The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-21

W avery.
Our far Dover correspondent should not
weary In wcll-doing.
We greet YOU, Marshall! We are linked
TO YOU with bands of steel.
Waverly Fumes Mrs. Nelson Davis
slipped aud fell on the les the first Of the
week and dislocatcd her arm. was pain
full injury hut she is DONG we'll at this writ
Ing
Tn last i-.uc OF The Richmond Democrat
contained a handsome aud inll review OF Ray
county and Richmond. The Democrat is u
drst-ciass county paper and endeavor. to do
vii in its W /, build up the tow@ and
county in which it i, printed.
We direct attention to the statements of The
financial condition Of Alma Bank, OF Alma.
and the Lexington Savings Bank, the MoTri-
SON Went worth Bank, and the Com mercial
Btnk, of this city. There are no safer on
better managed in .lituti0nI IN The state and
we rejoice To know that they are IN u pros
porous condition.
Miss Ella TaibOtt's hook, (which; has
been received by Miss Bette MOunijoy. and
distributed to the subscribers. Miss Bette
has n few volumes left over, which should he
taken, ~ Miss Talbot was so well and farora-
bly, known here. and the book Itself Is worthy
TO he read aud preserved As 4 memento OF Il
beautiful and good girl.
The following paragraph from the Advance
makes US smile, II il 80 true 10 life, not only
OF Higgiusville, but Of most towns" lis
our candid opinion that This town would pat
ronize "A negro minstrel show at ffty cents
,,barn tbay NynuI1 mass "A first class cnupprI
free. A ten cent show draws here like i mus
tard plaster. 'iIs about time our people were
cultiyating "A taste for The more refined
amusemeLts."
Lexington, Ky, January l9.-Milton
YOune's great thoroughbred stallion. Import
Ell rizurrr, bay, eight years. by Adventurer,
dam MiilIner by Isatiplan, died at his owners
home, In this county, last night, of pneumo-
MA. lie started twcnty.eight times, won II
races aud SCI .0IG. Tho stallion has been In
the stud only three years and his get has
consequently been untried. His owner valued
him at SlJ, 900.
Mr.. J. ID. Morrow, on Friday Of last week,
when about TO enter the bank OF Sla er.
slipped upon the sleet and fell. As he was
falling he Ipvoluntarily grabbed at a broken
glass i'm the door, which resulted In a very
bad clt almost entirely around the thumb Of
the right hand aud to the bon. After having
IL properly dressed, he was accompanied to
this city. his home. by Mr.. +. b, Farley.
He is getting along rs well rs could be ex-
pc ted.
Higginsville: Miss Anna Kennedy is
teaching this week during the sickness OF
Mrs. Mary Bryan. Rev. Rafferty,, OF Green
ton, reached here Monday night and Il ASSIST =
ing Rev. Painter in his protracted meeting at
The Baptist church. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Corder, AR. and Mrs. VIM. Walton and Miss
Lee Corder were in town shopping, Tuesday,
Mrs, w. W. Mort cut leaves this week tO
apend the reminder OF the winter with
relatives in Illinois. Mr.. John Smith. OF
Wyandotte, Kansas, Is visiting his father this
week. Mr.. Kennedy and family left. this
week, for Pleasant Hill, where they will in
the future reside. MIR. Ewing Keller, who
for some months past has been employed in
the grocery department Of the grange store,
has resigned his position aud viii III thu
future travel for II ST. Louis grocery house
The vacancy will be filled by Mr.. Anderson
/, Strtughn, OF Nebraska, formerly,Of Wuyerly
No. We wish both gentlemen success ii
their new situations. Born, in this city, Jan
: uary Is, to The wife Of Mr.. John willard. p.
Beckie GuiiOn, Il boy, Wednesday in0rulns
Mr.. GottIieb Grau. who was working In til,
a H0efcr coal mines, had Tie misfortune 10 gr
n his lett leg broken between the knee an,
, thigh by falling slate DR.. Graham dresse'
The limb and the patient is doing nicely, bu
: will be housed now for some time. The FIR
, issue OF the Higgin,ville Leader came out OIL
Thursday. We wish them success.
st. Louis Presbyterian:-"The Wentworth
q Male Academy, at Lexington, Mo-, n -four
! ishing institution under Christian auspices. /
p an illustration both of the W ise use of mean
ant OF the praetlCahilitY of cooperation b
several denominations. Some years ago, Mr.
Stephen q. Wentworth, member of Gu
+ church IN Lexington. desiring 10 benet
q the youth of his town and vicinity tan
through them, the community bnught an
furnished u large building for SCHOOL pur
poses, and has turned II over TO II corpora
ton of Christian men. The charter provide
hat the trustees shall he members of Protest
Is ant churches: two of them TO be members {
the Presbyterian church; one, of the Baptist
. one. OF the Methodist, South; one, OF tn
, Disciples; one, Of the Protestant Episcopal
-, one of the Cumberland, The charter rurtha
specifies: II. said Academy shall he FIRE
, from the religious control Of any Que ~rellgi0p
denomination, but shall always hs manage
and taught by Christian meu." .. 9Th
Bible, the Scriptures Of the Old aud Ne'
1ostuuEanfu -iutI t. rn.I I,Ily ,tpninu m
L exercises of the school, il being the desire
the founder that u wholesome Chrlstla
influence shall pervade The institution n4i
, benefit the rising geHGratiOa OF young men
Lexington and vicinity. All teachers In al
academy shall be men of sound learving, c
y good moral character" The w. NJ. A. ha
answered the purpose of It's wise, liberia
founder; the number OF It's students increase
from year 10 gear, and, under the carefr
regulations Of the charter, II will be In q
!, time TO come the pridc Of Lexington and
n hosts OF grateful students"
Mr.. George Wilson Baker, grandson Of Il
late Capt. Geo. Wilson and II nephew
L Messrs. Geo, aud Jos. a, Wilson of this cit
~ killed himself. accidentally. ut the residen,
of his father, ISaac Il. Baker. a director
10 the Continental Bank, AT 1888 Pine street, .
Friday Of last week. His mother, Mr.
Frances W. Baker, cOrrobOrated by h,
daughter. Miss Fannie Baker, gave the stol
=, Of the sad affair very fully ia her testimor
10 before The coroner. Il was IN these word
ri The deceased is my son. He j. ~ years
aga, unmarried aud was horn In LeEingtO
Mo. lie lived here with me, his father al
4 sister. Our home was very happy aHd con
Portable. Tn deceased had everything he d
!, sired, and never in any WAY intimatei that
z was tired OF life or meditgled killing himse
= a. had only been out Of employment Il sh0
. time, and could not have heru very much di
sppOlutei at that, because he knew when
IN took the position II was only temporary. b
n Side we have ample means to provide for hiI
{. and the fact Of his being out OF employing
ii would work u hardship on no one. All Il
family ate breakfast iugathGr yesterday NOR
ing ana the deceased was very cheerful. [
"a played on The piano anGi sang after breasfas
a. then came up stairs aud asked ii his faith
had gone down We told him he hi
y, ald he remarked: If knew he was goII
,r ] would have gone with him Then he stat
that he TOald ,eInaIn hJIBe aud take his 81
l., ter TO the Train il the afternoon, us she w
. going TO school At Omaha. He went TO h
!, room about $3.50 O'Clock, and about fife,
~ minutes later ! heard the repggt q; u pist
y from tho room. / ran up stairs aud iouI
him on the carpet OF the room, bleeding fro
II wound IN the right timplr and his pisi