Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-12
W. J. Robinson is visiting l Hi.

w. J. Robinson is visiting IN Hi
nois.
DR.. Vincilis officiating at Masonic
Funeral in M~artinsburg to-day.
We learn the Pike County Bark
suspended yesterday.
The hay crop this year is n ofthe
heaviest ever known in the State.
What will become of this country
when our press c~onutenances hanging
by mob law.
What county paper gives you more
reading matter than the Ledger?
Miss Alice bearing, of Louisville,
Kentucky, is visiting her uncle, j.
w. bearing, in this city.
The Union Ice Co. have two wagons
on the road, one wagon al not sup
ply the city.
Miss Alice wheel and Miss Jennie
Wright of this city, are visiting in
Louisiana.
Monk Branstteter says he will not
be tried in Audrain again, wonder If
he will take a change of venue to
South America.
The people of Nandalia should rise
up with II accord and support the
Leader and start it again. 1t is
the life of the place.
j. Med. Trimble returned from
Virginia last night after Il pleasant
visit OF three weeks to his native
country.
One hundred and sixty useless Of
fetal heads we're chopped oil in the
New York Custom House, a few. DAYS
ago, making an estimated saving of
S2jO,OOO per annum
The Ohio Democratic Convention
will meet at Columbus on the 18th.
The MAJ that day nominated, will he
elected governor Of the state. Make
Il note of it,.
Shelbina is to have Il college. The
grounds have been selected, the plans
for the building adopted and all the
preliminary arrangements made for
the commencement Of work. Glad
to hear it, and wish the enterprise sue
cess.
HERE Is CHEEK o VOC. The River
side Press without doubt is a good pa
per, but whenit comes out and claims to
be 1.-THE best paper in Northeast Mis-
souri, then we think she gives herself
away. 1t would sound much better
to let some one else puff you up. Why,
pay them adollor or 50, but for good
ness sake don't do it yourself.
We have noticed in several eX-
changes the reports of county eX-
penses, but the one compiled by b.
l.. Locke is the most natural. Every
thing is classified and arranged under
a particular head.
j.. A. Guthrie bought the Beck
property on Promenade street last
Friday, for , 1000. The Beck prop
erty is one of the most beautiful situ-
ated in Mexico. From appearances
we should judge J. A. was fixing to
age some fair bird.
Robert Tureman has received a letter
from Senator Flood. He is much
better. He is ut Fit, Lima, Wyoming
Territory, and will remain there
for a week or So. when he will push
on to San Francisco. He will return
abont the latter part of August.
Whenever you see a boy making 20
ieeU 9''''- DOWN the street about IL
O'Clock, you can make up your mind
that he hears his mother call him. That
he has business on his mind, that he is
carrying the mail, and the more YOU
shoot at HIM, the more he don for
get his GRAND.
The Richland train wreckers will
probably get Il continuance of their
cases until the October term of Court.
Their counsel desires to obtain for
them the benefit Of an act passed by
the last Legislature, allowing defend
ants in criminal cases to testify in their
own behalf. This law does not 90
into effect until the Both ofthe present
month.
HARDIN COLLEGE Faculty.. The
following corps Of teachers have been
selected by the Board of Hardin Col
lege to serve the ensuing year in CON
nection with President Terrill, Mrs.
A. W. Terrill, Misses Eaton, Collins,
Wilder, Prof. Treloar, Prof. of music.
Mrs. A. c. Adams and Prof. Wilcox,
in the drawing department. Miss
is not without experience in
the past. She as we'll as the rest have