Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-09-23
Hurdle race Saturday was of. N,

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Hurdle race Saturday was off. No
entries. asn .Ha szoifiH|St sts fHJ s. 4
The small balloon man fionrishes
last, week. .sls 3eaoa afa& haa fa;Eai /
About 5000 people attended the
fair Friday. f;.s e:g.-g ,....a-g i
Judge Robinson Of Bowling Green,
took ia the fair. .. |
Miss Boyd Of Marshall, is attend
ing Hardin College. 4. |
The poorer q mans horse is the
harder he Will kick.
A. premium should be given TO the |
best lady rider next year.. Ga.3fs
The arrangements in every way will |
be better for our next fair. 4'H .'a"'.
- 1t has been six years since the old
fair ground was abandoned.
A large crowd came IN on the
Fulton train to the fair Friday. |
Before, another year, evergreen
trees will be planted around the band
stand. III En-. ,.sii,..s-.. .,,..ay ..+- r.
Ed. w. III. Hook will preach in
the Christian Church ut Centralia
this year.
Not a single drunken man or fight
last week. What have the crOakers
to say now? ..q,r.,-., y.,- .tas
Squire Hooton, superintendent of
floral hall, was the right man in the
right place.
The other dailles are glad the fair
is oyer, so the Fair Daily will be out
of their way. '-s1'a AIw
Mexico is a central point, and next
year We will have some big district
trots at the fair. .... ..
The prospect is that the colored
fair will be q success. 1t opens on
Wednesday, Sept. 29th.
The Greenbackers have appointed
Gatewood of Montgomery, elector
for the Thirteenth District. rs..
A very pleasant little party was
enjoyed by the young people at Har-
din College last week.
It will not be long before the Her.
aid will ''ignore" the LEDGER. 1t 10
the only show it has to hold its own.
The awards in the hog department
were made Friday. There was no
kicking, but some squealing in this
department. E..... - .t.-............
Rev. T. ]. Gooch, much to the
delight of his church and many
friends, has been stationed at Mexico
for another year. ''''" .'.t "
One of Martin Huri's horses died
last week. He had been hauling the
heavy bus from Columbia, and died
from sheer exhaustion. g. ,..s.....
Morgan Show of Pike county, &C.
cused of numbering his brother, is in
our Jail for safe keeping. We will
notice him further later. .fH
Mrs. F. v. Lambert and Mrs. r. B.
Worrell, of Paris, mother and sister Of
Everett Bean, of this Office, were
in the city attending the fair. ...#
1t looks like old times to see hum
dreds OF Audrain's Oldest families
gather together at our fair, and have
their good old basket dinners.
Our fair officials had q hard
weeks work, but they should feel
rewarded when they see what per-
feet success the fair was in every par
ticular.
Centralia now has the best and
most commodious public school build
ing in Boone county, it being supe-
rior to the public school building in
Columbia. =, ~. a'' q i,i.-
An exchange speaks about a
'sulky race" That is one of the
things we would like to sea sulky-
run-trot-pace-or-walk. Oh, go west,
and Craze awhile.
Fifteen hundred dollars is offered
that Erred Douglass" can beat
"Harper' best three in. five-mile
heats, the better to select the driver.
For further particulars, inquire at
this Office. Il I ID 81
We learn to. day that some of our
greenback brothers have made some
small bets with democrats, and will
challenge their vote at the fall elec-
ton. Wonder if they can't be chal-
lengel back? S +
The Mexico LEDGER will run q
daily paper during the week of the
county fair. 1t will be first-class, as
that is the only kind If q paper Bob
White will get out.-Knob Noster
Gem.
The beautiful and accomplished
bevy of young ladies from Hardin
College was one of the leading at
fractions at the fair Friday. The
Association should have awarded q
lpremium for the largest and best col
lection of refined sweetness.
| Last Thursday, George Ragsdale
had his pants pockets cnt while asleer
| in carriage, and 500 taken. This
is the only case Of theft that came
under our notice. No arrests were
] made. There is no likelihood that any
clew to the thief can be obtained.
Some of the travelling penny catch.
ers, it appears, got ready to leave
Thursday night, and tried to slip of
bag aud baggage without paying theil
Trent to the association. but the nigh
police were too smart for them. Ne
one escaped except one fellow, who
put his trunk over the fence and got
over after It. ssk so 5s&ss f.sFs'i
{. Heavy Weight" Awards. Gs
Il We notice our handsome and &C
accommodating president, r. W. Tnre
lman, and vice-president, L. Hord
are now Wearing elegant white badges
ia present, with compliments Of Miss