The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-21
EXTINCTION TELLIGENCER

was here on husin"~s IIr>daV. aud paid lis 4
pleasant visit. The Arw. Is one al the Wide
awake, live, progressive pupcrS nf Missouri.
MIR. Dennis GAVIN VIII kHNc been 4 cItizeu
of Lexington tihrtv-twn years on the ninth
Of next month. lie Is good mrm aud we
rejoice In hi continued good heath snd
yiyor.
Postmaster General Dickinson gave a din
ner. Tuesday might, in honor Of the president
and Mrs. ClevcIund. Among the other
guests were Secretaries Bsyay,l and Villas
and Justice, field aud L"mpr.
Hon. Alexander tiraves lns been al Jrfirr-
son city this week engaged IN Il case before
the supreme court, the State vs.. Fleming
Swain, in which the constitulIun,ltv uf The
Wood local option law I, involved.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Shields has hecn in the city, this
week, settling up his business here. Ills
boat, the Annie T.. Silver, is being thoroughly
overhauIed to m,ke OF her the finest cxcur-
sion steamer IN the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Il. w. Stephens of Boone county. Ken.
lucky. and Miss Mamie L.. Graves. daughter
of Jeremiah Graves one o! Saline count We
prominent citizens, wero married at the resi-
dencc of the brides parents. last Tuesday.
They immediately left for Kentucky, their
future home.
Senator Morrill, gave Ills u-tIsl birthday
party last Saturday evening, his seventy
eighth. Numerous presents OF lowers were
sent and brought. Among the guests were
secretary and Miss Bayard, Postmaster-Gen
ersl aud Mrs. Dickinson. the Chinese uinls-
ter and suite, the French minister, Senators
Allison, sherm IN Evarts and HiscOck.
Mr.. Philip Miller, aged 80 years. hale.
hearty, active aud II democrat, desired the
writer d few days ago to remember HIM 10
his ld-time friend, Gen. j. H.. Graham. Mr..
Miller used to live here many years ago.
These he two veterans, the general being
now In his s0th year, though not so active as
his friend, who still gets about and takes an
Interest IN political ard other questions Of
the day.
We understand that Mlss Moll!e O'Malley,
who has so scceptably filed the position Of
principal in the Wellington public school In
this county, will apply for n place In tho
public ychOols OF KrnS.s City. Miss O'Malley
IL an admirable lady, and II teacher such rs Is
rarely secured. Without disparggemenL to
anybody we may safely SAY that she was the
most distinguished pupil ever graduated from
q Lexington Institution of learning. Her
papers.the honesty and Authenticity of which
were above Teprosch. being vOuched for M
her very own in conception and execution by
DR.. J.. A. Quarles. the president of the Eliza
beth Aull Seminary, were simply marvels OF
neainess and learning. In Il long experience
with such matters we have never seen their
equals, before or since. The school board at
Kansas City will do education there Il great
If they secure Hiss 0'Malley rs 4
teacher. We shall he 10th 10 lose her. hut If
she must 60 to II lnr9er field we are glad that
1t may be 10 one which will not altogether
take her from us.
Our esteemed aud distinguished follow |
the Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn, ID. d.,
OF the Presbyterian church In this !
city, who Is soon to leave us TO- Springfield, |
Mo, where he has accepted y call, WAS born
In Name (S2arla) Greece. May 81. 1889. his
Tathsr being then IA missionary At that place.
was educated at Washington College. now
and Lee University. L~oxinXton, ,
Vs., from which institution he was gradu-
ated with high honOrs IN 1859. In 1851 he
entered the glorious army OF Virginia. and
served therein ~gsllantly NJ a soldier until ths
,lOse OF the war. He was twice wound al
he battle Of Seven Pines. lie entered the
OF the Old School Presbyteriau
Immediately afi0r the war as II licenti-
and WA ordained IN 1877. On March O,
1874, he married Miss HOleu T. Holiday, OF
Va, = most estimable lady.
They have four children. one boy aud three
girls. He was for eight years pastor at
Winchester. In April. 1873, Mr.. L.sybnrn
'sturned TO Greece, thi. time himself as a
missionary, One OF his children was born
acre Geo ;one WAS horn In Winchester and
wo In this city. Mr.. aud Mrs. Lcyhurn re-
nained In Greece until 1878. His hrst
,harge on returning TO America was the
church here In Lexington. The degree of
ioctor of divinity WAS wOrthIly 50 nferred
!pon him by his alma nrdtry since his resi-
ienco among us. DR.. Leyburn 10 one Of the
men in tho Presbyterian church In
Missouri; he Is II gentleman Of suaye, agree
Ible manners; II pleasant, Away. earnest ard
'ften eloquent pulpit orator; aud altogether
lnan calculated to do great good in tho
and as n citizen, and to lend dignity
md grace TO the social life Of the community
u which he resides.