The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-15
Mr.. E. Winsor is painting his house.
Read the Adelaide Moore advertisemen

Iu6 hdubao StJ NOuIJ VI dpIehIS uhDueu
down the following decision Monday:-
Stephen Keyl vs.. Pheiziug. admlnistr ator's
interest. respondent. Lafayette county; af-
firmed.
Jos. R~SheIby. Jr.. son of Gen. J.. o.
Shelby, who was a candidate for sheriff upon
the regular democratic ticket In Bates county
al the late election, wa defeated by a small
majority.
The Young ladies' OF the Baptist church will
give an oyster and ice cream supper from
$3.50 to 10 p. M, next Thursday, Nov. 30, in
the baseme mt OF the church. All are cordially
invited 10 attend.
Tn young ladies Of the Baptist church will
give an oyster and ice cream supper from
8 80 to 10 p. m, next Thursday. Nov. 90, in
the basement OF the church. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The debris has been cleared sway sufficient
~ from ground the new residences OF Messrs.
McGrsw and Taubmsn to show about how
they will loOk when completed. They are
both elegant and r.'fiect credit both upon the
owners and the city.
II YOU want to hear Adelaide Moore In
"Romeo and Juliet" you had better secure
your reserved seats right away. The 'chsrt
Is at the pDstofice news stand and although
1t Is more than Il week yet until the company
will be here, Il large number of seats have
been reserved.
Persons falling TO get their paper regularly
from the carrier will greatly Oblige us by
leaving word at this office, where a paper
will he given you and q reprimand to the
carrier. II we hear no complaint, of course
we must conclude that the paper Is left with
| due reg ularity. II
Rev. VIM. Hermann, for some time pastor
| Of the German Lutheran church, In this city.
has accepted n call from the church in Waco,
Texas, and LEFT for that place Wednesday.
Rev. T.. Shultz, Of Warsaw, Ills. has accept
ed the pastorate OF the church nj this place.
He arrived here last Saturday and ente red
upon his duties Sunday.
The Kings Daughters will give an enter
talnment at 9agen's opera house, Tuesday
evening, December End. for the benefit OF the
poor and other charitable objects. Tableaux,
recItatiOns, songs. etc., will be the order OF
the evening. Oysters. (stewed or frlod). ice
cream and cake will be sold. Admission 10
| cts. OQlluEtu uuutT IL years " hko hcCOtu-
panied bY their parents. admitted free.
10 the first local column Of this paper will
be found the dates and names CT the different
attractions booked for this place for the mex,
30 DAYS. We have made arrangements with
Mr.. Powell, the manager Of The opera house
to keep this list up and our readers viii
always be able to find 10 that column what
theater companies are heading this way. The
list now presented Is the best ever presented
to'Lexington people.
Some young gentlemen who were In 8
room over M. Gratz's clothing store early
Saturday night, forgot to blow out the lamp
when they left the room. They went to the
theatre and on returning noticed from the
street the light which they had failed to pul
out. and thinking the building was on frt
gave a general alarm. Fire company No.
responded to the alarm. rs did the usua
number of citizens. only to find out the above
related facts.
What came near being a very serious acct
dent occurred IN the cooper shop. in the Oit
Jordan foundry. last Saturday morning. MIR
Charles Montgomery went thsre TO work tina
morning, and nut the kindling for u fire II
the stove. He then saturated the kindlinI
with coal oil and applied Il match. No sOOne
had this been done than the coal oil blazel
up with great suddenness and force. tn
flames striking MIR. Montgomery square II
the face. The hair OH his head, his eye brow
aud his moustaehe were badly singed and on,
Of his eye balls was burned In s'ich q name
as to cause him great discomforture 70
several days. His clothing. also, caught fir,
but he arrested the flames before any burn
I had been inflicted upon his body.
Z. We were glad 10 hear, this week, from
? former resident of Lafayette county and
friend and patron Of the Intell.gencer, MI
James II. Burns, who Is now residing 1
I Spokane Falls. Washington. Mr.. Burns lei
t{r ~ klfS gith the highest praise Of tbs
l3f< * IL country In which he is residing
n + q few who prefer their new home
) t1tNt3 41fzyette county. Under separate cove
Mr.. Burns mailed us. with the compliment
of r. l.. Edmiston q Co., real estate agentI
. 90 page, finely illustrated book entitle
Spokane Falls and Its Exposition" Tn
~ book IL, In typographical excellence, unex
celled by anything OF the kind we ever saw
, and Is positive evidence Of the thrift and en-
3 terprise Of the people Of that place. The boo
has been put on file in our o flee and person
n desiring to examine it are invited TO call.
d A business house with three store room
one OF which was occupied by the owner,M
, Gus. Lehman, In ~lilgginsyilie, NJ a gener
merchandise store. and another Of wbiG
was used as q meat market, was burned
the ground al about 4 o'clock Yesterday NOR
: Ing. The flying embers set fire to q resIden,
just back OF the property in which the fl
originated and this also was destroyed. MOI
!, OF the contents OF the burned buildings we
saved with the exception Of the safe in M
Lehman's store. Both the residence and buI
ness property belonged to Mr.. Lehman al
his loss Is in the neighborhood Of 80 90
As TO the orr lin of the fire there are u gre
many different theories presented. The me
y plausible theory is that the fire was the wo
OF an incendisry, rs Mrs. Payne, a lady wi
lives in the nelghborhood, and who was o.
" OF the first to see tho fire. says she first 81
: 1t eating It's way through the back OF t
- building from Il pile of boxes viii III stood
the yard. Mr.. Lehman Is of the opinion th
II crught from u stvye. Mr.. lehman W
q;it. baf .uised by getting q hard &
while nre was raging. The burned pro
e erty IL just south OF the new MerchsI
D. Hotel.
80 The extremely Indictment weather Ia
he saturday night caused the attendance ut u
~ drdicalOry exercises In the new Wenlwor
h' Military Academy building to be very ligI
IN Rain had been falling all day long and at I
j. opening hour IL was coming down In torren
ny Tho.e ShO yentured out, however. {
~ themselves we'll repaid for the discObfO
ne they had experienced In getting there. I
IN excellent programme which appeared
u" these columns last week was carried out II
manner unexcelled by anything Of the III
ever presented IN our city, with the exec
&c ton that severe indispOsition prevented Pr
'st c.. q. Parker from taking the part which /
gel been assigned to him. The Lexington NJ
al luartetie, Miss Jewell, NJ. and Mime.
Bltz rendered their musical parts In mani
nm so we'll known to u people, while
Tor string work OF the Academy Mand lin q
and the vocal selection by Mr.. s. A. Kincs
Is. were treats Of greater magniticeDce than v
err looked for by the audience. The address
me Rev. II. W. Eason was full OF eloquent wO
H., and good advice. and will most likely pr
Or. TO be u tower OF strength in the after-w
IN OF the W. N. A. Y. NJ. G.. A.. under VIII
II. auspices the entertainment was given. o.
ID. q number Of good books were added to
to association's librsry through the plan adOp
Of OF requesting each one who attended to br
along with them a book. Our people
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