Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1876-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.
EARER SLASHES.

week and shot poor little cat. lie
thought il was adeer. You've sup
posed you were good judge of
"dears."
Mr.. Duke Ford. of fulton, was in
town saturday. .a..".
What has become Of the Philhar-
monte? .n
Ed. Wells, of Vandalia, made us
a call Saturday last.
We are under obligations to Mr.. B.
r. Cauthorn for the latest California
and Oregon papers
Judge Forrist spoke on the politi-
cal issues of the day, at Wellsville, on
Friday last.
DIR. Riley has been at Wellsville for
a few days, on business.
The next Synod OF this State will
meet in Fulton, on Wednesday, Oct.
II, 1876, at 1880 p. III.
Call and. see our specimens of job
work.
Mrs. ''Br1ck'' Pomerov makes her
debut on the stage a: tragic actress
in the New York Academy of Music,
Oct. 18th.
DR.. Brown, of Fulton, was ia town
Saturday.
a Fulton gill had fall last week,
and injured herself SO severely that
she was carried home insensible.
Upon recovering, her first words, lad
dressed to her sister, were: "Mary,
did have ON my striped stockings?"
VIM. Marques, of Keytsv.lle, Mo-,
preached in the Presbv terian church
of this city last Sunday evening.
Jas. Garrett is erecting fine resi-
dence ON the site of the one lately
burned. 1t will be one of the most
commodious houses in town.
The next Presbytery of Missouri
will meet st Brunswick the Sd. Thurs
day in next April. -
We were honored with a call from
the Hon. John A. Flood, of Fulton
and the Hon. Chas. E. Peers, of War
rensburg, Saturday.
If you find an y place after vour
iiaine, You may know that your sub
scriDtion is due, and you will oblige
usmuchIy if you will call and settle
at once. Don't forget.
The brunetts still catch it,. Last
week Capt. Cook surprised a camp
of 40 lodges and killed 200 Indians
without losing man.
The fare to St. Louis during the
fair will be reduced to one fare and a
fifth for the round trip. All who wish
to visit the city should embrace this
opportunity.
He'll Gate was blown up last Sum
day. No damage was done. Prof
Newton deserves great praise for his
successful engineering the great en-
terprise. "
Now, since the people are getting
over the ctiils, every one seems to
have touch of the Texas fever.
"Texas or bust.''
We notice the following among
those who visited the Louisiana fair
from Mexico: Miss Emma Clark, G.
IL. Clark, M. Lakeland, Hon. A. I'll. !
Buckner, Mrs. Harley. Il
w. F. Reed has placed new awn-V
ing in front Of his store.
The crop Of nuts this year is larger
than it has been for many years.
The price of corn has gone up a |
little, You can nowg et$1 so per
barrel.
G.. B. Null has returned from Han
nibal, whittier he had gone for flour.
Mrs. M. E. Dunbar, the popular
and interesting teacher at the f. S.
College, Fulton, gladdened the hearts
of her Mexico friends with visit
last week. and even remembered the
poor printers; but we promised not
to tell--but "then we guess we will"
'EShoot the flag" the one w. Nor
ris has in front of his store.
Come and pay us what you owe. We
lack IA 900 of having cent, and must
have it.
We were delighted on Tuesday by +,
visit from Miss Bette N. X .lg, one
OF Fulton's most stylish bellies. Call
again, cousin b., you don't know how
much you cheerus.
Judge Porter reached this city on
tuesday, to attend an extra term of
circuit court. '