Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

Inok out for thieves.
surgeon Fair this week.
George Harper is ticket agent.
poblic school opens Sept. 18th.
Charley Grasty is at home sick.
non.t fail to visit the floral hall.
The fair is a big thing for Mexico.
n,r hotels are crowded with bust
ness.
For a nice fresh watermelon go to
Frost's.
No liquor will be sold on the Fair
Ground.
No gambling schemes at the Fair
this year.
Next Saturday will be a big day in
Mexico.
Plenty of good water at the Fail
Grounds.
Mexico is TO have a new c%alaboose.
We need one.
Don't fail TO go to the Fair and see
the buffalo chase.
Red ribbon first and blue ribbon
second premium.
The Perry Brass Band will furnish
music for our Fair.
No gambling schemes are allowed
on the Fair Ground.
There are hundreds of people here
from adjoining counties.
A.. C. Perrin will u the dining
hall at the Fair Ground.
Gen. Hancock says his health is
Just as good as Tilden's.
Articles entered in floral hall must
be left till Saturday evening.
A good opera troupe could have
made $1,000 this week easy.
Mrs. Geo. J. Tyrrell, of st. Louis,
is visiting relatives IN this city.
All the surrounding counties are IN
favor OF a district fair at Mexico.
DR.. S. NJ. Dodson, of Martinsburg,
lis going to move to Mexico to live.
Our streets were neatly cleaned
Monday. They should be kept clean.
A. c. Perrin has the dining hall
privileges, and uses booths | and 2.
Miss Nellie Wheeler, of Fulton, is
the guest of the Misses Hord, of this
city.
We are glad to know that Martins
burg is going to have an ~artesian
we'll.
What has become of the "croakers''
who said we would not have a good
fair?
Entreis for speed rings must be
made before 6 p. m., of the day pre-
vious.
Miss Lulu Gibson, of st. Louis, is
visiting her friend Miss May Ross OF
this city.
Greenbackers want to hold the two
old parties responsible for this long
dry spell.
Don't fail to examine Clark & Tur-
ner's display Of sewing machines at
floral hall.
Our Fair Daily has Il circulation,
not of Is Or 100, but of 700 copies
every day.
Miss Jessie Withers, of Kansas
City, is visiting Miss Sallie Morris,
Of this place.
The Fair Daily recommends itself
for cheapness at least. 1t is free gratis
for nothing.
Mathew Fassar, the man who
founded Vassar College and chewing
gum, is dead.
Joe Stanhope, n of the best
horsemen In the State, has our thanks
for stock items.
Better has q large lot of washing
machines ; just made. He is doing
live business.
Rev. DIR. Grasty was brought up
from st. Louis last night. He is a
very sick man.
Col. Burch has gone to Chicago
70 superintend the publishing of his
letter on this county.
Thieves attempted to break into
Eabank & Crawford's hardware store
out we're frightened away.
The Galloway County Fair will not
come Off this year at all. The dry
Weather was too much for it.
The Mexico LEDGER will issue q
aslly during the Fair. Bob White is
oaslness.-St. Louis Chronicle.
Robert Luckie's meadow and near
" mile of fence was burned by
sparks from a train last Sunday
J. W. Carson is at Congress Hall,
saratoga. He has our thanks for
papers. Will be home Sept. 10th.
deorge P. Harper, ticket agent,
,alortas US that the total gate receipts
day.
ihere were about twice as many
people at the fair the first day of this
= .lefe were on the first day of last
- long as Greenback speakers get
fas = speech and expenses, we don't
going.
Inc Bible tells us man was made
aae lust OF the earth. Now is q
seoo time to stock a new world with
on aae buffalo chase of Tuesday was
T. asme exciting. Frank Garrett won
- laee. The chase will be repeated
/. I've aisplay of farm machinery run
y steam will be a leading attraction