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, 1881-01-01
VALUE OF 1lECEIpTS.
TIE F11tsT SHILLING VALUE
Inn rcceinta nf nr0,tt,ce In this city during

22:3k per cent. ,..
Tic value Ut the receipts OF lumber. coal,
md lish nre not fncltded III tho above, being
Incorporated lit tic following statistics Of
wholesale sales.
Tlo total weight Of tho farm produce re-
ceivctl in this city during tho year lSs0 was
Mi'ont A,G',00 toNs, agatnst a,TA5, 600 tons Il,
1s1D. T]lu gain III weight IL soO, 600 tons; but
this was hugely owing 10 tho great In
crease Of our receipts Of cori,
w',ir' Is iow-pr!rcA grain. This
explains tho partial agreement between
the judgments IN weight antt se!IinE value.
wllleprlces averaged considerably. higherfOr
Inst yenr tl,nn for ls70. Wa uotG tint tic rc-
ccirts OF lumber, shingles, coal, lend. alal Pig.
iron would swell tll1 aloyctotal to 1?A1, gN k!
tans; Or ncariy u, ,000 tors for cnch OF tho S68
tEnys til the yGttr.
T'lie first ytl..eof tho wIlole crops Of wleat,
sn1 n nss "to IeFSH ny e
00 O0O Iii 1850, against Sl,4D7,O0O, 600 III 1871.
, 1881-01-01

A yory Striking faot is tint the East Indies
prot!ucn l4Ho oV to,,s, or double tils H. erop 9t
EuroncaM bect-root production. a surfqee
OF 4, ,750 00o nerua Is glven up to, .sugar culti-
Walton, nnd tl!o avorago production per ac1cs'
Is Mbott W ewts:, -
The COURSE OF tho market for
cOFFEEB
llas not been very satisfactory. tto ycar;sT
bnsIneKs having lUen !llol,e ut declining val.
ues. trhs quantity, handled was lafger--
Ut loast 70 pUr ceMt-tl,a!l, ever bet1re, but
It ,nay we'll be doubted tt,ht either THO lln-
porter Or tho 1olber l.!s my substantial Eain
Ing much OF tho ygar tic market was kept in
Now York Coffee Syndicate. Of which Ar
nol4 & 20: wet9 TIC ''eaa and front During
Ncially sustained In tho faco' OF largo
sE'Rsfsa!s's sss s eel'apss ft & @ synltats aftas
early ~ Dece'nher, the lnorket ltas been net
lowing tho tailure of tho big coffee firms at
aid Dis market alarply n.lyapeed; Opening
figures for Golnmon to choice Rio stylus
sss %sts S XSs D wes ss RsFsss stsSs a9s % f.
ruling prices. III July Eastern spoon!ators
forced an advanco Of Pc per ID, which was
sustained tlurlllg August. III September
Swe SilfeS was sssus eeiSsa sf n aWhs5S S S9sss s.
reached H. December, the lowest prices ever
known. Tho year closed Ct l9]4t9l9Hc Tor
cornmon 70 cGuLce. The. United States Is
the largest cofFce-consumtnH country fn tho
produces, hns!des i eons!ilsyab.s ps1csntaKo
q the mild cotfeY%s. rhs consumption
untted States for. tho year. 181A
was lMe4 tons. which ts eQuIyaleas
, 1881-01-01

