Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-11

r An e4ange says the good die
young. ' have been very unwell
for the lsfew weeks.
-CaptIinner has been visiting
his familyr the past few days, but
has return to the river.
DIR. awford has just returned
from a vi. to Kentucky, and reports
ex~cellentops in that State.
Thee engine has been ordered
under reirs, and by the next drill
day shev be in good order.
-Mard, in Laddonia, on July
Sd, by ". Johnson, William ii.
Connell,, Miss Josie Hendrick.
-BricP omeroy seldom hits the
truth in b paper, but when he does
he apologies for it in the next issue.
-Theluton Telegraph wss issued
on the Sand dated on the 9Th last
week, anstill Fulton is a Murphy
town.
At tt last meeting of the City
Council SIPS were taken to have all
the defeeEe sidewalks in Mexico re-
paird at oce. This is good.
The twenty-second victim has
been addd to the list Of deaths caus-
ed Dy tt Richmond cyclone, and
several ME are expected to die.
We hrn from a private letter
that DIR. on'vay, the Murphy advo-
cate is prsecuting his labors in ILL
nois, ands ready to try his case
with the Loberly Monitor.
-Prof.2ice,O of the Fulton Gazette,
and Walhe Williams, of the Fulton
Telegraph Fulton, took in Mexico
on the 4tof July.
-Theuccess of the Murphy pic
mic on th4th was due to a great ex-
tent to o, enterprising citizens Jas.
Carroll al Maj. Allison.
The efferson City Gun Club
beat the alton Gun Club last week
by the or SO to rs. 100 balls
were thrGn from the traps for each
club.
Mrs Weating, who fell down
stairs on day last week, IN suoth
Mexico, from which she suffered
pa~ralysiof the whole body for days,
is muchbetter, and will recover.
jim Robinson is having a man.
moth hrn built on his farm 8 miles
north of Mexico. We learn that Jim
will gre up the circus business after
this sason and retire to his farm in
this county.
Our Correspondent, Gamma
LARA" ofLaddonia, is married. We
wish her a long and pleasant life, but
W trust that although she is welded
sic will be none the less dc vOted to
the LEDGER.
H. A. Silver and Edwin Silver
nave been at home during Miss Mays
sickness, although she has been
leathly sick, in fact, her life dispared
If at one time, we are glad to say
The is now out of danger and will re-
over.
Miss Hstie Flye, one of louisa:
la's fairest maids has been the guest
If Miss Emma Clark tor the last few
lays. She has returned to her home
md we think that the heart of one OF
our young real estate agents ''Flyes"
,ver that way.
The track on the C.. & A. ex-
ension has been completed to a point
20 miles from this city, just beyond
Switch, the junction of the
=. & A and the North Missouri
'ailroads. Track laying will have to
est two or three weeks as the graders
ire behind with their work. We learn
hat Clark's Switch is a good opening
or a store.
At the annual election of Mexi-
% Savings Bank July 9Th. The fol-
were elected directors: VIM.
j. f. Ross, f. z. Cunning
lam, b. F. Harrison, VIM. Fl. French,
lewis Hord, Jno. M. Menefee, S. M.
j. M. Marmaduke. VIM.
stuart was elected President j. III.
Marmaduke, Cashier; S. NJ. Locke,
Assistant Cashier.
Mayor Fowler wrote to Governor
Phelps a few days since for ahundred
stand of arms i'm order to form a
military company in Mexico to pro-
,ect our houses from tramps. The
Governor wrote back that the arm!
come as soon as we organized
1 company un'ler the MALTA law. A
,alI was issued by the mayor, bu'
was poorly responded to as our citi
zens did not want to form a company
that would be subject to the call o
the Gov. The idea of a military com
.any is now given up and arrange
ments are being perfected to organize
home guard which will in our opin
ion answers the purpose much better
and at the same time we will not b
subject to the call Of the Gov.