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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-07-27

Judge McCsusland is native OF old
Virginia's honored soil, having been
born in Rockingham county, Virginia,
December Is, 1929. He came to La
fayette county, Missouri in 1882, and
has resided in Lexington since Auguct
of the same year. He chose mercan-
tile life for his profession, and CON-
menced business as o clerk in the firm
Of Moorehead, Waddell and Russell.
In connection with John w. and Milton
b. Waddell, he bought out the above
mentioned firm in 1858. He continued
in the dry goods business until Janu-
airy, 1898. In June of the same year
he was made president of the Traders
Bank, which position he still holds.
He Is considered one of the successful
business men Of the town. In 1894 he
was elected to the position of Presid-
ing Judge Of the County Court of La
fsyetle county. He is also President
Of the Building and Loan Association.
Chairman OF the Bridge Soliciting CON-
mittee, and Vice-President Of the Board
of Bridge Directors. For this last
movement for the advancement of Lex
ington 0he bridge across the Missouri)
he has shown great interest, and mann.
tested his unselfish spirit, by giving
lioerally Of his time and money, not for
bis own benefit but for that of the peo-
pie of his town and county.
In 1855 Mr.. cCausland united with
the Presbyterian Church at this place,
and was made an elder in the same
in 1865. He is also treasurer Of the
Presbytery OF Lafayette county, and
has served as an efficient Sunday school
superintendent for many years. He Is
also President Of the board of trustees
of Elizabeth Aull Seminary.
About SO years ago Mr.. McCausland
was united in marriage to Miss Sue
Austin Arnold, of Lexington, q lady Of
rare literary attainments.
Mr.. McCausland is a man of great
intelligence, whose mind aud heart
have both been well educated, but
above all he is a sincere christian. lie
carries his christianity with HIM into
his business dealings, and has gained 6
reputation for uprightness and honesty
A man of sterling worth and strong
character. A man greatly esteemed by
all with whom he came IN contact, fol
his many good and noble qualities
"An intelligent gentleman, a consistent
christian, most useful public servant
he is an ornament to society, and ont
of its most useful members.
| MARY SHIDY.
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THE OLD MASONIC COLLEGE

THE OLD MASONIC COLLEGE.
In 1S4S the Grand Lodge Of Missouri,
in it's efforts to afford better educa-
tional facilities to the young men Of
the state, purchased what was then
known as the "MariOn College
Property" in Marion County, Mis-
souri,. The lodge after changing the
name and providing qualified and
competent faculty, opened the door
Of the college to students in the fall
of that year. The unexpected increase
in the number Of students, however,
and other good reasons, forced the
Grand Lodge. an 1S46, to remove it's
location to Lexington. The citizens OF
Lxington and vicinity. subscribed $751;.
900. 90 as an inducement for it's lOca.
ton here, and the Grand Lodge erected
what in those days was considered 8
splendid college building. The college
was opened with Professor Sherwood
at it's head, Professor Patterson in the
char of mathematics, Professor Cam
eron in the preparatory department
and 20 students IN attendance. Th'
first class graduated IN 1851, ant
consisted of NJ. M. Broadwel:, c. II
Grover, Jefferson Williams, and ou
late j. W. Waddell. Hon. John 4
Ryland, was the only member of th'
class of 1882. The old collegelbnilding
which now forms part Of the building
of Central Female College, is in tn
Northeastern part Of our city, and withil
sight of the field upon which was Tough
one Of the most important battles OF tn
civil war. The battle was fought ol
the ground bust north of, and adjoin
ing the lot upon which the colleg
stands. The old battle ground is nov
grown up in brush and paw paw, snt
has about it, little to remind one o
the battles, bloody struggle Of tn
early COS. A short distance to th
north and west is the bluff, up whicl
the Confederates rolled the hemp
bales they intended to use as breast
works to repel the charge OF tn
Federal soldiers. The mounds of cart
which were thrown up by the men /
protect themselves from fire, hav
never been leveled down, and a. on
looks upon them once red with blood
but now soft with summer grass, tn
heart grows tender toward the boy
whose beds are in their silent depths
whether they were boys in blue, q
whether they were boys in gray. Il
the southwest corner Of the held
the home of Hon. Tilden Davis. Th
. house was used as hospital durin
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years Mr.. Moorehead has been con-
nected prominently with the work oi
the Lexington Presbyterian Church.
and the Y. NJ. c. A., of Missouri.
