The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-03
Wellington and Vicinity
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Born, on Friday at LABOR Exchange
mine, 20 the wife of Jonn Oado, a boy.
W. E. Bryan, and daughter, Miss
Mamie, were in Kansas City Tuesday
John A. Workman. of Independence,
mas been here several days looking
over his farm.
j A. Be itord has rented the dwell.
ing house OF Mrs. L. Burgess and will
move to town.
E. H. Nabm and J, =. ALLEY, Of
Independence, Mo, were transactlng
business here Monday.
Deputy county surveyor was here
DONG some work Cor Labor Exchange
mine branch sos Thursday,
Hon. H. F Blackwell and W. Fl.
Chlles will deliver speeches to the
democrats of Wellington and vininlts,
Saturday evening, Nov. 8.
John Slovall las been given the
contract to prepare the road from
Waterloo north through Egypt Bottom
and the work is progressing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs, @. @. Kiukead
entertained a number of their young
friends Wednesday, evening. The
dance continuing until late hour.
Henry Rocklags living near
Sunshine is loading car with
pumpkins for Kansas City pie
company and II venture proves profit.
able several other car loads Will follow,
Mesdames Aunlei iWoodard, Mamie
Rider, Misses Dora and Amle Slade
d Mes RS. ] L, and George Rider
attended the funeral of Mrs. S. E.
Connor at Lexington Thu. Yer,
noon
His mother having lert the room lor
minute, while studying his lessons at
aeoui $3.50 c'cloek Tuesday evening
Que qf Il. G. lsfberg's little boys
turned over a lamp upon The dining
room table and the escaping oil was
ignited. An older brother attempted
to throw it into the yard out his hand
was burned and the lamp fell to the
floor and the Dig blaze SHOT up the
wall to the ceiling. Mr.. Larberg who
was at tue postoflioe few yards
awsy, heard the screams of his family
aud ia company with several citizens,
went to he scene and by the use of a
fire extlnguisher, succeeded in putting
out the nlues The damage will be
about s25.
Friends here we're surprised and
grieved to learn OF the demise, after
briei illness WITH heart troubles at the
home of her sister, Mrs. H. B.
Tunstal in Lexington on Tuesday,
Oct. 30, 1906, OF Mrs. Oonuor. She was
native OF Harpers Ferry, Va, but at
an carly age moved with her father,
George w. Ferrell and family to Mis-,
souri, and for many years was
resident of Wellington, where she was
united in marriage to the late J. d.
Connor, OF. %, 1869. Mrs. Connor
was kindhealted, patient, affable
woman with many lova5le virtues.
esteemsd and respected by all around
her and for many years fauhful.
worthy and ever jealous member of
The M E church South. A good
woman gone hence TO the reverb that
awaits Gods faithful.
Last Thursday night shortly after
midnight Stepnen 0es, who works on
the night shift at the Launing Harris
mine, was returning homo and who
only short distance west Of the plant
when he found the dead body OF Pies
Smith an employee of the niue, lying
on tine railroad track, the head
crushed and the lower body crushed
and mangled. Smith had been to this
city IN the afternoon and was last seen
badly intoxicated al about 8 O'Clock at
night at which time Alex. Denton
refused to sell him more liquor, and II
is supposed he started home and was
killed by an east bouOd fast freight
train at about II o o'clock. The remains
were intered at the Mount Olivet
cemetery by the miners union.