Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
NJ Carson is in Boston.

Nv. Carson is in Boston.
Zoe Rutter has moved to town.
Lawn tennis is becoming popular.
Alfred P. Burbank Monday night.
q W. Fowle is happy-it is a boy.
NJ. Harrison is able to be out
ysin.
rbos. Board has moved to Mexico
olive.
Christmas one week from next
Sunday.
Mai. R. E. Lawder is in Washing
ton City.
There are 1000 cases of smallpox
10 Chicago.
Squire Gillian has a couple of
trained 'possums.
Two and six-tenths inches of rain
fell Monday night.
The Home Club will have a grand
hall Christmas week.
G. D. Ferris is opening a billiard
hall near the depot.
Read the new advertisement of the
Chicago Notion Store.
L. Phillip has built a neat bust
ness office in his store.
Lightning never strikes twice in
.us place. 1t isn't necessary.
LYMAN Fetter went to St. Louis
Nondsyto buy Christmas goods.
Miss Sager, of Boston, Mass, is
s.ching music at Hardin College.
A new Baptist Church is being
hat 10 miles northeast of Mexico.
R. Keene's horse was killed last
week by running into a barbed wire
knce.
Mrs. VIM. Pollock gave a very
usssant little party to friends last
week.
Mitchell, of the Rails County Guide,
MS married last week. Shake, old
klow.
There is a grand ball at Rush Hill
Knight. Good music and a splendid
upper.
We learn that DR.. Grasty anticl-
ptes moving to Virginia in the
arng.
If the good die young how do you
pcount for bald-headed lawyers and
ators.
j When a young, or an old fellow
ather, for that matter, Is in love, he
isfool.
81 Dick Speed, the live editor of the
Furenton Banner, dropped in on us
Z aiurdsy.
Col. John ". Forney, politician
q md journalist, died in Philadelphia
b. week.
The Centralia postmaster don't
rssr to give satisfaction. What is
& be matter?
d John Thompson's Around the
World Dramatic Company will be
here Dec. 27.
There are 1900 p%ost-of1ice appli-
suts in Washington. Most of them
he stalwarts.
Mr.. Hugh Wilson furnishes us this
week with some of the best butter
We ever tasted.
Jay Coatsworth and family, Of
hnsas City, have been visiting rel
siEes in Mexico.
The Liberty Street NJ. E. Church
fl hsye appropriate Christmas and
ssE Year services.
foang ladies', it is time you were
{ nking arrangements to keep open
q sase New Years Day.
3otovsky and Ellis, Of st. Louis,
n aHs learned their fate. The hang
. is set Tor January 6.
Iae annual tea party at the NJ. E.
Il 1a''rh, South, last Friday night was
= 'sGlal and financial success.
"a ihe fire company should, 10y all
ssas, be supplied with hooks and
81 aas's. They need them badly.
MI Ion Hickman, of this county, had
'ane horse stolen last week. More
'k for the vigilance committee.
ihefe is some talk of Geo. Kabrich
uns up the opera house in first-class
q we this spring. This is q good idea.
ael. aark Pitcher has moved his mann
u" stock of jewelry to the room
"1efly occupied by Sallee& Brooks.
st3 Earl Cunningham sold a fine lot OF
iasI y tais week. One of them weigh
q ~''0 pounds. Who can beat it:
II o'h. Smith has bought the gro.
''0fe formerly owned by Willard
n wig hr. Smith is a good business
~ ~ McClain, charged with driv'
g .ssh nOrtgaged stock, will have a
lug oeiore Squire Buckley to-
beSX sQf0W
Vi
SCI .asc d A. R. R. is doing an i'm
re- business on the Kansas City
sss "'' 1t should bring back the
ldss pmr
s~' ifeloar will organize an ole
ssfs1 s'ea singing school at his mu
lSss .N0u next Saturday evening a