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vANDALIA VARIATIONS.
Correspondence ofthe Ledger. II il J
VANDAL1A, No., April 2s.-Mrs. G.
W. Roberts is visiting in St. Louis,
the guest of Mrs. RIG. Young.
G. W. Roberts and Allen johnson
went to Dakota last week with sew.
eral scar loads of stock which they
will dispose of n that maraset 5
Sam W. Harris, the genial night
operator for the G. & A. at this place,
has accepted the position of agent
for the company at Curryville and
will take his place May Ist. VIM.
Shores, who has occupied the place
for several years, has accepted like
position in Illinois on, the same road
JssB. Lewelen and wife had the
misfortune Saturday Of losing an only
child, their babe. They have the
sympathies of the entire community
in their bereavement. ~xe
: Our postmaster says your cores
pondent told falsehood on him. He
had very interesting card in the
Leader last week to that. effect. 1
am inclined to think our p. M. is
like unto the Irishman who was a
candidate for office, who being called
upon for a speech said, Ladies and
gentlemen, | can't make a speech,
but for honesty and integrity 1 can
beat the devil"
Our public school closed Friday
last. Saturday evening the school
literary society gave very interest
ing entertainment at Ely's hall, which
was we'll attended The proceeds
of the entertainment are for the ben
eft of the school library. The teach
ers, Prof. H. A. Gass, principal;
Mrs. H. A, Gass, Miss Belle Martin
and w. H, Tnlly, assistants, deserve
great credit for the excellent work of
the past term. Mrs. H. A. Gass will
shortly open a select school for the
summer months, which will be we'll
attended. g - zez@
have nothing new on john Laird
this week more than that he had his
fortune told by Gipsy last week,
who told him he had a girl but she
| didn't live here, and that he visited
her a short time since. Didn't say
whether his girl lived at Smithsburg
or Jonesburg, but nearly every one
is under the impression that she does.
Ed and Joe are dlsconsolate since
the widows departed and will not be
consoled.
The "Widow's Resort" closed last
week, the 'Eproprietresses" going to
Louisiana. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T..
Thurman, who were boarding there,
now occupy the house alone. We
should have said the Vandaha house,
but since . couple of prepossessing
young widows took charge We have
renamed it, to the memory of Ed
and Joe, which place will know them
no more forever. -- b, '-.5 4
The large glass fronts of Daniels
bank and Daniel & Blackburn's store
have recently been ornamented with
elegant porcelain lettering.
The revenue collectorship of this
district seems to be definitely settled.
Wa are glad of it, but the Louisiana
mug gwuinps are still kicking. There
Iare parties in Louisiana who would
not be satisfied unless they owned
the earth. and they would doubtless
then want the moon and stars.
Vandalia will build upwards OF
sixty dwellings and business houses
the present season. There are now
being finished and in course of erec-
tion about twenty dwellings. These
are facts which enthuse our citizens
and fill n'the surrounding country with
/ admiration. I
i When the LEDGER arrives here the
citizens flock to it like flies around a
sugar barrel or Laddonians around a
beer keg. We are unable to tell
which draws the largest number.
"EIi Benton" the Madisonville
| correspondent of the Rails County
Record, speaks as follows about oul
late city election:
7 The most important Office now il
that of marshal, and was held by Mr.
Pike, a Republican, when a few
wealthy men who have generally gol
tfeft at past elections conceived tllt
lidea of calling a big mass meeting
, and going through the preliminarics
of making a nomination under thu
, guise of Democracy, and although
the city is largely Democratic wher
! the polls were closed the Democratic
ticket was defested, many honesi
Democrats refusing to be led by tht
: would-be leaders of that party. Ant
now it is said that certain Politician
4, of that city are anxious to hire SOM
one or two to give them good pinch
ing. e ~
"EIi" has had some experience il
{ elections and ought to know bette
e than to write anything like the above
{ II he had been at home attending t.
= his own business he would not hav'
!. committed this error. When b
: made the above statement he wa
a doubtless anticipating Eli Perkins
\ visit to Madisonville, which is an
nounced for an early date. We wer
not aware that Vandalia had 30 man
e men Of wealth. The convention cor
9 tanned 70 Democrats, who took part
: and nearly all Of whom signed th
! call. for said convention. Now. Van
: daliahss only four or five men Nh
might be considered men OF wealth
!. land il Eli Benton G. johnson wi
+ rise up and explain how these fou
= or FIVE wealthy gentlemenn conl
n control the actions Of upwards Of 6
= mea against their wishes we viii sen
. him q chrome Of q man who has ru
: for nearly every Office in Rails count
vi without ever being elected. '"a