The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-31
Contribution of Miss f. A. Benton received
too late for Insertion this week. VIII have

attention IN next issue.
Prof. slipped while opening " gate
last week and spraned his ankle. He WAS
laid up for a few days, from the injury.
Miss Della Standish ceIebrated heT thir-
teenth birthday last Monday afternoon from
. until 4. A number OF her friends were
present.
All our aIling girls are long since well and
on duty. Miss Florence CIrmmrns i" mach
better and expects tn resume change OF her
classes next Tuesday.
Frank Thornton, living east Of town, is
suffering from n wound inflicted by running
II splinter into the lrshy part OF mis- hand two
months ago. lie is better now.
Tha store of Mt. Frank Eoitl, near Myrrk,
was burned Al Two o'clock yesterday mnTn-
ing. The stock OF groceries and general mcr-
chandIse was Il total less. The amount ct IN
surance is unknown.
The lntelligencer welcomes "a new GORE
s!OndenI from THE Border this week. aud
has the promise of one from W~averiy nest
week. These timely and plea SAINT offerings
make the editors heart glad.
M Ed. X. Meng who has been SICK ourIHE
the past four months, is able to he out again.
and paid the lnteiligenrrr n pleasant caii
Thursday. Mr.. Menu has something to SAY
TO his patrons in another column.
A meeting Of lawyers has been held at
Srdaliu TO take steps looking to the severance
of rettis county from the sixth Judicial err
cant and ihe creation of IA Circuit within
itsclf. W. d.. Steele acted as chairman.
Tie B. +. {. Recital given by MISS Jcwclrs
pupils Monday afternoon was quite II success.
The Young ladies' had no special preparation
for the occasion, but did well nevertheless.
Miss Ollie Sutton sang by request and did
divGnely.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10. KIst, at their suburban
residence last Wednesday evening. were very
pleanantly surprised by q large number at
their Young friends. Dancing and social
games were INDUCED In until "A late hour. AT
eleven o'clock an elegant supper WAS served.
Last Mondsy evening. ms MIR. and Mrs.
MoraIh were riding down the street. the
k:ngbo'l Of their wagon broke aud lot The
front end OF The vehicle down. thrOwing the
occupants out over the dash board. Mrs.
Morath received u serious eat in her head.
Last Tuesday evening Miss Susie Lcsueur
entertained a few Of her friends, In honor OF
her birthday. In u most delightful manner.
The evening was spent In dancing and sollsl
games. At 10 O'Clock the guests were in, ited
into the dining room to an elegant oyster
, supper.
The official statement of the Morrison
Wentworth bank, one of the safest and most
progressive institutions IN the county. ap.
pears in another column. This statement
shows u marked increase in the banks bust
ness over the last one made. such banks are
q credit TO the state, county and city,
}. ID. Shewalter has recently purchased a
standard and registered stallion, four years
/ old 10 the spring. sixteen hands high, II dark
bav, and weighing 1920 pounds. He is a
Membrino- Hamilton horse, and is guaranteed
to trot, by proper training, in 2:4O. Mr..
Shewalter purchased The horse in Kansas.
The following officers of the lafayette
| County Agricultural and Mechanical sssocia e
lion at Higginsvilie have been elected Wv.
q. Nealc, president; W. IL, Doole, wee
president; IL. J. Higgins, treasurer; X. II.
, Edmonson, secretary; J. NJ. Taylor, gen
6 eral superintendent; Henry Scarce, superin-
tendent floral hall.
, A lady reader Of the Intelligencer living
, near Napoleon thus kindly welcomes the
editor to his new field OF duty.
= DEAR SIR:-Allow IN Old friend 10 well
come YOU to your new office. and send earn
est good wishes for your Success In the good
work OF editor in our midst. You are moi
quite a stranger as the sentinel was d
D visitor In our family when you were its
editor.
= Thursday evening, February D, the ladies
Of the Episcopal church will give II festiva.
!, in the rooms, lately vacatedby j. w. Homer
Y on Franklin avenue. Meat supper, 81 cent?
. ice cream and cake extra. Admission free
Supper from 4:3O until 10 p. IN, All are
cordially invited to come out and aid Thu
= ladies in u good cause.
n Judge {. W Sloane, of the LASS county cir.
h cult court, has been in the city this week
d having been called here to preside IN tn
case OF Jas. A. Greer vs. W. Boone Majors e
al, an ejectment suit, Judge Sloan is an oil
acquaintance and lifelong friend OF the writ
er, and Is one Of the ablest, purest and mos
upright circuit judges in Missouri.
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Jersey COW. Julia Duunica and for the wee
commencing January 9,she gave 2!G pound
r and s ounces of milk. from which was mad
Is 10 pounds and four ounces Of butter we
o. worked and sailed one ounce to the poun'
d. ready for market. He sent It to town M
n. put It I'm w. K. Trigg's store on Frida
where 1t was admired by II great many.
oil The following officers OF DeMoIay Con
Do maudery No. 3, knights Templar, were il
sh stalled Monday evenIng:-John S. BlackweI
eminent commander; DIR. j. +. Hassell. cur
tain general; John Il. RVland, prelstc; Rot
NJ Hale, senior warden; Jos. o. Lesueur, juni
ny warden; DIR. 2. IL. Chambers, recorder,
Barnes, standard bearer; w. ID. Rank
20 sword bearer; J, A. Price, sentinel. A ba
quot followed.
to a man giving his name as Mike McCarj
Did entered the residence of Charles II. Poo. wi
ir. lives three miles west Of Maybe ", and sic
lay q pocketbook containing two dollars In silly
to and two duplicate checks for S3S the prope
T. of Miss Mary McChesney. He was a
n, rested between Mavyiew and Odessa Thur
,ed d.y. He was arraigned before Justice Ru
or. sell, who bound him over to the grand iur
nj. committing MIN to the county Jail in defaI
~. Of bail.
IL The Iutelllgencer's Young lady friends "
lind the first part Of q simple little love ETC
on the Grst page Of tO-daYs Issue; entitl
"Eyelyn's Dream; II Story OF the Selge
ba VIcksburg." And the old soldier boys sou
xiv thing to interest them as the story unfol
eral Next "eeA WIN oe "es'iioeu tue s'ea' 'a'
late on Tue zEu oi may "nes "eh' ola"' n"''
his entire army upon the confederate ra
parts, tried so desperately to carry the pc
ton. The writer wal an eye witness to MT
things described.
Judge Ryland will hold Il special tern
the Petiis county criminal court at SedI
NJ next week. for the purpose of trying Thor
williamson, charged with the murder OF d
ferson and Charles Moore last May, anu "
the murder Of bis wife some months Def
that. WilliamSOn's attorneys will allege
sanitv. He lived with Moore in a hut q
miles northeast of Sedalia, and killed
Younger man and buried him In u field. BE
charged by The father, Jefferson Moore.v
{ '" the murder of his son. Williamson killed
old man with an axe and buried him in
VINO cellar. The body OF his wife was found bu
nave In u sitting position, No other cases vii
lhce tried at this special term.
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