The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-07-03
Mr.. George b. Gordon, of Dover, was
here on business Thursday.

NIL IL NOAdOhY VI 1ONSh1 Yes
here on business Thursday.
DR.. r.. e. L. Hit and wife, of Dover,
were in Lexington Wednesday.
Mr.. Harmon Wahl, of Dover, was a
visitor to Lexington yesterday.
Best hams cooked for family use at ID.
Hackers Bakery and Restaurant. 7-St2
Guttering, roofing, spouting and re-
pairing promptly attended to by Ed.
Yingling. Opposite post office. 6-19tf
Wall paper from five cents to twenty
cents per roll, in latest colors and most
fashionable styles, at A. Egle's. 5-1-lot
LosT-Pair gold rim eye glasses-nose
glasses. Finder Will please leave same at
Farmers drug store and be rewarded. 1t
Mrs. Jennie Vaughan, studio of china
painting and water colors. Glasses, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday morning,
firing Saturdays. 1920 Main street, Lex
ington, Mo. 1854
Come and celebrate with us July 5.
Good speakers rave been secured for the
occasion and the picnic will be one of the
largest ever given in the county. A dis
play of fireworks will be given at night.
Vaughan & McClelland served ice tea 10
all corners at their store, last Tuesday
evening. The tea was of an excellent
quality and was greatly enjoyed by all
who visited their store and secured a
glass of it..
Rev. A.. s. Moffett and family left
Thursday morning for Lebanon KY,
where Rev. Mr.. Moffett goes 10 take
charge OF the church TO which he has
been called. The best wishes of our citi-
zens go with him for the future welfare
and success of himself and estimable fam
lily.
When men learn TO take as much inter-
est in doing justice to others as they are
in exacting it for themselves; when they
realize that the welfare of the whole is
superior TO the individual; and that to he
a benefactor is more worthy than to be n
millionaire, then will this world expeT-
fence the reform which is the foundation
of all true reformation.
There was a runaway on our streets
Monday morning. The horse drawing
the Wells Fargo express wagon became
frightened as he was turning north from
Franklin avenue and da he'd down Tenth
street to Main. He crossed the street car
track on Main aud turned west, upsetting
the wagon just in front of Sedgwick's
grocery store. The driver stayed with
the horse and succeeded in stopping him
after he had upset the wagon.
Christian Advocate: The three hand
soonest country papers that have come to
this. office this year are the college
alitfano af the avinoeo, ,rpurT T - Hynnn
and the Fayette Leader and Advertiser.
They are a great ono to the craft and
quite a credit to the cause of education in
those popular little cities that have be-
come famous on ccoun OF their leading
educational institutions and are W. II
known far beyond the borders of this
great state.
The house of John Shelby, a negro, was
searched Thursday by the city offic, rs,
aud a-bunch of sacks which were sto' e
from McGrew's mill some time ago recov-
cred. The negro was also suspected Ct
stealing lumber from Winkler's Furniture
Co., and this suspicion led TO his house
being searched, with the above result. The
sacks were identified by MIR. Ed. McGrew
as the ones which were stolen from his
fathers mill when it was burglarized last
winter. The negro was lock- up in jail
and will await the action OF the grand
jury.
The residence OF Mayor Taubman, on
College street, was the scene of a pleasant
social gathering Thursday evening, on
which date Miss Laura Taubman enter
tained the members of the L. l. l.. club
and their gentlemen friends. The club is
composed of ten young ladies and at an
entertainment given in their honor, of
course, ten gentlemen are always invited.
The guests assembled in The parlors aud
the evening passed pleasantly in witty
conservation and entertaining games. At
a suitable hour the guests were invited to
the dining room where elegant refresh
ments were served. The party held until
a late hour aud tn guests left pTofuse in
their praise of Miss Taubman's manner
entertaining and of the pleasant evening
they had spent at her home.
Mr.. George b. Speaker aud Miss Katie
T.. Coleman, both OF Buckner, were united
in marriage here yesterday by Rev. A. r.
Faris after a narrow escape from being
arrested and held until the sheriff of
Jackson county could arrive. They drove
to town early yesterday morning and
went at once to the recorders office to get
a marriage license. City Marshall Price
however, appeared on the scene before
the license had been procured and placed
the couple under arrest. The mashall
had received a letter from Buckuer telling
him to arrest a couple who had started
from that city with the intention of get
ting married. 1t. however, proved to be
a case OF mistaken identity and they were
turned loose. When last seen they had
procured the license and were vending
their way toward the house OF Rev. A. r.
Fairs, where the knot was tied.
Nashville (Tenn) American: G. II. Van
diver, of HigginsviIle, Mo-, is in the city
with the Missouri Press Association and
is to attend the reunion. Mr.. Vandiver
says he is a sort OF fusionist, being at one
a Johnny Reb and since that time a
man, farmer and state senator.
served in the army of Virginia. In the
recent meeting of the legislature of Mis-
souri, the subject of a soldiers home was
one OF the subjects OF discussion, and 1t
was through Mr.. VandiVer's efforts that
buC oIli was PaG9Chs ~ n Loutn ~
public gave an interesting account of the
proceedings in the senate. II tells that
Vandiver, with his empty right
sleeve swinging idly by mis- side, without
any attempt at oratoTy, made what was
probably the most impressive speech of
the occasion, adding That when he hal
his hearers divided their time ia
for hankerchiefs aud applaudibg.
The Little River Monitor (Kas.) Lucy
j. Holmes, daughter of l.. c.. and j. II.
Holmes, was born September 6, 1859, in
Mo-, aud departed this life at
her home near Window, Kansas, June II,
1897. The deceased came to Rice county,
with her parents in March, 1878,
and has lived here until her death. She
has a large circle of warm friends in Rice
adjoining counties. She was a genial
lady, and held in high esteem by all who
knew her. Her death was a great shock
% the community and her many friends,
as her Illness was only for q few days, and
was not thought to be dangerous even by
her parents. Her funeral was preached at
Ter home by Rev. A. b. EASTWOOD, of
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