The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-24
Religious.

IDefe VIII De no ScENlCeS vt thc mtliloulr1
church Tomorrow, on account of the absence
of Mr.. Mcclure in Nevada.
Mt. Hebron church will be dedicated to-
morrow, Rev. MIR. Ward, of HarriSOnviIlc,
preaching the sermon. A cordial invitation
l., extended to everybody to attend.
There was no preaching at the Methodi4t
church last Sunday IN account of Nj.
Mcclure being unexpectedly called on Satur-
day to conduct the camp meeting services in
the Bray neIghborhOOd.
AS u general thing burgIarles are matters up
on which few people feel inclined to joke, but
there are exceptions to all rules, and very few
are the LcXingtonIuns that have not INDUCED %
a good hearty laugh over the attempted burg
laries of last Sunday and Monday nights. at
about ii O'Clock on the night Of Tie first Ineli
toned date, Mr.. Ed. Webb went to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Frank Bowman, with whom lie
resides, and retired. Scarcely had he gotten
settled in bed before he heard II noise at the
window in his room, and he ut once arose and
closed the blinds and returned to bed and VIII, il
he did 30 Il man appeared ut the window, which
opens out onto the roof OF II One-story section
OF the house, and raised it and stepped into the
room There were no lire arms IN the hoHsc ,tAe
only uVhlluDlc WtdIOn DcluS u DINS WHICH rs
used to prop the door open This Ed secured. bus
thinking that the burglar was most likely armed
he thought it Wise not to depend too much Oh
this sort OF II weapon. He could only figure on
some way to get out of the room and give the
alarm. This was only II little alter IL O'Clock
and ami ut one o o'clock tne fire bells commenced
ringing an alarm for the fire in Mrs. Pattcr-
sons store and then 1t WIS that Ed. found =
nh an w. tT uiv.. tbn aluFnl Tr thn lnrtPlur atom.
ped out of the room and went down the stairs:
Ed. immediately called to Frank. who roma
across the hall from him, TO open the door, and
as soon ~ the request was complied with he
rushed across the hall into the room and CLOSED
aud locked the door. MIR. Burglar then thought
IIa very good idea to try and make his escape!
and again went out onto the ROOT IN order 10
climb down n tree at the corner of the on'-
| story building. Before the burglar bethOughi
himself of escape. Il good many people had
commenced to so to the lire and Frank stepped
to his window and called to Mr.. Jno. e. Young,
Jr., who was passlnS:-'''JObnnie, get your
gun II burglar is w here and has us hemnct
in" At this Juncture Mcssrs. Henry and Ell
Bascom came along and Johnnie told one Of
them 10 watch the tree ut the corner of the hOuhd
while he went up to his fathers house to ''gct
| his gum Eli remained al the tree for a short
time only thinking that the burglar might ne
| ciaeH mr., want to come down and lie was put
| prepared to give him II very cordial reception
should he so desire, and left. Henry thought
things would look better If the law was repre-
scented and started down town Tor u policeman.
Mayor JnO. c. Young thought that the best
thing he could do would be 10 go down town and
get the lire boys to leave the fire and come ny
and wash the burglar on the roof, but. Acting
Mayor Welborn, with when he C, nsulted
thought the best :dca would be 10 shoot him and
so did not order the company to go up. While
all this maneuveTInS on TIA" part OF tLc large
crowd that had now collected WAS going on the
burglar commenced To look nj the matter IN n
| serious way and finally decided that rs Eli
Bascom was Watching the tree (frOm the street.
he had better go out the door. and this he did
and made his escape without being noticed by
the excited crowd. During the burglars stay on
the root Mrssrs. Bowman and WEBB stood IN
the room watching him, bat having no firearms
were powerless rs lar as capturing him was con
cerned. Many hard yarns have been told on the
different members OF the searching party ant
too numerous to here relate. On the night iO!-
lowing this, what is supposed TO be the same
burglar, made u call on his honor, Mayor Jno.
C.. Young. The early part OF the night was very
warm and the doors of his house were left open.
with the exception OF a lattice door. which was
slosed. Mrs. Young feeling chilly arose at this
hour TO close the door and saw IL man step away
from the door. She told Mr.. Young of 1t and lie
grabbed his pistol and seeing the man ut the
door again fired Two shots ut HIM. The boys
say that he never saw the would be- burglar,
though, but that he had hung his coat on the
back of a chair that was between him and the
door and thinking II was II man shot both shote
Into his own coat. We drscredit this story
however, for MIR. Young Is yet young and
we don't believe his eyesIght is failing him
But rs he has two holes in his coat some weigh,
must necessarily be attached to the statement.
AS the salt trust Is busted we would si.ggcsl
that he add to his arsenal supply II barrel of salt.
Messrs. Jno. Taubmin and Hay Heathman have
presented him with the ten foot wooden gun,
fjrmerly used by Mr. J. W. Rainhart 10 a sign.
with which to protect himeelf, and II he cont
shoot the burglar the next time he visits him he
can club him to death.