII Leandand has returned from May
view. He says lie loves to live in Mayview,
but had to come home to see his little niece.
but we think he was more concerned about
somebody's pretty sister than he was about
his little niece. Hurry up, Will, and make
good use of the time while Bud is in Mex.
leo. Lee seems to be in fine spirits this week
but is just littls bit absent.minded, and in
stirring apple butter he sometimes takes
hold Of the hot end of the paddle. Miss
hoiiie Murphy, of Pleasant Prairie, will act
- organist at the concert in the NJ. E.
church, November II. Rev. Thomas Cobb
Will be In attendance. Uncle Tommie Rid.
ing has moved into the City Hotel. Some of
our old maids would do well to look little
after the welfare of Uncle Tomnie. Well,
mr.. Editor, we once heard of young lady
That kissed cow, and we know one tba,
kissed verv ugly man, but never until quite
recently did we hear of Young lady kissing
goose but that actually happened not many
miles from Bates City. Yes. sir, she kissed a
real, live, feathered goose.
Corder: .-On the 2lst inst. Mr., John WiIes
wife and daughter, who have been visiting
relatives In this community and at Dover for
several weeks started for their home in Caifor. |
nla.Joseph HamptOn,th fa ther of Mrs. .Wiles
accompanied them. He expects to remain
during the winner ;possibly longer. Prepars
ton to their departure, was kind OF re.
union OF the family aud relatives of Mr. |
Hampton at the home OF his son-in- law John |
f1ce' whose vigilant wife, ever careful to
make all happy who come beneath her roof
provided a dinner such as only such a wife
could provide. The following named per,ons
were present: Mr.. Jno. Wiles. wife and
daugnter' Lizzie, of California; Mr.. 7. B.
Winn, wife and daughter Minnie, Mr, JIM.
WInn, wife and daughter Lizzie of Dover.
Mr. Dan lay, wife, daughter and son; Mr..
Jno. johnson and wife, Mrs. Jesse Cole and
Two sons, Martin and Webb; H. C. Svdnor.
wiie and son; Mr.. Fulkerson and wife. of
Mrs. Lewis Cox and daughter
oil Dover; Miss Susie Walton, Lum BraIe
and Geo. Bowman of Hgginsville; Josepb
Hampton and c. .. Smith. As Uncle Joe
smoked his pipe and gazed upon those around
nlm' ne seemed to be filled with happy reflec-
[ions.but saddened by the truth all must leave.
May he live to enjoy many more such happy
meetings. According to announcement. the
young people of Corder and vicinity favored
Us with delightful entertainments on the oIst
and 22nd insts. The first night they We're
favored with a good house, but owing tn
rain there were not SO many the second NIGHT
All of them did well, and most of them nc.
luitted themselves with credit We hone this
will not be the last Of the kinI although It is
, great tax to the young friends. The profits
were not great but ti.ttering. Mrs. George
Corder and daughter Brtie, returned last
week from their visit to Henry county where
hey were called by the sickness of a sis1er of
Mrs. Corder, whom they left very low.
Blair Il Co., are selling at cost.