The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-11-28
WELLINGTON AND VICINITY.
(BY LEALMA)


Elmer Duebbert was here on
Thanksgiving.
james Kinkead was up from Lex
ington ou business Monday.
G. A. Galbrairh spent the day with
relatives in Odessa Sunday.
John Ritter was down at Winton
hunting Monday and Tuesday.
Born, Saturday, November 2l, to
the wife Of Joseph Vance, boy.
Born, Monday, November 90, to the
wife Of Henry Linenbringer girl.
T. c. Waller and Josiah Mann with
their wives we're in Lexington Mon
day.
Marvin Hammer and wife left for
their new home in Indian Territory
Tuesday evening.
S. B Num- and wife of Blue Springs
have been here for several days visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. ]. L. Corse
Mrs. Mary Jarman came down
from Kansas City Friday to remain
until after Thanksgiving with her
father Robert Beall.
There was no preaching at the Ger
man church here last Sunday, Rev.
L. T. SeyboId assisting 10 the dedica-
tion Of a new church at Brazite, Cole
county.
Walter Myers, who went to Cali
fornia about a month since with bis
family returned home again with all
, hands Wednesday evening, and de-
, clareS that old Wellington is good
enough for him.
! Saturday evening Mrs. A. N. Wood
t ard started to light lamp, using q
/ parlor match which, when ignited
t severely burned her left hand aut
wrist, Fortunately her clothing die
not catch, and the hand will be wei
in few days.
Ernest VOgle while making repair
!, on Mr.. W. F. Purcell'S huckster wag
. on was bitten in the lip and chin by
vicious dog lying in the wagon unno
i ticed by nim. The wounds proved t.
be not very deep and are rapidly heal
:, ing but it was close call.
% When we read our last weeks item
r Saturday morning, noting that W
=. had informed the public that it wa
"a Emmett and not Marvin Hammer
n that was united in marriage on the l
m inst, we for the first time realize jus
10 how hard ii is for bachelor, wit
IT. our limited experience in such mai
tiers to tell how the other fellow GO
out Of this state Of single cuSSedneS
and resolved to make humble apolog
ny to Marvin. his lady and the reader
Of of the Intellgeucer, and as furtht
IA punishment for our negligence v
trust that IL we are ever thus agai
Ob guilty it will be our own case we al
OF mistaken about
D. Tuesday morning at about mir
IT. O'Clock as an east bound extra trai
e. engine number 1915, with Engine
ty Wiley 10 the cab and Conductor Johl
ty 10 charge. with sixty-six cars
lls transit, the train at the time makil
slow time, having checked at the st
tion, box car was deraied by by
piece OF brake beam with 40 iron be
- through the end catching between II
throw rail and the main track at b
=. switch, and rolling ahead on the el
=. OF the ties about two hundred fe
~ east Of the depot, rolled of the trac
rhe engine and fifteen cars bro
- loose ADD passed on down the traC
the momentum OF Those behind pill
seven other box and stock cars, fort
nately all empty, in a heap on t
me tracks, no one being hurt Some
ar. the cars were set on trucks and haul
ger off and others burned In time for t
nd evening passenger train. The
rs. structlon Of the cars was, Of cour
ery bad, but If the accident had come
Ing the right time and place to knock t
old shack depot into the river, imn
nd diately following the exit Of Stati
Agent Kull, who made hastY retire
when the crash came, no one ht
would have shed any tears.
the -
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