Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-05
See Mitchell's space.
The picnic boo:, Is immense.
Iusic Pupils Wanted

The picnic boon IS immense.
Music Pupils Wanted
Mrs. r. NJ. White will take a linz
tied number of music pupils. If.
Have you heard from Alabama.
the G. B. State? She went 60, 600
Democratic.
A mans slippers are made for
comfort, and a woman's TO show her
colored stockings.
The LEDGER will issue a large num-
Der of extras next week. Adver-
Users take note of this.
edmund G. Haley for Con-
gress.'-G. B. Press.
The country is saved.
Pike county instructed solid for
Buckner last Friday. This nomi-
mates him on the first ballot.
Miss Ellie Daniel returned last
Friday from a three weeks visit to
relatives and friends in Vandalia.
Every Democrat in the county
should make it a point of being at the
Cunningham picnic next Thursday.
Tanners time will be out to-mor-
row (Friday) moor. He is a spunky
skeleton, and will get through all
right.
New back grounds have just been
received at Graham's gallery. Call
up, and ''pose' in the "Cottage by
the Sea-"
We noticed the genial ccuntenance
of Frank Kilgore on our streets last
Saturday. Frank has been sick for
sometime past.
Woodford Levaugh, one of the
oldest settlers Of this county, is lying
dangerously ill at the residence of his
SOB in this city.
Hon. A. NJ. Alexander, of Paris,
Monroe county, will address the peo-
pie of Fandalia on the 10th of Au-
gust, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
We learn that Ira Hall will be call
ed Or by the Republican Central
Committee to take the stump in the
interest of the party.
J c. V. Baskin sold last Monday,
to John Jones, ahead of hogs at
S4:15 per hundred pounds. Average
weight 254 lbs. per head.
The Audrain county fair opens on
the 18th of September and continues
five days. Exchanges please copy
and the LEDGER will reciprocate.
John NJ. Clark has just returned
from a three weeks business trip to
Ohio. He expects a large number of
land buyers from there this fall.
MIR. Edward Eubank and wife, and
Miss Belle Ashcraft, Of Paris, were
in Mexico yesterday, visiting the
family of Mr.. VIM. A. Eubank.
Clark Nominated.
Special dispatch to the Mexico LEDGER.
Fulton, Mo, Aug. 5, 18SO.-Hon.
J. b. Clark was nominated on the
first ballot.
Mark Crawford has just completed
his new store room at Worcester.
DIR. Crawford is one of the best read
young physicians in the county.
Col. Frank Craddock of the Full.
ton Telegraph, made US a call las,
Saturday. Frank informs us that he
has made several mashes during his
stay in that Bennett.
Cllas. Bright, Maj. Lawder's clerk
on account of i'll health, has gon,
west. Charlie is L fine young man
but We fear he will never be able t
resume work.
Mr.. Henry Steele and Miss Addi'
Austin of Monroe county, and Mis-
Susie Wilson of Paris, are in the cit,
visiting Mrs. W. c. Ridgeway, ne
Miss Mollie Steele.
Our friend Sol. Hughlett of Wells
vile, is a candidate for the Legisla
ture in Montgomery county. Sol. i
a solid, sound Democrat, and will dc
good work in the Legislature.
Hon. A. Ii. Buckner now has 8
delegates instructed for him, and i
takes 50 to nominate. He will &c
Audrain's 10 votes solid, and will b
nominated on tie first ballot.
John Il. Haislip, the leading drug
, gist of Martinsburg, called in to-da,
and paid us for the LEDGER. III
says he could not do without it. III
was Oh his way to Jefferson City o.
business.
Public Speaking!
Hon. A. NJ. Alexander of Paris
Monroe county, candidate for con
| gress, will speak at the court hous
. IN this city on Saturday evening, tn
l 9TH inst.
Doctors say, ''don't drink ic
water when you are hot" We sup
d, pose the time to- drink Ice water j
along in the dead of winter when
:, is a tight scratch to keep from freez
ing to death.
The Republicans and Greenback
ers fused in Alabama. 1t wer
> Democratic by a majority of $4,000
! That is one of the States Weaver WIS
. going to carry.
Talk goes for naught. Any on
who thinks Ed Haley can beat til