The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Old Mems Club, Saturday, June 4, at

Old Mems Club, Saturday, june 4, at
MAYHEM.
DIR. p. S. FuIkerson lost a fine gray
horse, Thursday night. 1t died.
Mr.. Percy Silver is making preparation
for the building of his new house on
street. Pipes for water are now
being put in.
The public schools will close next week.
The sermon before the graduates will be
preached tomorrow morning at the Chris
tian church. Everybody invited.
Rev. Lewis, pastor of Zion church, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon before
the graduates of the colored school, of
this city, at Zion church., tomorrow after
noon, at 3 o'clock. White people invited.
There was a wonderful rain in the
vicinity of Odessa, last Sunday, and
property was damaged a great deal. Corn
was washed out OF the ground, and great
gullies cut in the fields.
Friends in this city have received the
following: "Mrs. Roberta Pauline God
hey desires your presence at the marriage
of her daughter, Elizabeth, with Mr..
James c. Hicklin, Thursday evening, May
~ AOCof ~ SAOSns 0NACAf AAo
Mr.. Sitter is making arrangements to
have a lot of granitoid paving put down
for a number of persons in this city. See
him at once, and have your name put on
his list. He gets a good discount from
regular prices for this lot, n the pave
ment will last a lifetime.
Last Monday night a sneak thief en-
tered the residence of Mr.. Lewis Green,
opposite the Methodist church, and
picked his pocket of one dollar and a
half. Nothing else was disturbed. This
thief will likely attempt to rob some
other house. Have our gun ready.
DR.. j. J. Greer has fitted up a neat dem
tai office over the Lexington Savings
Bank, where he invites all who are in
need of his services. He is a first class
workman, and while he does not adver-
tise the "painless extraction" nonsense,
he guarantees all his work to be done
according to the latest scientific methods.
Mrs. Ella d. Morris, $40 Rialto Building,
Kansas City, Mo-, desires the address OF
every author in Missouri who has ever
written a book. No matter how big or
little the book, or what the contents.
III 5iI " AhhAO q iAo " ~ $1,000
Exposition. Send her your address, if
you are an author, and the name of your
book.
WaverIy Times: During the storm
Sunday evening, Miss Jennie Dinwlddte
was struck by lightning. A physician
was called, who pronounced her injury
only slight, though it was quite a severe
shock to her,. Mr.. Claud Capps, OF this
city, was badly hurt at Kansas City last
week by falling from a c. & A. train, and
severely hurting his hip. He was taken
to a hospital.
Mrs. Lena Mason preached at Zion M.
E. church Thursday night, last night, and
will continue till after next Thursday
night. The sermon Thursday night was
said to be wonderful. She Is a colored
woman, with bat little education, and the
question is, how does she come with such
a flow of elegant, eloquent language?
White people are invited to attend these
meetings, and arrangements have been
made to accommodate all who may
attend.
Last Wednesday afternoon MIR. Herve
Kervar aud another man went out hunt
ing near Glen Oak, aud in crossing q
bridge Kervar lost his balance. He
jumped and alighted on his feet in the
middle OF a small ~ravine, about thirty
feet below the bridge. The left loot
alighted IN a stone, and his leg was badly
broken between the ankle and knee. The
other foot went into the mud and sand
several inches, and Kervar fell forward
into the water, and came near drowning.
DR.. Fredendall was called, and the bones
set, and the patient is getting along very
well.
HIGH 0Ho0L COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The following is the program for the
Commencement exercises OF the Lexing-
ton High school, to be held at the New
Grand opera house, Thursday evening,
May 20, at 8 O'Clock:
Devotional Exercises.
Music-Alumni Mandolin Club.
Salutatory-John G. Bruno.
March-Grammar School Graduates.
Address-C. A. Phillips.
Music-Alumni Mandolin Club.
Twenty-Five Years, Past and Future
Graduates.
Music-Alumni Mandolin Club.
Valedictory-Mattie V. Bandon.
Presentation of Grammar School Ger
tihcates.
Presentation of Diplomas.