The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-23

telephone system in Wellington, and
throughout the county if sufficient en-
enlargement Is given him. All per-
sons IN any wise interested would do
we'll to see and talk the matter over
with DIR. J.. A. Mann at once.
Friday afternoon H. j.. Bedford,
who had been to Waterloo was return
ing to bis hene here and when about Il
mile west of town, he mel c. c B d
den with a horse leading by a rope
tied behind his wagon and rode to
one side to let him pass but failed 10
give enough and was kicked by
the lead horse breaking n bone in
his right leg at the ankle. He is still
using c%rutches.
For some time past John Tuepk r a
farm hand in the employ of Charles
OOerhelman has been acting strangely
until Monday Mr.. Oberhelman went
before j. A. Lockhart, Esq, aud swore
out a warrant charging him with DIS
lurbing the peace and Deputy Sheriff
Kinkead, who was here on other bust
ness, took him to Lexington and Tues.
day, at a special sitting OF the county
C curt, he was declared of insane mind
q ID ordered taken to Fulton. Tuepker
had declared to j H Grumke and other
4ighboring farmers that they owned
too much land and must divide with
him and was getting ready to torce Il
Lewiston from some one.
Owing to the inclement weather and
the unavoidable absence of Rev. T. P
Cobb, who vas to have delivered the
sermon rededicating the M. E. church
of this city last Sunday, the service has
been postponed until tomorrow, Sun.
day, May Oath. With apologies to
the lntelligencer for the space we are
king this week but realizing the
Change that passing years have brought
and how few of those who will likely
be present will understand why the
members have deemed it best to again
hold a sermon of dedication, a few Of
the incidents leading thereto with
some Of the names that are interviewer
with its by no means u%neventful history,
If all could be told, are given the public.
The site was purchased by William
and Cornelia A Corse by deed dared
Nov. 10th, 1854, and acknowledged
Feb 2nd, 1855, conveying same TO
Pharas Terrell, Mosby Arnold, John
W.. Mathews, Geo. W. Terrell, ard
John A Mahan, trustees. The build
ing was erected by Geo. and G. Adam
son and Joshua Stern and dedicated as
Don as completed In the summer Of
the year 1856 by Bishop John Early
OF Virginia, continuing under the ex-
elusive ownership of the Methodists
until December 23 1865 when to liqul-
date an indebtedness amounting to
$1,000 that had accrued there on,
MosbY Arnold, Danuel X. Murphy,
George w Terrell, John E Ryland,
and Abraham Hoffman, trustees, sold
to Nanuel Tlbbs, William A. Chanslor
and Benjamin Emison, trustees for the
Christian denomination, and o. F.
Renlck, j. L. Marshall and James
Wallace, representing the Cumberland
Presbyterians, 3 interest to each, both
paying the sum Of $500 and the three
congregations owned the house IN com
mon until July 81, 1897, when a meet
ing of the members was held in the
church and as a result thereof the in
terests of both of the other dedomina-
tons, neither Of which had preached
there for a long time, were r%epurchased
by the m%ethodists, and they, after the
wind storm of April IA, 1898, which
blew off the top of the bell tower,
overhauled and greatly improved the
house. Again, when on April %,
1902, the storm king blew in a portion
of three of the walks and mashed
down the whole OF the west end OF the
ceiling the lady members than whom
be 1t here SAID no more faithful and
Jealous workers had ever striven to
maintain a temple of the Lord, again
set to work and not only repaired all
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