Never idle, always active in business
relations, he has found time to dis
charged his duties as Christian man
He Is most worthy of the name he
bears in this community: "a Chris
tian Gentleman"
From the inception of the move
ment looking forward to the bridging
of the Missouri river at Lexington
Mr.. MOorehead has been one OF thu
strongest supporters of the enterprise
1t is the young active business men
counselled, and aided by their senior.
who will eventually make 1t success
Purpose and determination are every
thig in the building of character a
well as bridges. These characteristic.
lhave enabled Mr.. Moorehead to reacf
the position he occupies among hi
fellow citizens, and, on the part Of tn
people of Lexington, will give L
them "the bridge"
STELLA RYLAND.
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EMlSON CHANSLOR

Among the prominent business men
of our city, the one whose name heads
this article Is most favorably known.
Though young m years, by steady
application To business, his sterling
integrity, his upright. honorable life,
his progressivcness in everything that
could add to the material prosperity Of
our city, his liberal minded public
spirit, has made for him friends without
number, and won fOl him their pro-
found esteem. He is "Sans peur el
sans reprOche.
He is q native of this county, being
born in Wellington, Mo-, August Sd,
1861, a son of the late William A.
Chanslor, and is a worthy descendant
of an honored sire.
He attended roth public and private
schools, but desiring to enter active
business life, he entered Bryant 4
Slratton's Commercial College, St
Louis, graduating IN 1880.
After four years of clerking In tht
mercantile business, in 1883 he &C
cepted a position as collector for thu
Lexington Savings bank, and hai
steadily risen from that to book keeper
and at present holds the very respon
sible position of assistant cashier anG
book-keeper for this old and triet
institution,-a position of trust requ'r
ing man of ability, which speaks il
trumpet-tones as to the value of hi
services to the directors. Other posi-
tions of confidence, such as beini
director of the Building and Loan As
sociation, treasurer OF the Lexington
Bridge and Terminal Company, hav
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The subject of this sketch was born
in Shelby county, Ky, aud came to
this city with his parents when he was
very young. A part of his education
was acquired in st. Louis; but the
greater portion of his school life was
spent in the old Masonic College OF tins
city. He soon realized that college
walls were too narrow for his restless
nature and busy brain; and he went
forth to conquer the material laws ot
nature without the restraint of text
books, or theories of other men. BY
his own energy and abiliiy he soon
became master of a store house of use
full and and practical knowledge, and
the pOssessor of fine estate. When
quite youth, he met Leah, the lovely
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
WinsOr. He afterwards woOed, won
aud led to the altar, the bonny bride
he had loved from his boyhoOd days.
And be il said Of her in truth, that she
has been his inspiration, his help-meet
indeed, and deserves much credit for
the success of her public spirited and
enterprising husband. She is gentle,
refined and conservative. He restless.
progressive and daring. The lives of
these Two having blended SO harmo-
niously together, the history Of one
would be incomplete without the other.
The loyalty and devotion of j. c..
McGrew to his wife; his indulgence TO
his children, and his love for his home,
is well known 10 every Lexingtonian.
He, with his wife and daughter, are
now "abroad, )" from whence he has writ
ten interesting letters, which have ap-
peared already in the lNTELLIGENCER.
The largest and best equipped mill in
this part of Missouri is owned and
managed by him, and large quantities
of -four is shipped from it to various
states in this country and also to
England. In looking for the proper
person to act as president of the Bridge
Company, all eyes turned intuitively to
Mr.. James C.. McGrew as their
"Moses," to lead them dry shod across
the "Big Muddy" He was elected
without opposition. The bridge will
be built, and when completed let q
tablet of stone be set up, bearing the
names Of those who have SO zealously
worked for the Enterprise, and at the
head of the list, in capitals, have there
inscribed the honored name of james
c. McGrew.
Mrs. w. G. MUsGROvE.
