The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-06
Lafayette County News.

From the Lexington News.
MIR. Tilman Kemper has sold hi
fine farm near Wellington, at So,
per acre.
Mr.. Jas. Emison of Clay town
ship, lost a valuable young horse on.
evening last week. He drove it t.
church at Greenton, and on arriving
at church it took sick, and died in {
short time.
The stockholders of the pontoor
bridge company held meeting in the
Business Mems hall ON SATURDAY
evening last, which was most salts.
factory. Col. S. N. Stewart wa:
present and arrangements were per
fected whereby the bridge can be
opened and operated several months,
if not permanently.
Martin Mays. -colored, who for a
number OF years past has been the
sexton at the Baptist church. of this
city, died Thursday night, from dropsy
and asthma. He was one of the most
reliable darkies in town, and had a
good standing with the white people
of the town for truthtulness, prompt
ness and reliability.
"A small fire at Marshall Jesse
Hamlett's in Lexington Thursday
last, created considerable excite ment.
but we are happy to say the damage
was small. Through some unaccount-
able means a trunk in the basement
caught on fire, and the consequence
might have been serious had it not
been for the prompt assistance given
by Mr. James Eckle, who carried it
blazing out of the house.
The preliminary examination of
4. q. Moray, alias Carson" and
w. r. Davis, alias "Kid Davis" the
TWO men charged with having robbed
he store of Judge James w. Harri.
ION, at Higginsville. on the night of
December 18th, which was to have
AIKEN place at HigginsviIle, Tuesday,
] been continued until Sa urday,
January 3, 1891. The continuance
vas asked for by the state.
Mrs. Eliza Ann Campbell, the
mother of Messrs. G. K, j. F. and
[. B. Campbell, a'so of Mrs. Vivion,
# Kansas City, and of Mrs. Mary
Taylor, of Dover, cele brated her 93d
of Tuesday. She is one of
he most remarks BILE ladies of her age
n the country, being bright, active
md vigorous both in mind and body.
lay she live to celebrate very many
more happy birthdays.
The cOlored people of Odessa and
icinity gave festival one evening
list week, when three negro men
Undertook to run things to suit them
elves. Upon which some of those
resent called in night policeman
lariOn Mitchell, when the three
oughs undertook to make mincemeat |
{ him. 1t was not until one of the
egrOes had been knocked down, and |
mother, Bill Dixon, shot through the
eshy part of bis leg, that they cried |
uits. One Of them was locked up. |
Earl Wallace, the year old son
{ Mr.. Fred Wallace, a coal miner
wing just above Myrick, met with
,rrible accident Saturday. He was
landing by stove and picking up
ynamite cartridge, put it ON the top
f the stove, and before he could get
'ose the cartridge exploded, tearing
& the thumb and first and second
ngers and badly decorating the re-
sander of the right hand. DR..
Smith was called and
ressed the wound, and when last
card from was doing as well as could
e expected.
MIR. Timothy Howard, mayor of
Iyrick, recently received a circular
ON the head of the census depart
ent, requesting, that, as the same
al been overlooked at the time of
king the census, he fill out the blank
it'll the necessary information as to
lie inhabitants, &c, of Myrick, and
,turn the same to the department.
r. Howard filed out the same, stat
g that the inhabitants of Myrick
fifteen negroes-all of
HON we're drawing pensions-most
whom had applied for an increase,
nd none of whom were paying taxes.
Mr.. George Carr, of Doyer
,ypshiD- on Saturday bOuUht of Mr.. |