Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-28
John Lane is quite sick.


John Lane is quite sick.
Mrs. Warner Potts is quite sick.
The Goldens have the boss band.
The rope walker is a big drawing
card.
Go and hear the Goldens every
night.
The attendance on the first day
was good.
Best 5 cent cigar in town at Gar
rett & McCue's.
j. NJ. Pollard, the. jeweler, has the
dandy sign at the fair.
No entrance fee except in sweep
stakes and speed rings.
Hon. Sol Hughlett, of Wellsville,
Mo-, is taking in the fair.
Everybody goes to see the Col
dens. They are immense.
Some of the best horses in the
State are owned in Audrain county.
Miss Hawkins, with w. F. Reed,
made the badges for the fair asso-
citation.
Mrs. Sadie Berry, Of Sturgeon, is
here visiting her friend, Miss Fannie
Steele.
John Atkins has a I07 pound
pumpkin. Who is it says we won't
have a big fair.
1t is reported that Frank James
and his famous race horses will be at
the Mexico fair.
Rev. Armstrong Monday married
j. A. Mahon and Miss Me- lanahan.
both Of this city.
Arrangements have been completed
for the removal of the ~postoffice to
the Hardin Baker block.
Misses Alice Martin and Mollie
Hubbard, of Perry, Mo-, are the
guests of Mrs. Charlie Murray.
Flummer & Harris will give You a
good shave or q neat hair cut. SANS
old stand. 20-tf
The races should be called a little
earlier. Many have to leave before
they + over.
Be sure and stop at Garrett & Nc.
Cues and buy your groceries before
leaving town.
Col. John Mcmahon, advance agent
for Frank and Jesse James, is at.
tending the fair.
Col. "Chiropodist," the man with
the long hair and short ears, is at
tending the fair.
Black Squirrel carried off the rec
in the ring for the finest stallion
Moss Rose second.
Garrett & McCue have a full lin,
of groceries that they will sell al
cheap as the cheapest.
Some of the betting crowd have
come to the conclusion that they az.
not good judges of rings.
There are Is prisoners III the jai
and others are trying their best t.
get accommodations there.
The Mexico band plays better thai
ever before. WertZ is n of tn
best leaders in the State.
Col. Murphy, of Centralia, is al
tending the fair. He is not Fran
James advance agent, as reported
>. The Republicans of this city too
two decided steps toward an organ
zation. They erected a flag pole an
opened a key Of beer.
Jouett Tomlinson, now in bushes
in Marshall, was in Mexico last wee
q to see his friends.
The Troy Fair Daily Free Pre-
was a neat little sheet, replete wit
bright reading matter.
Some of our politicians, figurativ'
, ly speaking, remind us of a she
d string with clothes on.
: Jesse Carter, the orator Of Salin
township, has our thanks for SON
) beautiful wild goose quilts.
FL A large audience listened to Pro
|. Blanton's lecture last week and we
highly pleased and instructed.
II The G~reenbackers nominated Nit
> Ford for Governor. He will recei'
less than 5000 votes in the State.
d Miss Mary Schumacre, a mo
amiable young lady of Cedar Cit
- was the guest of Mrs. II. T. LAME
tina OF this city, last week.
Ii DR.. J. L. Gartrell, of Texas, is VI
iting in Mexico with his daughtt
T. who will remain in Mexico SO 8
g can attend Hardin College.
70 If a certain actress of some nc
=, is not a married woman, why do tn
so often speak of her as Mary-an
er-son?
'e The Floral Hall is a thing
beauty and a joy forever. All {
tries must be made in it by Wedn'
. day morning.
J. F. Llewellyn has one of the f
est displays Of druggists sundries
70 the fair ground we ever saw. Call
= floral hall and see it.
A neat room has been annexed