satl IN hug turned out better than they
were oxtecteM tG tb,. Ihs crop OF missouri
,'is1,mn NJ snn snu ~ n. st ac ,H T., IN
Wnst, XII incrrasn in ,rrenre wns rcpur,si.
but dry weather cut down tho yield. Tin
nroMNct!on Of New York Is reported 10 bo
1'nr' al'u l'hat OF ONO slaa'' anu poor'
,,,o@,-
-..,.. Nool1' ....
TIE wool. NAhKEr HAS nEES ACTIVE
nlul Irregular. III t,e hlst SIX H'ons's ot tio
s.hF ule sfuae We1e l''1"nal'K onl "uo'' "nica,
au'as.eeu ~ % tle '1saest hsa,e sihee le'.'
aiA'cs s, "iueslMe't, ol''m,oh I, tnas u'e wo'lu
Mns saosL O. suppneS. ny eo,sn'apl,on ,nss1 "
Wool nsn WIS uaasIa'iy a.ge IN io''' a,n the
stas lsso opelleA "tH tl,e Mcs, 'e,l'S pnte
,n,rn"tS Eost "" nro " aa,r "s ,,a ~ n taa giuS a
been i'll Jnilttnry for yeArs previously. Mnil-
ufncturers Weru free buyers, md sprctllntors
thought they saw "milljnng III it,' Tho
market advanced rapidly. reacling lis cu'nti-
uatiux point carly IN Aurit. The buIue
1,r",,vbt Won, IN tj,,s ro,ntr.. fro,n NJ, nn,ta
o1 tAo wosil. Heio!o Inc ino''.n had passe,A
people began to think they hNu been April
fooled. II was found OF May that I'll, ,Upo,-
o0oaco, ,ooO, 900 lbs Of forcIg,, eud domestic
,,.t Mvp' WIZ noN. III ulo sonoouiu 'l'arhe'os
This wns OIL tho ovo OK tho opening
OF tho new-clLp ycar. md nla1lufuet-
,,rers Ind ione brforc stopped buylnr
~ n''.,4ne INV. Ms'o e""I
ing thelr ortlers FOR WOODEN goods, aud that
stocks wero beginning 10 accum,'lnto III tho
makers hands. Thu crush can,e latcin April,
@ wosn m @ nuca ai Ta y fai1r % ,,carv p,i u ,"r % 'at
NJ mas'su Acece Ila" laiicn he"fns " 6el cent.
lhe force Oh the pseak was more soFcre!Y
felt East thnn West, though considerable
wool WINS held here ut the time. r rhe M local :
socn t,,a ~. JUL WIS vs,'i.ca , ~ o .', ns,
ol Whlcit larger anantitl 1iian usual WAS
foreign or Eastern wool, which had been
Tho Western s,,u,ly. Wool hn,l hcen far
,vn r,1o,I .n fost H. tja 1ost hair If ts-o that
wa'a'" ~ .'ses ~ uto !s' na'. y. io'u t.tas
1uesc WIZ 1pt Gnougu iHts Ig1e ~ So keep Iiu
M@s.g;, ,n1s l sSs n t Inc Ing NY y elp
lain tna material else"Ilcfo'
T1tE NEW cI11~yEA1s OPENED
with n dull outlook for farmers Afanafact-
nrers ha.l plentyof wuol i stock, nrd plenty
cuulll get rs t3,st rs they wanted it: co,lsG-
uusi,iy they wurc IL, no i,nstu to utter tic
innrkut. Prtces wcro tlecllnlng, but growers
hail got their ideas M by tile Int bulge,
Kid tic iilitItlu cjrss Of operators wcru nj 4
loss wliat 10 10, fcarir. to ,,1y the uriccs
asked TIL tl,oy could Ect Il *'i,oiNt !" from
tho manufacturers. Tile clip, therefore, be-
| gan to move sotl.u wcuks lntrr tllnn l,sunl,
hntl 1t has been ,nnrkcteu slowly. Manll-
| fnctlrGrs eYlncGtl n disposition to tnke tho
| wool us they wanted II, hut producers parted
with 1t SO Reluctantly lint ti,py NAV be snltl
Ia ,nyt, fnrtiv rnrrii,ti thrff-nliIf In rryn ri
~ .'rfrHa ti,l,a,. i,.,n ,.rni,rt,I,, fn,,,.1 th
.in.'"a ~ r,,t,,rti..a, ott,t,r, ,.rt.iun+. ~
@ Pm tn,, t ens"a,o. @ y
| Ill9 ~ tHe "eat:is! nDMa'el, !nt9 !''t!tu
"",un4sIn,' Ia ,1. s..,,,,,i III r., m ~ ci1enrt.
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1881 GREAT CSl

