The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-01-25

bit near the residence oil MRS. DT. w. a.
Gordon Thursday morning.
Prince of black-faced comedians aud III.
slcal king, j. II. blackboard. with wild
doose Chase" ~ opera house tonight.
Nal. Fred Meet commenced gathering Ice
from the wsterworks reservoir, Wednesday.
It was about dix inches In thickness when he
commenced. !
Quite an important error was made IN the
published statement of the Lexington Savings
bank. which appeared IN these columns last
week. The statement, corrected, will be
found elsewhere In this Issue.
The next and all subsequent meetings of
the board OF directors OF the Building Il Loan
Association Will be held In The rooms Of the
board OF trade. over the Morrison. Wentworth
bank. instead OF 10 the courthouse. Ms hereto
fore.
The school board met last Monday and
elected Mr.. r. b. Dlckey TO dill the vscancy
myde 10 that body BY the death OF Mr.. Root.
Taylor. We think Mr.. Dlckey viii prove Il
worthy successor to that once most excellent
gentleman.
We understand that $4,000 OF Louisiana
lOtttT1 hOucy ihuutu III lbk
the month OF December. Mr.. Theo. MIndrup
bang The holder Of the lucky ticket. We
have not heard Of any large amounts being
drawn by Lafayette county people during
this month.
HigginsWlle Advance, iSth:-Dr. TrotteI.
who Is subject to attacks OF vertigo. Tell u
his room SUNDAY night while thus effected.
..tLt.o ,ha taIs Lila If tho i,unt ,,natinn, 4. 4
his head against the sharp corner OF the bed
post. r%upturiug an artery. which caused him
TO bleed proiusely.
The river blocked ut this place al II O'Clock
Wednesday, and 10 = short while, on account
| OF q gorge soms place the water backed up
and covered the Ice. causing those who were
gathering to cease. The bar la front Of the
| old ware house ls almost completely covered
with water. Al two o'clock The same evening
q heavy snow commenced falling aud by
night nearly three Inches Law upon the ground.
| Thursday the weather moderated somewhat
aud made q great part Of the snow disappear.
Thomas A. Edison resolutely objects TO
even the appearance OF talking about
himself In public: and therefore It was only
after considerable persuasion that his friend,
George Parsons Lathrop, obtained permission
10 publish a Mt mber Of interesting remarks
and "reminiscences which the great inventor
impaired to him In conversations ut different
times. The article entitled Talks with Edit
son" viii! appear IN Hsrper's Magazine for
February. It Is said to afford for the drsl
time a vivid perception OF ''how an inventor
i~uyents'
The Ladies' Fancy Work Club have been
entertained many times hut never more roy.
ally than on last Wednesday evening, when
Mesdames 10. o. Lesueur and W. X. TrigR
and Miss Zoe Bassett entertained them. The
main feature OF the entertslnmeDt was The
guessing Of conupdrums. On handsome
folders were printed fifteen questions snd
one folder was handed each lady. The ore
guessing the greatest number was to receive
the frst prize and the one guessing the least
number was to receive the BOBBY prize.
Mrs. @. A. Sturses guessing ten out Of the
fifteen questions was awarded the Drst prize
aud Mira. W. B. Bolton only guessing one
was given the BOBBY prize. They will be
entertained again February 8, by Miss Bette
Mountjoy.
Corder :-Tbere Is considerable sickness
here ut tie present time. The public school
has been suspended this week on account 81
sickness among the pupils. The la grippe
seems TO be the prevailing DISEASE. Rev. W
B. Mcfarland was In Lexington last Thurs
day. Miss Marion Shrader. who Is attending
school at e. r. c., spent Saturday aud sun
day ut home with her parents. Miss Aims
Pllllam Is spending the week in Hig gina Vile
with friends. Miss Lelis Gill I'D, OF Bruins
wick. 10 visiting her relatives. the family Of
Mr.. Frank Burton. OF this place. Mr.. Arthur
Clyce spent sunday In Blackburn. Mrssrs
Joe Barks and Bob Hit. of Blackburn, pale
friends here n VISIT Saturday evening return
ing home Sunday morn ng. Mr.. Rlne spenI
Sunday and Monday visiting friend, 10 Black
) burn. Mt. A. A. LsIkin, who has had chsrp,
OF the e. " A. depot al this place Sor severa
years has taken charge Of the Office at Glas
cow. and Mr. FRYE now has charge OF IN,
; ode here. Miss Bsulsh Dean. OF Kansas
, City. 10 visiting relatives and friends here
Born. 10 COrder, January 81. 10 The wife o
: Mr.. VIM. Wilson-a boy.
Last Monday night u meeting WAS held II II
the board OF trade rooms for the purpose o
fixing upon some definite plan Of procedur,
bY which aud opera house company, with
capital stock Of 20 900, could Immediately b,
! organized. There were about q dozen ener
getic young business men present and after
free discussion OF different plans Il committe,
consisting OF Messrs J. Il. Moorbesd. Psrc,
Silver. Emil Ludwigs and Chas. W. Loomis
was appointed 10 solicit subscriptions. accep
D donations. etc. The Idea nav 10 View Ii Il
u sell two hundred shares Of stock 81 S25 pei
share. The amount paid In on these share
] will Insure the building Of the mouse, and
D after It's completion, q mortgage Of s5 00O vii
D be placed on Il to pay the balance due th,
= contractors. thus getting n go, 900 operi
: house with an expenditure Of only SO 900
The house Is expected to pay the morlRag
, Ia n very few years. The lot selected oil
which to tuIld ~ The one now owned b,
! Mrs. Jno. Kriehn, on Eleventh street, op
pOsite the residence OF Mr.. Tbos. William
only $50 feet from Main street. Some pariie
from Warrensburg were figuring on geltiui
this lot at The same time the opera hous
company was and. In order to secure Il
u N"S W. ~ = tObANo VI tln
was bought by fifteen interested men. Al
+. most everybody readily acknowledges thu
Lexington needs an opera house worse thaI
I anything else and if each Of our citizens VII
just ~ readily subscribe for q share OF siocl
We will soon have 4 d decent one. You bsyl
until the first dav Of Nay TO pay the amount
, Ladies', you are ~ much Interested - an y
body. Car YOU not raise S25 BY the first O
hayf You will not simply be making q dona
tiOn Of the amount but It will prove u payini
D investment. Give you names TO any Of thu
. above named committee.
a An "Orange Reception one OF the moi
: novel aud successful sociable entertainme nj
. given In our city for . number OF years. wa
rendered BY Misses Laura and Minnie Wink
: Ter 10 their friends last Monday evening
Ooe week previous TO the happy event hand
9 some invitations. printed on orange .colore,
4 felt, were sent TO about 1iny friends nm
n nearly this number responded. Until
4 o'clock The charming entertainers, dressed Il
4 elegant costumes trimmed 10 orange, wer
engaged In receiving the guests, and AFTER a
n had arrived Miss Laura commenced ih
/. playing Of Il grand march on the piano an
: the numerous couples marched TO the time q
[ the music through The large psrlors aud hall
\ In the halt stood = tree. upon which wer
I hung q number OF oranRe md as each coupI
passed this tree each gentlemen took there
from an orange for himself and one for hi
( Communion. which they ate at their pleasure