Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-11
Probate court is now in session.
See election notice in this issue.
Don't fail to attend the skatin,

Probate court is now in session.
See election notice in this issue.
Don't fail to attend the skating
rink.
Vote for candidates at the head of
our columns.
Judge Mactarlane has just returned
from Huntsville.
T. NJ. Gill & Co. are moving into
their new brick building.
The 18th of March {next Wednes-
day. is st. Patrick's Day.
Mrs. Robert Vincili is very sick with
inhammatory rheumatism.
Miss Annie Campbell of Paris, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Don't fail to attend Maj. Downev's
reading next Tuesday night.
We want a regular correspondent
at Martinsburg and Vandalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Henderson have
lust returned from q visit to st. Louis.
The first snow of the season fell
Yesterday. We have not time to
write any poetry on it.
VIM. Pollock has made the city a
good mayor and will probably be re-
elected without opposition.
Divine service in the various
. churches in the future will not open
till half past seven in the evening"
Frank Frost, of Jacksonville, Ill.,
one of the best printers in the state,
Is now visiting his home in this city.
Faucet and Muldrow think if they
can get a reprieve until Grant is
president, they will get a pardon.
7. Smith has resigned his position
as a director Of Hardin College. Mr..
j. A. Guthrie was elected in his
place.
Mrs. W. II. Barton of this city,
died last week. Funeral services
were held at the M. F.. Church, South,
last Sunday.
We hear some talk of Mr.. James
Bassford running for Mayor. VIZ
don't know whether he will be a can.
didate or not.
The Denver Land Company has
been shown up to be a fraud. We,
some time since, warned our readers
against THIS enterprise.
Bring your horse bills to the LED
GER office. We have type and cuts OF
all kinds and will give your horse 8
free notice i'll the paper.
Rev. Mr.. Carson, of Mexico, has
been called to the pastoral charge o.
the Presbyterian Chnrch in this city
Montgomery Standard.
M. Y. Duncan is writing a very
readable history Of the polafax Texas
Ruggles Grant. We don't know
whether Col. McIlhany will repub
fish it in tue InteHigencer or not.
The Carrollton, Illinois Gazette
publishes a two column weather re.
a port. The editor should either ge
out an almanac Or move to som,
country where they have no weather
A board of directors, president
secretary and all officers Of the Au
drain County Fair Association viii
be elected at their meeting, Marcl
10th. Let all stock holders be pres
ent.
The saloons were all closed las
Friday, not by an order from TIN
court or mayor, but by the mutua
agreement Of the proprietors, who
we think, deserve credit fer VIVA
they did.
A. II. Buckner has returned t,
Washington. VIM. Whitney did no
return. "Whit" is going up in Sa
line county to farm; he says Co
made the country and he is going t
work In the vineyard.
Mr.. Joel Guthrie returned yester
Aday from Nicholasville, Kentucky
swhere he had been 10 attend tn
s.tunsral of his son-in-law, Mr.. Wn
Sappington. He brought his daugh'
er. Mrs. Bette Sappington, bac
with him.
surely no nj can now say that til
laws are not enforced in Missouri
Five men will be hanged this mont
in this state and two more in this cit
pm April I'd, making, in all, seven,
side of 80 days.
Stephen J. Moere's trial ia set fl
To-day at Bowling Green, Missouri
Aloore has been tried twice-once ]
pf the jury were for hanging and o,
Apgainst it, and the last time II we
for hanging. A new trial and
change Of venue were gained by Fo