PEN NSYLVANiA ROUTE
TO THE NORTH, VEST s. SOUTHWEST
STEEL RAILS rs pI1 Nil soENzE
MAGNIFICENT sQUlPMENl.
May 10th, 1881.
Trsins lesye Washington from depo; o. Bal.
TIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor.
nel Of Sixth and B ST. sets, as follows:
For Philadelphis, New York and n 6 East. s and
~ 30 an. daily, except Sunday, and eco, 10. 90
and l0i Pm daily, with Palace Cars. Jim
tied Express of Pullman PArlor Cars $50 =.
am. dsily, except Sunday. For Philsdalphia
S Sand ~ u 80 a. m. daily, except Sunday. and
IS ls sd SD ne wss. 1 so5 m with
pallor car 10 Plttsburg and Sleeping car to
dPIit0tsburg end Chicago =; 1899 q. m. daily
9.5C p. IN. Isl y, with Palace Gar to Chicsao.
fcr CSnaldslgux and the NORTH SOU 5. m.
except Sunday ard $50 y. M. daily, except
Saturday, with Pslace Car /, Cansndsigus.
70. watkins, 1880 g. NJ. daily except Sun.
For Baltimore, 6 g. 500. $50 snd 1890 =. NJ,
2U "a, s.4O, sac, $50, 10 10 and 10. Is p. m.
On Sunday, 800 and IL. 81 am; Eco, s. ~ O.3V,
10 % AND l0i5 o. H.
for ropes Gresk Limo, 40 =. N. and 40 p. nj.
ds.ly, except Sunday.
| For Annapolis, T ~ d. m. and ADO D. m. daily
except Sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
Ecr Alexandria 100, 7 20 500, aud Ii 30 A..
M, ard ~, 8, 6 70, g and IL 80 p. III. Sun.
~ W. . ~, EMO II on 8. m. and p. M.
Trsna leave Alesardris for Wasnlnx,on, $40
eOo, end 10 a. L., and 1910. 3, s, I, 9lO
p. N. aid II night.
IN Sunday a. SOS. and 10 =. m. and I 90 and
~ p. II.
THROUGH TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, vi.
Qusntco end Richmond, will lesve Alexan.
arla st 7.2O and IL Il q. m. daily and s 70 D.
no ds,ly, except Sunday.
Snst mall, leaving at II u q. M, makes bu, two
Stops, VIZ: at QuanLco and Fred 4r OK bur,
49, between Alexsndrls aud Richmond.
tlckets ana information CAL be procured st
principal railroad s:stioua snd ticket offices
oouIheasi. j. 4. WOOD,
o,, Gen'l. Passenger Agent.
General Manager. myiS
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GRANGE OF TIME.

y . I ! q
CHANGE OF TIME.
On and sfter Monday, October 4tb the
bosss Of the POTOMAC FERRY co. viii nm
rs follows:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
6W, 80, g SO, So 10 50 End II 80 q. NJ, md
II 81, 30, 80, 80, 80, so, 80 aud : SO
p. m,
LEAVE WASHINGTON:
6 80, 7 30, 8 so, 80, 10 80 and /! 80 a. m And
II 80, 81, ESQ, $50, $50, 5 80. 80 and SO
p. II.
On Sunday the first trip from each end will be
at so d. In. 0Ao "''' oe
my25 GEO. 4. PHILLIPS, &snsger.
BLAND u SEA BOARD COASTlN4 CO.
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opening and Closing OF the EIefls.
CLOSING.
washington, u. g., ard Northeastern mails
3. m, II II. End snd Is D. NJ
Western mails 80 and IS .. m.
Southern na!s, via Richmond, Vs., 10 sc z.
N. snd 80 and 8 10 o. m
South and Southwestern 1nsils, via Lynch
burg, VlrSinis, way and through mails, 7 GO a.
N. and " y. n.
Manassas Division 90 9. n.
Alexandra 10 Round Hill Fa 90 e. m
OPENING,
A4rtrG:a nnc Western mails. vie Washing-
soa, u. t., ~ 8. Ia. y n. ard GU p. H.
Southern mails viz Richmond, vs., 8 30 g. In
sid ~ s, II.
Southwestern malls Yjs L5nchburs, Virgins
Through mR!ls) Including way mails on MidsEd
Railroad, 80 Il. III.
MANASSAS Division : 20 D. N. for lock be1 only,
Round Hill 10 alexandria, W., 3 80 p. II.
Office BOuTE--2tic0 opens ri 80 a, NJ, and
closes .: : o. =. Il.
Sunday Houf.--OGcc opens 81 IS =. NJ. and
closes AZ 80 =. 10.
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Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
sTEAM EKs.
NOTICE
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

