Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-06-12


Bishop Ryan of St. Louis, has been
appointed Archbishop of Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Matte Green of Boonville,
has been visiting in Mexico this
week.
Abe Buford, the celebrated horse
man of Kentucky, committed suicide
this week.
Court adjourned yesterday. The
docket which was very light was
cleared up.
c. E. Purnell and family of Lad
donia,. are gong to make Mexico
their home.
Mr.. Robbins, who lives out near
Bob Graham's, has six acres Of fine
strawberries.
John Clavell of Farber, and Miss
Armstrong of Wellsville were mar
ried last week.
A lunatic who was out for q walk
in Fulton last week jumped off a
bluff and was killed.
We see by our exchanges that sew
eral men have been killed by light
ming in the last week.
The finest display of pipes ever
seen in Mexico at U. Weimer's. just
drop in and look at them: 9.2t.
e. D.Rodgers read a very valuable
essay before the surveyors associa-
ton at Columbia last week.
The lawn in the Court house yard
is now in good shape. We now need
neat crossings from each side of the
square.
D.. F. Scott, (copd) is in Jail for
breaking into c. & A. cars at the
depot. Detective Moss worked the
case up.
Vandalia will have a grand cele-
bration on the 4th of July. 1t will
be the biggest thing of the kind ever
held in the county.
Married, in this city on 10th inst
at $3.50 O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Geo. F.
Williams and Miss Maggie J. Oliver
Rev. ] Pearce officiating
John B. Doris New Monster
Shows, combined with the Great In
ter Ocean will be here on July 25th.
1t is said to be a very fine show.
James G. and J. Med. TrimbIe
have been in Concord this week at
the sick bed of their father. We are
glad to be able to state he is better.
The remains of Lieutenant r ice
were embalmed and taken east. He
had gone out on the platform for air
and a lurch of the train threw him
off.
Mr.. f. P. Thorne is now at Inka,
Mississippi. Mr.. Thorne is one Of
our most enterprising business men.
and we trust will not remain away
long.
All the members of Mexico r. A.
Chapter, No. 26, are summoned tt
appear at their hall Friday, June ID
By order of H. P. JNo. H. HAYDoN
Sec.
DIR. J. S. Potts and wife, Of Cal
ifornia, will visit Mexico some time
during September. They have
host of friends in this city who viii
be glad to see them.
Don't fail to read the adj of Dicl
Bros. celebrated Quincy Beer. D. o
/ O'Callaghan is their agent here ant
will treat his customers literally
Call and try this beer.
strayed from me near Portland OF
Friday June 9th, bay horse blin<
in left eye. Information leading to hi
recovery will receive a liberal reward
NJ. J. Bass, Mexico, Mo.
r The friends of Nat C. Drydel
3 want him to go to Chicago from thi
? district. Nat is red hot sfor Tide
and always was. Nat would vot
e and yell for the old ticket as Ion
as he could breathe.
l This week we announce Tho
A.. Bolts as a candidate for count
t Judge from the eastern district. NJ
Z Bolts has many friends who want
4 see him elected. He is well known
u all of our readers and will have
= hearty support.
C. M. Hands, of Mexico, Mo-, rel
resenting Estey & Camp, OF 5
Louis, the famous organ and piar
house, was in the city on busine
yesterday. Mr.. Hands is State age
for his firm, a position he has won
y hard work and strict attention to bui
:, mess during his service of the la
eighteen months with them.-Sedat
- Democrat.
= This week we announce Chas. L
"a Rodgers as a candidate for re-ele'
., ton to the office of County Surveyo
N Charley has given perfect satlsfa'
ton and we think will have no Of
"a position. He is one of Audrain's mo
70 worthy young Democrats and de
erves just such popular support.
TT A two-year-old son of Jol
to Gillespie, who lives 2 l-2 miles sou
at of Mexico, when playing around t
~ well one day last week pulled t
w cover off and fell in. Mrs. Gillesr
ST. was sick in bed, and before ass
at lance arrived the little fellow "