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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-19


Tic amount al Moucv necessary
Tor the completion Of the Baptist
Orphanage at Townsville has been
guaranteed. !
Ox.ard Orphan's Friend Dr.
D.ons mother passed peacefully
from earth last Monday morning
She was - years Old.
W.lmirclQr Star In North Car
DINA. Il Hickory, a few DAYS a.o, q
little child OF d leading merchant,
Thoma~ l.. Fields, died .rom a mis-
take Of tee ~pIy-'eian. IL admins
tered morpii.e iyr quiIire.
Milton AI.est,er. The report
t,r ;l.l last .e<N DAYS .. +, me to-
hqD,.. ,.,t,, are more 4~.c.u,a1nr.
Such . !ar1c crop ua> r,aule,; that
there Yl'l n~u.ueb,y IL. an a,e4age
crnn i. >:,,. 81 tte dronoh1.
V-l,.,,n.. pa,i.u.Nr SAL C.
xa-1'. .,,,4 >oo,~ W5nipn.
...;. AND .,,a ~ - -
the Atlantic Coast Lue. has been
arPo!ntea As acting professor OF
Greek at 1"apel iiI'l duf!'s the
illness Of lFol hooper, "ho was
stricken WIN paralysis a ie" weeks
ago -1F' "ei'l has oeeii = pos'
graduate s'''dehl at ohape' lll''' III
the ia" school
Raleigh News and Observer Mr..
Duncan Cameron has sent from
Durham 10 the State museum very
large ground bog. This Is the same
As the w~oodchuck Of the Northern
aud Western States, but Is a rare
animal in North Carolina, 1t is the
color and genera! shape OF a gray
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-19

Vim. Jerui9an, Belcher. Alabama.
says Rlmon> Nerve aud Bone OIL
has recently effected tie mos; won
dertUl cure known in our country.
y nel4ahor rad lis mule cr. pied
very badly by a cyclone. TIE foot
was let crooked, and tie mule hal
10 g"t about walking Oh one side Of
lis foot. | advised the Use Of Ra-
mons Nerve 44d Bone Oil. lie
used il, and the mules foot Is to-day
sound and wei. and i can walA as
we'll as ever. For sale bv w. !.
Hayes: Druggist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-19

I.. Celebrated s. p. EE:s:~11> WAGON, nss.e,~I
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-19

". :. Sloan, Chinqnepin, N. c.,
says !: DR.. Clark's Blood aiid Liver
Pills take the lead over ali others.
For SAFE by w. A. HAYES, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16


VS..
Frank Osborne, ct al, defendants.
Now, on this day, comes the plain
tiff, by his attorney, and files his petition
and affidavit, stating, among other things,
that the said defendants, w. F. Osborn
and Volney Branstetter, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Missouri, and it ap-
pears to the satisfaction of the court, that
service cannot be had In the ordinary way,
it is hereby ordered by the court that pub
lication be made notifying said defend
ants that an action has beeu commenced
against them in the circuit court Of Au-
drain county, Missouri, the object and
general nature of which is an attachment
suit, wherein note for $3.50 due to plain
tiff, j. j. Alexander, by defendants, is in
controversy, and for the security of the
payment of this note this suit Is brought,
and unless the defendants mentioned as
aforesaid be and appear at the next term
| of said court, to be holden at the court
house In the City of Mexico, Audrain
county, Missouri, ON the 1st Monday in
October, A. D., 1885, and on or before the
| sixth day thereof, answer or otherwise
plead to said petition, judgment will be
| rendered according to the prayer of said
| petition.
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published In the Mexico LED
GER, anewspaper published in said coun-
| ty of Audrain, for four weeks successive
| ", the last insertion to be at least four
weeks before the commencement OF the
| next term of said court.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this,
the sixth day of July, A. D., 1885.
BEN. c. JOHNSON,
| I4w4 Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
BOHnd to Hang.

