The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-13
Miss Mary Stramcke entertained the
Enicurean clnh Thursday evening

Royle x Son. l-l3-2t.
Sunday night, December 81, 1893, the
only store left at Chapel Hill was burned.
1t is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
We learn that Mr.. John ID. Robinson
was seriously hurt one day this weak, by
his team running away and throwing him
from the wagon. The team scared at IA
train, near the depot.
Odessa Moon: "Tev. Mr.. Bishop, pastor
OF the Methodist church at Lexington,
preached ut the Southern Methodist
church in this city, last Saturday and
Sunday. He is an able divine. We nave
heard many compliments of his %serrnons."
Mr.. Jos. Atterbury came over from Ray
county to visit his father, near Higgins
VILE. On his return to Lexington he
found that he could not cross the river
with his team, so he left At with his uncle,
Zach. W. Wright, until such time as the
boat could cross.
5. q. Wentworth arrived in Lexington
on December %, 1910; William Morrison,
Sr., on the steamer Bedford, April 7, 1911;
DIR s.. f. Smith arrived in old Lafayette
when game was plentiful in 1897; William
Lamborn became a citizen of Lexington
on May 7, lSil.
Mrs. NJ. +. Graham accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Lillian Gardner, came in
from Las Animas. Colorado, this week.
Mrs. Graham, after a visit to friends. will
return, but her daughter will remain as a
pupil at Central College. Thus it will be
seer that the reputation of this noted col
lege is not confined to the state of Mis-
souri,.
The following named persons have ca
led or sent in and subscribed or paid their
subscription since our last issue: j. w.
Harrison, Mrs. 5. Herr, Mrs. Louis Neale,
G. w. Grubb, j. q. Mehl, X. l.. Evans,
Mrs. Bette Gibson, Jos. Legg. J. Il. Law
horn, Thos. Welsh, A. Stewart, $. T.
R~annebarger, r. w. Sutherland, Grimes &
Venable, 4. ID. Smith, II. b. Dickey, Peter
Hacker, VIM. Hogan, Shave 4 Weis and
II. Cockmeyer, John Ridgway and Mrs.
Annie Long.
Wednesday afternoon several sports
man came over from Camden
to enjoy a hunt on Stultz island
near Napoleon. While hunting one OF
the gentleman, a MIR. Jackson, not seeing
his associate, Mr.. Greer fired at a rabbit,
the latter gentleman was some 30 yards
away, and being in direct line was shot
in the leg, about twenty-five shot entered
below the knee INC one or two barely
grazed his side. He was taken home
While he is not able to walk, yet he is
getting along nicely.
Mr.. w. A. Mcqueen, of Dover township
was a welcome caller, yesterday. During
a pleasant conversation he paid us this
compliment: 81 have told my friends
that to my knowledge the Lexington IN
TELLIaENcER came nearer advocating the
wants OF the people than any other paper
published in Missouri" We trust we
merit this high compliment, coming a.
it does from one OF our most substantial
citizens, and hope that in the future W.
shall never disregard the duties devolvins
upon us, and shall keep this paper in tn
high esteem an6 good will of the people
Judge John NJ. Price and Judge Harry
, G. Wallace have long been rivals for thu
marriage trade. In 1892 Judge Price mar
: ried II couples, and Judge Wallace per
y formed the same duty for 9 couples
Judge Price is OF the opinion that Judg
Wallace subsidized the press in order t
get such a report published. In 1ss
/, Judge Price married II couples, Will
, Judge Wallace married IL couples. Judg
Price is supposed to have seen Judge Wal
lace's docket, and then rushed out on tn
3Sth OF December. and picked up a coupl
and married them. You can get marie
at your own price II you work the schem
, properly.
v A delightful entertainment was give
e at the residence OF Elder q. NJ. Good
e Thursday evening, to the officers an
committees of the Y. p. S. c. E., OF tn
Christian church.. Elder Goode and witt
d assisted by Russell Goode and brighteye
: Lucille, received their guests in a charm
r ing manner. Refreshments were servet
n consisting OF ice cream Inc cakes, orange
bananas, grapes and coffee. After pal
y taking OF this repast the guest returne
e to the parlor and spent the evening !
( conversation and playing charades. A
1890 they departed thanking the ho'
and hostess for an evening Of pleasur
1t is thought by some that the you
l. people of the present day cannot enjo
themselves without the popular games
card playing and dancing, but II they hi
sr been present Thursday evening thu
"a would have known that this was not g
One of our public officers received q
~ anonymous letter, this week, which vi
a p~retense at the revelation of some mi
OIL demeanors that were being commits
here. We were allowed to read the lett
Is and from its contents we would judd
ss that cranks are found further west tht
Chicago. The letter closes: al am
ne crank, but a sufferer by it," referring
or some gambling. II the writer was
or sufferer from the gambling it is likely
suppose that he was one OF the partit
I'd pants. However. as he took the means
give his Information by an anonymo
of communication, he Is hardly worthy
al a passing notice. II he has any complain
to to make let him take the proper cour'
and the only manly one. Let him mo-
of around like a thief in the night, trying
nd wreak his vengeance under the guise OF
lie friend. The world has too many of tn
is sort of animals in 1t now.
-, The reliable establishment, h Morl
=, SON Wentworth Bank, held a meeting
" its stockholders, last Wednesday,, for I
purpose OF e~lecting a board OF directt
for the ensuing year. No changes W Z
=. made in the directory, and the follow
men will continue as members OF I
board for another year: Messrs. j.
IL" Plattenburg, William Morrison, Steph
q. Wentworth, g.. M. Catron, $. N. w
son, Joseph X. Barnett, w. f. KerdO
'rs ST., Edward Marks inc John Norris
gs In spite OF the recent financial dist III
'xt ance, which seems to ave been partial
ne banking institutions in wreaking its VI
til geance, the Morrison Wentworth Ba
zee has completed n particularly prosper'
In year. 1t is one OF the Oldest and m
eld trustwortbv institutions in the coun
Try At it's helm are men, safe and relial
Ext who transact with care and precaut
ng the immense business entrusted to the
ire Mr.. William Morrison, the cashier, n
ty. fled with Lexington for near a b
IS. century. He was one OF the directors
on the old branch Ct the Missouri Bal
ley located here; afterwards was for tive
a n vaora N st~ocEhnidar and diractOr in