The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-10
The roads are very dusty.

Il az "Olh l0uuilllhB M . OOs
Chanslor's house, which was destroyed by
IRE about three weeks ago.
The fair and reunion promises to be one
OF the grandest gatherings that has eyer taken
place within the limits OF the grand old coun.
~ of Lafayette.
All the road overseers of the county are
earnestly requested to be present at the meet
ing in HIgginsvilIe to-day as business of i'm
p%ortance is to be transacted.
Prof.. q. Root, meteorological, predicts the
greatest storm of the 10Th century between
the 18th and 14lh of September. Dig your
cyclone cellars now.
The city engineer has done considerable
gutter cleanin-. this week. about town. We
presume he Is preparing for tue flood of
waters which is sure to fall to-day or To-
morrow.
Carlisle Bros have started two butcher
shops in East Lexington, one in the new
SmallwOod store house ut corner of South
aud Twenty fourth streets and the other next
door TO Mr.. A. LOOMS grocery store.
The cOlOred Methodist Episcopal brethren
and sisters have been holding a Sunday
Sc hOOl convention at st. Johns church for
several days this week. Large numbers OF
delegates and others from abroad have been
in attendance.
There is only one way for Lafayette county
roads to he placed In II good condition and
that is by an organized, systematic and we'll.
planned effort on the part Of the road over
seers. To enable them to determine ON one
good plan there has been a meeting of over
secrs called to meet in Higginsvllle to-day
and all Oyarseers should attend.
Last Sunday evening Il very laughable, but
what might have proved a serious accident
occurred betw cen the old and ne v tracks OF
The Pacific railroad Just east OF the depot. A
ten-year-Old boy named Steve Ferguson was
riding a small pony at q pretty good rate Of
speed from town and three gentlemen were
coming at alike rate Of speed from an opposite
direction in IA four-wheeled road cart. Just
As they were halfway between the bridge
and the Lew railroad track the two parties
collided, the road cart party knocking the
boys horse down and running completely
over it and the boy. The three gentleman
in the cart were thrown out but, as luc.
would have it, no one was hurt, nor any
damage done to the horses or cart. For
narrow escapes and peculiar accidents we
will put that little one hundred yards Of
road between the two railroad tracks against
any five miles of road in the county.
The first case on the docket of the circuit
court, which convened last Monday was j. G..
McGrew VS.. Mo. T.. Il. X. for damages to the
amount OF about 81, 900 for failure to furnish
him with a requisite number OF coal cars
"hen ordered and has occupied the time Of
the court the entire week. Much interest Is
being manifested IN the case and a hard fight
Is being made on both sides. Mr.. McGrew
| as gotten up quite u reputation since his
legal fights with the railroad commenced and
his cases are watched with considerable
interest all over the state. Graves Il Aull
and John s. Blackwell are representing the
plaintiff and General Attorney Thos. J.
Ports, of ST. Louis, aud Adams 4 Buckner.
OF Kansas City, and Wallace & Chiles, OF this
city, are representing the railroad. The Jury
Is composed of the following g~entlemen:-
i. p. Ardinger, J. d. Robinson. Daniel Sher-
man, Fred Young. Ed Meyer, Geo. Clark,
Lock Terhune, Rufus Mccormack, J.. r.
anderson. j. II. Sender and Chas Teubner.
A good number of prominent railroad and
business men are in attendance.
Greenton: Rain is much needed. A meet
ing Is IN progress at the Baptist church, Rev.
Powell conducting the services In his usual
earnest style. Considerable interest is mani.
Tested even at this early stage, 1t having only
begun Sunday last. Mr.. d Ragland is holding
his first exam ination of teachers In Odessa,
and very many are enjoying the rare privi.
leges granted them, and of course Odessa is
quite lively at this time. Mr.. viii johnson
an family are visiting the family OF his sis
tie. Mrs. JEFF. Beal, and desires to locate II
he can suit himself In q farm. Wonder II
Mr.. Jimmie Ragland is still watching for the
cows to come home at n ght? Wonder when
Mr.. Charlie johnson will return the serenad
given him by the boys dressed In girls cloth
ing, and If his thinking that Willie Emisop
was Miss Lille Chamberlin did not delight
him so much that he almost forgot to throw
out his card? Mr.. John Il. Emison paid his
uncle, j. A. Emison, a fare we'll visit as he
Ouvall. who has been quite sick for some
time is slowly c1nvalescing. Mr.. j. A.
Emison and wife are spending two or three
weeks at Nevada. with his niece, Mrs. Cor
don, and while we know their visit will be
more than agreeable. we think he will return
soon to his lovely home. Mrs. Blanche Bur-
ton is teaching an interesting class OF six in
music at home. and wants to learn them zone
little tune to play anyhow" and III this ]
know she will succeed, AS she makes no
failures In that line.
Mr. Iohn Cn,hno. hoa ,iu.i,o ,hio So -. l.