On and after Monday, August let, 1881, the
wharf foot of Hi Street q. 1870 a. m EVERY
MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
for all RIVER LANDINGS On MONDAY A.
far ss Nomini Ferry; On Thursday, Nomin
Currioman and Lecnsrd.oRn; On Saturday
Curflomsn and Leonsrdtown,
Inc steamer connects each trip with stesme
III YSTlC at Msthi.s' Point for Brents wh,rf
Chapel Point Brick House. Little Ferry sDt
hsttoI Creek.
iy:Stf J.R WOOD, MANAGER.
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AAlexandria Qbazette
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST Is.

PAPER PLATES The lates. application Of
paper Is the adoption Of piper plates By some
OF the great res;au-aats sod c,s;s 10 Berio
The Innovation Was first introduced durog the
summer OF last gear by the idvenIDrous land
lord OF much trequ4nlcd aod opeD air restsu-
rant. Every customer Vho ordered bread and
b1tc;, rolls cakes buos or similar articles had
Them served to rim 90 little paper plate.
made of !ehg paper mache. adorned with
pretty border 10 relief, and havlI ( al the first
R!aooe q gros s!-ailsr y 10 poic ,talu. Whist Il
blessing 1t you'd De 20 huu.. ,cpers il dish
washing AID breaking coull be abolished by
paper plates &c cheap hat they II gAt b. used
oncs AID thrown awsy.
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Steamers Of .hia line will run ss follows:
FGE HG&E0LEK,

