The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-02-22
IN THE YEARS AGONE.
DOlngS in Lexington and Vicinity
In the Year 1869.
EXTRACTS FROM AN OLD PAPER
Interesting Reading for Those Who
DeIve in DOiugs Of the Past.

THE following paragraphs are
taken from the Lexington Caucasian
and Express Of date February 10th,
1869, just thirty-three years ago on
Thursday Of this week.-ED. INTEL
L1eENcER.
Building. Preparations for spring
work, in the line of building, have
already developed themselves to in
dicate that a good deal will be done.
Messrs Eneberg & Jennings are
grading the lot in the rear of their
present lumber yard and removing
their lumber to it, preparatory to
building at once two or three fine
store-houses on Main street, the
brick for which are partly on the
ground. Three new houses for bus
iness are to be commenced on t e
opening Of spring on Pine street, near
Hays manufactory, and others are
talked about, with possibility of
accomplishment Mr.. Ballard is
erecting small residence on College
street and Mr.. Jesse Earl, who sold
his property ON that street, will build
In another part Of the city. Brick
have been in good supply for the last
two years and Mr.. Farrar is going to
put in steam machinery to supply
them in quantities to suit the de-
mand, we suppose.
Il Macacamizing. What are our city
z fathers going to do about macadam-
izing our streets and the building Of a
new market house? We should like
TO know. Are they going to leave us
In the mud another year? Main
street has been perfectly terrible;
almost impossible; and if it and other
streets are not to be rocked we shall
. be in terrible condition indeed. 1t
Is complained by many that in bad
'eather 1t is almost impossible to get
= TO market, and when they do get
there the house is too small to hold
them. We must have a change, some
way. The plank wall is going down
on South street. 1t is old, rickety
and constantly falling, and should be
replaced by good brick sidewalk.
The Cemetery. We noticed in
passing through the cemetery tt,at
the monument set up to DR.. Perrie
has fallen down. Others are falling
and many more will fall if not at
tended to at once. viii the lot
Il owners indicate, or assist in indica-
Ting, some plan by which this sacred
ground may be taken care of and
adorned? Would it not be well that
they call a meeting to digest some
plan? We are not lot owners but are
prepared to contribute as if we were
TIE largest. We want to see Mach
pelah rank as first class burying
ground, as its location and natural
beauty demand. Will those who have
friends buried there attend to it?
The case is urgent.
Weather, River, &c.-The weather
is decidedly spring-like, with the
birds singing and preparations making
for gardening. The river is in fine
order but no arrivals since our last.
The w. J Lewis Of the o line was to
have left st. Louis for Omaha on the
18th, but as the river is still closed at
Omaha she may be delayed few
days. The Antelope independently
also advertised for same place on the
N1sth. The packets Of the season not
all yet mentioned
The Roads The roads have for
most Of the week continued in most
dreadful condition, being so deep with
mud that few or no persons could get
into town; so that we have been
duller shan usual and as consequence
bad less to eat--no marketing scarcely
being brought in.
Removal. We shall remove our
eace TO the corner Of Main and Pine
tfeets, over tie drug store Of Dan
fyis, on the FIRST Of March next.
aar friends and patrons will please
ear this In mind
MARRIAGES.
lnsthls city January 2Sths b. Slider,