The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-08

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Mr.. Percy Silver has been ill this week
but was improving yesterday.
Good pasture for rent. Inquire of L.
w. Marshall, Lexington, Nc. S-S-t2
Grapes are ripe, and they are both
abundant and finely favored this year.
Many prominent people of the county
have been in the city this week attending
county and circuit court.
A merry-go-round has been put up
near DIR. HasselTs residence, and is being
literally %patronized by the young folks.
There is an abundance OF watermelons
on the market, but the muskmellon and
cantaloupe crop appears to have been a
failure.
The ladies OF the Elizabeth Aull
Alumnae Association gave a well man.
aged lawn social Thursday evening and
cleared over $40.
Tomorrow afternoon Rev. G.. Wangerin,
pastor OF the German Emanuel church, of
HigginsvilIe, will hold a German service
at the Christian church in that city. Ser
vice will begin at $3.50 p. m.
The Baptist ladies will give a social at
Linwood Lawn, Tuesday, August 18th.
Supper, ices and lemonade will be served.
If a rainy, bad evening, will meet We'd
nesday, 18th. Admittance at the gate, 20
cents. Meat supper free.
Hon. Chas. L. Ewing is again able to
transact the duties connected with his
office. He has been forced to emain at
his home near MAYHEM for some time
past on account Of sickness in his family.
He resumed his old chair in the circuit
clerks Office last Monday, and was warmly
welcomed by hosts of friends who called
in to see him.
UT Bros. are busy with their work of
painting the interior OF the court house.
They are fine workmen, and all the paint
ing they have done on the building shows
up well. Their granting is superb, and
being frst-class artists and anxious to do
a good job, the painting they are doing is
very attractive and durable, as they use
only the very best paints and oils.
The Winkler Furniture company pre-
sented Judge Field a handsome easy chair
to place behind his desk in the circuit
court room. The Judge appreciated the
gift very highly, and he now r~eclines at
his ease while listening to perspiring
lawyer arguing their cases. The chair
is an elegant one and shows to advantage
behind the beautiful oak-grained de K.
At the present time it looks very much
milton from Jackson and that Judge VIM.
Young will be nominated for congress in
this district. II Jackson will only con-
cede to us the privilege of naming Judge
Young we will show the people Of that
county what the democratic majority
really is in this Observation-Disclosures Qui
Yive.
Richmond was visited by another fire
last Tuesday night, which destroyed four
two story buildings on the south side of
the square-two brick and two frame.
The latter two were old landmarks. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000. In the
buildings burned were three saddlery and
harness shops, a grocery store and two
eating houses. The property destroyed
was pretty we'll insured.
Rev. Benz. Bolton preached an excellent
sermon at the Baptist church Sunday
morning. The sermon was generally COM
mented upon by those who heard it as
remarkably original, able and well deliv-
cred. Lexington has sent out quite a
number OF young men into the Christian
ministry, and all of them have succeeded.
Those who heard Ben Bolton, predict for
him most brilliant success in his chosen
profession.
Andrew Sanford, colored, who has been
employed by the McGrew Milling Co., as
engineer for quite a number of years, was
killed near C~offeyville, Kansas, last Sun
day. He had gone there to assist in plac-
ing the machinery in the new mill being
built there by Mr.. ]. G. McGrew. While
returning from a celebration he was
thrown from a buggy. receiving injuries
which resulted in his DEATH. His remains
were brought to Lexington for interment.
An interesting event of the past week
on July %, 1895, was the marriage, at the
residence of the brides mother, Mrs.
Emily Foster, at Is North Olive street,
Kansas City, Mr.. William N. Ewing to
Miss Nellie Cecil Foster. Rev. s. M.
NeaIe, ID. D. s., performed the ceremony
in a beautiful and impressive manner.
The occasion was an unusually pretty and
quiet home wedding, only the immediate
friends of the family being present. The
groom is an enteFprising young business
man, energetic, strictly honorable and
highly respectaed. The bride is a loYable
Rad exceedingly popular young lady, and
we can truly say we wish them content
ment and prosperity. -
The mayor. chief of police. city clerk,
city treasurer. city collector, city assessor.
water commissioner, chief of fire depart
ment, street commissioner, six members
of the city council, three members of the
board of health, OF ~Higgiusville, accom-
panied by NJ. G. James and G.. Vivion,
candidates for prosecuting attorney, will
arrive here from Higginsville in a body
this morning to accept the generous
hospitality of Perpetual Mayor John C..
Young, who invited them to visit Lexing-
ton on circus day, promising them a fine
reception and a ride from the depot in
fine carriages drawn by gaily capari-
soned gray horses, eight to each vehicle.
There will doubtless be a large crowd at
the depot to welcome the distinguished
visitors.