Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-03-17
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day.
Squire Gillian has our thanks for
a basket Of the finest parsnips we
ever ate.
Several obituary notices crowded
out this week, but will appear in our
next issue.
Fenley Bryan, who is a student at
the State University, Columbia, was
home Sunday.
Episcopal church service Sunday
next, by Bishop Robertson, II a. m.
and 1880 p. m.
W. W. Fry and wife are now keep
iEg house in their handsome residence
in south Mexico.
Garfield did not forget the colored
people. He mentioned them in his
inaugural speech.
1t was a Connecticut minister
whose salary was $50 q year and half
the fish he caught.
Miss Lizzie Ward, formerly of
Mexico, was married to F. J. Orr, Of
California, last week.
Ben. Warford is making a good
street commissioner and we trust he
will be re-appointed.
The Gar of Russia was assassinat-
ed, last Sunday, by a hand bomb
shell of nitro-glycerine.
Mexico is to have a couple of mar
riages this month. One on the goth,
ane the other on the 3Oth.
Our friend VIM. Whitney, of Sa-
line county, was home to see the
folks the first of the week.
Our streets are being cleaned
off in first rate style. Now fix up our
sidewalks and street crossings.
If you wish to help the public
school library go and hear the Dec
tor of Alcantara Saturday night.
The Columbia Sentinel now issues
a semi-weekly. We wish it success,
but we fear Columbia is q weekly
town.
The sculptor who chisled his bene-
factor out of a block of marble far
nished an instance of human ingrati-
tHde.
"How poor vas Jobs turkey?"
He had but one feather in his tail,
and had to lean against the fence to
gobble.
Whoop up the tobacco factory. We
are glad to see our best men take
hold of this enterprise. 1t Is bound
to succeed. y
Rippey Bros, of Laddonia, are put
ting up a e hardware store, which
will be completed shortly. We wish
them success.
The stock for a tobacco factory
has all been subscribed. When Mex
leo takes hold of anything she always
puts it through.
Rev. J. W. Anderson has been
pastor of the Centralia NJ. K. Church
for two years, and has had 1872 addi-
tons to his church.
The LEDGER, the "great religious
weekly" called for a street sprinkler.
The people heard US not, but the
Lord sent a rain.
When a man sits down suddenly in
an icy mass of slush, laugh heartily.
Of course he sits down for your es-
peclal edification.
Blessed is the man that does not
seek office more blessed is he whom
office seeks !; most blessed is he that
gets what he wants.
Gabe Blum, of the firm of David
Bros. & Blum, has just returned
from the east with a large and COM
plete line of goods.
St. Louis is to have a new Opers
House where the Grand Opera House
now stands. 1t will be the largest
and the best in the world.
The C. & A. trains do not stop a
Bowling Green for dinner. Tht
east bound train dimes at Mexico
and the western train at Roodhouse.
The original New Orleans min
~strels, will appear at Opera House
in this city, Saturday evening, Apri
End.
Grand ball at Opera House to
night for the benefit OF the Lane
League. Good music and goo,
=, management. A grand time is an
ticipated.
, We see from the Columbia States
man, that Mr.. Kneisly, of Boon
8 county, was drunk while in the Hous
of Representatives, and disgraced hi
constituents.
If you want good goods cheap g
to L. Phillip. He has just returne'
: from New York with the larges
u stock of goods ever brought to Mex
leo. Call and see him.
Red. Galloway, reporter" OF tn
knights of Honor, has received ir
= s~tructions to pay 81, 900 insurance t
, Mrs. II. Glascock, for which amour
her husbands life was insured.
II We announce B. F. Tomlinson
q candidate for councilman in til
.6Nh -ord Mr. Ton1inson wOul