Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-12-05
Cut your Christmas trees.

Cut your Christmas trees.
Carter, of the Sturgeon Leader, is
the man for chief clerk of the House .
Fresh fish, oysters and celery at
33-1t. FRosr's.
Next Saturday will be stock sales
day. A large lot of stock will be on
the market on that day.
Mr.. Joe. Davis, of Thompson Sta
ton, made US a pleasant call last
Saturday.
Why is it that the woman on the
e dollar looks so down-hearted,
and the eagle SO much like a buzzard ?
Will some n please answer?
When you hear a man say, "Life
is but a dream" tread on his corns
and wake him up. Life is real.
Neven LEI q favor pass unreturned,
at least show that you appreciate it.
Copy and communications for the
Educational Department of the
LEDGER must be in by Saturday
morning Of each week.
For a No. l 10 cent cigar for 5
cents try the Gossip, at Opera House
Grocery. 33-tf
The ball on Thanksgiving night
Melted $50: The ball was for the
benefit of a son of Erin's Isle, who is
sickly and unable to work. Much
credit isdue tor the SUCCESS of this
enterprise TO r. NJ. Dobyns, ID. f.
Shea, L. j. Casey and others.
Congress met Monday.
The State Grange meets in Cclum-
bla next Wednesday. Irve Sims
represents this county grange.
Don't fail to go and hear the
"Wanderlng Jew" tonight at Opera
House.
Everybody invited to call and ex-
anime the Fresh Stock of Groceries at
Opera House Grocery. 33-tf
Annie Laura, write your story and
serd it in at once. Ifgood we will
insert in our Xmas edition.
Don't fail to go and hear the Can
tata Queen Esther next Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
What has become of our lecture
course this winter?
''Truth is stranger than fiction" to
agood many people We know.
r. w. Tureman is in Kansas CITY
on business.
We have a full line of the latest and
toniest styles Of New Years cards.
Call up and look at them. If.
Warner Potts arrested yesterday
young Norton, wanted in Paris, for
larceny.
We will publish A. H Buckner's
open letter on finance next week.
Mrs. Deleplane has our thanks for
late Pennsylvania papers.
Two of our railroads "kings'' in
dulged in a little "circus'' last night
at the depot. They handled ''insu-
lators'' as if they wished they were
Gatlin guns. No blood shed.
Oh! the boot-full snow.
We are now printing 5000 papers
for Prof. Treloar, in which will bt
found the full caste of Esther.
Wong Chin Foo, the celebrated
Chinese lecturer, will favor Mexico
&his month. F%ullaccount next week
j. Med. Trimble and 3. B. Ture
mar spent last Sunday in Galloway,
Rev. Mr.. Pearson, of Louisiana
made a neat little speech at the Muir
ply meeting Monday night.
f Rines Is having a neat and tasty
stable built for his fast horse, Jerry.
T. j. Marshall is very sick.
The Yonng Mems Christian Asso,
citation meets over the Savings bank.
Charlie Malone is making arrange.
ments TO go south.
Can't we have the hands on the
north side of the clock regulated. We
want right here to inform the jenitol
of the Court House that the people OF
the north side of the square are no
two hours behind the rest of Tho
world.
The Fulton train will leave in the
future at II 40 p. m. 1t arrives al
the same old time ii d. m.
Mr.. Marshal, the agreeable agent
of the Rosebank nurseries of Nash.
vile Ten, is at the Ringo House.
Ladies wishing Ornamental trees
for their yards or lawns should now
leave their orders with Mr.. Marshall
Ggent for the Rosebank nurseries.
See account of same elsewhere.
Elwood Tuttle, Of fulton, was in
Mexico yesterday en- route for St
Louis.
w. c. Davis, of Fulton, was il
Mexico yesterday on his way to
Saline county, to purchase a large lo'
OF stock for the st. Louis market.
Henry Fowler is ''ingering'' light
ming at Bowling Green, Mo. "Brick'
Is n Of the most reliable employee.
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