Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-10-26

Macfarlane & Trimble have moved
into their elegant new office.
Miss Lilly Dobyns has returned
from Il pleasant visit to friends IN Full
ton.
There is but little difference be-
tween some. daily papers and a health
bulletin.
Mrs. George Collins, of the west
ern part of the county, died last
Tuesday.
James Clacher, one of our leading
hardware men, is building a large
brick residence.
Col. Brown, prominent republican
politician of Toledo, Ohio, is visiting
l. N. Hathaway.
Watch for Hi Hcnry's Grand Mil
ltary Band of 30 people on parade
Tuesday, Nov. It'll.
Miss Bussie Bamber and Mrs. An
ME Fisher. of Fulton are visiting
Mrs. H. d. Hunter.
Robert Sinclair, formerly with DR..
Patterson, is now clerking for Cash
Blackburn. of Vandalia.
Our friend Cash Blackburn, the
leading druggist of vandalia, attend
ed the druggists convention.
F. Burkhardt, Of Vandalia, died
lsst week. He was one of the pro-
prietors of the Vandalia bank.
Mrs. Chal Green has just returned
from Now York with a full line of
goods for Mrs. E. A. Shootman &
Co.
Capt. Lott, of this county, attend
ed the meeting of the State anti-horse
thief association at Macon City last
week.
The town of Rush Hill is booming
and will some day be a city. AT
least there is plenty of room there
for a city.
F. M. Brewer has our thanks for
two pipin apples that weigh forty-one
ounces, one of which measures II
inches around.
Frost and Murray wanted us not to
print till tomorrow. They went fish
ing to-day and will bring home a long
string of-les.
IL spite of the many and varied
changes the Press has experienced il.
the last few days NJ. Y. Duncan stills
looms up as managing editor.
"Peck" Meade, formerly of this
city, now of Slater, celebrated his
crystal wedding last week. The list
of presents was long and valuable.
We hear there is to qe q lecture by
DR.. Stoddert on something somewhere
in Mexico tonight. Not having been
advised we are unable to give the
usual notice.
G.. A. Keeton, one Of the best
newspaper men in the State, is no
longer in the business, and we can
wish him no better luck than that he
may keep out.
Read NJ. Blum's advertisement in
this issue. He has a full and COM
plete line of goods and would like
all his patrons and the public at large
call and see him.
J. G. Bruton, station agent at Lad
donia, has been succeeded by J. A.
Lanegan, of Shackelford. Mr.. Bru.
ton had been agent for many years
and gave excellent satisfaction.
Agreat many of the leading green.
hackers in Audrain county are weak.
ening. They see that nothing can be
accomplished and will eventually
come back and work with the old
party.
Hi Henry Premium Minstrel Com.
pany, composed of 80 well selected
and talented people, who rank high
in minstrelsy, will positively appear
at opera house, one night only, Tues.
day Nov. 7th.
Hon. Champ Clark called on us
last week. He has been up into
Crisp's district fighting for the
straight democratic nominees. CLARK
is an effective speaker and always
does good work for the party.
E~ S. Diapers Mammoth Boston
Double Uncle Toms Cabin Compa.
ny with two famous Topseys,
Marks, 2 Donkeys and e Biood-hounds
will appear at opera house, n night
only, Saturday, November 18th.
A daily paper proves a big thing
when a young lady is sick. He1
health "a then be bullteined every
day just the same as Garfield's was
When there are no sick people il
town, the news will be scarce and the
paper dull. unless the dead letter lis'
is published daily.
On inquiry we find that only about
one-half IS many children at
tend Sunday School as go to the pub
lie school. This leaves about got
children who do not attend Sunday
iSehool ct all. Parents should Iool
into this matter and see where theil
children spend Sunday.
g On Wednesday night, just before
closing up time, merchant tailor, Joe
Murray, had two two suits Of clothes
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