Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-23
Personalities.

Mr.. Jno. Abendroth has been here this
week.
Mr. obt. Taubman went up to Kansas City
on Tuesday.
MIR. Jas. X. Moorehead spent a day or two
in Fulton recently.
Mrs. Jos. Baehr, of Wichita, Kan, is in
the city visiting friends.
Mr.. Harry Tuustall is out again after an
illness of three weeks.
The pugulist, Mike McCoole, died at New
Orleans a few days ago.
Mr.. Jay Gould stopped here a few hours
last Wednesday morning.
Miss Hattie Ferguson, of Z. F. c.. spent
Sunday and Monday at home.
Squire f. NJ. Harreison, of Rich Hill, paid
US u pleasant social visit Monday.
Squire Clayton was in Kansas City a couple
of days this week at the convention,
Mrs. Dunning, nee Annie Dowden, and
Miss Maggie Green are in Kansas City.
Mrs. DR.. West, Of Brownsville spent Mon
day at C. F. &. visiting her daughter, Miss
Lena.
Mrs. W. A. Knight, of Kansas City, was
in Lexington Monday, visiting her daughter
at c. F.. C..
Mrs. Jennie Watkins and Miss Katie Smith,
of Lawson, Mo-, are visiting at Mr.. j. S.
Benton's.
Mrs. Robt. Ii. Benton has been visiting
friends and relatives in Kansas City for the
past week.
Mr., John W. Edwards, OF Monument,
Kansas, is visiting relatives and friends in
this county,
Miss Emma TaliaferrO, after q six weeks
stay in Lexington, left for her nome, Odessa,
a few days ago.
Mr.. Thos. b. Wallace, Dr., pail us a pleas.
ant social visit Tuesday. lie is an enthusi-
astic Tacoma man.
Misses Sallie Searcy and Miss Lura Ward
attended Miss Lille Godwin's wedding last
Tuesday at Higginsvllle.
Rev. Geo. KOenig asks us to change his
address from Lewis, Cass county, Iowa, to
Hebron, Adair county, Iowa.
Elder Terrill, DIR. WA. Gordon and 7. w.
Barnes went up to Kansas City Thursday to
attend the Christian Convention.
Gen. Boteler returned from EldOrsdo last
Tuesday. He had recently had a little sick
SpClIs uut III thC "hoiS 4 ~ ASeAsA
Rev. Il. l.. Powell, missionary OF the La
fayette and Johnson Association, was in this
city Monday, en- route TO the general associa-
ton,
Gen. Bacon Montgomery killed himself
accidentally, with a shotgun. a few days ago
in Mexico, where he had some mining
interests.
Mrs. DR., Kingsbury, of Howard county.
spent several days in Lexington, last week.
visiting at c. F. C, where her daughter, Miss
Annie, is attending school.
Mrs. W. H. Walton. who has been visiting
her parents for seven weeks, returned home
Wednesday, accompanied as far rs Kansas
City by her sister. Miss Lee Corler.
St. Joseph Daily News:-"Albert Geyer,
'Barnum's Great Acrobat spent Yesterday
in our city, consulting with Doctor Boteler
with whom he is under treatment"
Mr.Nat Billiard received a letter a few days
ago, from his brother, VIM. D. Billiard, of
whom he had lost all trace for six or seven
years, from Golden, Wood county, Texas.
Mr.. Thos. A. Whitworth is to marry Miss
Mary, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. j. P Walk
err, of Mason City. Ills, on Wednesday next.
October 81. They will reside in Kansas City.
Miss Irene Fleming enters Central Female
College this week as a day pupil. Miss
Fleming comes from Los Angeles. Califor-
MIA. She will study vocal music under Miss
Gould,
Mr.. Forrest Lee arrived here last Friday
night from Las Animas, Col. He brought
with him the pelts of a wild cat and a gray
wolf, which are on exhibition at Mr.. Ed,
Lees shop.
Rev. l.. F. L. clemens and wife, spent
Monday in Lexington shopping and visiting
at c. F. C. Mr.. Clemmens has three daugh-
tiers 1T e. f. c., Miss NeItie being one of thu
music teachers.
Mr.. John Wiles and wife started to theil
home in California, Tuesday. They have
been visiting the father of Mrs. Wiles, MIR,
Jos. Hampton, who has gone with them on d
visit to California.
Miss Annie Richardson, of New Orleans,
LII. entered Central College this week, Miss
Richardson is attracted to Lexington by the
excellent reputation of the music department
of Central College.
Mr.. w. G. MusgrOve spent several days in
this county this week. He is looking well,
and is much pleased with his new home
After seeing many friends and transacting q
good deal of business he left for Medicine
Lodge on last Thursday morning.
Rev. VIM. A. Crouch, Rev. G. w. Hyde
and lady, Rev. DR.. H.. NJ. Richardson and
lady, Prof. j. +. Lanneau, Hon. Ii. G. Wal.
lace and Mr.. r.. T.. Jesse left Tuesday morn
ing to attend the Missouri Baptist Genera
Association which has been in session this
week at Moberly.
Quite a compliment has been paid to our
bright young fellow-tOwnsman, Man. j..
Chinn, by his appointment to be District
Deputy Grand Master, A. +. Il A. NJ, for
this the oath Masonic district of Missouri.
Tue district is composed of Lafayette and
Saline counties.
Barber County Kan, Index:-sHon. VIM.
II. Carter, Thos. B. Campbell and Frank
Thornton, all OF Lexington, Mo-, came out
last Tuesday, and remained till Sunday af-
%sernoon. They were looking after their in
| terests IN this section. We have known them
all long and well, and if. in the sweet bye and
bye, they conclude to move to a ~rustiine
Soehh w Suui 1 u hCalty "VNSoLhC
here, Mr.. Carter has, for a number of years
represented his county in the Missouri legis-
~lature.'
Mr.. p. Terrell and wife of Kansas City have
been visiting relatives and friends here during
the week. They were accompanied by their
brother Mr.. Jacob Ferret, and wife, of Shep-
herd,town Virginia. The former was a pros.
porous merchant IN Wellington in ante-bel-
lum days but has been a citizen of Kansas
City since 1865. He came to Lafayette coun-
~ IN lS49 and were he yet a citizsn of this
county, would rank high in the old settlers
association. Though IS years of age he j.
still active and as much interested in his daily
rations as any man of his square inches In
this upper country. His brother is 8 true
type of the old Virglnian. and although he
thinks Missouri asgOodly land cannot appre-
ciate its eXcellences over the'Old Dominion"
He votes for Virginia and Cleveland.
HigsinsvilI. Advance:-"MaJo Warner did
not draw at Cordcr Monday night.
a negro man named Wm. Hagood beat a
young colored woman named Brown up very
badly, yesterday morning, and then skipped
Out. II IS thought the woman is seriously injured.
As Mrs. IL. e. Ewing WAS returning home to
the bedside of IL sick child, last Sunday alter
noon, driven by Mr.. Ed. Butts, their horse
SHE'D, AMI buggy and horse tell from the Mar
shall bridge into the ravine below. Mrs Ewing
was very seriously injured and has been lying
al Mrs. Marshall's ever since. 1t 8 now hoped