The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-11-03

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Miss Laura Winkler entertained about
twenty aye young lady friends Wednesday
night at a "Doye Party" at her pleasant
home on Franklin avenue. A number OF
novel features were introduced and the
young ladies had a most enjoyable time.
Miss winkler always makes II pleasant
for the guests and is a most agreeable
hostess.
Meteorological record for October: Mean
maximum temperature, 1852; mean min
imum temperature. so; highest. SO on the
2nd; lowest, 80 on the 18th; precipitation,
4.37; number Of clear days at time OF
observation, IS; number Of cloudy days at
time Of observation, 10; per cent sun
shine, 6S; one day sun not visible; pre-
yailing wind direction, west.
Mr.. James Gllkeson has given up his
position with the McGrew Milling Co.
and will take a vocation OF a couple OF
weeks. Mr.. Gilkeson is q young man OF
excellent character aud OF high standing
10 our community, having grown up from
childhood In our midst. He Is energetic,
pushing and thoroughly reliable. and
wherever he may 20 be has The good
wishes Of many friends here.
Mr.. J. Frank Andres, OF Alton, ILL.,, has
purchased the gas plant here and will Of
once proceed to make several changes
and improvements 10 the plant 10 order
TO bring II up to the highest degree OF
perfection for the manufacture Of gas.
Mr.. Andres has been In the gas and
electrical business for twenty years and Is
thoroughly posted In all the details Of
the business. He will move his family
here and make this bis home,
Lon Kelley, the famous Lafayette
county PAGER. has been winning some
good purses lately. In the W weeks
races at Alexandria, La, be won the Tree
for all pace, the 2:l6 pace and the 9'O9
pace winning purses the total OF which
amounted to 1890. He will enter the
free for all pace at vicksburg, Miss, next
week and we expect to hear Of his win
ming again there. Lafayette county
horses are all right and hard 10 beat.
The oyster supper given by the ladies' oil
the Methodist church Tuesday night was
quite a success, notwithstanding the dis
agreeable and rainy prospect with which
the day opened. We understand that the
ladies made a very nice little profit out Of
the enterprise aud this they will apply TO
the purchase Of a new carpet for the
church. Had 1t not been for the bad
night they would doubtless have done
much better.
:. A rather unusual scene was witnessed
BY parties on the ferry boat Tuesday
afternoon. Several chickens were walk
. ing around on the boat and were carried
!. across the river to the other side. Az the
i. boat left the other shore a dog friGhten'
, ed two OF the chickens and caused
. them 10 fy over the rall into the water.
a When they struck the water they COM
=. mepced At once to swim and followed The
! boat across and landed q little below the
boat q about at the same time that II
landed.
The remains OF Mrs. John snier we'e
l brought TO Lexington Tuesday night ron
[ Adrian. Bates county, MO-, whefe sne
I died last Monday morning. and were taAen
} 10 the home OF Mr.. Lewis cnans'oI, on
I 2ist street, north oil MAID sttes'' mrs
!, shier with her husband lived LOT a mum
Der Of years east Of Lexington on what Is
! known as the old Chansior place. her
husband died about Ten years ago. soe
had no children OF her own but leaves
several step.daughters and sons TO mourn
her loss. They are Mrs. Lewis Chanslor'
of Lexington; Mrs. John Fieldson, Of b.
Louis; Mrs. VIM. MeBratney, Of Adrian,
with whom she was living at the time OF
her death; MIR. John Shier, OF Nevada
Mr,. Kate Mcdowell, Of Lexington, and
Mr.. lin shier. The funeral took place
Tbursoay from Mr.. Lewis chanslor's
residence a, 8 D. M, Rev, u. J. Fenster-
macher officiating.
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