The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-22
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Boom tn" fair.
Everyone is talking of the fair.
o. V. Thornton was down from 81.
Joseph last week.
Gus Roberts, of Aullvillr, was here
Saturday evening.
Our city is being greatly improved +,
preparatory for the fair.
The library at the Home is being
increased each week. Let the good
work 90 on.
Hugh Asbury, the popular teller of
the American bank, was in Sweet
Springs Sunday.
Miss Ora IIoux returned recently
from Lexington where she attended the
teachers institute.
Ed Jackson, our handsome youn q
operator at the Missouri Pacific railroa d
depot, spent Sunday in Sweet Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norvell are emincntly
qualified for the position they hold at
the home. They are kind and cour-
teOiIS to all.
| A boulevard is being construct ed
from the Main road to the Confederate
Home, and il most beautiful drive will
be had when 1t is complete.
Burglars are getting in their work
in this city, and our officers are on
their tracks intent on capturing them.
Woe unto then if they are caught
Wood Payne was in Odessa Sunday
evening. He returned on the 10 30
passenger, accompanied by Misses
Cora Mason and Mamie Mosby, who
had been visiting Miss Gertie Hocken.
smith, and by Ward Mitchell, who
spent Sunday near Odessa, the guest
of Edgar Lay. All reported most
enjoyable time.
Miss Glenn Norvell, is Il beautiful
brunette, and the center of Il large
circle of friends, formed since her re.
moval here, from Kansas City. Nisi
tors to the home are always pleased
with the queenly grace and affablt
charm of the fair young lady, and t'
all she is entertaining and social, win
ming the hearts of all who know her.
Miss Glenn Norvell, last week receiv
ed from Mrs. Cassidy, of the COnfeder
ate Home, 4 200 brick tickets, whicl
will be sold ut the low price of tel
cents each. 100000 of these ticket!
have been printed, the object of whicl
is to raise money for the brick of tn,
main building of the Confederat,
Home. Everyone should assist in tn,
erection of this building.
Friend, of Lafayette county, remem
ber your illustrious county has had be
slowed upon her one of the CREATES
honors in the land, that of containin.
within her borders the home for th
, cIation of this honor by bringing to tn
fair everything designed I" advertis
Lafayette rs the very best county il
the state, ard prove to the people o
Missouri that il was II wise choice whcl
Lafayette county was selected rs III
, place for the cX-confederatcs To pas
. their last years.
One of the most pleasant social event
: of the season was storm party at tn
residence of Jack Johnson, near Grang
Hall, on Monday night of last week
t Dancing and all kinds of social game
We're indulged in, and a royal time wa
l had. The stOrming party consisted q
t Misses Susie Wood, Alice Kennedy
y Cora Mason, Anna and Mamie Mosby
2 Rose and Ollie Blewitt, Lima johnson
d Lizzie Owens,of Kansas City, Edga
$ Johnson and wife, Price Green an
1 wife, Ed Green and wife, Messrs. j. q
+ Welborn, George Payne, Gus Little
. john, Arthur Bradford, Dove Blewitt
James Belt, Walter Bradford, Erl
D Mason. Joe Green. Ward Mitchell
5 Arthur McI.ain and Wood Payne.