Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-09-05
--coahcit mecti,s asst Aehdss

suitings.
u. z. G. Taylor is clerking at q
W. G!eason's.
The cucumber does its best fight
ing after it is down.
&C. w. Day is a candidate fo
constable of Salt River township.
Our band is improving finely and
will soon do for a serenade.
Fire Company meets for drill to
morrow, Friday evening.
Using arsenic to improve the
complexion, makes a very good look
ing corpse.
p. c. Sicily has a stalk of corr
over IS feet high. ''Iiow is this for
high?"
The Union comes out this week
with half column puff for the Intel.
ligencer. This is good. What next
The Missouri Annual Conference
convenes at Macon City, Sept. 18th
Bishop Doggett to preside.
Rev. ). w. Cope, the P. f. OF
the Mexico District, reports $50 addi-
tons to the church in the last six
weeks.
p. p. Gordon, p. p. Ellis, St.
Clair Z. Emmons and Rev. Lag. w.
Payne, are the delegates elect to the
Annual Conference at Macon City,
from the Mexico District.
j. L. Campbell, car repairer, was
badly hurt, yesterday, being crushed
between two cars III such a way his
life is iespailed of. One of the cars
was a fiat and was loaded with track
iron.
The employees of the C. & A. r.
r. at Mexico have contributed nearly
$50 for the yellow fever sufferers.
This is a very liberal showing for the
boys.
Ed. Murray, the Democratic ne
gro, al be found on the Ringo COR
ner, for cleaning and backing stoves,
and furnishing all material.
Oysters at ''Old C~lisrl:y's," near
the bridge, all the time.
"A young lady wished her lover
to promise her that he would never
smoke another cigar. "I'll do it,"
he said; Sustained by your love, a
meerschaum will do me-"
-''Watchman," of Laddonia,
sends us a long article for publication.
In the first place it amt too late for
this issue, and in the second place we
fail to see what the writer is driving |
at, and in the last place, we must al
ways have the authors name. not for
publication, for reference merely.
The funeral services of Mamie,
laughter of VIM. ii. and Mary c.
took place at the NJ. f. Church
in this city, last Sunday at 81
o'clock p. m. Services were conduc-
ed by Rev. =. ID. Vandeventer.
In the absence of l.. Phillip, the
Star clothier, PoIDp Plunkett and NJ.
two of the most popular
'oung statesmen in the city, have
or Tire Nios''--s |
Women measure their dresses 10y
heir finger. Men measure their
thinks the same way.
Jimmie Edwards of st. Charles,
of S. N. Edwards of this city,
S one of the most ardent Democrats
this district.
"A festival for the benefit Of the
fever sufferers will be given at
Ientralia on Wednesday, 18th inst.
should attend.
R. w. Tureman left for Denver,
Colorado, last Thursday, to be gone
bout 10 days. He will bring his
wife back with him, who is very much
improved in health, G. Guthrie is
,ssis:a 1t cashier in the bank during
.ir. T'ureman's absence. !
viii Hisey, of Mexico, and
young Mr.. Clark, of Martinsburg,
70 of DIR. French's pupils and Au-
most promising sons, have
zone to medical college at Louisville,
" We wish them a pleasant ses-
ion at college and bespeak them n
future.
Mr.. Mason,o of the Paris Mercury,
made us a pleasant call last Tuesday.
lie was a delegate to the Congression-
Il Convention from Monroe. Mr.
Mason is one of the most successful
newspaper Iuen of the rural rooster
,ersuasion, in the State having now
.bout 1900 subscribers on his books.
-Miss:Fannie Rosamond is making
arrangements to open a select school
n New Florence. Miss Fannie is one
If Hardin Colleges most brilliant
and We al recommend her
IS a first-class tescher and a model
girl.
Mr.. Byrns brings fresh meat to
he southeast corn er of public square
every morning, which he sells at
bankrupt prices. Call and try his
market; you all know him.
There will be a grand closing shak-
inc up by the candidates next FRIDAY
(to-morrow) afternoon, at l O'CLOCK
at the court house. Let everybody
Dr. Luckie has a living curiosity IN
the way of a spotted mouse. eah
and see it; the DIR. has quite a muse