The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-04-26
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Extracts From The Lexington Caucasian.
April %, 1870.


Charity Judge Burden has some
five or six hundred bushels OF fine
potatoes, on his place in the suburbs,
which he will give TO the poor of the
city, who will call there for them.
This Is real charity.
Parents, Look to Your Sons.-The
windows in the Baptist, Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, and private
houses also, have all recently been
fired into by boys who use sings.
loaded with shot; aud as we have 10
police to look after such matters, We
hope that parents Will look to it that
their sons are not allowed to carry
these mischievous pocket bedevilments.
1t is a heavy fine for breaking glasses
thus; and we trust that if is not stop
ped, offenders may be ferreted out and
punished. We notice, also, on our
pavements, many words, written in
chalk, by the boys, that had better be
stopped now.
Fire.-The residence of Gen. 10. o.
Shelby, eight miles southeast Of this
city, was discovered to be on fire, on
Wednesday afternoon last, and was
totally consumed, the furniture alone
being saved. The fire is said to have
originated from a defective flue. The
house was insured In the Aetna, L.
Winsor & Son, agents, $4,000. The
general was In town at the time of the
fire, but fastened home Immediately
and as rapidly as possible. We hope
be will not be discouraged by it; IN
deed we feel that be will not, Tor 1t is
only a small loss compared with
others that he, in his eventful life, has
been called on to submit TO; but that,
IN his usual energetic style, he will rise
superior to it.
Keller. Philip Keller is again OF
East, for goods, in the line of clothing.
This is dong pretty well, being a
second or third trip for goods, and we
are told will buy a large stock, running
through all that is kept in the clothing
line. He has taken with HMM his
minds eye-the measure of US all, aud
will suit each to coat, pants and vest,
and all the furnishing stock of such a
store, and has made his arrangements
to sell them at such figure as will
astonish all ''de bebles.n Look out
for Philip. He will be here with all
his fine goods very soou, when he will
be prepared to see his friends and the
public, and serve them with the latest
and best styles.
MARRIAGES.
Near MAYHEM, IN this county, at the
residence Of the BRIDES father, April
10Th, by Rev, j. A. Quarles, Thomas
w. Beattie and Miss Helen, daughter
of Col. David Clarkson, late OF
Charleston, Va.
Dollar received.
Near Rochester, Indiana, on the 9Th
inst, at the residence of William Moore,
Esq, by the Rev. Mr.. Stringer, James
A. Fishback, of this city, to Miss Mary
j. Moore, Of Rochester.
We have heard of marriage on first
sight, of marriage for love, Of marriage
for convenience, of marriage per force.
of marriage without it, of marriage BY
telegraph, of marriage by proxy, and
of marriage by elopement, and almost
any other way, but it Is left to the
invention of Daguerre to add a mar
riage through the Influence OF photo
graphs, as accomplished in this case.
We are told the happy couple never
met until their nuptial day, except as
stated. Good luck as any. May hap
piness follow them down to old age.
DEATHS.
II this city, on he 18th inst, Joseph
NJ. Crisman, aged 3 years.
In tins county, on the Sth INST,
Thomas Kennedy, aged Sc years.
Alasl Alas! Thomas, thou art gone
from our presence, but your kind,
noble and generous heart, your hos
pitable and social nature, have made
an lndellible impression upon all that
knew you. Fare thee well, your
friends will soon follow G.
PORT OF LEXINGTON.
TIP.