Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-28
Charades, Dec. 10th.

UUTk Ol tue hlOOli.
The next Legislature meets We'd
nesday, January Sth.
The telegraph on the G. & A. road
has reached Marshall.
Grand Thanksgiving matinee at
skating rink this afternoon.
Geo. II. Ribble returned from his
trip to Texas last Monday.
All the schools in the city will be
closed on Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving Day last year was
the coolest day of the season.
Prof. Treloar, by reqaest, repeated
his concert in Louisiana last night.
Herman Scharlach, who has been
clerling in Springfield, ILL.,, is at
home.
If small boys can't behave at Muir
ply meetings they had better stay at
home.
Miss Loar is spending Thanksgiv-
ing with frien Is and relatives in Jack
sonville.
John p. Clark, real estate agent,
has our thanks for Burlington, Iowa,
papers.
DIR. Rothwell, of Huntsville, preach
ed two elegant sermons in Mexico
last Sunday.
The county taxes have been paid
up better this fall than usual. This
is good sign.
DR.. W. A. B. Murray, formerly of
this county, died near Augusta, Ark. :,
Nov. 21st, 1873.
Galloway county polled 4,730
votes on tie 5th inst, the largest
ever cast in the county.
Saatap&ay one week is stock sales
day. 4 large lot of stock will be of
fered for aa&e on this day.
Miss Annie Woodward has just re-
turned from 9 .sry pleasant visit to
friends in Boone eosnty.
The only Greenbacker elected in
Audrain county was Joseph Muster,
constable of Loutre township.
Sheriff Glascock has returned from
trip to Sherman, Texas, to which
point he pursued fugitive from JUS
tice.
Nearly every defeated candidate
charges the result to a 'Scombina-
tion." Yes, too many voters COM
bined was what did the work.
Since the Nationals gave up the
rag-baby business the college girls
have gone into the manufacture of
this innocent but suggestive effigy.
James Robinson, the champion
bareback rider, is at home. He will
spend the winter on his farm, about
zen miles north of Mexico. The cir
Gus has gone south for the winter.
Read the Educational Department
in this issue edited by Prof. j. p.
Blanton. This new interest will be
a permanent improvement to the
LEDGER.
Dr. Grasty delivered telling and
brilliant speech at the Murphy meet
ing last Monday night. Miss Belle
Morris read her essay in very elo-
quent and graceful manner.
Fine wedding cards a specially at
the LEDGER job rooms. We have a
job printer that can't be beat at all
kinds of fine job work. Give him
trial and you cannot fail to be
pleased.
T. B. Bnckner will crate at the
Murphy meeting next Monday night.
Miss Loar will sing and Prof. Myers
will read an essay, and the choir will
execute some newmusie. Let every
body ceme out and enjoy this bril-
liant programme.
We see from the Fulton Gazette,
among arrangements for Murphy
meeting, committee to assist in ar
ranging ladies' toilettes. What is
the matter; can't the young ladies
of Fulton dress in becoming manner
to attend Murphy meeting without q
committee on Investigation?
Hamilton Hall has, by this time,
reached the Malinda Allen mine, and
by our next issue we will have some
reliable news for our readers. from
10 private letter we see that the people
lin the vicinity of the mine are wild
with excitement over the prospect
since the ledge has been struck.
A Kentucky paper remarks, that
the look of intelligence assumed by
the young lawyer, as he sits in court
should be put q stop to. 1t ii calcu-
lated to cause the presiding judge
I to lose confidence in himself--to make
him believe he doesn't know any
thing.