Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-25
"Une Soiree Musicale"

The music class OF the Elizabeth Aull
Female Seminary gave u piano recital, IN the
chapel, last Monday night. Miss Mary +.
D0byns, directress.
Messrs. C. E.. Piper, W. ID. Hannah, +.
G. Southerlin and F. W. Ahrens politely
acted as ushers. and seated the large audi
ence comfortably and quietly.
The young ladies who were to take part
were very sensibly all seated on the platform
This is much better than the old way Of
coming to the stage as the numbers occur,
as it is less embarrassing and more orderly.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Geo. L. Ley
burn, d.. ID.
The entertainment began with a piano
duet, LA Muette"-Auber, by Misses Sallie
Lev burn aud Alice Peak, which was render
ed In a remarkable manner for young ladies
of their age.
"Bubbling Spring." q piano solo-Rive-
King, was played by Miss Lucy Shidy, fluent
ly and we'll.
Miss Alice Peak followed with a piano
solo, q fantastic from LA Favorita"-Ascher;
Il beautiful selection and excellently executed
Miss Bertha Shafer sang "When Sparrows
Build" Miss Shafer has 3 very sweet voice
and she rendered her song very acceptably to
the audience.
A piano solo. I'm Walde"-Gade, wal
then given by Miss Sallie Leyburn. For 90
young q student in music tnis selection wal
exceedingly well played, smoothly and with
expression.
Miss Bertha shafer and Mr.. E. T. Miller
favored the audience with q vocal duet,
"Nailed to the Cross"-Bordese. This
was somewhat of q new departure, but q
very acceptable ono. The voices of the young
lady and gentleman blended very sgreeably.
and they received very hearty applause for
their effort.
AT this point Prof. Blsuton announced an
intermission Of five minutes, which was very
pleasantly spent in conversation. aud which
entirely eliminated all the stiffness which
sometimes attends such occasions, and which
placed the audience and those who furnished
the entertainment thoroughly en- rapport.
The second part began with a piano solo
"Cujus A~ninam"-Kuhe, by Miss May Peak,
Miss Peak plays with ease and feeling and
her number pleased the audience very much
Miss DObyns, the teacher of the class, then
sang a beautiful selection, 1.-The Storm in
an artistic and pleasant manner. She was Sc
loudly and vociferously applauded that she
was compelled to grant an encore, for which
she sang a singularly touching little piece
called ''TheB Brook"
Misses Alice Peake aud Sallie Leyburn
then played a duo, two pianos, ."Tarentelle"
HELLER. The young ladies played with
great easy and accord.
The next number was the gem Of the
evening, a piano solo, q fantasia from "Bel-
isarlO'.-Goria, by Miss Bennlta Wood, OIL
Colorado. Miss Wood does not play like
a school girl, but like an artistic. Her method
is pronounced, her execution perfect, and
she enters thoroughly into sympathy with
the music. She rendered her difficult seiec.
ton In n most admirable manner.
Miss DobYns and Miss Bertha Shafer sspp
q very pretty duet, "Alla Capana Andiamo'
~-Campana.
The concluding performance was q quartet
two pianos, "Overture to Masanielio"-Au.
Der, by Misses Wood, Shidv, Peak and An
drew. This was a fine exhibition of tech.
nique. in style, execution and time, and wa,
a great credit to the teacher rs we'll as the
pupils.
1t may be said of the entire entertainment
not only that it was q pleasant musical trea,
but that 1t fully attested the thoroughness Of
work which has ever been characteristic .ol
the Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary.
Concordla -Louis FIene, the tonsorial ar.
tIsi, has opened q shop lately occupied by Col
f. F. Ninas, between the city restaurant ani
meat shop. Concordia can. boast of q goot
fire company. Not many cities of the size O
Concordiat that can show as thrifty merchants
clean sidewalks and we'll lighted streets, 81
she can. The public schools will be clos ed on,
Henry Flcken, is an efficient officer. TIL,
firm of Vogt q Frerkiug. south Of the depot
is rapidly growing in favor among,the well-to
do farmers. George Covington has returned
from u stay of several weeks in Kansas city
Several boys on Blackwater and Peavine hav,
added to their financial standing by trapping
and selling the skins of vermin this fall. TIL,
lntelligehcer is growing in favor, and Capt
Lesueur will fayorably be remembered by tn,
people for his firm and straightforward
course as editor. With Henry George, mos
okkCCS AulOu All Iu
workers there are none who work harde
than the working newspaper man.' Butt
City, Montana, although nesting among tn
Rockies" with salubrious air is not a yer,
healthy place on account of the poisonou
I gases from the dozens OF smelters, furnace
|, aud mills. The report for the last six week
!, gives 81 deaths among the children, and min
among the adults. The city needs q sauitar,
: commission, and not a few other cities are Il
the same way destroying human lives b
!, filthy alleys. slaughter psus. and fever Pre-
dncing waste matter In proximity to man,
dwellings. Herman Uphaus, one Of the well
to.do yeoman, who fell from a wagon durinJ
: a runaway, about q fortnight since, was no
> SO badly hurt as supposed. Mrs. Herald. O
Hi2ginsville, but formerly OF PesvIne, We
here on j visit last week. MIR. Clement
. Riester, an aged and respected citizen, die,
ut his residence last Tuesday morning, 2lsl
Of pneumonia. Mrs. Julius Schmidt which |
t to beg arrived from across the briny deep il
high hopes of the good to be enjoyed in 18th
/ land of the Free" Henry Pfloger visited hi
son last week at the Sedalia Business School
e Giles is making good Roadway in his studies
COncordla has three grain dealers, and the
, have been quite busy the pas; month buyin
l and shipping wheat and corn. Louis Koep
= has returned from Sedalia and intends to en-
ter tue night school. The preparation til
{ children must make for their Xmas exercise
1 causes them to fall low in their recitations
the public schools. Miss Fanny K. Januar,
x q teacher in the Dover public school, expec
Q ed to visit her friend. Mrs. Sparks. durin
u the holidays, but is disappointed by sickne.
and caunot leave home. MIR. Althoff, pre-
l prietor of the Commercial hotel, keeps a
excellent house and gives good meals. Sine
: The new corn crop has been harvested ii,
cuisine of several households carries OF
e Webster's saying: "Well bred people do M
always eat wheat bcesd." Flapjacks al
among the wholesome corn cakes that man
q families eat now in place of the sweet tootL
L some hoe cake of our fathers. Geo. Berge
from the lsud Of the Dakotas, arrived the l6.
inst. to visit his family here; he has a profit.
bic claim in Dakota. Miss Lizzie hoppellms
has returned home to spend the hold avs. tt
editor of the Sedalia Journal was ~solicitin
here the past week. The English pape
n taken here are as follows: Post, Higginsvlll
-; Advance, II; Intelllgencer. 81: Kans
i'd City Times. weekly, only 2. A few copies
I'd the Register are taken mere. but / failed to z
" the number. The people here take a lar,
II. number of German papers, anil in fact u
Germans are a reading people in their lal