The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
Wellington and Vicinity.
(BY LEALMA.)

visiting her son Will Brown here.
The river blocked with Ice at
this place Wednesday evening.
Miss Bertha Larkin is spending this
week with the home folks in Waverly.
Miss Carrie Benton is staying with
the old f'lks in Higgiusvllle this week.
Miss Dora Kull ls enjoying the
holidays with friends in Warsaw, Mo.
Frederick Woestermeyer of Bethel
Kansas was here on business Thursday.
Elmer Duebbert, Henry Haskell and
W. R Carter spent the day in Kansas
City Sunday.
H. f. Willie and wife came down
from Independence for few days
stay with relatives Sunday.
The German church was crowded
and over flowing during the Christmas
tree entertainment Sunday evening
Charles Jones and daughter Miss
Cleo of Warren County are visiting his
sister Mrs. j. W. Bryant South Of
town.
Misses Lizzie Brewer and Dora
Sybold with Messrs. Oscar and Walter
Wosterman were guest at the Christmas
entertainment at Napoleon Monday.
A few copies OF Thomas Lockhart's
new nOvel-Hls Mysterious Way, have
been received here, those who have
read it pronouncing it very entertain.
ing.
Married at the home o. the bride
South OF this city on Wednesday
evening Dec. 2S Miss Ida, daughter Of
Mr.. j. W. Garnhart, and Mr.. Henry
Crews.
Rural carrier William M. Duck was
unable to deliver mail in portion Of
his route on Tuesday and Wednesday
owing to heavy snow drifts near the
farm house OF E. M. Thomas.
Emmit W. Flournoy has been given
charge Of one Of the railway postal cars
on the Lexington branch from Kansas
CITY to Sedalia making bis initial run
Tuesday morning OF this week.
Whine firing Christmas guns by
filing an old shot gun she'll with
powder and using fuse to ignite it
Henry, son of John Reinhart OF this
city was badly burned and his face and
eyes filled with powder by premature
discharge Monday.
De-, at bis home near Henry Ray
county on Sunday December 25th Of
pneumonia Mr. James Slade aged
IS years. The remains were entered
in the family lot in the grave yard near
Sunshine Monday He was a brother
Of John Slade OF this city and leaves
wife and little boy only two weeks
old.
1t is said that the general order
Crush Business" issued on December /,
by the president o. the Secret Society
for the prevention of old maids and
the abolition Of widows that came into
existence here about some twelve
months since has been greatly hlndered
by the severe weather of the last few
days and members now fear there will
be several cases not yet provided foI
when he organization ceases to exist
, by limitation this Saturday evening
TA,y ho wever are not discouraged,
But will try to live
, And patient wait
! For another chance
In nineteen eight
3 A fight the origin OF which is not yel
made clear BY those present, though il
appears likely to have been the result
, OF super abundance Of whiskey, tool
, place in tho street in front of W. s
GriHi4', restaurant at about 80 p m
= Saturday ID which Ernest S.eigal
2 about 10 years OF age received sever
: cuts about the top OF the head from /
p icket kniie 10 the hands of Frank
jennings now 10 jail awaiting I
preliminary hearing. Six of the
wounds we're very deep and reached
, the skull and SteigslI at one tim,
a collapsed from loss OF blocd but hi'
, pbysicisns Dr. j. A. and F. W.. Manr
say he is gaining strength and is in I
isir way IC recover.
Mayview Notes.
Mr. Irufn Mcnirov ,,,as sho,o,,s