Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-03
REVIEW OF 1883.
Short Statement of Last
Years Home Events.
TO BE READ AND PRESERVED FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
a Condensed Historical Compilation
Tor fhe People Of Audrain County,
from the Iedger's Files.
Concluded irum first page.

Concluded inum first page.
AUGUST.
FIRST WEEK.-Sunday agitation-
Lawlessness-Hardin College-Mex-
leo must wake up-Died, w. N.
Crutcher aged 80.
SECOND WEEK.-More about Sum-
day--Farber has a sensation =
Creamery meeting-Old settlers ex-
ecntive commlttee-Died, DR.. T. c.
Ready-Mexico booms-Lakenan &
Barnes addition sold-Hardin's Row
tinished-A. G. Turner purchases the
Graham homestead.
THIRD NEEK.-Telegraph strike
oyer-A board of trade wanted-
Presbyterian Festival in the Court
House yard-Sanctifiei meeting near
Rush Hill-Railroad and telegraph
taxes sIl ,425 ,6S-First Sunday case.
FOURTH WEEK.-Report of trial,
OF Frank James-Died, Mrs. Mary
Hall-Should money draw interest
for Sunday.
SEPTEMBER |
FIRST WEEK.-Picnic at the Fair
Grounds-The New England Blue
Laws-Hardin College booming -
Mother Hubbards' are all the style
Decree of divorce granted In the
Waddingham case-Married, J. j..
Eldridge to Ella Smith. r. II. Basket
to Sidney Alexander.
SECOND WEEK.-Another church
The sanctifiers--News of Frank
James acquital.
THIRD WEEK.--Died, Thomas
Sanders---Colored social reform
meeting---Mexico Fair, attendance
good--Fine display in Floral Hail.
The speed rings well contested---J.
W. Bryant's mill at Vandalia, burned
Married, William Lander to En-
ma Runner.
FOURTH WEEK.---Our late FAIR
Guarding his daughter---Owen Utter
back assaslnated in his own GARDEN
Israelit.sh New Year celebrated at
! Mexico.
FIRST WEEK.--Married, B.. +.
Wylde to Annie Stockwell---Died,
Mrs. Sallie Clendennin---Miss Carrie
Panhost, the young woman that fell
from the balcony of Hardin College.
SECOND WEEK.---News of the Dem
ocratic victory in Ohio---The old set
tiers reunion held at the Court House
on account of rain---Circuit Court
proceedings.
THIRD WEEK.---Laddonia news
The Blue Laws again-The Hewett
boom.
FOURTH WEEK.-Personalism -
The Margreiter case-Sad seduction
at
hung jury in the Rev. Sllas (col'd)
case-Rush Hill Racket-Died, Adj
die Delamef Smith.
NOVEMBER.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures,
Mrs. Jennie McNamy-Rufus Hisey
buys the Wooden Mill building and
lot, for a packing house-Rush Hill
booming. j.;
SECOND WEEK.-Our public school
j-Teaehers meeting-Sunday schools
Of Audrain, schools 81, scholars 10,
AZ. teachers 1s5-Protracted meet
lngs at the Presbyterian Church -
Last grand jury-Satuadays' stock
sales unusually we'll attended, Gus
toners from 80 miles off-The house
of Bob White burglarised-Died,
Mrs. Judge Wilder of Laddonia.
THIRD WEEK.-Tragic death Of
Gussie Ortel, formerly Of Mexico
Township institutes-Rush Hill rack
et-Married, Charles !. Pettibene to
HuIda S. Swanson of Laddonia, and
; W. NJ. Deep to Julia Palmole; Ed
gar W. Aultz to Lutte B. Wethers /;
". Lu Greer to Lucy Settles Thos.,
, j. Sheldon to Lille B. Porter; John
Hough to Sallie Mitchell; H. Nc
Laughlin to Ada Greenwood; Thame
Stewart to Mollie Raymond; S. W.
Harris to T. K. Humphries; f. &.
: Moore to Carrie Edwards; f. An
derson to n. Patterson-The Epis-
; coDal church completed - Railway
station at Auxvasse, burned-Sale OF
unclaimed express packages.
" FOURTH WEEK.-Laddonia Items
John Schlosser dies from taking
,r Trough on rats"-Died, Mrs. Jos.
d eph Arney-The Waddingham Park
-Married, W. R. Wigginton to Ma
linda Bell,-Died, Miss Maggie Reed
FIFTH WEEK.-Thanksgiving -
1.-THE pensioners in Audrain County,
The Mexico packing house ready fo1
work. aa;
DECEMBER.
q FIRLT WEEK.-Congress and thu
L message-Sunday school convention
at Laddonia-Married, S. H. Bell Il
= Mrs. B. W. DeJarnette Audrail
county medical society = Married
; Geo. Earsmar to Miss Mitchell ant
Billie Farrow TO Annie NJ. Donald.
8 SECOND WEEk:-Married, William
gil. Warren to Susie T. Kelly-Al
apparition creates excitement aroun
.s~Mexico-Hardin College entertain
I. ment-Protracted meetings at tn
is Christian church. A5Aiul
TurRn WEEK.-Departed this life