Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1886-05-08

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Probate court next Monday, May 10.
Fix up your stock for the fair. Let us have
a big show this year.
The river was at stand Monday; it has
been rising little since.
Broken rock is again being hauled from the
pen to the county road south of town.
Garrison Grange will have a meeting on
Saturday, May 10, to which every member Is
earnestly invited.
The boys launched the Mermaid Monday.
She sits pretty high in the water, and will
carry 90 people easily. She needs all of her
oars.
Examination of classes, High school, Mon
day. May 10. Closing exercises, Tuesday,
May II: Exercises beginning at half past ten
o'clock.
A gentleman from the country told US, last
Saturday, that he felt confident Mr.. j. d.
Shewalter was going to run for congress, as
he had just met him and he had on new SUIT
of clothes. We Immediately sailed forth
to capture brand new political item, and
ran Mr.. Shewalter down i'm the courthouse
yard. He stouted denied the charge. averring
that if he did have on a new suit lie hadn't
shaved for a week and was putting on no
style whatever. He assured us that it Sasnt t
even his fault that he had on the new clothes;
that he went to X insas City a day or two be-
fore, and that in his absence Mrs. Shewalte +
had hidden or burned up his old ones. This,
it seems to us, ought to settle the matter Of
Mr.. Shewater's candidacy for congress. AT
least it settles it that if he does run he will
not depend for election on looking pretty
COrder:- Rev. MIR. Hale was shaking
hands with friends in Corder, Saturday
Santmeyer and Barnett have also been in our
section. l have been so busy of late that
know but little as to the relative strength of
these gentlemen. Everybody is busy pl,nt-
ing corn. Wheat is growing finely. The
Hedgewood school, taught by c. o. Smith,
had their exhibition Friday night April 30.
Miss hate Gordon. of Lexington, Miss Ora
Houx, of Hisginsville, Miss Anna Reese and
Miss Lizzie Rlne, of COrder, lady teachers.
were in attendance. The house was crowded
to Overilowlng. A large number of young
people from Dover, COrder and Three Groves
were in attendance. Misses Anna Reese and
Lizzie Rine will teach the COrder school ne t
fall. There will be an exhibition at the
Webb schoOlhOuse on Wednesday night. The
Harrison school, taught by Prof. Bull, closed
on Friday last, with an exhibition at night,
which was largely attended.
On last Friday evening the friends and
patrons of lIedgewO.'d school, assembled at
an early hour to witness the closing exercises
of the school, so ably taught by MIR. C. o.
Smith the past winter. We would like TO
comm Mt On each member of the programme,
but lime AMI space will not permit. All did
well their part, and some remarkably well.
The house was crowded, so that there was
scarcely standing room. The first number
on the programme was a tableau, represent
ing the school. Mrs. Caudle's Umbrella
Lecture was well rendered by Miss Mamie
Lewis; The Rural Orator by Sid Wilson and
Mar hall Price; Medtations at the Grave, by
George Welliver; The FIRST Letter, by Little
Bessie Willis; dialogue, Awful Boots, by
son, Will Fleet and Charlie Enochs; Bur.
docks Goal, by Will Hackley; Choosing, by
little May Price; Il tableau, The Pets, by two
charming little girls, Bessie Willis and Laura
Wilson, with their pets; dialogue, Insult
and Apology. by Miss Laura Lewis, Messrs.
Leslie Wilson and W. Saunders; song. Com.
in Thro the Rye, by little Edna Clark; The
Station Agents Story, by Miss Laura Wilson;
a song, Gospel Bells, by Mr.. W. Saunders; :;
Don't Kick. by Claude Willis; dialogue,
Crabtree's WoOing, by George Bell, Frana
Bell, Leslie Wilson, May Wilson and Mamie
Lewis; Diflidence, by Paul Wilson; Smack
in School, by Marshall Price; tabIeau and
song, Father Come Home With me Now ::
dialogue, The way to John Smiths. Sid Will
son and Stermer Wilson; Shores of Tennes-
see. by Geo. Hackley; The Dead Doll, by
Laura Wilson; Family not to Pattern After,
was we'll rendered by the following, Miss
Laura Lewis and Mr.. Dan Frazier, Annie
Price, Will Hackley, George Hackley. Ben
Wilson, Henry Lewis, Paul Wilson, Benton
Lewis; Bald Headed Man, Henry Lewis !:
Rock of Ages, by Miss Maggie Lewis; tab
leau, Stealing a Kiss; dialogue, Society of
Delectables and Les Miserabes, by Misses
Maggie Lewis, May Wilson, Messrs. steve
Lewis aud Will Fleet; song, When the Roses
Come Again: The VagabOnds, by Frank
Bell; Oyer the Hills to the Poor House, by
Miss Lizzie Hackley; tableau, Pocahontas; !;
Bachelors Dream, by Earnest Slusher
Papa's Letter, by Anna Price; Rumpus in a
ShOemaker's Shop, by Miss Mamie Lewis
and Messrs. Marshall Frazier and Walter
Fleet; The Last Drink, George Bell: The
Philosophers, Mary Price and George Hnck-
ley; The Ghost, Dan Frazier; dialogue, Pain
in the Side, May Wilson, Lizzie Hackley and
Walter Fleet; Billie Grimes the Droyer.
George IIackley; taubeau. The Tea Party.
Hans Van Smash, Il dialogue, Hans. Dan
Frazier; Mr.. Batch, Steve Lewis: MIR Hasb.
er, Willie Saunders; Mr. Prettymau, Walter
Fleet; Katie, Miss Maggie Lewis; Susie. Mis-,
Laura Lewis; Mary, Miss Mamie Lewis.
song, Take me Home. Mr.. Smith has pot
been able, owing to ill health, to take the
management of the exhibition on himself, so
1t was lett almost entirely in the hands of the
elder pupils, to whom the success of the en-
tertainment is due. Much credit is due Misses
Mamie, Laura and Maggie Lewis and Nav
Wilson, Messrs. Leslie Wilson, Marshall and
Dan Frazier and others, who did all in their
power to make success of the evening.