The execution of Collins of Bow
ling Green will take place on We'd
nesday, July 29th, instead of Friday,
31st. The Observer says the execu-
ton will take place IN Spring hollow,
about fifty yards from the big spring
on a piece of land recently pur-
chased by Judge Minor. The place
selected is close to town, but is SC
situated as to be out of sight of ali
but those who desire to witness the
hanging. The sheriff has already
procured the trap, the rope and cap.
He borrowed them from the sheriff OF
Lincoln county, who purchased them
several years ago for hanging
which did not take place. They
have seen service before, however
this being the second time they have
been loaned. To make sure that nc
accident or hitch will occur In the
proceedings Sheriff Fielder will sub
ject the rope to thorough test be-
fore using it on Collins.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
A Romance Of the War.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader.
At the outbreak of the war a man
named Christ Reynolds joined the
Confederate service as guerrilla in
Missouri. When the war ceased he
came to Centralia in that state, and
worked at his trade as a blacksmith
in neighboring town. He married
q widow whose husband was killed
in the war. Reynolds continued his
work until he accidentally heard
that his stay would be extremely
hazardous, as it is claimed that while
he was guerrilla some act of his
rendered him amenable to the law.
Becoming alarmed he turned his
property into cash, and securing it
about his person hurriedly left for
Texas.
Shortly before his departure Mrs.
Reynolds gave birth to a daughter.
AS years went by and Reynolds still
remained absent his wife applied for
a divorce, which was granted. Later
she married Mr.. Owen Breeze, a
resident of that vicinity. Mean
while the baby born to Mrs. Rey-
polds grew up and is now popular
young lady of Centralia. Some
time ago letters of inquiry were re-
ceived in which the writer asked for
information concerning the family of
one Christ Reynolds. Developments
followed until it was learned that Mr..
Reynolds Still lived, having amassed
q comfortable fortune. He now says
he longs for the companionship Of
his daughter whom he wishes to GO
to him. To her friends it is said
Miss Reynolds has signified an inten.
ton Of leaving Centralia and casting
kher lot with her father, whom she
has never known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
From POssum Walk.
of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
PossUM WALK, July 1.-THE wheat
isall in the shock.
Oat harvest is here, and the dull
thud Of the reapers are head on ev-
cry side.
A gentle shower of rain fell here
Friday night and you bet corn is
booming. ...
Preparations are being made to
hold a Sanctified meeting in the Vi
cinity of New Hope church, COM
mencing early in August.
Mr.. Reuben Wilson, an old resi-
dent Of Wilson Township, has very
painful cancer on his face.
A tramp went to the residence of
Mrs. Ellen Cleeton, the other day,
and frightened her nearly to death.
If Bruno and Bounce had not come
to her assistance, he certainly would
have went into the house. Dogs
are very profitable in such cases.
The famous guardian suit Of c. W.
Wilson VS.. Martha Wilson, has been
compromised, and the smoke of bat
tie has cleared away and peace reigns
once more in Possum Walk, and all
righteous say, amen.
Possum Walk boasts of having the
most enterprising sewing machine
agents in the county. They left
some weeks ago with four machines,
and returned on Saturday last viii
nine pigs, a side of bacon and roos'
ter How is that for high1
USo.
-[Uso-po as you suggested, and
will be much obliged. LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Had Nothing to Add.

A ten-year-old boy on the cars, the
other day, became hungry about II
O'Clock, and began an attack upon the
bountiful lunch that had been pre-
pared for him. A gentleman who sat
behind him was moved to remark:
"My boy, if you eat much now, you
won't have any appetite for your din
ner." To which the little fellow re-
piled: "Well, 1 guess if 1 haven't
any appetite l shant want any din
ner." The gentleman had no more
to say.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
A Rival of Charley Dobyns.

John Kuntz is travelling on a wa
ger of 81, 900 from New York to San
Francisco. He has undertaken to dead
head his way across the continent in
six weeks without walking a mile or
spending a cent of his own money.
William j. Simms accompanies him.
He was selected by both parties to
see that the conditions of the wager
are faithfully carried out. Kuntz
heat his way from Maine TO San
Francisco once before. He must
hunt for every meal and ride the en-,
tire distance, deadheading it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
The Westminster College Glee Club.

The Westminster College Glee Club.
The Glee Club was greeted by q
rousing audience Monday night at
Vandalia, where they gave an excel
lent concert which was highly praised.
Tuesday evening the club favored
the people of Centralia with an enter
tainment, which, as is the case every
where, delighted all who heard them.
Following are the Centralia busi-
ness men who advertised on the Glee
Club programme.
W. II. Garrett & Bro, hardware,
stoves, agricultural implements, &c.
Prices lower than any other house in
Centralia.
Willis & Pape, at the cheap cash
store, sell dry goods, groceries, boots,
shoes, &c. They are reliable busi-
ness men, and sell goods cheap.
Commercial Hotel-the best in the
town-opposite the Wabash depot.
j. A. Chance, proprietor. Stop at
the Commercial.
R. J. Shaner, undertaken, and
dealer in furniture. A fresh new
stock of goods at very low prices.
w. F. Strother & Bro, jewelers.
and watchmakers.
White, Barron & Co., dry goods
groceries, &c. The largest house il
Centralia.
Mrs. Ella Cash, millinery, dress
making, &c.
"Yours Truly, F. Hulett.'
Brick Corner Saloon, 7. G.. VIVA
ley. proprietor.
Mrs. M. L. Hawkins, elegant mil
linery goods at low prices.
~Jno. F. McMahon, tonsorial artist
Frank Hulett is headquarters fol
Weimer's celebrated signature
cigars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
MARMADUKE AND TIE
PkRD0NING POWER.

