Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-06
EBENEZER EBBINGs

Many new sleds were made this win
ter to be soon put aside for wagons.
Jacob Taggart has turned to shipping
grain. During the icy season he had q
force of hands seeding his wheat to
Coneordia from there he expects to
ship it to OF. Louis.
Report Of the 4th month OF Ebenezer
school is as follows: Teachers per
month $50. Number of pupils en-
rolled, ~. Average attendance 29. .75.
Average number of days belonging,
II l-6. The school officers have visited
the school three times. Studies pur-
sued. L, S. history, civil government,
book keeping, EAglish grammar, map
drawing, language lessons, advanced
and primary arithmetic, photography
local geography, reading, drawing and
penmanship. Although text books are
used, the subject matter is taught and
not the book. The reading classes
draw largely from newspapers and other
sources, as well as the language classes.
The mapping classes begin with the
| school grounds, then the district, coun
ty and states. The school is good
success; and the monthly examinations
are open tor inspection of patrons of
the school. The teacher, A. j. Sparks,
has taught here since 1888, and the
people are proud OF the school.
New Hope Presbyterian Sunday
school meets Sundays at:30.
Lewis aud William Rust are keeping
bach in Bobt. Hendrick old cabin and
working in the coal mines.
George Amick has been teaching at
county line school this winter.
The statement in regard to the separa-
ton of = husband and wife, "a few weeks
ago, was not correct. because it put
the blame unjustly on the man; later,
| learn that mother in-law, who is
| separated from her husbands causing
all the trouble.
Col. Robt. l.. Greer, OF Mock dis
trict, shipped one day last week some
black calves to Arizona.
Bennett & Taylor are buying and
shipping fat hogs to Kansas City.
The following pupils of Ebenezer
shool have 100 per cent. in attendance
for January: Rosa Hatfield, Otto.
John, Arnold and Charles kresse. John
| Uphause and John Stout.
The writing school is in session Mon
day, "Wednesday and Thursday nights,
! Sparks will teach You 10 write Il good
hand or no pay. Every farmer should
known how TO balance his accounts
! David Butner had the misfortune TO
cut his foot badly last week. 80.
Vim. Stock expects to leave for Ne
! braska i'll a week to- take a claim and
be numbered among the "bug eaters. -
A social party was given at the resi-
dence OF Uriah FerrelI on Wednesday
evening the 2sth inst. -s..
Squire Wm. B. Tagearl, the esteem-
ed justice of Ebenezer, had the mis-
fortune to cut his foot the 27ih inst.
while getting wood.
Herman Mahnkin has sold fine lot
of corn TO Col. X. l.. Greer at 25 cents
per bushel.
School chi dren who spend consider
able OF the nights at parties usually
have poor lessons the following dav. 1t
is not the cold weather that.5rinos the
standing OF pupils down to zero. Mark
this, parents.
a communication appeared in the
lntelligencer Of the 23d inst, under the
caption Of West Freedom and signed
"A Taxpayer" The person, whoever
lie is, wants me TO give him bit Of in.
formation, and | will dc it without tel
ling him that ii ia very strange that d
| citizen and "a Tax payer" too should
ask such questions. Not because he is
a tax payer do answer him. To be q
tax payer is al honor that one should
be proud of, but we have taxpayers
ior school directors and taxpayers at.
tending school. Has the man no other
namef Ii may be the fellow loves tie
nom de plume and eau wear it as do
Lafayette Boy. was born in Lafay
ette, aud am proud 20 instruct her tax
payers as well as children. The fellow
is afraid that some one will not observe
the law. | wonder il he observed the
prtsident's Thanksgiving proclamation
or did he attend to some personal
money m king scheme that iav !;
Would he send his children to school
that day Would he expect the post
masters and other public servants no,
20 keep the day: If he is q farme,