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

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dry. All work guaranteed.
r. Lee Smith bought a Warsaw wagon
from j. H.. Senden the other day.
b. F. CLANCY bought a Cortland cart
from j. H.. Sender last Thursday.
Clark and Aull shipped to Kansas City
Monday one car load OF cattle ana hogs.
Mr.. Isaas N. Powell, of Chicago, is here
visiting the family of Mr.. John Powell.
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with L. Ii. Sender, postotice news stand.
A new cement foor has been put In the
vault of the county clerks Office by Robert
Sandifer.
The liackett and Seawell coal mines
above town have been closed on account q
warm weather and slack trade.
Harry Goode has resigned his position
with w. X. Trigg, N accepted a position
in the Lafayette County bank.
Charles Mackey entertained IL few friends
in n most charming manner last Wednes-
day evening, ut his home, south of this
city.
Misses Estelle and Mazee McGrew and
their guests, Misses Addine and Lily Glenn,
will be at home to their friends on Tues
day afternoon.
The festival given by The ladies of Christ
Episcopal church, Thursday night, was a
grand success, something near S75 having
been realized.
Miss Sarah G.. Powell and little Annie
Crispin, of Richmond, were the guests of
Mrs. John Powell last week. Edith Powell
returned with them.
Charles Geyer bought the Bon-Ton res
taurant of Ed. Lee Tuesday, and within an
hour sold it to Billy Meyer, making quite
n snug sum in the rapid transaction.
Twenty of the pupils taught by Miss
Fannie Spears went to the Page City
schoolhouse last week for a spelling match.
1t resulted in favor Of the Page City pupils.
County Clerk Ewing, who has been con-
fined to his DON for the past three or
four weeks is 8 much better that he
expects to be able to resume his duties
next Monday.
The ferry boat ran into the pontoon
bridge Monday, causing some damage to
the latter. The damage has been repaired,
however, and the bridge resumed business
yesterday morning.
The pupils of the Baptist Female Col
lege, assisted by Prof. Won Macielinski the
noted ~violinist of Kansas City, and Prof.
c. G. Parker, gave n of the p~leasantest
concerts of the season at the opera house
last evening. 1t was quite largely attend
ed and a brilliant success.
E.. T. Thorpe, of Greenton, called on the
Intelligencer Thursday. Mr.. Thorpe is
engaged in raising fine horses and gives
intelligent attention to this line of bust
ness. His thoroughbred stallion, "Ken-
lucky Messenger" has wintered well and
will enter the spring season in unexcep-
tionally good shape.
The l. A. G. G. was entertained last
Thursday evening by Misses Mary Wilson
and Martha Crenshaw at the home of the
former. The hours flew only too swiftly
by in social games and conversation
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a late hour the guests tool their depar.
ture, all having had a most enjoyable time
Old Uncle Pete Mathews Is quite color.
ed, also decidedly hard of hearing. Never.
theless Peter is tolerably well posted
Wednesday Pete said, 81 hears dat Saul OF
Tarsus is in de town an gwine to preach
ter mite. Why bless your soul l tot dat
Saul of Tarsus was dead long ago, but
sence he's alive yit. Ise II gwine to heal
him, shore"
Tom Field, colored, seemed to be on the
war path Thursday. About Dor of tina
day he and son, Watt, had an ear pulling
in which the latter cam out victorious
At the Colored Baptist church that nigh
John Simon got boisterous and objected Il
being put Out, whereupon Field discharged
his pistol, he says to merely scare him, a
he hit NJ Ione. There will probably b,
nothing lone about it.
Lee Hutchinson, Major Curry n Dut
Ingram all colored, and from Higginsville
were brought here and lodged in jail Sun
day to await the action Of the grand jur,
for burglary and larceny, On the night O
January 26th. They broke into the engin
room ct the coal mines of Charles Rober
son and stole a number of articles value
at $15. They also broke into Fritz Lang
krohr's cellar and stole a keg of beer. A
the articles were recovered except tn
beer.