Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-03-11
FROM
LAppONIA. Mo. March 8. 80.

EDITOR LEDGER: Five years ago
we came to Laddonia; it was then
the slowest, dullest town we ever
met-one dry goods store and it died
for the want of customers. To-day
we have three first class dry goods
stores, all having a good trade, one
hardware store, one drug store, two
blacksmith shops, one wagon shop,
and each in their line are doing a
good business. The elevator has
added much business, and there is
more grain shipped from here than
any town on the railroad, twice the
size Of this. The Baptist denomina-
ton are building a neat church,
which will be completed in a short
time. The building of a tabernacle
this spring is also talked Of. Six
new houses are now being erected
and several more talked of.
Mr.. B. Crawford has sold his
dwelling house to Joseph Smith.
Mr.. Smith, we learn, will make Lad
donia his home. We are glad to
have such folks as Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith come to town.
The Misses Everett, of Wellsville,
will open a dressmaking and millin-
cry store here about the middle Of
April.
The tramps are getting scarce
like Angels visits-''few and far be-
tween;'' for all can find employment
now that wish to. Many of our
neighbors are "selling OUT" ex-
changing homes, and ''movers" are
a common sight. Some resemble
our Savior, at least in one particu-
lar, they are "meek and lowly," no
home, and no place to lay their head.
The lyceum is still in progress and
will continue to meet until the last
Friday in this month. "The Last
Loaf" played by some of the mem
bers of the society, was a
The audience was large and the best
of order was observed. The pro-
gramme for next Friday evening ON
slsts of readings, determinations, music,
paper and debate. Subject for dis
cuss!On:
Resolved, "That Capital Punish
ment should be Abolished;" and if
they should succeed in abolishing it
how glad the aext victims will feel;
but it will be a sad blow on the rail-
roads, hotels and business houses,
for they make capital out of the pun
ishment to a great extent. All, let
il be announced that some poor fell
low is TO be hing by the neck until
he is dead anC the whole country is
wild with excitement ove 1t; excur-
sion trains are run, and the place of
execution is tlronged with people,
men and womm, who go to feast
their eyes, on sealing some poor I'M
fortunate brother strangled to death.
If he had diedat home perhaps there
would not have been enough to have
given him proper attention. 1t is
said changing is done for an exam
pie, to keep down crime" sc. Well.
if it does this, I there is good in It.,
? the more that see it the better. IT
that is our law to practice-''an eye
for an eye" anC "a tooth for a TOOTH
''blood for BLOOD" the oon we
adopt it tie better But the ques-
ton is, shall we f.ollow Moses law or
our Savior's?
Well, VIC are to have a wedding in
town, at least one of the parties live
in town, but not being authorized to
publish it, we viii wait a few weeks
before we tell you any thing more
about it, but it is understood we are
! to have some of The turkey, cake and
ice ream. Perhaps we will send
you a saucer full. of the latter, il you
promise to divide it with your 'Det-
ter half.' ANNIE LAURIE.