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indubitable evidence that there was y
preceding age. Hence, these relics of
former times and conditions and things
are valuable heirlooms. Many Of these
evidences Of the years gone by have
been gathered and preserved by per-
sons VT love to consider themselves Q
part of the present, past and future of
their race and world. Among these
relic gatherers of Lexington none, per-
haps, are more conspicuous than
Messrs. George and Joseph Wilson, to
whom we are indebtsd for the interest
ing list of relics that follows, among
which, will mention first q pair Of
silver shoe buckles, telling of = past
age and custom, and now in the careful
custody of Mr.. George Wilson, who,
by-the-way, might be reminded that
the past could, in this instance, beauti-
fully contribute TO the interest of the
present by devoting these relics to the
adornment of some modern Lexington
girls belts.
A violin, now over ninety years old,
has quite story to tell rs. After many
years in this country, it was carried
during the late war of '6l, by some
music loving soldier into camp, after
wards stolen, and again heard Of At Ell
Mount ranch, New York, where II fell
into the possession of one who viii
! guard his little friend most tenderly
Around the sides Of the violin IS the
inscription: 81 was alive In the wood,
but by death make sweet sounds"
Specimen of Alabama .swild cat
money 500 the Wetumpka Trading
Company, January "a, 1889.
| Bill of the common wealth of Pa.
for four pence or ''one groat," Apr
10, I777.
$40 bill, Farmers bank of Lexing
ton, 1859.
Blank draft, State Bank of Missouri
at Lexington, no date.
Bill of Bank of the u. S. (St. Loui
branch) for 500, signed John O'FallOu
Pres, March, 1927.
Genuine 9, 5, 10 and 90 cent confed
crate postage stamps.
Model OF explosive shell found Il
President DAVIS trunk when captured
Handkerchief bag, embroidered bea'
work, made by Sarah Knox Taylor
daughter Of Gen. Zachary Taylor an,
first wife of JEFF Davis; also printe'
copy of love letter from JEFF Davis b
her before marriage.
Greek copper coin, 10 Lepta.
Russian coin of platinum. Is Kopeks
francs, Napoleon, emperor, 1911
Cross of walrus ivory sent back frou
Artic regions by DIR. Pavy of Missouri
Autograph, letter and photo Of Jsi
Davis.
Camp chest of Gen. X. +. Lee.
Printed message Of President Davi
on Albert S. Johnston's death.
Lock of hair Of Mary, daughter Q
John Alexander, founder OF Alexandris
Virginia; also letter from her date
1912.
Piece of the Spanish cedar coffin {
Gen. Washington, left when he wa
moved to the present tomb.
Photographs, front and profile, q
Bessie Thornton, u Virginia blond
beauty, now dead, lineal descendant q
: Col. Thornton and Mildred GregOr,
: : the daughter of Mildred Washington
who was aunt and godmother Of Gel
!; Washington.
Copy Of instructions to justices OF th
peace, time of Charles l. king Of Fl
!, gland; with autograph of John Wasl
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HISTORICAL EVENTS AND RELICS.
's~>>ss>>>s~s>ss~ss~ess~~s>s
RELICS.

Mr.. Charles Teu5ner'S collection of
Indian relics consists of over 5000
specimens largely composed of ebert
(hin) arrow and spear heads. Most
of these are from GascOnade, Cole,
Usage, Prtiis, Lafayette, Johnson,
Warren, Montgomery and Boone coun-
ties Missouri. Some from the Mohawk
valley, New York, others from the
states of Ohio, Virginia. Tennessee,
Maryland aud California.
They are of various cOlors and
shades, transparent, white, pink, led.
blue, yellow, slate and jet black and
many are marble striped, veined and
spotted.
In size they range from 1-2 inch to
II inches.
There are in the collection nearly
100 stone and Lemaiite Qron ore) axes
and hatchets from few pounds to six
pounds.
A large number of celts (hide dres-
sers, wedges, bark peelers) 8 discoidal
stones (rare) some mauls Gone from
Ge0rgia) corn mills (mortars and
pestles) from California, g spades Zone
Of these IS inches) hoes, scrapers,
playing stones, slung shot spheres, mel
sinkers or plumets, gouges, chisels,
daggers, knives, grind stones, whet
stones, rubbing smoothing and stretch
ing stones, bone and copper avis, ban-
ner stones (very rare) an armlet, a
badge, 4 pipes (of burnt clay, and
catlinite) breast pendants, ear pen
dants, beads from Kentucky and Vir.
ginia, paint and paint cups, wampum
(shell money! from St. Louis, Mo. ;
carbonized grains of corn and cloth,
| from q mound in Ohio. Also Lena
tite discs and u cone and several hun.
dred fragments of pottery of burnt
clay principally from this city, with a
few from Warren and st. Louis coun
ties Mo, Fort Ancient, Ohio, and the
Mohawk Valley, N. Y.
| Most of these are finely ornamen
ted in many different designs, an,
indicate various sizes from pint up Il
that OF an ordinary tub. A few ar
perforated near the edge for inserting
bail or thongs to suspend or carry then
by.
