The weekly intelligencer., 1895-09-07
County court Monday.

Call on Farmer before you buy your
school supplies. tt
Leather Belts, Belt Buckles and New
Prints at F. X. Bane 4 Co. s-3l-2t.
wANTED-A good cook; must be relia-
BILE. Call at Longs hotel.
Farmers for less money than ever before
heard OF. II
WANTED.-A settled woman, for general
house work; no laundry work. Mrs. John
Il. Cheatham.
Hundreds of people watched the eclipse
of the moon last Tuesday night. 1t was
beautiful to behold.
Arabia's Chief Coffee. .'This drink
comforteth the heart and brain aud aideth |
digestion.-lord Bacon" s-3-tf
Miss Susie Shotwell OF Odessa is now |
with +. X. Bane Il Co., where she will be
pleased TO meet her friends.
Labor day was not celebrated here. The |
postoffice and banks were closed, but |
there was no demonstration OF any kind.
Begin to prepare your decorations for
the great celebration. Every house in
Lexington should be decorated for the
occasion.
The transfer company keeps a call book
at the Mammoth livery stable. and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders at
these places. 1O-27-u
DIR. Geo. W. Fraker is now in jail at
Richmond, where he was taken from
Kansas City to await further progress OF
the charges against him.
l have for sale at my farm, three miles
south Of Dover, some very fine Poland
China hogs. OF the II. c. Sydnor stock.
Call and see them and get prices.
9-7-5t 8. b. BURTON.
Rev. J. G. Coss and family have moved
here from Otterville, NO., and are now
comfortably housed iu the c. B. Russell
residence on Main street. Rev. and Mrs.
Coss move here for the purpose OF sending
their four daughters to Central college.
The st. Louis Republic has q reportorial
stan touring Missouri for the purpose of
writing an account of the resources OF
the state. We suggest that the Board of
Trade invite the writers to come to Lex.
ington. We can show them the finest
schools, the finest coal fields, the best
people, the most substantial city, and the
best surrounding country in the state.
About II o'clock Monday night the fire
alarm was sounded, and in a few minutes
citizens from every quarter of the city
had collected In front of the mammoth
livery stable Of Young & Buford, where
| tho Aro AiacnvavoA Tka f~fu Ae
the fire IL unknown, other than that II
started in the hay In the rear part OF the
barn. The fire department was on the
scene In short order, and skillfully and
quickly extinguished the flames. All of
the horses and vehicles were at once
removed from the barn. The loss was
not great, and on the following morning
the firm was doing business a. usual.
The following item from one of the
press dispatches, dated September 1st, 10
Of interest: THE Chicago production OF
Edwin Milton Royle's new romantic
drama, "Mexico," to q crowded house
tonight, iuaugurated the first season Of
the Schiller theater under Gustave Froh.
mans direction, Ira J. LaMotte, resident
manager. Gustave Frohman, in securing
the Schiller lease, became the first New
York manager to gain control of . hrst-
class Chicago playhouse. He announces
his policy OF management 10 favor purely
dramatic attractions of the best grade,
and he expects In the near future to
organize joint stock company, with the
Schiller for its home"
Mr.. NJ. F. Dresmond Of the Confederate
Home called Monday. He was q private
In Kirby's 1st Richmond battery, Wise
Legion, and fought at Manassas, Sewell
Mountain, Cross Keys, Carnifax Ferry,
Ganley River, Hawks Nest and Lewis
burg. Re-enlisted In Guibor's battery,
Frosts brigade, Prices corps at Jackson.
port, and was at Elk Horn, Dss Ark, Cor
inth. and Tupela; transferred to Cor.
hams battery, Parsons division, and was
at Helena, Camden, Pine Bluff, Prairie
Grove, Mansfield. Jenkins' Ferry; was
shot in left leg at Mansfield aud in right
; hand at jenkins Ferry, and wounded In
} the jaw by bsyonet at Cross Keys. Was
transferred to Ruffuer's battery and parol-
J ed at Alexandria In 1885.
Mr.. M. u. Payne, who died recently at
his home In Fremont county, Iowa, left
estate estimated to be worth 5000, 900.
La his will, which was admitted to pro-
!. bate last week, he remembers several edu-
, cational Institutions, among which three
, Missouri colleges receive . snug sum,
namely: Central college, FAyette, NO.,
endowment fund, $4,000; Howard col.
lege, Fayette, Mo-, endowment fund, S10,-
600, and Park college, Psrkville, No.,
600. Mr.. Payne was . member OF the
Methodist church for great many years,
, and evidently believed In missionary
work at home, which his will shows very
conclusively. He also made the following
provisions in his will: ITO the needy
widows, and orphans under twelve years.
and spinsters over forty years, and all
preachers now living upon any lands
owned by said testator, or who may here
after live upon any OF said premises, dur
ing the ownership OF his heirs, ssO. .000."
The Farmers bank Of Orrick, Ray
county, Mo-, closed its. doors July Is, and
the receiver has just finished an inventory
OF the liabilities and assets. When the
} bank failed there was 81 800 cash on hand.
Tue assets arc yo,UU 6nO the liabilities
$42, 900. l.. T. Parrish, the cashier OF the
bank, was also treasurer Of the school dis
trict Of Orrick, which issued bonds for
5000 and sold them to obtain money Ia
build school house. 1t was claimed this
, money was In the bank. When Parrish
| was elected school treasurer he gave q
bond for ~ 600, with +. n. Endsley, g. N.
Dorton and w. N. Kirkham a. securities
! They are wealthy farmers. On July 8
eight days before the bank failed. Parrish
went to the school board and told them he
was going to resign, and John N. Dortor
was elected treasurer In his place. AfteI
u the election Parrish took Dorton into the
bank and resigned as cashier and ap.
pointed Dorton cashier In his place. HI
gave Dorton a check for y, 600, which hi
u said represented the school funds in the
= bank, and Dorton gave him receipt fol-
Z for 1t. With this receipt Parrish went Il
:. the secretary of the school board and go
his bond and has not been heard Of since
!. The bank closed the day after his disaI.
: pearance. Before the dlsappsarance OF
Parrish with the school money the school
y board had let the contract to build the
e school house and the contractor had ths
g foundation laid. He has sued the schoo
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