The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-08
Eli Perkins November ~.
Probate court convenes Monday.
Read the ELI Perkins adyertisamant

Read the Eli Perkins advertisement.
Turn out to the rally tonight, democrats.
Don't fail to notice the changes IN our ad-
tisemen.s this week. They are Interesting.
We hope our neighborlng towns will assist
us in the rally tonight. Come In, gentlemen.
Secure your seats for the Ell Perkins leo
ture. The date Is November IL, and reserved
seats will be in demand.
Master Reid Rvland killed a prairie chicken
while it was resting in u tree in The Episcopal
church AaId last Friday evening.
Some OF The girls are not found In the
'imlirmary" ~ often a. the were last year,
especially from y II. IN. to 4 y. III. We do not
know whether this Is on account Ut The extra
charges made for the use of the inlirmary, or
OF better heath. We hope. however, 1t i thp
latter. 1.-THE 1 O'Clock Dell'' used TO he. III
the case of some.a wonderful cure for ..head-
acnes."
An old man named j. G. Stiles, who lived
with his son, near the K. y l.. Junction lief.
his home, Friday OF last week. Oh Il short
hun; through the bottoms. lie did moi
return hOme at night and n search was instr
tuted for him. Monday be was found dead
In the woods. having been taken suddenly
Ill with heart disease and expired. II. was
about 70 year. of age.
The Ladies' Fanny Work club was enter
ta'neI In III elegant manner by Mrs. q. u.
Rovle, assisted by Mrs. FANNIE Blne and
Miss Jennie Grimes, Thursday afternoon.
Tht affair was known ~ n "Chrysanthemum
Reception" and flowers OF that name OF
every conceivable sh tde decorated the differ
ent rooms OF the elegant residence. Elegant
refreshments were served.
Morey collected by Mrs Kate Whltscit for
the y. NJ. A., rs follows:-T, W. Hill, Doc;
T \ MURRAY. 5Oc; j.. n. keith. Soc: W. n.
McCEesney. 50t; II. 4. Whitsett. soc: r. A.
Ram.y. pa: cash, 81; }. W. Martin, 50s; T..
l.. McChesnev, soc; Gordon Jones, 80; VIC.
Goodwin. 81; Wm, Whitsett. zoe: j. &.
Martin, soc; J. NJ. Perdee. SOC; Asa Tracy.
2ac: James Peddicord. Doe; Ferguson, zoe;
}. S.Grosshart. soc; A.Kensler. DE-; Brough-
ton Il Lee. 81; cash. %; VIM Doulhiit. 25c:
total. Sill.
witty interruptions by the audience, ron.
unued Mr.. Perkins, In Dartmouth College
lecture. often produce more laughter than
the speakers words. When President Gar
field was running for congress In war times.
he made Il war speech In Asthabula. "Gen.
tlemsn," he said, 1--WE have taken Atlanta.
We have taken Savannah. Columbus and
Charleston. and now Ut last we have captured
Petersburg and occupy Richmond; and what
r mains for us to tukeT' "Take q drink 70
shouted an Irlshman. daughter. y Ell Per-
k,ns.
Francis Wilson, a man who Is gaining q
world wide reputation as q singer and opera
tic manager. Is making a ''Rreat hit' with bis
opera, the Merry Mon arch. - and q few facts
In connection with this will perhaps be of
interest to the general public. The music of
the entrance song, Pm q King. with Capt..
tai X" was composed by "De Souit Baride,"
DIETER known as Or. Edousrd Bile, of this
city,, and Is really q "drawing card" In the
opera, as the critics single 1t out for COM
ment. We may say In addition to this that
the song, "Tm D King" 10 composed of
several salient motives from 1.-THE Slave
Sultana." a comic opera. of which de Soult
Bsride Is the composer.
A nice stable WAS completed on the Metho-
dist parsonage lot last Monday, and at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon the painter
finished painting 1t. Just previous to this
time Rev. W. j. Carpenter had inished carry
ing q load OF corn, his hay and kindling wood
into the building. As soon rs the painter
had completed his work Mr.. Carpenter wenl
into the building and fed his horse, then step
ped over to a neighbours house, Ten minutes
after this the building was found TO be afrs
/ .oI a1an tka aunoog h.s ,A..koI So
heIghth that it was impossible to rescue The
fine family horse which was h'tched In a stal
In the stable. Fire company No. ! soon reach
ed the scene but nothing could be done BY
them except save the surrounding buildings
!, Mr.. carpenter had refused an offer Of Sl5,
/ for the horse.
Up to last Tuesday seven lives had beef
. C ,untel lost by accidents or the rsilroa
D within one mile OF the Myrick depot. Upo
That day another accident,eyen more horribl
. than any OF the others. occurred whIc
= resulted in Chas. H. Daniels, the head brake
. man on Conductor Frank Monnt's lOcs
a freight train. losing his life. Daniels wa
Q with the engine doing some switching I
front Of Timothy Towards residence. Fl
Z. fopened The switch at the side track and CAV
Il llls signal for the engineer TO back his engin
onto the side track and stepped To The cente
d Of the track, intending TO step upon th
N brake beam AS soon rs the engine ZANE aionI
!, The last seen of him by the engineer an
"a fireman while he was alive wa while he WI
Il standing ready to mount the engine. and WHIT
the engine had gone about fifty fe It beyon
where he was standing the fact was ma,
known TO the engineer that Daniels had bee
run over. He had fallen upon bis back In Il
center Of the track and after being dragge
along some twenty or thirty feet had lost u
hold be had secured with his hands upon u
brake beam and had been drawn under Il
engine and run over. His head was crusht
!. in such q manner that his features we
uurecognizable. The top of the head b,
been mashed off and when the mapgll
remains were reached by those who pick,
:. him up the top Of the skull and part of 4
brain was fOunu some two feet distant fro
the rema: nder Of the head. To this horl
was added q fracture Of the left hip. q
:. crushing Of the left hand and n fracture Of t
right wrist. Coroner Mcdonald held
- inquest Wednesday morning and the yerd
rendered was In accordance with the abo
facts. Daniels home was 10 Warsaw, NJ,
where his parents reside and TO which pls
his remains were shipped Wednesday. |
was about 80 years OF age and unmarried.