The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
Good household help i. scarce 10 ,bi.

Good household help /. scarce 10 this
city.
MAYHEM.
MIS- Jessie L. Groves Of Dover, who v
oroke her ankle some weeks ago, ia now "
ao'e to get around the house without
clutches. +,
A coon from Wellington, giving the c
name OF William Slaughter, was arrested q
ana placed in Jail, this week, charged
with petit larceny. I
There were about sixty bosrders and q
tn'I'y day pupils at Central College yes I
t7fuay morning. Many more will be In
next week. Tbs school will be full. :
Quite a number Of our citizens have
been at HigRinsville, this week, attend. {
ing circuit court. The case Of Garuhart
vs. Lafayette county was taken up Thurs.
day.
In the First Baptist church Sunday
morning, the sermon will be on "Seryice
with Good WILL" 10 the evening at 1880
O'Clock, on "The True Mission Of thu
Prophet"
The Southwest Missouri Conference Of
the NJ. +. Church South, will meet At
Neosho on the 10th OF September. Bishop
cranberry will preside. Some important
matters will be presented to the confer.
ence.
asa n external Eminent Of most wonder
iul penetrative aud curative power,
Billiards. Snow Liniment 10 not equaled
by any other III the world. Price 25
and 80 cts. For sale by Crheshaw 4
Young. 9.2.m1
II the city will asphalt the streets
around the courthouse, and removs the
old hitchrack, we will try and get the
county court to put concrete walks
around the public square. Then the
street could be kept clean.
A diseased liver declares itself by
moroseness, mental depression, lack Of
energy, restlessness, melancholy and con-
%stipation. Herbine will restore the liver
to a healthy condition. Price 5Oc. For
sale by Crenshaw d Young. 9.2-m1
The Lexington Gun club had a shooting
match, Monday, at Riverside Park. Mr..
John Wilmot broke 40 blue rocks out Of
so. This was the best record that was
made. This is the first meeting, but
meetings are TO be held monthly here
after.
Mrs. Sallie Trigg has returned from her
visit to her sister, Mrs. Rochester. She
left her little girls out west. She will sell
her household goods here, and return to
the west to make her future home. We
are sorry to lose the family from our
midst.
Messrs. Oscar Thomas, John welborn,
. and Joe Long are taking a vacation In
, Colorado, where they will hunt and fish,
r Postmaster Crowder has been anticipat.
, ing this trip for two months, and then
had to get sick Just about starting time,
a.. a.t m
- -, pau
outing.
A Thursday night, at seven O'Clock. IL wa,
q very warm. Very little air was stirring
v Suddenly at 1880 O'Clock. a breeze began
4 blowing from the north, and the air be,
@ came very cool and pleasant. During th,
o night a light shower OF rain fell, II wa
cool and cloudy Friday. The unusua
heat for the past week had created CIV
y, clouic conditions, and while the win,
was blowing Thursday night, dozens o
little whirlwinds were formed 10 thI
streets, We do not anticipate any NOR
very not weather.
Mr.. John Menauph has inst completeI
d the construction of A b.ndsome and sub
1t "stantial freman,s supply wagon. IL hs
all the latest improvements. one beiu
n that the gong is on the under side of tn
toe board, instead OF underneath th
wagon. Ten men, the number in th
NJ | mDAn can ride VefV o VAnleUtll
with Two on the seat. two on each sit
Of and four ON the back step. The wago
carries everything needed to fight fir
1t is a handsome piece Of workmanship
k and something OF which the city shout
be proud. Mr.. Menaugh deserves niue
credit for it. The fire company has bee
reorganized, aud in consequences onl
:, seven men have so far been selected
:, Their names are; Nick Harmer, chic
John Menaugh, captain; Theo. Ludwig
Charles Lawson, Frank Nicholson, jest
~ Meuaugh and Oliver Burlin. They e'
- pect to make their first practice run tt
: last Of this week or the first OF next weel
W. {, no,o, oorn,a =, horr
d.u mi. waoL ona a nnas,ion w,
ne ~~ 80 :. 60, anama, We no,
J." seorcbsd our hest sources of iuiormatio
n and have failed to find anything on Il
be subject. A gentleman at Dover asserte
nh that Lincoln issued a proclamation, viii
m he was president, declaring that wome
k. whose husbands were 10 the confedera'
al army, were absolyed from the bonds
mstrimony. He stated that he remen
:. bered the circumstances plainly, becau'
one woman whose husband was In Il
confederate army married a federal cal
y. tain, and the marriage was much talk'
about at the time. This statement WI
laughed at by some aud denied by other
while still others thought they cou
remember something about such a pro-
lamation. We want light on the q%uestio
ne We have ~ransacked the index Of me
III sages aud Papers OF the Presidents" bI
can find nothing relating to such
ist PROCLAMATION. Under the circumstanc
Mt we are inclined to think no such procl
H. nation was issued. II anybody can 81
,xt any Information on the subject We W
he be glad to have 1t.
ne a,