The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-07-20
improvements in Lexington.

p%earance of his residence by Il new coat Of
paint. He has also had the residences occu-
pied by Miss Sarah SommcryIIle and Nj.
Fred. Weis', on Franklin, repainled.
Mrs. Jennie Ste warl has added greatly To
the appearance OF her home by having II neat
pOrLicO built in front.
VIM. II. Chilcs Is fencing of the beautiful
lot on Franklin between 18th and I7lh, which
he purchased from Mrs. NJ. W. Wtthcrs, and
we Understand he will soon build thereon.
his ~ one Of the p]rcttic>t building sites in
the city and we hope soon to see Il nice resi-
dcrce thereon.
A frame addition TO the old Jake Jenkins
I'm $ OPP, on Third street. has just been com
pietcd and il is now a neat little residence.
The Street Hale property at the in;er>ec-
ton OF Franklin avenue and Third street has
been thoroughly renovated aud Il new addi-
tiOn built.
Rock for Il Foundation has been hauled to
the vacant lot owned by J. d. Shcwaltcr on
Third street, and AS this j. IL very desirable
place for Il resldencG we hope soon to see one
in course OF construction.
a plan for raising OF $1,000 for the i'm
prOvement of Il. A.. Summary has been pro-
posed and Is now being worked out. We
hope TO soon be able to announce that the
money has been raised and work com
menced.
The residence of Mrs. Isoley Porter has Il
new roof.
The ruins Of Arcana hall are beng cleared
up and the probabilities are that another sub
stanIiaI building will be erected there. The
Hacker ~ Schram candy mandatory which
was crushed by the falling of this building
has been rebuilt out of pressed brick and is
one Of the most substantially constructed
buildings in the city. They are running
every day now and are unable 10 keep up
with orders. There will soon he at least
fifty hands employed by them.
Newton GibsOn's residence has been great
~ improved by u new coat of paint.
Geo. Sedwick has made vast improvements
in his house On Third street aud now has one
OF the cosiest little homes in the city.
A new block Of macadam has been paced
on Franklin between 9th and 10th streets.
JnO. Mehl has made many improvements
in his residence property on Franklin he
tween 9th and 10th streets.
Great Improvements have almost been COM
pleted IN the opera house. New paper has
been placed on the walls and on tie north
and south sides Of the building an additional
gallery has been built. If Mr.. Hagen Will
just make private boxes of these two galleries
II will be much nicer.
Mrs. NickelI's Home which is not an old
building by any means, IS being enlarged and
/ frrnafly i'm nrnVo,l A. Snnp ~ tho ailiY ion il
completed she will have a hotel that is unsur-
passed by any town the size OF Lexington in
he state.
Two new blocks of macadam have been
placed on SOuth street, one between 10Th and
nth streets, and the other between 18th and
10Th streets. One more block will complete
The matchmaking of this beautiful street.
Jno. Grant has built not so very long ago
An addition 10 his store room on 18th street.
Several very gratifying improvements have
been made in the way of building pnrsonages
by the different churches. A few short years
ago there WAS not u parsonage owned by a
single ck.rch in the town, but now very
near. if not all OF them have good and sub
%siautial residences for their pastors.
The residence of Ed. ZeiIer has been great
" improved. There has been an addition Of
two rooms built in the rear and the front Of
the building raised some 4 or D feet, making
a very neat residence of 1t.
Ridgewav, while there are no buildings be-
ing erected just now, has been improved
wonderfully within u few years. There are
very few vacant building lots on that street
now, while u year or SO ago they could be
counted by the dozen.
At the foot OF Ridgeway is situated the
brick ward OF Mr.. Geo. Farrar, who has just
completed the putting In OF some very liue
machinery with which he makes pressed
brick Of a line quality that cannot be ex-
celled anywhere. He has only burned one
kiln since placing in the new machinery but
before long he will shipping and
will most likely keep burning constantly.
Mnessrs. Jos. james and Chas. Montgomery.
who for some years have been engaged In the
making OF barrels on "a small scale for local
apple packers, have now opened up a regu-
lar cooper shop IN the building formerly
used by Mr.. VIM. Jordan as a foundry. They
are kept busy constantly and as a general
thing are behind with orders. We hope
they will increase their force OF hands and
permit this Industry to assume larger pro-
portions.
Rev. Jas. Epps. colored, by his own hard
labor and good workmanship, has secured
him II fine two story residence on 10th street.
He deserves much credit for the enterprise
shown. Every part of the hou Sc was put In
place by his own hands.
Thos. WeTnwag is one OF the Oldest citi =
sens who live in new houses. He has built
him u nice little cottage on Sixteenth street.
}. w. Reinhart is another old citizcn whO
lives in Il new house on Sixteenth street,
which has been completed only a few weeks.
Pete Matthews has rebuilt The house that
was burned last winter just west of Sixteenth
street, where the colored mother and child
burned TO death.
Oscar Andreen has graded and otherwise
improved bi, lot on Nam between 10th and
17tI streets, and the probabilities are that a
handsome residence will stand thereon before
long.
The residence of VIM. Lamborn has receiy-
ed "A fresh coat of paint.
The residence Of Tfos. Fletcher has
~ hsN Va AhfN til'A ~ INV hA-
Il very handsome residence. He cOnlemplareS
further improvements in the way Of fixing
up his yard sometime soGn.
The colOred Zion church members have
fallen into line with their white sisters aud
brethren and bnilt them a neat parsonage
just back of their church.
AndersOn's addition gets a new house every
now and then. There are several uompara-
lively new houses there AMI most of them
are The home OF energetic cc0lOrcd men. II il
very gratifying TO see the progress OF The
Goiored people in getting possession of their
own homes.
has. ROyle is erecting what is to. be
ore of the h~andsOmest, if not the handsOmest,
cottage in the city on his beautiful lot ri the
corner of State aud Sixteenth streets.
August Selling has much improved his al
ready handsome residence at tho corner OF
seventeenth and State streets by painting,
building new fences, etc.
The Christian church parsonage and the
residence Of JAS. Kelly, on South, between
Sixteenth aud Scventeelh streets are com
plTatiyely new houses and are beauties.
The Smith Bros. John, DaYe, ilcn and
lIcnry-in the matter OF new buildings aud
improvements, lead all the Fl st, and deserve
- great deal OF credit therefor. They bought
from ThOs. Wernwag The properly at the
corner of Sixteenth and Franklin, tore down
one very handsome residence ana the ether 4