The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-05
Mayhem Notes.

Walter Bascom of Odessa had legal
business here last Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Fox of Vandalia Is here
visiting friends and relatives.
Robert Smarr of Kansas City is at
home on a visit TO his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs, Laurence Smith spent
Saturday and Sunday in MAYHEM.
Judge Butt Is having his house
painted which is quite an improvement.
Lester Foulds sold his farm OF 1873
acres to E. Temple price s56 so per
acre.
Miss Dovie Finnell of Okla, is here
visiting Miss Agnes Waterhouse this
week.
Mr.. j. G.. Benning and Adele spent
Monday with his sister Mrs. 0. v.
Chinn.
Schmuty and Dryer had a car Of
hogs on Kansas City market last
Tuesday.
L. D. Rechterman sold his farm
near town to Mr.. Fleet, of Corder for
s75 per acre.
Miss Beaula Bleavings of Kansas
City is the guest OF her aunt Mrs.
Forest Smith,
John Benning of Kansas City who
spent his vacation with his mother left
for his home last Monday,
Cliff Smith and wife went to
Excelsior Springs this week to
partake of its health giving waters.
Chat Ewing is boarding a. the hotel
this week while his mother is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Bones of Webb
City.
Miss Anna WakemSn Fields OF
Kansas City came Sunday tor a visit to
her sisters Mrs. Debolt and Mrs.
Bond.
The residence of I. NJ. Chinn looks
quite radiant In lbs new coat of paint.
Ii has recently been re~plastered and
papered.
Gordon Graham received three ipe
Berkshire hogs from Polk Co., last
Tuesday. Looks like he is going into
the fine hog business.
There we're quite a crowd of young
people from our town attended the
Merchants picnic at Corder Saturday,
but am sorry to say that two Of oul
young men had the misfortune o.
loosing their hats.
Mrs. Tapp of Harwood, Mo, who
recently visited her sister, Mrs. Nichols,
is thinking of locating near Mayhem.
We hope that they will, for Mrs. TapE
won the hearts Of our people by hel
sweet ways and pleasant manner.
Mr.. Nolte our popular plst master
was taken Ill at the Baptist church
Tuesday morning while attending thu
church rally. At this writing he hal
recovered from his attack Of vertigo
and is again at his place Of business.
Alex. Divers an aged negro dice
here last Wednesday August End, o
old age and general dibility. BE wa
about so years old. He has lived her,
for some 80 years, In slave time h
belonged to Judge Vickors. INCL
Alex. always knew his place. He wa
respected by both black and white
Peace be to his soul.
John @. Moore died at bis home il
MAYHEM July 30th at 1910 P. m
He was born in Montgomery Count.
Kentucky September 18th 1888. H
married in KY, Mise Cordelia G
Ragland October oath 1860 by thi
union there we're seven children
-Four of whom are now living. job
Of Mena Ark, Ewell of Los Angelo
CAL, William Of Kansas City, Thoma
Of ST. Louis all OF whom we're at tn
bedside Of their father when he died
Mr.. Moore moved to Missouri in 1877
and located near AullVIlle, In 1875 b
moved to Mayview and has lived her
every since. He made the goo
confession and became a member {
the Christian church at the age Of l
and remained a consistent membe
until his death, was a member of th
Christian church Of MAYHEM for 2
years, The deceased was an affectionAi
\ husband, a kind father, and a goo
Z neighbor. He was in his last Hines
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