The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-30

morning.
The opening at J. w. Homer's, Monday
night, drew forth quite a large crowd of peo-
pie.
The children of the public schools were
given holiday from Wednesday evening until
Monday morning.
The Morrison Wentworth bank will be
closed after IL o'clock tomorrow on account
of the funeral of Mrs. Morrison, wife OF the
cashier.
A large crowd of prospective buyers In
sperled Tue large stock of Christmas goods
Displayed bv Mr.. +. Il. LOOMS at his opening
Thursday night.
The Chris. Meyer building, oppnI tie the
pOst0fice, was sold under deed of tIn>t last
Monday, to Mr.. A. Geyer: consideration,
1920, purchaser to assume mortgage OF g.
300.
W. hope the editors of the Odessa demo-
crat had IA much better turkey for their
Thanksgiving dinner than the picture that
appearP IN tins weeks issue would In licate.
lie must have crowed all his flesh away over
the late elections.
Report Of First Ward school for the
month of November. Sallie Bryarly, Eugene
Hamlet. VIM. Welsh, Forest Estherton,E Edith
Marrs. Elsie Wendt, Claude Lluellen. George
EdmOnd-. Della Eatherton. Alice Crowder,
John Simms, Albert Gramm, Richard Stall
ing.
The good people of Lexington have never
refused aid to a helpless fellOw man and will
no DOUBT keep up their reputation for charity
rad attend the "Deestrick Skuie," which IL
TO he presented at the opera house Monday,
December 9, for the benefit OF Mr.. Eugene
Ew ing.
Hiss Claudia Silver gave a candy pulling to
a party OF her friends Thanksgiving night.
Those present wers:- Misses Susie Lesueur,
NJ ,me Cobb. Lillian Ryland, Mamie Russell.
Ella Young, May CatrOn and Susie McMil-
Ian; Me-srs. Wright Ryland, N. o. Harrel-
son, Horace Blackwell, Arch Fulkerson, Mar
tin GauldIn, Robt. Atkinson, Wentworth
Field and Chas. Lamer. A most enjoyable
time was had. as may be inferred from the
tact that the guests did not depart until one
o'clC OK a. IN.
Mr.. j. p. Stewart. of Peoria. Ills. arrived
here Monday night with his household goods
and Is fixing up the old Laclede hotel oar
room for the purpose Of starting u cigar fac
tory. We hope our merchants will give
him substantial support and that all users Of
the weed who have the interest of Lexington
at Deart will call for cigars of his manutac-
ture and in this way compel those merchants
who clamOr for the trade of the home people
and grLmble (righteously) when they go
nlSnyrbara IN hanJIa 0noJo n,faot,, ro1 at
home.
A few enterprising citizens Of this place
have a plan on foot to establish q hospital here
and II meeting Of business men will be called,
probably next week, to confer as to the best
mode of procedure. 1t will. without d ubt.
he Que OF the best things Lexington ever did
il she carries cut the plans proposed, and
her business men should take hold of the
matter without much persuasion. Watch
out for the announcement of the meeting and
then go to il with your mind made up to do
all in your power to push the project to a
successful completion. Several of the niu-
listers CT the city have signified their willing
ness to assist in the work and no doubt their
congregations will follow them.
The annual meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Lexington Savings Bank was held
Wednesday afternoon at which the following
officers were elected for the ensuing YEAR.
President. JnO. W. Waddell; vice. president,
G. A. Kriehn; cashier. DIR. NJ. Chapman
book keeper, Emison ChanslOr. As will be
seen, the only changes made were the elec
ton of Mr.. Waddell to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the retiring of Col. Jno. Reid, and
the election Of Mr.. G.. A. Kriehn, to I'll MIR.
Waddel's place. as yIce-president. The
retiring of Col. Reid is a serious loss to the
bank, which has %prOspered under his able
presidency, but that a wise course has been
pursued in the election of Mr.. Waddell NO
one can doubt. He IL an able f~insBcIer and
the bank will no doubt continue in its pros
porous career. Mr.. Kriehn Is also an able
and careful business man and will look care
fully to the interests of the stockholders. III
the other officers, who have held their places
for Il number of years. it Is unnecessary for
US to speak. Their work in the past speaks
better for them than we can with a pen.
The young ladies of G. F. C. had a glorious
time Thanksgiving night. Prof. Jones gave
them all the privileges of the college. kitchen
and dining room, and they set to work t.
give i candy pulling to themselves. o.
course the boys were not allowed to attend
but the Young ladies', nothing daunted, sup
piled this necessary adjunct TO q social enter.
taIument by having part Of their number turn
the wash boiler up .side-down, rub theiI
fingers In the SCOT and then mark out cute
little mouslaches on their upper lips. d
course the gentlemen" were invited guests
and had TO come In at the font door. so, Il
make things look real, they stepped out the
back way, walked around the yard q
few Moments and then, one at a time. stepped
up to the front door, rung the bell and were
ushered in. Each young lady, OF course, had
to nave her 'iello w." so the gentlemen
were given names to correspond with that o
the fellow who was down town Cat the bal
perhaps) such as Messrs. Yung Ling and Johr
John, the Cinnamon, etc. They all declared
they had IA better time than they could pos,
sibiy have had II they had gone home to speDt
the holiday.
The hearts of the Presbyterisns in this city
have twice been caused to Jump irto theil
mouths" in the past week. Several years age
the flues on their church were changed
around, ana recently a stove was set up il
the basement and by mistake the pipe wa
run into one Of the old flues. Saturday eve
ming there was to be u meeting Of the younl
people, and Mr.. Brightwell, the sexton
started a fire in this stove, and the smok,
arising therefrom filed every nook end cor
uer OF the building. The fire company wa
called out and threw quite a good deal 0
water before the real cause was discovered
Some little damage was done by the waite
aud Il hole was cut IN the roof so as to ensbl;
the iremen to see where the ''ire" was
Wednesday another alarm was sounded, ant
this time it was from the K. A.. Seminary. Ii
the setting up Of the heating stoves one hat
been placed too close TO a wooden partition
vail in one Of the practice rooms, aud becom
ing red hot set fire to the wall. Ths fire com
were eXtlngulshed before much damage wal
done. AT this place Mr.. Frank Hale had
narrow escape from serious injury by falliDa
from the roof of one of the buildings bul
hurt.
Personalities.
Messrs, Mortimer and Seth Serat spent Sun.
day mere.
Mr.. VIM. Howe spent Thanksgiving day in
EgnS,a civ.