Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-29
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DIR. McFarlane has our thanks q
for late Califol MIA papers.
Ed Wright is not creating half as "
much Juror as he thinks he is. !.
Mrs. Tom Hucle, of Sailing, died :,
last Sunday at8so' clock, a. m.
The G, freightdepot isIbe-A !.
ing refitted in better style. h
Bro. Swift has the boss churn. .
Call at the Martin House and see it. :
Much to the delight of her many b
friends, Miss Annie Woodward has q
returned home. Il
Squire Lupton and J. NJ. Cor h
don held open court at the Sturgeon /
fair IN Tuesday. v
Judge Forrist will deliver lee :,
ture at the temperance meeting next o
Monday night a week. ii
Miss Fannie Rosenblott, n of
lSt. Louis fairest bells. is visiting z
Miss Tillie Phillip, of this city. y
Big picnic at Hisey's to-day. !,
The candidates viii all be present !.
and make Rome Howl" -,
Next Mensawni9hteS SAG Graz :,
dock and c: A.. Q~uisfnbesry Wall a. /
dress the Murphy meeting, t.
i. Phillip, our. enterprisipg .
clothing merchant, is in New York .
| buying his fall stock of goods, )
At the Union meeting last sup -.
day night, for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers, $50 was donated. ,
We give this week the full text
of Britton a. HrIrs and A. H. Buck -,
: ner's speec4s in Mexiso last Satur=
day - I,
@ytajor Allison is again al his
place of business. We are glad to
see the Majors smiling face on our
streets again.
i Dunn, the barber, found a small
e spread head viper- onesef the most
3, poisonous snakes, on the floor in the
room back Of his shop yesterday.
Elder G. NJ. johnson, of Indiana,
: will preach at the Old School Baptist
S Church, on Tuesday, Sept. Sd, at
10 O'Clock, also at night.
Lewis Hord's horse, Lulu H,
won the $50 premium in the trotsing
: race at Sturgeon, troting -hermlc+
1t in 3 minutes aud l3 seconds.
l. EThetIaas3 d B;Ss
Is sl0e premium in y npIng aee s1
the Surgeon FAN fdhnshg hE mfg
in one minute, fifty and one doaftlf3
IF seconds. -
We shoraG fdve a hridn QyeFd
every creek in Audrajg seant 5shea
IL sad. calamity of FAST weekeo hSss3
l. been atverted by 4 badb
le bridge.
w w Pref. B~lonton,a B ss rsesiSI
dent elect of our public sc1sools has,
70 arrived in Alexife, and we leak
N HIM 4 pleasant connection with our
citizens. -
DR.. Russell ! horse came very
" near, running away FAST Sandgf when
he. his wife and child sscreaal in the
, buggy. The doctor, by his nerve
got hisAaysescooaed avwn gsftsr IT,
lad h0ssen sheshattssna aoas sose
Othdrsdanage- fts &a# ,e &~t
Mrs. Gleason. who has leea for
the last few weeks veryasick, was ter
ribly shocked by her double hereave-
ment, but is slowly recovering from,
her shock, and much to the delight
!; of her many friends is Recovering as
fast as could be expected Under the.
circumstances. 4
I'VE learn that Johns Branch.
post office has been closed. Our
subscribers at that place will please
notify us at once, where TO send
N their papers and oblige our mailing
clerk.
Ige The picnic on johns Branch
last Friday, was a success. Dancing,
.ne tournament riding, and base ball
'e' were all IN order. From what we
l"i' can learn, We think the country boys
al scooped Mexico badly in the game
of base ball.
u WIN. Pollock, IL enterprising
HE miller, has made arrangements TO pGt
up a wheat elevator at Armstrong, a
'no station just this side of Glasgow, on
'a' the new road. Mr.. Pollock is going
to nave his wheat shipped direct to
him and save the commission mer-
chants rates. This will also be q
Tor great saving to the flour consumer.
ok, The speaking at Mount Sion
oil, Church, in the west end of oar coun-
tie, ty, wa.s we'll attended last Tuesday.
leo We were glad on that occasion to
meet many of our old friends and
con form many new and pleasant acquain-
tances. Sailing Township is the gar
ac- den spot of Audrain and we congrat-
lck ulate the citizens ON their fine show
lgh for good crops. a..
md The bridge on the new road, JUS
CHI this side of Highbee, was harmed b,
incendiaries last Sunday morning ant
,igh came near being destroyed. w
.pt. learn from reliable parties that the
be contractors are not paying thei
up- hands, and that in this way, the roa,
A has to suffer in reputation as well a
oys fnaneiallyron account q the ontate
ton ness of their contractors.