Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-25
4 MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO YOU

Merry Christmas!
T. B. B. is all smiles.
The depot hotel is opening. >
B +. James is home again.
Write it 1880, and not 1879.
Mexico will have a merry Xmas.
Now, gather your crop of almanacs.
Santa Claus Is a bigger nan than
Grant.
l.. W. Boulware was in Mexico
Monday.
Ex-Gov. e. H. Hardin is not able
to be out.
Darn your stockings before Thurs
day morning.
Congress is adjourned until Janu-
sry 9th, 1880.
The righteous &c we'll as the wicked
fall-on the ice.
Gen. Grant will spend the winter
in Cuba ind Mexico.
Where was Moses when the Israel
ties run out Of wood?
Manifestly, Grant is not a bigger
man than Santa Claus.
Lon Hightshoe, who has been sick,
Is again able to be out.
Audrain county is out Of debt and
moves onward steadily.
H. r. Taft and wife are spending
Christmas at Canton, Mo,
Be quick-you only have q week
more to 'svear off, in.
We hear the ladies are going to
have a leap year party.
The public school will reopen on
Monday, January 5, 1880.
John Hutchinson has moved into
VIM. Kemper's old stand.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have a Christmas tree.
The most misunderstanding is
that costs the most money.
Only a few more laps, and 1879
will leave the track-dead.
Dr.. Patterson is no longer con-
nected with the Daily Herald.
Docket for January term of circuit
cosrt closes Jan. 10th, 1880.
If you want US to publish the news,
tell it to us when you meet US.
Sturgeon will have a grand ball on
the night Of the oath Of December.
The Home Club gives q phantom
bali at Ringo House next Tuesday
night.
New Years cards in all the latest
styles at this office. Call and see
them.
Subscribers who do not get their
paper, will please report to the Office
at once.
Religion 10 to restrain wicked live
men, as well as to bolster up dying
good men.
State Teachers Association meet.
in Mexico Monday. See programme
in this issue.
J. j. Gill is confined to his room
with rheumatism. Hope to see hin
out again Don
Joe Stanhope was in Mexico las
week. He is now in the ''buggy'
business in Kansas.
AIRY n not desiring the LEDGEI
for 1880 will please drop us a posts
to that effect at once.
William Mckee, of the Globe
Democrat, died suddenly in St. Loui
last Saturday morning.
See programme of the State Teach
ers' Association to be held in Mexic
Christmas week, in this issue.
Young ladies, if you are going t.
keep open house, give us your name
at once for next week.
The little girl loves her Aunt,
Claus the best just now. Aunt thi
SO? No encore, please.
We notice that Clark 4 Turne
have one OF tie aeatest and freshes
lot O.: groceries in Mexico.
We have lust finished q job {
10000 programmes for Prof. Ire
loar's Pinafore Company.
l.. NJ. Pease has a nice lot of evel
greens for Christmas trees. Ca
early and select a good one.
The year 1880 will be q brilliar
one in politics. Every man in AL
drain county should take q paper ne,
year.
Col. Reddingten is adopting th
modern style of spelling. He insis'
that Hardin College should DO ''Ha
dom College.
I There 10 not a house in Mexic
for rent, for love or money, and
dozen new houses Just finished. An
still we boom.
In about a week, We will tell yo
all About a prominent marriage. o,
young friend is going to begin Il