Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-09-02

Old and a sprightly charmer.
Barnum vas not with the show last
Saturday. Don't know as he ever
saw it.
Col. Hutton took in the Sturgeon
fair the day Of the Congressional
convention.
The weather is so warm in the cal
aboose the city is talking of putting
in a Bryon Hite heat fender.
The rolling stone gathers no moss,
but it gathers the fellow that rides a
bicycle every time.
Money must be plenty when a cir
Gus takes in over s., 900 at one per-
torrance.
The Greenbackers are complaining
because money is SO scarce, &c. We
noticed the bulk of them at the circus.
Geo. Kabrich and w. H. Smith,
the grocer, are having their stores
reprinted and fitted up in the latest
style.
Judge Gilliam's court is daily
crowded with parties seeking justice.
They ask for justice and get the
"stone pile"
The "Tale of two Tickets" in
Mondays MteHiyencer, should have
been continued through the week.
Mrs. Rodman has moved her milliA
pery store down stairs in the room
formerly occupied by II. H. Fowler.
Eight thousand tickets for the Au-
drain County Fair are being printed
in the LEDGER job rooms this week.
Miss Mary Brooks, a charming
young lady from New Bloomfield, is
visiting Mr.. j. W. Plunkett and lady
of this city.
Two children died from s%uffocation
in Barnum's show tent while at Ma
con City during the afternoon per-
Torrance.
j. NJ. Menefee, who has just visit
ed all the large eastern cities to pur-
chase furniture, returned home last
Saturday.
The biggest thing about Barnum's
circus was the tents, which were
blown into carpet rags last Saturday
afternoon.
. j. Linn Ladd, of the Vandalia
Leader, and /. Switzler, of the Col
umbia Statesman, took in the show,
or were taken in by tie show,
The Herald will run some time
yet. The proprietor was able to dis
pose Of his complimentary to the
show.
Barnum did not show in st. Louis
Monday afternoon. 1t took the
whole company and fifty sail makers
f all day to repair the V
! j. r. Haislip can always be found
at his place of business ut Martins.
burg, ready to wait upon his Il
: toners.
The Hancock and English clut
should have all executive meeting
shortly. If we are organized fol
; work, let us go at it at once.
j. r. HaIslip is dong q heavy bus
, mess in the drug trade at Martins
burg. He would be pleased to have
his friends call and see him.
The convention yesterday was thu
last of the season, we think. Nov
, let ns work, and work together, ant
, make the Democratic majority large
than ever
The corn crop in Audrain will thi
season average bu, little over on
half a crop, although the rain las
Saturday night will bring out the lat
corn.
q We hear Judge w. o. Forrls
talked OF as IL candidate Tor congress
on the Republican ticket in this dis
4 trict
n Buckley & Moore are ~eXcavating
large cellar in the rea of their store
r They will also build an addition to il
r. b. Speed of the Warrenton Ban
ner, was II delegate to cOngressiona
convention, and made us a pleasan
cal.
The booths of the Audrain Count
3 Fair will be let at auction at the fai
ground a: 2 p. m. next Saturday
oSept. 4th.
n Senator Cockrell will he his ow
q successor. We were very gla
n to see with what pleasure and Ell
K thusiasm our convention instruct
cd for him.
Another unprecedented ''break.
The Intelligencer in Il column articl
II writes up Il circus Performance tn
'e same as it would Il Sunday Schot
Il Convention.
i" The Greenbackers will have
9 fair count-.hey need not begi
= ~squealing this O They are eve
: now trying to find an excuse for the
: anticipated defeat.
We hear some talk Of a paper mi
N 10 Mexico. Wrapping paper coul
10 he made here from fax straw, 81
We will notice tins matter at length
shortly:
un t-a Cat.~Iory ntnlf -s