Stesners Of .his line will run Is follows:
FGE EG&EOLEK,
Connecting with Merchants and Miners Line
for Boston, steamer
EEDF OF TEE E.aSs
EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
FRICAY, At co o. clock p.m.; returning, leave
Norfolk On alternate days q: 400 D. NJ
This staurch lion steamer hiss just been paint.
&c throughout, ststscooms newly furnished and
ca7peted. and is thu hsndsouest ss we'll as tho
ssfest boa. on the Potomac river and Chesapesk a
bay, and IS the only steamer making ccsu con.
| nectlon with the New York and Boston steam
ers; also connects with Richmond steamers and
| railroad lines south. Stops at PINEY POINT
| and POINT LOOKOUT gong and returning
Beginning May Let, 1881, excursion tickets,
good for stven dayn. will be Issued as follows /:
| Firstclsss round trip TO TT Monroe and Norfolk
| 50 W first class fare TO Fortress Monroe and
Norfolk D.; second class each way 81 90; frat
class fare 10 Piney Point and Pou, Lookout
81 81; frst class round trip to Pinpy Point and
! Point Lockout " %; socord class each wsy 76c,
| S!s:erooms 81 meals 75c-
FSss FEW Y0gE.
| s2:3.2.Y Ekss e. c. a.vEG HE .aElD SUz5
GfBSoyT
| EVERY FRIDAY, ct II No.; aad returning.
| Leave New 1ork, from pier IL, East river, En-.
EEY SATURDAY, at O clock q. "a.
The steamers of this company make connec-
st New ORR %itGf- fnfjGG .s"d ,all 10iDts, HAat
vest, and 3! AlaSandria with Virginia Midland
Ksllroad and Washington and Chic Rnirosd
!hrouRh rates given and trsgh. handled cara.
! Iuliy and promptly. For further infornat,or
Apply " i. 4. kEED, Agent
Nh. THOMPSON. President,
l1lO street,
sep Ill Washington, d q.
c$E:;asssss CLYpH'S STEAH LINE werr
ss9S ssss-. LIZ TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER, PROV
DhNCE AID BOSTON
Ssasna ess lesye Alezandr:s EVERY rrTEu
~ r9d leave Philadclpkis EVERY SAT ~.
Ia!s line connects at Alexandra with .ho5
e. q ID. and " & o. K. Rs, sad 8: Pbiis6 ~.
pnih with Cydes regular S.csnghips for H.
River, Providence and Boston. az
Freight forwarded with prom ptness and c.ra
freq OF commissions. "Na 'a'e
40 charge for transfer in Paijadelnhi. and
wharfage IL Boston. Quick TINA. Franuont
departures. Through rates and ibroneb a;Iis
OF !sdlng given Insurance Ut the loyos. -ate.
agents:
+: a. REED, Aioxandris.
wv CLYDE & CO., phlisdelnhs.
JchESCH & co. Wash. s. Georp:p
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Mail, Southwark, connects At Charlottesville
With Ches. & Ohio 4. b. Rsst sn1 West. At
Lynctburg, connects with Norfolk West.
ern R. r., through Southwest Virginia. TO
Nashville, New Orleans Memphis, Little Book
and Te1as-snd at Dsnvlle with Richmond s.
Dsnvile h. e., to South snd Southwest.
Express, Southwark connects st Ghsrlclts7;
ut DanvIle for sill points South. Gas. and South.
MIXED TRAINS for &sin Line leaTe 81:
e1andria daily, except Sunday, sCu o. N. and
IL IS q. ~, and returning arrive at AleIandrla
II 40pm and 30 p. n.
7 10 o. N. and Alezsndr:a 7 e5 q. n, daily
| except Sunday arrive ct S:rEsburg 81 Il rs pm.
connecting With the Valley Rosd E&st snd
West Leave st:ssburs go p. NJ, striving 8:
MIXED TEAIE FOR MANASSAS DIV
| ISION leaves Ale1sndris csily, except Sun.
day, at 9 90 a. H., arriving OF S;rasDurs OF Us
| D. NJ, xnd returning le&yes SLrssburg st 70
3. M, arriving in Alexsndfis ut Sc p. NJ.
For Middleburg, daily connection ct Plains
station.
For Upperuille, regular connection st Dea-
For wAREENTON. leave Washington =,
7 10 q. u. daily and II Go q. ID. dsiiS, except
Sunday.
Passengers can leave Wsrrenton at % am
and take mixed train al Junction and roach
Alexandria at y 10 . 10, in time to MAXI! a. &
F. train at II 81 y II for Washington, Baltimore
| and New York.
All trains make good connections, At Wash.
| ington, to and from Il or.h aud West.
New Orlesns sleeper lenv Is Washington at
7 10 3. H.. running through without chGage,
Fast train wi b Marks Adjustable Reclining
Chair Car attached runs through /, White Sul-
phur Springs without change hrd from White
sulphur to Bsltim0 IRE without chaugo. This ID
the fastest train between these poiuts.
Pullnlsn Sleeping Cars between Washington
and Augusta, Co., without change, on III 10
p. n. trsln.
Through tickets very low 10 the South ard
Southwest.
| siERGHR EI,A ia N1,Eia q r A
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~ AsH1NGToR 3 OHIO RAILROAD

MO SUMNER ARRANGEMENT,
wy TRAINS DAILY (SXyEPT SUN.
DAY) BETWEEN ALhNANDHIA
AND ROUND HILL,
, Beginning May 9, 1851.
heaVe W nshlEgLoA a. 8 20 q. III, and 421 n
N. and Alexandria st 925 {. N. 425p. m
las' ueeaours, going westward, st II 80 8. n.
ana . 4O p. M. and arrive a. Round Hill at
~ 10 p. M snc 20 D. III. Leave Round Hili
az o 81 .. m. srd l23o pm. Pass Leesburg, 20.
ing eastward, IL % N. snd / 10 .. m and
arrive ct AloSsndrrs ST Is a. NJ, ard si5
?, M, anc nj Washington 925 q. m. and
Sg- Passengers from Washington will .zka
us washington and Ohio cara at toe Baltimore
q Fotomac Railroad station At9 20 Q. NJ and 40
2, n, and 90 through TO RounC Hill without
change Of caIs.
The 9.25 a.Ia train from Alexandra and12.2o
p M train from Round Hill connect at Round
Hiii with Mccoy Wigginton's Daily Line of
coaches tor Snickersville SerrYville snd Win.
chester; also Resmer's Line Of Coaches. which
burg. ~o N1iooie-
Both trains, westward: make close Connections,
fsx Court House. AVA az:
Cola mutation tickets, 2! csa Dep milo
aaHusI t1oheaE, $50.
4 Il, HAVENHR,
u, 80 General Tickle. hgcn;
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ca - EbsAsA s's;..

