The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-07
Higginsyille.

The confederate home is booming.
Foot-pads are becoming less abundant
of late.
Weddings are the order of the day and
the preachers are reaping a harvest.
Hugh Asbury, son of Capt. Asbury, has
been on the sick list for the past week.
The cold wave was very encouraging to
our mine operators. 1t was just what they
wanted.
Miss Jennie Smallwood, of Sweet Springs,
passed through H~igginsville Saturday en-
route to Marshall,
II the present cool weather continues
our ice men will lay in a full store of that
commodity 10 enjoyable in summer time.
J. A. Chance, the erstwhile proprietor of
the Merchants hotel, left Monday for Cen
tralia, where he will reside in the future.
Miss Lee Payne, a charming and accom-
plished young lady, of near MAYHEM, has
returned home after a shor s~ojourn with
relatives in this city.
Miss Bessie Jackson delighted a number
Of friends last Friday evening, by giving a
pleasant social party. Those present re-
port n most enjoyable time.
According to the ground hog, we will
nave six more weeks of winter. 1t will be
very encouraging to coal operators should
this superstition prove true for once.
A pleasant social party was held at the
residence of Will Livesay on last Friday
evening, in honor of Miss Ada Fishback.
A pleasant evening was spent by those
present.
Among Higginsvillians at Grange Hall,
Saturday night, were Misses Anna Morley
and Lee Payne and Will Mitchell and A.
Mclean. They report an interesting
meeting.
Rev. Horn, of Odessa, is assisting Rev. l..
r. Downing, the pastor of the M. f. church,
In conducting meeting in this city. Quite
n number of accessions to the church are
reported.
The new opera house is slowly rearing
Its massivelwalls skyward. When COM
pleted Higginsville will have one OF the
finest opera houses between Kansas City
and st. Louis.
NAAop WI A1heAy
day last Wednesday by giving n social
party, to which a number of young people
were invited among them being the Misses
Marshall, of Lexington.
The cold wave last Monday was a faint
indication of the position in which the
republicans found themselves when they
learned of the failure of the force bill and
the defeat OF the Kansas senator, ingalls,
II wa warm in comparison, however.
A report has reached here that viii
Feltz, the murderer OF Uncle A. s. Higgins
had been found in Arkansas. We are moi
informed as to the particulars of his dis
covery, but 1t is the supposition he will be
brought to this county for trial. His vic.
tim was the brother of Harvey Higgins
the founder of this city.
Clarence Vivion, a prominent lawyer
and for many years secretary of the fail
association here, has resigned his position
and will probably remove to Joplin at ar
early date. Mr.. Vivion has done much
toward promoting the growth and devel'
opment of Higginsville and her citizen.
, regret to lose him from the midst of them
We are glad to welcome James E. Payn,
to the rank of editor of Lafayette's grea'
paper, the INTELLIaENcER, and are conf
! dent 1t will be kept up to The excellent
l standard, for which it has always beer
noted. We regret to lose Capt. Lesueur
, but are proud of his record as secretary o
state and hope he will be reelected.
Last Thursday night, while attending
d dance at the residence of his uncle, Den
e mis- Payne, four miles south of this city
George Payne, one of the leading livery
men of H~igginsvilie, was shot in the lei
5 by his cousin, Oliver Payne, who, 1t ap
pears, had a pistol in his pocket which wa
2 accidentally discharged. The wound in
, fiicted was very serious, although it /
e thought at the present time it will no
= terminate fatally. The wounded man wa
brought to his home, in this city, imme
diately after the accident and a docto
summoned, who extracted the bullet an,
= attended to the wants of his patient
George is rather unfortunate, as the sam
leg was crippled by the kick of a hors
last ISL, and he was hardly over the effect
: OF the injury sustained then, when tn
i shooting took place, Every bitter has Ii
sweet, however, and many q young maj
: would risk getting shot for the sum.
smiles and pleasant conversations of fai
r young ladies, who are assiduous in pre-
. senting their regrets and sympathies t.
t Mr.. Payne, One never knows how wei
C one is liked until one is afflicted, We trus
he will soon be able to resume his dutie
as proprietor of his %commodious livery es
I Enlistment.