The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

Mr.. Chas. Winters yesterday presented us
with two ripe figs, raised in his garden on
Lafayette street.
Mr. j. A. J. ShultZ, on his fine farm, elm
wood Lawn raised this year two pears, one
Of which weighed 90 ounces and tie other
* ounces.
Real estate is bound to advance In Licking
ton and people looking for investments could
not do better than TO come here. There was
never a better prospect for Lexington's pros
perIty.
The corner loom of SmallwoOd's new
Campbell who will occupy the same during
the coming week with Il stock of groceries
and other goods.
MIR. Chiffon, tie agent at this place for
Rand, McNally Il Co., map publishers, has
hung on the wall in our Office a beautiful
new map of the United States and can be
seen by all desiring Information.
Mrs. W. T. Mcclure gave the baby an
overdose of laudanum, one night this week ,
which came very near being fatal in us
effects Fortunately the mistake was discov-
cred in time and the little one IL again o.. X
Don't ask a fortune for the real estate you
have to sell. The way to make money IN
real estate is TO keep your property changing
hands and improving il while you hold 1t.
Holding on to vacant lots don't help you nor
the interests of the city.
The Lee Bros. butchers and grocers, are
the first merchants to inaugurate the good
scheme of giving n pOntOOn bridge ticket with
every 50 worth Of goods bought Of them. If
this plan is carried out by all of our mer-
chants 1t would be another great inducement
to Ray county people coming over here to
trade.
Last Thursday the circuit court set aside
The entire proceedings in the late trustees
sale Of the Mayors property, IN Dutch Row,
aud ordered everything placed back, as near
as could be, to the condition in which 1t WAS
before being advertised. The trustee ~ill
now probably begin again, with the hope Of
better luck next time.
A new time card is spoken OF in a very
confident manner by railroad men. II Is
clamed that trains 191 and 192(the trains now
running from Marshall to Sedalia) will again
running from Sedalia to Kansas
City, and that a 'plug' train will be run over
the j. G. b. " L., from Marshall to Lexing-
ton to connect with trains 191 and 1872. Supts.
Clark aud Stillwell were making a trip over
both the branches Wednesday and this seems
t. give strength to the statement. We hope
to see the change occur at the time spoken of
by the men-Sunday week.
Little ThOs. Graves and Bonnie ShOtwell
were playing together last Saturday when
Bonnie threw Il rock at a dog in the yard but
unfortunately missed the dog and hit Tommie
on the left knee cap. OF course it hurt a lit
tie at the time, but II was soon forgotten
but on Monday night the knee became veIy
painful and it was thought necessary TO bring
him TO town to a physician. He was taken
to DIR. Russell. who, upon examination, pro
nounced the hurt a very serious one and
which may result in making tie little fellow
a cripple for life. He was taken home the
same evening and at last accounts was getting
along passably well.
TIL teachers of Central College are prepar.
ing for a concert to be given in Hagen's opera
house, one week from next Monday, Sept.
D. NJ. and Nine. Blitz and Miss May V,
Gibbons, the new vocal teacher, will ea.h
tIke part and the affair will be looked for
ward to with interest. first, because M. and
Nine. BIitZ's reputation still stand As q great
inducemeut frr music lovers; and, second
because this will be the first appearance G.
Miss Gibbons before a Lexington audience.
and AS she comes mighty recommended the
people expect it to be Il great treat to heal
her. Other specialties will be presented and
will be announced later.
The lecture of Elder s. Il. Reese, which
was to have been delivered at the Christian
church on last Thursday evening, for the
benefit of the Sunday school was. on account
Of serious sickness in the immediate neigh.
borbOod Of the church, pos tpOned till mex
Thursday evening, 10Th inst. The object o.
the lecture is a worthy and commendable
one. The lecture will be interesting, enter.
tanning and profitable, and our people, and
especially the Christian people, of our cit,
and community care cordially invited to at.
tend. Admission % cents. Tickets to be hat
at Boyle " Sons, W. g. McCausland's, NJ. j
Chinn's and DR.. p. S. Fulkerson's.
Mrs. Billings, wife of a Swedish coal miner
who lives IN East Lexington, In COMPANY
with another woman got on q "hurrah"Tues
day night, and while on her way home from
down town fell oil the plank gutter cross
ing at Mr.: Ed. Zeiler's blacksmith shop
then into the rocks that are being used Il
build a valley gutter down Twelfth street
then over a buggy in front of Mr.. j. Young,
livery stable. AT this latter place she seemed
to have hurt herself quite severely but man.
aged to get AS far MS Mr.. A. w. Smiths resi-
deDce on South I let, where some kind
ladies' found her and found that she hat
sDrained one Of her knees very badly and
sustained several bruises. The spralnet
member was carefully bsthed and a carriage
brought and the woman conve yed to he
home. Her husband objected to her bein!
brought into the house In the condition sh,
was and told the driver to take he
down to the calaboose, for IL she was LEI
there she would kill him, for he did not hav
anything with which to defend himself bu
an old pistol that would not shoot. The wo
nun was taken into the house, however, an,
Mr.. Billings gathered his shoes in his hand.
climbed the back fence and '.lit OuC' 70
down town, where he still was the last W
heard OF him. Is marriage a failure?