A part of this collection was exhibit
ed at the Centennial in Philadelphi
and is composed of iron ore and spea
heads fastened on black OIL cloth, il
five designs, representing in outline a
Indian with an axe, another with
bow; one sitting and smoking a pipe
a squsw dangling papoose and dee
on the run, all lite size.
Mr.. Teubner is justly proud of hi
fine collection, but his all absorbing iu
terest at present is his little month oil
daughter, his first born after IA year
of welded life, and he is now as neve
before interested in his nursery.
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beth daughter of Sir John Aubrey,
knight and barronett, and ye Ladye
Marie, his wife) who became wife of
Sir, John Richardson and great grand
mother Of Elizabeth Richardson of
Philadelphia, the grandmother of Capt.
Geo. Wilson, of Lexington.
Blank form of marriage certificate
from Gretna Green, Scotland.
Original power of attorney from
Thos. Stokeley of Edenton, North
Carolina. grandfather of Capt. Geo.
WILSON, to his brother "John
StOkeley," gentleman, dated 1890.
Original agreement between Thos.
Stokeley and ssThomas Jeames," mill
wright 1890.
Office book of Peter Miller Wilson
Or of Capt. Geo. Wilson,) as
Receiver of the U. S. Land Office at
Steubenville, Ohio, showing entries of
land in Ohio by the Huston family
1908, with copies of reports to Hon.
Albert Gallstin.
Original Report Of Commissioners
for settling land claims, case Of Thos.
Hughes, Monongahela Co. Pa, signed
by Francis Peyton, Philip Psndleton,
Jos. Homes, 1880 ''in the fourth
year Of the Commonwealth"
Latin original copy with translation
in very old French of the work Of
Nicholas Oresme, French bishop !;
being the first modern treatise on
money; written in the fourteenth
century, at the request of Charles v.
King of France, surnanled "The Wise, ~
who drove the English (whose pos
session in France. extended to the
Garonne) to the shores Of the English
channel where they only held few
cities.
Copy Of the first edition Of Report
to Congress made by Alexander Ham.
ilton, First Secretary of the Treasury
Of the United States.
Bible In the Icelandic Language
/ made IN Iceland in the year 1884, will
autograph of Bishop Thorlakson thu
, translator.
! Price Of pottery image of fve-toet
. dragon from the tombs Of Ming by
. nasty, near Pekin China.
q Many souvenirs of the battle o
. Lexington-One-12 Id shot fired b.
: ''OIO SacramentO. OmCors sWot'
a belonging to Mci.ean's Of Scotland
! and carried by Col. l.. A. Mclean.
Federal cavelry sabre, battle rife.
y Double hand rifle, horn pistol, nav
4 revolver, q Confederate spur, $lS.66
4 confederate money.
M An illustrated magazine Of Lexington
!. in 1861, containing city directory.
+ will mention some Of the business firmi
/ Robert Aull, William Limerlch
. bankers.
2 NJ. Chapman, druggist.
n Ryland & Son, H. C. Wallace
attorneys.
A. G. Williams, commission mel
v chant.
4 Royle, Waddell and McCauslant
e dry goods.
James Hays, II. & F. Winkle
4 furniture.
MI Robert Hale, lumber.
hI II. Schaefermeyer, hardware.
,, s. G. Wentworth real estate.
n N. Hearle, restaurant.
G. A. Kreihn, saddle and harnes
Five schools, denominational, OF
>, public, four weekly papers.
o. An Almanac of 1910, 3rd numbe
with the promise 'tO be continut
annually" Miss ELLA d. NIcKELL.
