Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
VANpALIA, No., Aug. 2I,I TT.

~ Se'iih"Uy iCvtuHOu euiS CNStlliiS
from, the county seat, where he has
been for two or three days on visit
to his parents and wife ana baby, Who
are also visiting Mexico aoa r.
E. ID. Wells and lady went up on
the morning train to. Mexico on busi-
ness will return tomorrow.
J, F.. Crawford and lady, ]. B.
Mills and lady, 4. ID. Wells and lady
spent last Sunday, or a portion of it,
at Perry, Rails county, where they
went to hear the Rev. DIR. J. Ditzler
preach. They report perfect satisfac-
ton and good pay for their trip. DIR.
ID. returned with them to this place,
the guest of ]. B. Wells; he left this
evening for New Harmony, where he
goes to preach tonight and to-mor-
row. ' ts
Miss Belle Liter, who has been sick
for eight or nine weeks and who has
been twice conyalescent, is still quite
sick with intermittent fever.
Mrs. George Partridge is also very
low with the same disease.
Mr.. George Kenady, six miles
south of Vandalia, had his arm
broken this evening from the kick of
a horse. DR.. J. c. Parrish was
called and has gone to attend him.
Mrs. Amos Ladd, of Mexico, nee
Mrs. Ellen Hitler, late of this place,
was on our streets last Saturday.
The Cnionel makes himself Very
scarce since he played it so fine ON
The boys here. Come, Colonel, you
must not go back on the town now,
since you've plucked from our midst
one of our treasures. A. McPike
says it only cost him cool hundred
when he thought he had fooled the
boys, and he Thought he got Off cheap
then; hut ne thinks as tits beer time
now instead OF fresh oyster time, like
| 1t was With him, that the Colonel can
get off with one-quarter of that
amount.
There is q good deal of sickness in
the country and our doctors, four i'll
nqRlber, are kept pretty busy.
| c. C. Daniel. has sold his mill to
! Mcssrs. Smith & Ncthercot, of Wor-
den, Ill. These gcntlemen come
highly recommended as thorough
business men with ample means tc
conduct and carry on n first class
mill, which Nandalia badly needs
We welcome you, gentlemen, hoping
you will get the patronage justly due
you,
| Miss Edna Barnett, sisterin-law o
RI. f. Crawford anti George j. Dyer
and Miss Lizzie Chiffon, of Louisi
ana, are in town. They are on thei
way TO Monroe county to visit fricnd
and relatives. ........ ... s.s.
George J. Dyer and lady returned
last eyening from weeks visit t.
his father and mother, near Mexico
His father, Wa, a. Dyer, accompa
MEL tlioln home he will return to
morrow. ... ...
/ Our leading hotel, kept by Mrs
Greenlcaf, q lady who knows how t,
run hotel. is doing good business
| air. james Allen, very polite ant
atfabie gentleman, has charge of tn
office and does the gathering in of tn
good things. Jim is q good judge O
! goodies and he sets 'em up abo,l
fright Our folks are all away fron
home, we are taking our meals at tn
Hotel de Grcenleaf, and thus it is W
are enabled to speak from expert
mental knowledge. a,.s '7a 'ss
Mrs. J, ?, Lattd returned thi
T, morning from visit to her father, an,
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. j. *. SHUTTER
who recently moved from here t
! Curryyillc, Pike county, where Mr.
SHUTTER has gone to take charge of th
Curryville Touring mills. ......
Mrs. IIeiner, Mrs. Sweet and he
two daughters, CeI2sta apd Rosa, a
of St. LOUIS, arrived here this morn
ing on q visit fer a.short time to thei
cousins, Misses Lena and Fanni
Greenleaf.
! Mr.. Surmeyer and nephew, Of til
firm of Bernbrocl> s. SurmGyer, c
Quincy, ILL.,, are 10 town buying an
shipping apples i'll barrels. The
brought with them car load Of empt
barrels, and are paying from 30 to 3
| cents per bushel for apples. ,r
Bob, your paper, the LEDGER
which is always newsy and a welcom
/, visitor, reached US one day carrie
|, than usual last week. Can't you d
us likewise again !! ssi l.e, sl
We had q little rain this mornin!
: but not enough to do any good. >.
: No more news. Yours, &c,
G '.' CoNsT ANcE. .
l,sas5 tsa. . T-3-----Tf7T- Jssf .0
BREAKING HEARTS. Do you laee