The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-02
Squire Clayton was walking around
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the streets yesterday.
MIR. L. b. Vaughan has purchased Of
Mr.. B. T. John the three story brick
business house on Main street. opposite
the courthouse, nov occupied BY McCaus-
lands store and by the INrELLIaEscER,
the consideration being $500 cash.
Elder J. J. Lockhart, Of Canton, Mo-,
preached an excsllent sermon at the
Christian church in this city Thursday
night. He is travelling in the interest OF
the Christian college, at Canton, one OF
the best, II not the very best school in the
west under the control of the Christian
church.
Independence Sentinel: Miss Mary A.
Boggs, Of Kansas City, aud Mr.. Reginald
Dunn, OF this city, were married yesterday
evening. The groom is well known In
Independence, where he has lived all his
life. The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Mr.. Dunn's father, the Rev. q.
W. Dunn. The young couple left last
night for a tour through the west.
The Lexington Electric company have
sold their plant In this city TO the West
ern Electric company. The Western COM
pany is no stranger with US, as almost all
the houses in this city were wired by the
Western company. Mr.. Thomas Uonroy,
the affable, efficient manager of the com
pany under the old management, will be
called to some other place. Lexington
will regret to have him leave.
The body OF a white boy, about 10 years
of age, was found floating in the river at
this point, about one o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Albert James was out
fishing, and discovered the. body md
towed IL ashore. The boy had on a pair
of blue overalls, and had black hair. 1t
is supposed to be the body OF a boy who
was drowned at Kansas City Wednesday.
The authorities at Kansas City have been
notified.
Cards containing the following invita-
ton have been received by friends in this
city; "Mrs. Martha s. schaai requests
the honor OF your presence at the mar
riage Of her daughter, Marie Eva, to Dr..
Henry Thomas Woodland, on Wednesday
evening, June twenty-niuth, eighteen
> hundred and ninety-eight, at hal. after
eight o'clock, in Trinity Church, San
: Jose, California" Mrs, Schaai will be
remembered by our citizens as Mrs,
Stephens, nee Matte Allen, daughter Of
Mr.. Jim Allen. The young couple will
start for Europe, Immediately after the
ceremony.
OF all the social entertainments giver
: In honor OF our visiting ladies', zone hav'
been more enjoyable than that Of Mrs
g Richard Field, Wednesday morning, com
plimentary to Mrs. W. I. Hefley, OF Waco
Tex, and Mrs. w. L. Jameson, OF Fulton
Mo. The spacious and hospitable man
sion, with its terraced lawn, carpeteC
n with living green and surrounded by
y grove OF grand old forest trees, was un
usually attractive on this sultry morn
# ing. The cool and shaded parlors wer
u ornamented with vases OF sweet peas an'
"a gorgeous nasturtiums. The breakfas
"a table looked lovely with its draperies o
" snowy linen, its glittering cut glass, ant
shining silver. a beautiful rose jar, file
with dainty blossoms Of wild elder, occu
plying the place OF honor in the center
Mrs. Field is an admirable hostess, and a
" this breakfast she displayed not only he
art and grace 10 entertaining her guests
but her culinary skill as we'll. A menu
,t four courses, consisting OF all the delica
60 cies Of the season, was served in a mos
attractive manner by Misses Rebeka
y Field and Belle Gordon. While theguest
were enjoying the good tn n IS OF tn
m table, they also enjoyed listening to til
"a sweet strains OF music emanating froI
ia the library, where Mr.. Lawton Gordo
W presided a. the piano. The ladies invite
ht to meet Mrs. Heiley and Mrs. Jameson o
,e this occasion were Mesdames Wm. 3ton,
. street, N. G. Steele, j. II. Mooreheat
n Sandiord Sellers, John Gordon, job
Welborn, G. w. Fredendall, W. l.. Col,
!, and Misses Ella Nickel aud Lutte Chan
!, bers.