Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-29
NE" YEARS DAY.
List of Those VIII" viii Keep Open House,
MOnday Jan. 2

We publish below q full list of tho
ladies who are going to receive tbei,
friends on New Year. day, which being
Sunday, will be observed on Monday,
If this list is not complete. it is no,
our fault. For the past five year.
we have had a great deal of trouble
in getting the names of parties who
were going to keep open house.
This year we notified the ladies tc
send in their names, and we publish
none but those who have responded.
Some ladies', perhaps, do not like to
see their names in print, so we pub.
lish only those who have favored us
with their names, all Of whom have
our thanks. Parties who wish cards
should call at once and examine our
line Of samples, so we can order lust
what they want. If the callers will
drop into the LEDGER office Monday
before they start out, we will furnish
them for convenience with the names
of the ladies who receive, printed on
a neat and tasty card, to which they
can refer and know where to call:
Mrs. DR.. N. Allison will receive
assisted by her daughters and Miss
Matte Sullinger, from - to 10.
Mrs. r. NJ. White, assisted by her
mother Mrs. L. G. Mitchell, Miss
Nina Ribble, and Miss Blanche Hart
of st. Louis, from II to 10.
Miss Mary Carroll, assisted by
Misses Kittie Wardwell, Clara Conk-
lin, Carrie Edwards, Ida Ricketts,,
Lottie May and Mrs. Daisy Maths,
from! II to y.
Mrs. j. A. Glandon. assisted by
Miss May Henderson of Sedalia,
Miss Kate Crawford of Kentucky,
Mrs. Virgil keene and Miss Henrietta
Gooch, from 2 to 10.
Mrs. w. G. Hicks, at her mothers,
Mrs. j. NJ. Marmaduke, assisted by
Mrs. L. w. Carter of st. Louis, Miss
Maggie Mcdonald of Louisville, Ky,
Miss Abbie Tate of Lexington, No,
Misses Belle Morris, May Ross and
the Misses Silver, from 2 to 10.
Miss Belle Hisey, assisted by
Misses Itonia Baird, Cora Burns and
Annie Morris, from ) to 10.
Mrs. j. A. Brooks and daughter,
Ida, assisted by Mrs. j. ". Bryan
and daughter, Maggie, will receive
their friends at the residence of DR..
J. A. Brooks on Promenade street
from 2 to 10 p. n.
We are surprised that more of our
young ladies do not keep open house.
The boys claim that 1t hardly pays to
put on claw-hammer coats and kid
gloves to make so few calls. We
know of at least fifteen houses in this
city that should have had the latch
string out Monday.
Night Before Christmas.
1t was the night before Christ.
mas when some Of the boys took
it into their heads to have some fun,
so armed with u warrant they went
to the depot and entered the chain
car on the G. d A. 1890 train, or
which they knew j. Med. Trimble
was coming from HIgginsville, where
he had been to attend to some law
business. One of the boys walked
up to him and read the warrant ar.
resting him for murder while another
held q pistol to his head. Trimble
knew it was a joke, but some of the
passengers, by the way they crowded
under the seats, must have thought
the James boys had returned from
wherever they have been. After the
boys had all had a good laugh-not
4 s'smile'-and had gone out of the
car, one of ladies said, Wei | just
thought that brunette fellow will
his hair banged was a train robbel
sure This isa good joke on the
''brunette'' for the girls say he is
the handsomest fellow in town.
Hardin College Concert.
The concert at Hardin College last
week was we'll attended. The per
formance..gave good satisfaction ant
the supper, We think, was a paying
scheme for the library. The most
pleasant feature of the evening was
the presentation of Christmas gifts
by James Carroll, assisted by ID. L.
Gentry. Miss Tony Baird received
an elegant card case from her pupils
MIS-. True was presented with a silver
card receiver by her Pupils; Miss
Burns received a beautiful boquet
holder; Miss Edmonson, a large al
bum Mr.. and Mrs. Baird, a silver
set; Prot. Gentry, a bible.
A merry Christmas day and family
meeting was enjoyed at the residence
of John NJ. Clark on Clark avenue ii
this city on Sunday, the 25th inst
Christmas tree both for the little folks
and old folks, and a good dinner fol
everybody present. Those in attend
ance were: Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Flye
Louisiana, No., parents of Mrs. j. Nj
Clark; lola and Ella Harlin, cousins
Miss Edith Flye, sister; Judge Johr
Z. Clark and lady, and Edw. Clark
parents and brother of John NJ Z; Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Craig and son Charlie
Geo. Ii. Clark, wife and baby.