Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1886-07-17
Don't stop on the street crossings.

day.
Brick laying for the new mill began Thurs
day morning.
Never drive over the cIty's hose; not hard
ly ever, but never.
Probate court, Monday. August 8; docket
on the outside of this issue.
The change from Tuesday to Wednesdays
temperature was very grateful.
Everybody asks US, what is the council
doing about the waterfountains?'
County Commissioner Weedin adyertises
the letting of wooden bridge to-day.
The thermometer marked at this office. in
dense shade, last Tuesday, 100 degrees.
Lost-Last Saturday, near I'd ward scales,
black cloth coat. Please return to this Of
flee.
The canning factory is temporarily idle. 1t
is prepared to do great deal of work this
fall.
County Orange. at the hall of Garrison
Grange, in Lexington township, Tuesday.
July %.
The merchants were busy cleaning up the
proceeding.
Mr.. Epperson has the contract for building
a neat six or seven room cottage for Mr.. II.
A. Kriehn, on South street.
Boys or young men who would like to at
tend the University will do we'll to read the
advertisement elsewhere.
Mr.. Joseph Utt, Jr., is reported to have
done some fine haired shooting, with Mr..
William Guenther as mark.
John, the little son of Mr.. Henry Hefer,
was thrown from a buggy BY a runaway
about the head and face.
The delegates to the county convention from
Odessa are, l. W. Avitt, g. B. Cook, S. N.
Wheeler, r. r. Russell, Isaac Whitsett, Jno.
B. Hereford, and NJ. c. Ryland.
The second ward scales are receiving new
stills and new floor. MIR. Chris. Schawe Is
the architect in charge; with Mr.. Schsefer-
meyer rs general superintendent.
John Mullens, we'll known parsonage of
the city, Is very i'll with lung trouble. He
suffers from copious and exhausting hemorr-
hages. He can scarcely recover.
From the lst to the 9th of July the Laclede
hotel entertained 49 drummers-11 from New
York, 10 from st. Louis. from Cincinnati, 8
from Cleveland, from Indianapolis, etc.
About Z O'Clock Wednesday morning an
alarm OF fire was sounded. caused by slight
blaze on the roof of the E. A. s., which was
extinguished before any material damage was
done.
Post:-"J. H. Gilkey, of this city, has been
appointed mine inspector of this county for
the period of six months. Mr.. GiIkey Is an
excellent miner and we'll qualified for the
place."
A little boy of Mr.. Hammerle's in play
with a companion received a cut on the neck,
yesterday, which while unimportant, for q
while raised quite commotion In the neigh
borhood.
| We are told that the following named boys
have been sick, this week, from being too
much in the water: Carl Hoffman, Lee Gra-
ham, Lucien and Alex. Lesueur and Jimmy
McClelland.
Richmond Democrat :-"Jas. H. Gilkey has
been appointed mine Inspector Of Lafayette
county. He was formerly resident of Ray
county and is spoken of as thOrOu yhly COM
petent for the position"
Our contemporary, the Post. should have
observed that it was q John Frost and not a
Jack Frost that We wished for. A John only
cools of the people moderately, while Jack
is destructive TO vegetation.
The fire board met Wednesday night
They will recommend to the council thai
Mayor Hamlet be elected fire chief, and Mr.
limo, Taubman, chairman OF the board, chic
lin the absence OF Mr., Hamlet.
f. Winsor & Son, real estate agents, sold
this week, for J. C. McGrew, his undi iie6
half interest in the Laclede hot el property, o
this city, to Charles A. Dyer, OF ST. Louis
The property is now owned by I B. y G. A
Dyer, of ST. Louis.
Our account of the Odessa picnic was OBJ
tanned from gentleman who was on thu
ground, but not for the purpose Of reporting
The Herald points out some errors in it, thi
most material one being that Mr.. McChesney
did not make the speech attributed to him.
Mr.. VIM. NJ Jordan is talking of moving
his foundry to Kansas City, whence much o
his work now comes. He would sell it as
stands If he could get purchaser. We hop
he may do so. or conclude to remain wher
he is, as his shops are of great value to tn
city.
most unfortunate accident occurred las
Friday evening near what is called Do,
Town. this side of Wellington, lady nance
Woodlow, in attempting to drive some horse
, off of the track, being run over by The trail
and killed. She leaves a husband and severa
children. No blame, we believe, attached Il
the engineer.
Prof. Blanton is hard at work for the new
j, school year, which will begin at the E. A.
September :. and end June g. The new
faculty will be as follOws:-l. Of discipline
j. d. Blanton, president; Mrs. j. D Ban
ton, Miss A. NJ. saffarrans. ,. OF the science
and arts. j. ID. Blanton. Metaphysics, Anci
ent Languages and Mathematics; Mrs. j. d
Banton, English and History; Miss JESSIE
L. Thatcher, Physics, English and, Mod
EN- Languages. Miss Lillian FeaEle
: Preparatory; Miss Eleanor Marion, Desig
and penmanship; Miss Mary E. DObyns
, piano, organ, theory and voice culture; Mrs
G. Gruber, fancy work. 3. OF the Home
, j. d. Blanton. president Mrs. j. D. Blanton
Miss A. NJ. Saffarrans, matrOn.
The outrage perpetrated upon Mr.. j. Ed
i, Meyer, last Sunday, was one OF the mo.
despicable and dastardly that has ever take
place IN Lafayette county. Mr.. Meyer live
!, about miles east of south of Wellington
His family consists of himself, wife aud a
adopted child. On last Sunday the famil
came to Lexington 10 attend church. Durn
their absence some wretch. who must b
. utterly void of moral perceptions, beat dow
, aud otherwise destroyed all the vegetables
!. Mr.. Meyers garden; threw his harness al
. various other things into the well, and ST
= fire to and DESTROYED two large ricks, con
= tanning about 500 bushels of wheat. There
. no doubt that the fire WAS the work of an IN
cendary. Such crime rs this calls for Il
most severe punishment known to the Law
q Ii a mans house is his castle, his homestea
should be held rs sacred from the invasion ,
. an enemy or the merely wantOn malgnap
!. The general public will sympathize with NJ
q Meyer in his loss, but will be more indignau
because of the invasion and violation of II
:, home, and no efforts should be spared
. bring the offender TO justice. There III
, some kinds of outrages which the people
:, Lafayette county will not tolerate.
Q We rejoice to learn that our former fello
citizen, Mr.. Jefferson W. Bedford ha. pro.
q pered greatly since he removed to Omah
t He is IN the coal business there quite ext, l
sively and profitably, but his successes
70 business have been principally in real estal
- When he first went TO Omaha lie made fol
ia tunale investment in q block of ground whic
har