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from floor almost to ceiling, the rich
old shining mahogany. claw-foOted table
keeping 1t company. Through an open
door one could see the massive side
board which held cnt-glass goblets, n
wedding present to a bride OF many,
many years ago; apewter plate moulded
from three which were In use during
Revolutionary times; also a brass tea
kettle, of the pattern which has been
revived of late. This was present
from sweetheart, and from water
boiled In il were brewed two cups of
tea before he went to California, never
more TO return. There was also a set Of
.'play cups and saucers," without a
break or chip; and many playthings,
relies Of = happy childhood Of those
upon whom 'rhe mossy marbles" have
rested for many year. In bedroom
we found the old brass and-irons and
tall brass candlesticks, shining as when
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FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Now that Lexington is about to build
across the Missouri river, and there will
be better opportunities for shipping. we
wish TO let the outside world know OF tho
wonderful production OF fruit in Lai,y.
ette county. One thing is certain, u there
is fruit In Missouri this county always
produces her share. Just think Of tie
apples that were shipped from Lexington
last year. Mr.. ID. II. Lyons alone hll,d
seventy -eigh. cars, and IN re Were maj y
other partie, in the same business.
Last year at the 81. Louis Expositi, n
our county took several prizes for Il Q
Continued on sirth page.)
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likewise been bestowed upon him. In
politics he is an ardent democrat. In
religion, member of the Christian
church.
To add, if possible, to his popularity
he Is the owner of a lovely wife, form
erly Miss Nina Limrick, to whom he
was married October 7th, 1885, One
child only, William Limrick, has
blessed this happy union. Their home
is one of the incest and most delightful
in our city, and he delights to gather
his friends within its walls and extend
to them gracious hospitality. He is
courteous to every one and of an
unusually happy, gay disposition.
He Is u representative citizen of the
best type, always ready to aid by word
and deed in building up his home-city.
BETTE MoUNTJOY.
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the fight, and IL has in. and about Il, 1,
the battle. The wounded soldiers
were cared for here during the storm
lest days Of the siege, and received
such treatment as could be given them
under the circumstances. Mr.. Davis
has a valuable collection of old relics
from the battle field; pieces of shell,
parts Of old pistols, and balls and
bullets of every description. The old
field, which contains about 2S acres,
has been fenced in, ami is being used
AS pasture. The people OF Lexing-
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ington- (peiongs 10 JuoGe Augustine
FiIzhugh Alexander)
Bill of sale of negro girl, Mahala,
from Samuel Arbuckle to f. w. Pom
roy for $500, warranting her to be
..sound in body and mind, and q slave
for life."
Silver shoe buckles of Thos Posey,
major of Daniel MOrgan's regiment of
Virginia rihemen, worn in the revOlu-
ton; Photographic reproduction of
concluding sentence of the entry in his
journal when present as Lieut.. Col, f,
sth Virginia line at the surrender of
CORVALLIS; original letter from above
saying that Monroe had asked him to
call aud consult with him about preps-
rations for the war Of 1872.
Copy OF the registers OF the parish OF
Llaulrithyd, Glamorgsnshire, Wales,
with entry of baptism on the thre and
twentieth dale OF May, l645, Of Eliza
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LEXINGTON RELICS.

The years, as they pass by, lay their
erasing touch upon every terrestrial
thing. Even the forests decay and the
very mountains crumble. Yet time is
not destroyer, but transmuter. Gen.
erations of human beings follow each
other, not into humiliation, but into q
change of condition and existence, each
as it passes, leaving its .'footprints on
the sands of time" assuring succeeding
generations that it lived and wrought.
So fossils and relics are to each age an
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JAMES MOOREUEAD

Of the enterprising young business
men in the city OF Lexington, James
X. Moorehead, stands among the
foremost. He was born in ROmny,
West Va, on the thirteenth of Febru-
ary 1862. His early boyhood was
spent in that place. In 1873 his
widowed mother located in Lexington,
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Is not known, but 80 bodies of those
who were killed outright or who died
from the effects of their injuries we're
inferred at Lexington. They he at rest
in what was then part of the ceme-
.ery. but is now in the grounds owned
by Mr.. Clem Bledsoe, south of the city.
Mrs. WILLIAM AULL.
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Home Money tOLOan.

Ihave on hand some money l will loan
on good real estate security.
2-9-tf He. WALLACE.
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THE RATTLE OF LEXINGTON.

The greatest historic event connect
ed with the city of Lexington was the
battle fought during the civil war by
which the city was wrested from the