rENO AIR VO!EKS OF The CITY AND
a COUNTY OF ALHXANDnIA-I re-
specially annCulce myself t. Candidate for the
house OF Detegs.os of Virginia, sutject TO the
will Of III people IN the primary election OF the
Conservative party, 20 be hold on Monday, the
18Th inst. II Is a!m05: needless for mo 10 say
that STAND fquareiy upon the platform Of the
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T{'OR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FOR.
TRBSS MONROE AND TIE SOUTH.
THE STEAMER
GEORGE LIE A RY

IIsfrylng The q : Mai)
VIII leave her wharf, foot of Prince street, on
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS at D m,
ana E saIOfDA IS: at $50 p. m stopping at
flceV FONT and Point Lookout going aud re-
turning Returning leaves Norfolk on WE'D.
ESDAfS. FRIDAYS aud SUNDAYS ct 4
O clock y. H.
Beginning with Ms7 l. 1851, Excursion tickets
will be- issued good for four d.ys, as follow:
FrSt sl'ss tsre TO Fortress Monroe and Nor
folk. 81 o.; First clazs round trip So OO. Sanond
class, each way 81 90; First class fare to Piney
Point and Point Lookout. 81 so; First. class
round trip, 2 6U, Second claes each wsy, rs cts.
Sts1eroons 81. Meals rs cts
GEORGE MATTINGLY, Supt.
P. B. HOOE Agent. mb26
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Opening and Closing OF the n1aiIs.

b Ask your druggist for copy of ny oupe
Mems Friend" -anG read it,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-08
DIR. SPINNEY,
No. ii Kearny Street,
Treats All Chronic and Special Diseases
Young Mon

Young Men
NA7HO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM The EffhI.s n
Wv OF Youthful olies indiscreton. will do well TO
wall themselves of this the greatest boon ever ,al at the
altar OF suffering humanity. DR. SPINNER viii @narah-
tc forfeit 500 for every of seminal weakness or
disease of any kind character which he under
takes and fails
MIDDLE-AGED MEN
There are IN my the "f thirty t" sixty who arc
troubled with frequent evdcuatris OF the bladder,
fte, accoyaiel slight snartin% or burning sensa
lion and weakening Of the system i'll manner the pa
tiant cannot account fr On examining the urinary de
rsits ropy sediment wild often be found anu sometimes
small particles albumen will appear or the color viii
ba of a thin milksh hue, aga changing to dark and
torpid appearance There MANY 'en who die OF tins
tic,,lty ignorant of the cause which is the second
Of seminal weakness DR.. will guarantee p rfect
cure in all such cases AMI healthy restoration Of the
gcno- urinary organs
Office Hours 10 and to Sundays, from 10 to IL
Consultations free Thorough examination and advice
= Call or address,
DIR. SpINNEY CO,
.,o4-1y MOL kea ny street, Sar Francisco
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
DIED

