Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28
yANDALIA ITEMS.

casey d Hrry, Mvisisns the samuy of
aeny. D Hams /
D Mias Mshie White of C~Irryville, who
has been visiting her brother C. II. White,
returned home OIL Friday last.
Z II. s. Geer asad wife left Saturday, for
Mexico, to spend a few days with his
family.
Miss Hopkins OF Mexico, and Miss Cat
ron Of Perry, spent a few days with the
family of.Gen..J.D.. Hanna, turing last
week.
Our Gun Club purchased a Bogardus
trap from the Mexico Gun Club. 9
i A little deaf and dumb daughter OF e.
J. Rice, while playing in the street, was
run over BY q team and wagon. She is
yapiily recovering from her injuries.
Our representative dudes' and 'tmash-
ers," are JENNIE Layne and Bob Sinclair.
Any one can tell whiehfis the adude" and
which is the .smasher'' by q CASUAL glance.
Thame Stuart has hsd his moustache
blaeked. II he'll only wash his ears, qait
denying that he is o o to be. married,
and discard that old straw hat Of the vim
tage of ~, s'the boys'r'stwill buy him a
wedding suit of clothes. afT
! By some negligence of, the p~ost-ofice
department-probably at your own office
lit appears our letters fail to reach you
on time. We mail them on Tuesdays.
We trust it will not occur again.
Vandalfa Is sadly In need Of a good
brick hotel building, and a hotel that
would be a credit to the town. Drum
ers, and transient guests generally com-.
plain of the first class price and third
class accommodations. Can't some cap
italist remedy this? It would prove a
bonanza. go. aHa -@s xl19
The base ball game between Vandalia
and Bowling Green, was-Vandalia 80,
Bowling Green So. very little better than
the o with Mexico. This need not
be if they will practice enough. This is
the first year vandalia has played such a
baby game. IL: q t :
The negroes have organized q base ball
club, and instead of being at work, they
spend their time in playing ball. They
are not troubled with spectators when
the windi is in the right direction.
Vandalia is full of small boys-men in
fants-who can be found on the street
from morning until 10 p. M.-who fear
neither God nor man. They are impu-
dent to every one, and take delight in in
sulting any one who takes the least notice
of them. Their parents should stop this
before they grow worse-if such q thing
be possible. -.-ss -:
A current of red hot air passed over
this place during the storm of last Fri
day, and in IN instant the streets were
freed of many women and children, all In
search of a place to shield them from the
twisting terror, which, much to every
ones joy, passed some miles northwest
of us. 1t was seen, by a great many-a
black balloon shaped cloud passing hori-
zontally along the horizon.
Vandaka vas well represented at the
1. O. o. r. Reunion held at Middietown,
On goth inst. The Vandalia band fur
nished music, which was rendered in thei1
characteristic, charming and spirited
manner. Their good name is well de-
served. Long may they flourish.
The Hickory Creek correspondent Of
the Leader refers to the losses of s'two
deserving young men, just beginning in
life." One of whom lost q mule, the
other a fine pipe, and al they are "just
beginning in life" &C., offers to head 9
subscription list with S5 for each. There
is no charity in assisting the one who
would buy q fine pipe when he needed
the money for useful purposes; he would
be almost sure to take the money, sub
scribed and buy a bull dog and . pair o,
Mexican spurs.
Oscar Wilde, couldn't hold a candle te
Bud Martin, when he is dressed out In
his base ball uniform. A little saw-dust
and cotton would help nature immense
ly in his case. Try it, Bud.
Jos. Carter, a young hoodlum from
south of Farber, came to town one day
last week and after filling up on a decoc-
tion of capsicum, vitriol and nitro glycer-
inc proceeded to s'paint the red" He
paid s25 for his sport and nights lodg-
ing.
1t has always been charitably supposed
that shakspeare's Iago,, In Othello, was Q
creature of Imagination, but had the Illus
trious poet lived in Vandalia at this time
he could have found any number of real
lagos whose highest aim is to possess all
friendship for spersonal gain.
From present appearances DR.. Edwards
missed his calling. He ought to have
been a miller.
They say C. Lawder actually wears
mourning.
Miss Viola Bell of Louisiana is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Cash Blackburn.
Contrary to her past patriotism and de-
votion to the National holiday, vandalis
will not celebrate the gle-o-ri-ous fourth
DR.. Sharp is in Monroe county on pro-
fessional business.
1t is rumored that a certain city officer
makes practice of sitting up all night to
guard the ~calaboose when that institution
has an occupant, for fear the occupant
will carry off the 'boose during the night
and make his escape, causing the jail off,
Ger to lose a fee. This may be q cam
paign lie that has been p~rematurely
sprung.
Rev. Williams and Rev. Colmyer, of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, have
been holding a meeting here for the past
week. Hrs#uf a.. E."
1t may be great fun to make sport OF
some one less fortunate than We are, but
we should also remember that NO matter
how perfect we may be in our own sight
and opinion, others can and do see faults
and defects about us which appear mex
pr~essibly ludicrous to them; but, If they
are ladies' and gentlemen, they will not
make heartless remarks about them.
Next time m will be given.
Why is it that our city authorities win
follow q poor white devil two miles out
Of town and bring him back and 1ne him,
but when the negroes take the town every
other night, no n says a wordf This
was the case last Saturday night when