Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-31

1t is said Sells circus will be here about
August &c.
Remember the Eden View festival, Thurs
day, August 3.
Mr.. Dickey put in gas, Wednesday, at MIR.
R. F. WaddelPs store.
Joe Myers has a new porch to his residence
on Main and Fourteenth.
Capt. Dan Shields will begin his temper
ance work here August 8.
The rain yesterday morning put q smile OF
relief upon e~verybody's face.
The MAYHEM cornet band is to give a pic
mic on Saturday, August I, to which every
body is invited.
Mr.. Thomas Hammond has been reelected
principal of the MAYHEM schools, and it is
said to be a good selection.
We have no order to print $4,000 scale
tickets, and the Registers talk about q ring
in the city printing is rubbish.
The police business has been light this
week. July q. Frank Jones. COL, drunk. IS;
roc's. July 90. Jack Downing, drunk, IS;
cash.
Messrs. d. Rallston and W. H.. Waddell
had each a head or two of cattle killed and
two or three head crippled by q train of the
Mo. P. Il. one day last week.
Register: 1.-THE Register acknowledges the
receipt Of the Elizabeth Aull Seminary cat
alogue. 1t is q neat piece of work, and was
printed at the Intelligencer Office"
The corn crop has been seriously injured
by the drought, and instead of the extra large
yield expected a short time ago, not more
than three-fourths of a crop will be gathered.
The steamer Wyoming passed up on Tues
day with an excursion party from Columbia
to Atchison, and returned yesterday at 10 q.
m. The steamer Dacotah arrived at 8 p. m
Wednesday. and passed down last evening.
The river IS stationary the gauge reading 3
feet above low water mark.
| st. Louis Republican July 29:-"The won.
derful Wyoming reached Kansas City at 1890
p. M, Friday, with 800 tons Of freight, just
four days out from this port. That does not
look much like the Electric Line intended
Withdrawing its boats from the Kansas City
trade rs has been maliciously charged by
some of the papers of that 0ver-grown viii
lsge."
A committee of the state board of fire I'm.
derwriters, is now rating the city of Lex.
ington, with a view of equslizlng the rates
on mercantile risks, and of granting a re
duction on account of the facilities given by
the water company for extinguishment O.
fires. When completed a copy will be print.
ed and all companies will conform to thu
rates established.
The ladies of Edenview will give q church
festival, at the residence of Mr.. Luther Mar
shall, on the evening of Thursday, August 8
An admission fee will be charged of % cents
for adults, and Is cents for children unde
II; children under one year.S1 80. The ad'
mission fee will cover the cost of the supper
Light refreshments, such as cake, ice cream
sherbet, etc., will be supplied at moderat
cost. Everybody is invited. There SHOULD
be a large attendance as the purpose is a goo
one, and as there is sure to be a good time.
Hlgginsville news special, July 29:-''R. 7
Bennett, the city marshal, went to the hous,
of Perry Parker, colored, to collect q dog tax
which Parker had from time to time agree,
to pay. but had failed to do, when he was Sc
upon by Parker and his family and some col
0red neighbors, who began to pound hiI
with whatever they could lay hands on
Bennett at first used the butt of his pistol {,
/ keep off his assailants, but finding that of n
!, avail used the other end. shooting Parker j
1.-THE left leg, below the hip joint, inflicting
serious wound. Bennett gave himself up an
entered bond to await the result OF Parker
= INJURIES"
One Of the largest real estate transaction
that has taken place here for a long tim
, transpIred this week, Mr.. William H. Smit
trading his city property with Mr. Fran
Atkinson for the old Pierson farm, contain
Ing 800 acres and lying about three mile
south of Wellington. The property conveye
? to Mr.. Atkinson and his sister. Miss Bettl
was the handsome two-story brick residen,
] next to the Episcopal church, valued
. $1,000; the three story brick building IL
: lower floor of which IS now occupied by th
Smith brothers as a butcher shop, valued
$3, 1000; the two-story frame dwelling next
the Atkinson residence, valued at > 1900;
r two-stOry dwelling house In Kansas Cit
valued at -, 800, and $500 in cash; a total
OIL onn for tho farn, n ~ srQS o.