The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-30
MAYHEM NOTES.

Mrs. r. G. Whitsett of Odessa
visited with relatives here this week.
Ernest schowengerdt made a bust
ness trip to Kansas City last satur-
day.
Guy Greene and sister, Miss
Mabelle, visited friends in odessa last
Sunday.
Charles Anderson of independence
came down last Sunday toyisit his
son Robert.
Mrs. L. X. Foulds of Higginsville,
spent last Sunday with her daughter
Mrs. viii Jennings.
DR.. F. W. Daily of Kansas City
attended the Woodmen social here
last Saturday evening.
Miss Bette Benning came in from
Warrensburg Normal Wednesday to
stay over until Saturday.
Ed. Hoover of H~igginsville was
around in the county looking after
shipping cattle an other stock.
Thomas Bryant went to Kansas
City last Saturday with his mother
in-law who viii 10 On to Oklahoma.
Miss Georgia Greene left Wednes-
day evening for Marshall for an ex-
tended visit with her grandmother.
A goodly number of ~neighbors and
friends of Mrs. L. c. Chiles attended
her funeral last Monday at Lexing-
ton.
Mayview and MtHebron base ball
teams met here last Saturday even
ing and played ball. Il to lin favor of
Mayview.
Charles Simpson and granddaught-
err, Miss Nora Simpson left last week
for Linn Co. visiting with relatives
and friends.
Edgar Sullivan of Kansas City
came down last Saturday to stay a
few DAYS with friends. This used to
be his old home.
The Woodmen social held in base
ment of Christian church last Sat
urday evening was well attended and
all had a good time.
Misses Ella and Bess Warren,
Margaret Chiles with vickars chiles
of HigginsviIle visited with Mrs. J,
S. Vickars last Sunda-.
Judge Butt BROUGHT in a lot Of
little apples from the orchard and
showed that they were affected some
with scab, Others we're stung. They
showed small growth on one side. He
thinks there will be about 25 or 30 pei
cent of a crop.
Our %seranaders started out last
Tuesday evening to make the rounds
They commenced at Otto Nolte's ant
after a song or two were invited il
and were Hospitality entertained. Sc
much so that they had not the time
to make the rounds.
The young people of our town tool
a hay ride without the hay last Wed
nesday evening to HiPgiusville. They
were a jolly crew. The driver said
he would drive in a %walk-which he
did-se as to give them a chance tC
talk about weddings, marriage, life
and its possibilities.
Mrs. Laviuia G. Chiles, widow O.
the late Col. H. G. chiles, whose home
has been in Mayhem many years
died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. VIM. H. Chiles, in Lexington
May 23rd, 1908 at 1l;5O pm. Though
she had been a sufferer for a long
time, the ~cheerfulness of her ma
ture was marvellous. 1t was the re
suit of inherent goodness and NOR,
than natural wisdom. When for
hidden to enjoy the great world o
Gods beauty without her room, he
room by loving hands was filled will
flowers of which she was deeply i'm
bued with a passionate love. Thes
answered in part the deep love of tn
beautiful within her soul.
AS a neighbor and friend we shall
miss her. Her life was an industriou
one and her faith was strong. Sh
could truly say with Paul, For ! ar
persuaded that neither death, no
life, nor angels, principalities, no
powers, nor things present, o thing
! to come, nor heights, o depth, no
any other creature shall be able t
/ separate US from the love of Go
: which Is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
She was a member Of the Christia
church, having made the ~confessio
+, in the days of her youth. We coul
: say much on this line. Suffice it t
r say, ITO be a child Of God is enough
J She loved to sing the good old Co.