Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-22
Turnverein, July 4, Affords grove.

Turnverein, July 4, Affords grove.
Strawberries are abundant and cheap.
The Old Mems Club meets to-day at Mr.. a
J. Higgins.
Read Mr.. Teubner's notice of the straw.
berry show.
Mr.. B. T. join is announced, to-day, as a
candidate for mayor.
TIL noun canvaS (cloth) is spelled with one
s: the verb to c1nydss with two.
You can go to Kansas City and return now
on Sunday, for 81 for the round trip.
The administrators will sell the personal
property of Joseph NJ. Handley, deceased,
May 29.
Gas was lit on lower Ridgeway for the tirsi
time Wednesday night. The children say il
is daisy
The school board, at a special meeting held
one day lat week, elected MIR. b. r. John AS
treasurer.
The Kreihn black. occupied by ROWE 4
Son and Others,is being painted by The UT
brothers.
A man named Riley died iu the Higgins
VILE calaboose a few nights ago from the
effects Of liquor.
Left on the western train, last Sunday
morning, at Lexington station, a black leath-
er satchel with straps on the side. The find
err will please lea.e at the office of Mr.. f.
WInsOr. If
The Independence cOlOred nine met the
Lexington nine upon the diamond here.
Thursday. 1t was made a gala dsv by the
colored folks who picknicked and feasted.
The LexingtOns won the laurels.
Coughing Clara-COmely charming CIarissa
Ciendenning. carelessly catching cold; creep
I'M chills came; Clara coughed continually;
cruel. crOupy cough. that would have killed
her, had she not used DIR. Bulls Cough
S. rup, costing % cents.
Good woman, Mrs. Simpson; three bows at y
birth; boys all well; father prOuier'n n pea
cock with two tails, and m1ther doing nicely.
Ray county does not get much behind the
procession when the balmy southern breezes
blow over her from Old Lafayette.
The thirty first annual commencement of
the Baptist Female College will be held at
Hagen's Opera House, Tuesday night, June
1T, at 5 clock. The sparkling essays of the
sweet girl graduates" will be interspersed
with enjoyable music. A large number of
gold medals are to be awarded.
As MIR. Il. F. Sidener was on his way to
Wellington, on last Saturday, his horse
and fell, throwing him to the
ground with great force. DR.. b. d. Rasland
Was called to see him. We did not Learn
whether or not any bones were broken. I'm,
the gentleman received u very severe jarrlpg.
st. Louis Republican, May 18th: Capt.
Geo. keith's mighty Dakota will get away
a; D p. m. to-day for all points on the Mis-
siOuri as high rs Atchison. , \ = The
Dacofah's cannon was shipped over to Pitts
b 'rg last night by Hunter Ben jenkins for
Il>e ont he new steamer Hudson on her maiden
trip to this port"
There Is not a single street sprinkIipy hose
ON the block north of the courthouse. NOT
outstanding the fact that some of the largest
houses in the city are located upon
hal block. Every other business block in
he city Is supplied with several, but we do
not think this evidence of want of enternriss
IAN be blamed upon The merchants. As we
ave heard several of them express Il wish
or them. stir up your landlords, gentle |
ll1n, on tnls question.
An improvement which would add to the
'eduly Of the courthouse yard and to the con-
of persons who come to town .,n
,e made by the county court at yery little ey-
'ehse, by cutting OFF Is or 20 feet of the
courthouse yard on the west and addinp if IN
ne street. and by lowering the wall ON that
Idle to correspond with the north wall. For
his purpose the old stone could be used. and
cry little skilled labor would be needed II
You'd sacrifice no trees worth anvtb,ug
you'd encr0ach on no space now neceSs,rv
ierto use or beauty, and yet would add
pace 10 Il business street, or square. where il
often badly needed, indeed upon every husv
ny. MOST Oh the work colld he done with
ne prison labor, under Mr. Howard vii
ans efficient management.
what was a bad enough accident ord
iight easily have been a very serious ona
on South street. THURSDAY mornino
[r. Bird Campbell and another gentlemen
ere driving west their two spirited horses
'hhg al IA spanking gait. Mr.. Bert Taub-
Ian, with his two sisters. had lust got into
buggy to go up TO Central College, but had
lt started away from the gate. As NJ, ,
team approached Nj. Taul,m.n,s |
or>e became scared, whirled to the riobt {
I'd before it could be prevented Mr.. uamn- I
ATS horses were in collision with his horse +
Id buggy. Mrs. Taubman was standing bv
Id OF course thought her three children =
onIdc certainly be badly hurt, fortunately Z
ey were not injured at all, but their buuev 7
as smashed, a shaft, an axle and a Wheel +,
ing reduced to eomminuted fractures. II il
as lucky that the horse was Mr.. Taubmau,s :
'av instead of his bay. which is much more /
On strung. All parties are to be congratn- d
ted that the accident was no worse. I;