u miles west Of Mexico, Mrs. +. Mays, aged ~.
Her remains were inferred at New Hope GENE
terry.
Gideon Games. grandfather of $. $. Craig. of
tins city, last week, in his 93d year.
He was born in Maryland in 1889, and was IN
the war OF 1912. He was a devoted member OF
the Baptist Church. His remains were inferred
at Richland cemetery, Galloway county
On Friday, May p. 1887. OF spinal meningitis.
3 miles northwest OF Concord, Charles Fry. aged
about IL years.
The remains were inferred ON the following
Saturday in the graveyard at Concord.
In this place, May nth, Of pneumonia. Theo-
dere b. L.auihaDn. aged 81 years.
This was indeed a painful stroke to the Wild
nw and seven children who survive To mourn
their loss. The deceased was a native OF Nor
way and manifested that industry, endurance
and integrity that distinguish his countrymen.
Warn-hearted and impulsivc he was a good
neighbor and made friends wherever he lived.
He was a truly kind father, and no husband In
his first year of married life could have been
more devoted to his beloved wife. Through the
many changes and vicissitudes of life, until they
had lived to have two daughters married. the
cycles of years passed by and time only served
to strengthen a union that must lave been found
ed on the love Of two sincere hearts
1t was sad to hear a father In his dying hour
turn to his son of fourteen and beg OF him t"
Take care of your mother" That mother. then
in deepest gIief, had the sweetest consolation
a Christian wife can receive, for her husband
told her plainly, and in his full consciousness
that he felt prepared TO go for he was at peace
with God and his only regrets were leaving his
family.
1t was his request to be buried In a country
graveyard near Mexico in a neighborhood where
he had lived. The scene in that quiet retreat
uncovered with the dense forest leaves so new.
ly grown, was very impressive and the appropri'
/ ate remarks by Rev. j. c. Maple must hav.
reached every heart. For the time he could al
most lead one to believe that death is not Sc
hard. He said. at was God Himself had brough
about this union and God had severed the tie. "
The tenderest chords OF sympathy wer'
aroused as her friends saw Mrs. Laumann turn
away leading her little fatierless Oracle from
the silent resting place OF him they loved. Blu
as in life his tenderest accents eheered an,
blessed his beloved Fannie. so would 1t be hi
wish that she should not despond.
All no, in this moment Of anguish
When darkness envelopes our home.
SO sadly you turn from your post, dear,
The future with you l would roam.
Your path will be thorny and clouded
We travelled together SO long,
But the children will bless their dear mothe
While she struggles with earth's cheerle.
thrOng.
When the birds, and the breeze, and til
blossoms
Bring gladness to each youthful brow
The mem'ry of days now departed
To you, will be dcarer than now.
"A FRIEND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
Mammoth Edition.

Parties wanting display ADVERTISE
ments in our mammoth edition must
bring them in at once. We will only
have a limited amount of space. We
have made arrangements to issue
about ten thousand copies, five thou
sand of which will be distributed in
the county. This is the best chance
you ever had to advertise. No extrs
charge for space in this edition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
MexiGO Gun Club.

We are glad to see the Mexico Gun
Club take steps toward a permanent
organization. H. A. Ricketts, has
been elected President, S. NJ. Locke,
Secretary, and W. A. Morris, Treas
urer. The club will have a big pig.
con shoot on the 4th of July if they
can get the birds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

The Intelligencer, after giving a
brief account of the boys running the
horses to death last Sunday, says:
"We forbear further comment in
the matter for the present.
We supposed you would. No one
expected you to come out and handle
any subject con EARTH AT the
same time you always come to the
front after anything is over and de.
cided, with your l%ong-eared ''as We
prOphesied."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

Dick Speed, of the Warrenton
Banner, n of the best county pa.
pers in the State, was in Mexico again
last Saturday. Does Dick visit Mex
leo 80 often by accident or through
design? In the language of a careful
papa, allow us to demand that you
"Declare your intentions, sir!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

H. w. Gleason is still sales agent
for the Buffalo Pitts Threshing Ma
chimes, and also their new steam en-
gines and vibrators, for the counties
Of Audrain, Galloway, Boone and
Monroe. p. O. Mexico. 6.4w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02
Oh What n (yOn3h

Will You heed the warning. The signal perhaps
of the sure approach of that more terrible dis
ease Consumption. Ask yourselves if you can
afford for the sake of saving 80 cents, to run the
risk and do nothing for 1t. We know from eN-
perience shat Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough.
million bonties We're sold the past year. It re-
lievcs Group and Whooping Cough at once.
Mothers do not be without il. For lame back,
side or chest use Shiloh's porus plaster. Sold by
}. McDearmon, Mexico, and J. ID. Haislip, Mar
tinsburg. 5-e0w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

1 have a pasture of one thousand
acres neal Laddon,a. Good grass,
water and q competent man to take
charge of stock. Will take q limited
amount of cattle by the season if ap-
! plication be made soon
2-tf w. H. WOODWARD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-02

Smothers & VOORHEES, are still re-
ceiving fine cigars. They have just
received the "El. Carbon which is
guaranteed to be clear Havana filler.
1t you want a smoke, ''short but
sweet try one of these. 6.tf