Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-27

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prices. feb27tf
For lame back, sid of chest, use Shiloh's
Plaster. Price % cents. Sold by C..
w. Loomis. feb27y1eom
The knights of Labor will give a grand
ball Monday night, March s. Read a fuller
notice elsewhere.
The Home. of New York, and Milwaukee
Mechanics Mutual, Wilson u Bro, agents,
have alsosettled and paid in full.
Sleepless nights made miserable by that
terrible cough. ShiIoh's Cure is the remedy
for you. For sale BY LOOMS. feba7y1eom
$Shlloh's vitalizer is what YOU need for con-
stipation, loss of appetite, dizziness and all
symptoms of dyspepsia. Price 10 and 10 cents
per bottle. feb27y1eom
The country papers seem to be firing at
the McGibenys all along the line. The Fayette
Advertiser gives them several uncomplimen-
tary notices.
''Mid pleasures and palaces though we may
roam be it ever. 80 HUMBLE" there's no
cents y bottle.
Those needing a good buggy, carriage or
spring wagon should read the advertisement
of Mr.. D. Russell in another column. He
means business. feb2Ot4
Now is your chance to supply yourself
with all kinds of table ware at about halt
price. Wade In and don't let some one else
get all the bargains. feb27tf
:. The Sedalia Democrat says of Rev. W. B.
Palmore 1.-THE lecture on Italy for interest,"
ing detail rhetorical style and lofty elOquence
has rarely been excelled."
DR.. j. F. Hassell has purchased the dental
business Of DR.. R. r. Vaughan, and will re-
sumo the practice of his profession. DR..
Hassell will be welcomed back by many
friends.
For Sale-A good residence, one Of the
best in the city, on Main street. large house,
good ~outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only 81 GOO. Terms easy. Inquire Of j. P:
Afdinger.. nov28d
We hope our Higginsvllle friends will not
him hardly of Mr.. Gilchrist for entertaining
the idea that an Alpenstock would be a nee
essary parto OF an equipment to get oyer the
country to Holden.
The s'shortest and best route is like the
s.lowest and best'' bidder. The best is not
always the shortest or the lowest. There is
a bit of philosophy in this statement that it
will do well to ponder.
Being frequently asked if we have sold out
our entire stock at Corder, will say to the
public that we have only sold our groceries
SO as to make room for a large spring stock.
Respectfully, Blair & Vivion. f6tf
If you wish to get the benefit of our re-
ductiou in subscription price, all that is ne
cessarv is, pay up your arrearages to date and
then pay for a full year IN advance. The re-
duction is only to those who pay strictly in
aduunce. jan3Otf
Mr.. Thomas SprOule has recently moved
hissaw mill from Carroll county to the Lime
Kiln branch In Dover township He expects
to begin putting it together this week, and
will 60 to work as soon as he can. He is also
opening a coal mine.
There is a flow and an ebb. The apparent
tide has been toward our sister city on the
| plain, but the real wave will have Lexington
| upon its crest and will be so high that it will
land the railroad right square on the old
grade. Rejoice, o.. men Of the plain, to-day,
for when the matter is finally settled your
tears will be copious and bitter.
From Marshall. Me-, last Wednesday,, 8
special dispatch gave this news: -"Lasl
night, between 0 and 10 o'clock, fire broke
ont In the row of frame buildings on the
northeast corner of the square and had it moi
been for the prompt action Of the fire depart.
ment the entire block would have burned
The fire originated from a defective fiue il
Harrison's drug store, near the center of the
block. Damage by fire and water, $780,"
Hurrah Tor Lexington! Bring on your @
Mr.. Jos. b. Silver was at Leavenworth
goods, from Baltimore, Chicago. Iowa ant
Nebraska. anu over them all captured thu
government contract for canned tomatoes
his goods being pronounced the best. MIR
Silver has purchased additional machinery
and will increase his business very largel'
this year. Hurrah for Lexington! The Q i
coming.
Two young ladies in this city use pc
shooters quite dexterously. Their window
are opposite and when they want 10 attrac
each others attention to go for q walk the
fire a pea, spang against the window Uis-
ris. They sometimes take q dude behind tn
ear, jus, for a little fun. They boast q littl
of their skill, as they did recently, when the
said that they each fired a pea at the Other
and that the peas met half way and split eac
other in the effort TO get bv, A new Wa,
we suppose, 10 produce the commercial al
tlcle known as split peas.
II We are glad our HiggInsville friends hav
seen cause to revive their hopes. A fe,
weeks ago they were awfully in the dumps
OF course they have no particular reason I
be encouraged but they think they have an
that makes them feel as good as if they real
had. 1t is just as well to remember, how
ever, that pride goeth before a fall. Don
be proud. good friends; at least don't be to
proud. Suffer US poor Insignificant Lexlnt
tonians TO exist on the same planet; and kee
your eye on that old rOad-bed. Don't forge
that, now; keep your eye on it. 1t Is sti
there.
Mr.. j. NJ. Crumpley, who is employed 6
one of the bosses at the coal shaft east of tow
struck a negro man named Dan Brown, or
day last week, will u piece Of iron. 1t seen
that the negro was carrying off a lump Of Goa
in violation of the eighth commandment an
the rules of the company. Being remonstra
ed with by Crumpley he paid no attention
when Crumpley struck him over one han
and the head at the same blow, the han
being near his head and over the lump {
coal, which was on his shoulder. Crumple
was lined 81 and costs, 80 80, by Esquil
Clayton; Browns story being heard.
We understand that the following name
gentlemen are tout" for county offices: Rel
resentalive-HenrY c.. Chiles, Robert Bledsc
and j. Q. Plattenburg; presiding judge
county court-R. A.. Barnett; associate 1uds
Ia. Ii. Filing; collector-Jas. W. Harriso
and z. II. Chambers; assessor-Robert Hal
Herman Krause, Nathan Gordon, and job
B. Santmyer; recorder-Jacob D. Come
Tuck. Francisco, Benz. A. Gordon aud C. {
Smith; sheriff-JOseph W. Bowman, Samu
BascOm and j. A. Lockhart. There may b
s)me errors as to these, and there may |
I Others Of whom We have not been informed.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Goehner published
I statement of the manner in which the reque
, of the committee for each lot owner to ps
> the sum of one dollar a year for moving ar
e cleaning his lot, had been treated, with IL
: amount he had collected IN that way, whie
1 is very small compared to what it should b
Indeed it Is surprising that the people WI
e have dear ones sleeping beneath the sod an
u shade of our beloved burying grounds shoul
I be so neglectful of its appearance. We though
: t. a wise move on the part of the committt
y to recommend such an assessment. 1t is
very small matter to each individual cor