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

Probate court next Monday.
! Wells, Fargo & Co. now run a wagon for
the delivery OF express matter in the
city.
Cash paid for all kinds of second hand
stoves at Ed. Yingling's, Opp. Moore
heads. us tt.
Mr.. Lee Slusher has been appointed a
member of the populist state committee
for this district.
The colored folks celebrated emancipa-
ton day last Tuesday by giving a great
! picnic east OF the city.
Pass the good word along the line. Piles
can be quickly cured without an operation
/ by simply applying DeWitt's Witch Hazel
The circuit court has been in session
this week, and q large number of people
from all parts of the count have been in
attendance.
Poison ivy, insect bites, bruises, scalds,
Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure.
Crist & Gardner. 1-25-1y
The whole system is drained and under
mined by iudolent ulcers and open sores.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily
heals them. 1t is the best pile cure
known. Crist & Gardner. 1-25-H
The aides of Edenview church will give
a lawn social Thursday, August 20, on
Mr.. Marshall's lawn, on the Columbus
road. Supper will at 8 O'Clock.
Refreshments for everybody. All invited.
Messrs. John C. Bauerle and Isaac Gratz
have purchased the city transfer line,
together with all the horses, vehicles, etc.,
from Mr.. Geo. Brown, and will continue
to accommodate the public with excellent
service.
Collector Catron can once more be
found at his DID quarters in the court
house. His room is fitted up in hand
some style aud the collector Is so proud
of his surroundings that he keeps a close
watch to see that no one Injuries the walls,
doors, etc.
Don't trife away time when you q v
cholera morbus or diarrhRa. Fight them
in the beginning with DeWitt's Collie &
Cholera Cure. You don't have to wait
for results. They are instantaneous. a
it leaves the bowels in a healthy condi
ton. Crist & Gardner. 1-25-1y
The loss by the fire which destroyed
the Wellington Touring mills and
tha S15, 900. Mr.. Willie, who was here
Wednesday, stated that 5000 bushels OF
wheat and 5000 bushels of corn were
burned. The insurance upon the mill
and grain only amounted to the sum of
$1,000.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
are making all necessary preparations for
q great lawn party at LinwoOd Lawn on
the 18th of thIs month. A splendid
upper will be served. and as the grounds
are attractive and not o far from the
city there will doubtless be q great throng
of Lexington people present to enjoy the
OCCASION.
The next session of the Lafayette and
Johnson Baptist association will
Ia this city on the Sd, 4th, 9th and 9Th of
next month. The association contains
about thirty. five churches and the num-
Der OF delegates to this meeting is placed
at i25 with the same number of a~lternates.
Probably three or four hundred people
will attend the meeting.
VIM. Lovett, q colored man, dropped
dead on College street last Thursday
night. He had been i'll for a long time
with heart disease. Recently he had been
employed as q hostler by Mr.. Philip
Keller. 1t is thought the warm weather
aggravated his ailment, as he had been
hoard to complain that the heat suffocated
him. lie was on his way home when he
fell to the sidewalk apd instantly expired.
Mr.. J. C. Bledsoe il not easily thrown
down In q primary election, but he Is o
light weight wheu it comes to holding Q
cow by the horns with a ssagrass rope
He was driving old brindle from the
pasture the other day when she tool g
notion to go a little faster. Glenn held On
u the rope until he tripped and turned q
''summerset," as the boys say. He injured
his wrist in the performance and since
then has carried his arm in a sling.
The alarm of fire about u O'Clock Thurs
day night called the department to the
residence of Mr.. John Huber near the
corner of Franklin and Third streets.
The flames were then under such headWaY
that they could not be extinguished and
the building burned to the ground. The
family barely had time to escape and but
little wearing apparel was saYed. OF the
contents only q sewing machine, two
chairs and q trunk were carried out. ThR
house was a two-story frame Of nine
rooms, including the basement. The
furniture was insured by Howe q Martin
for $500. b building was an old one
and a relict of ante bellum days, having
been bpiIt by Street Hale, father OF Judge
Robert Hale, and Yas valued at about
81 900.
1t may be regarded as a settled fact that
we will W q grand fair this year.. The
enterprislng business men OF HigginsVille
held a meeting one day last week and de-
cidsd unanimously to raise a bonus of
300 to assist the fsiT association to get up
exhibition. Judge Harrison. OF tbs
stated that with this sun
they could promise the people a first class
fair, and one that would pay all of the
a~ssonjRtion's obligations. Last year the
gave the company $500, n all the
premiums were paid in full, leaving a
cash balance in the treasury Of $1.l5.
year 1t IL desired to increase the
value OF the premiums offered, and the
people will subscribe 800. should this
sum prove Insufficient the officers Of the
personally guarantee to meet
all bills apd to see that all premiums are
paid as listed. OF the AMOUNT asked,
about 800 has been raised, and there will
ps no trouble whatever 10 securing the
remainder, ss the people are deteFmiped
10 have a fair this year, and it will be q
one.