The Intelligeaeer and a "junta" of
papers of its ilk are now finding
fault with Governor Marmaduke for
"abusing the pardoning power.
They were against him before and
after his election. They are mad be-
cause he is making fine Governor,
as the people claimed he would. They
were mad and abused him because
he did not call the Legislature to-
gether to suppress the so-called
pleuro-pneumonia, and thus put the
state to thousands of dollars expense
for nothing. When it turned out he
was correct they were not even man.
ly enough to come out and give him
credit for his frmness and superior
Judgment. No, they just sneak
along in his rear AMI try to bush
whack him. They can find no mis-
take he is making and have to fall
back on the old story that ignorant
patent outside and filched inside
sheets always throw at Governor
who does not consult them about his
diet.
We venture not one of them is
conversant with the facts in any one
case where the pardoning power has
been exercised. There are many in
nocent men in the penitentiary and
many guilty on the outside. Why
don't these knife-up-their-s -sleeve-edit-
ors cite single case where the par
doned man should still be in the pen?
1t would even then be charity to say
it is better for one hundred guilty
men to escape than for one innocent
| man to suffer. Where Governor
Marmaduke grants one pardon he
| refuses scores. What would you
have him do when the judge and
jury who convicted a man come to
him and say we have new evidence,
the man is innocent? What would
you have him do when the physician
comes to him and says this young
man is going to die in month, he
can't possibly live, death is on him
now, let him 60 to his mother and
die? What would you have him do
when a man has been in prison fol-
twenty years, has shown that he is a
changed man, is bound down with
years, grief and broken spirit. He
is old, past seventy, gray-haired and
trembling with infrmities, only few
more months to live, has not looked
man in the face for twenty years
and has ten years yet to serve if il
were possible for.him to live? What
we say, would you have the Governor
:, do in such cases? We have not paint
ed them with the cries and tears O.
, children, mothers, wives and sweet
| hearts that are brought to bear, bu
simply stated naked facts. Why wa
J the pardoning power given to th'
, Governor if not for such cases
; Either make specific charges or ceas'
: your senseless howlings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Cleveland is Right.

President Cleveland has called a
halt In the wholesale decapitation OF
officials going ON in the departments
The president declares he will stand
up to his civil service reform pledges
1t is now in order for his pseudo
Democratic supporters to commence
cursing congressmen.-Inteuigencer.
Cleveland is correct and his policy
will keep the party in power. What
we kick abort is that during the
wholesale deeapitation' our district
did not get Its share of the cake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
LADDONIA LACONICS.
esp0ndence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, July 13.-Laddonia has
had another "big show" This time
it was concert with original plays.
A present was voted to the prettiest
girl, Miss Genie Keton, and also the
largest man. We didn't hear who
was the lucky receiver.
There has been no change, so far,
in the postoffice, though 1t was
thought sometime ago that Mr.. N.
Cartmell would have filled the place
ere this. Everybody seems satisfied
to have Mr.. C. postmaster.
Laddonia has a new society that
has just sprung into existence, known
as the "White Apron Society,"" II
may be the sisters degree of Ma
sonry so far as we know. We have
not learned the object in view by the
society, but have heard it limited thai
in time it would give some origina
dramas for the benefit of the town.
Our "Sanctifed' friends didn'
stay long. owing, perhaps, to thu
help we spoke of last week not arriv
ing.
We think, from our observations
that our Sunday School teacherl
should impress upon their scholars
that all-important lesson Of Eve ant
the forbidden fruit. Many of the lit
tie innocents return home from Sun
day School singing, "We have cometl
to make up his Jewels" and stop BY
the way, and sometimes 60 out O
the way to take forbidden fruit. W.
think a good practical lesson o,
this subject would be of more us'
just now than a lesson about the chill
dren Of Israel. If parents would
look after the little ''twigs" and benz
them, (the children, we mean,) i
would greatly help the Sunday schoo
teacher.
Charlie Beal has opened nice ic
cream parlor, and he keeps q splen
did article.
| Several cases of cholera morbis
Mrs. Hendrick is quite sick with tina
disease.
| Rev. Bibb preached to a crowde,
house yesterday and last night.
Miss Ida Spencer, in company wit
several friends from Pike county
will take a trip mp the MississipE
and will be gone several weeks.
| DR.. Gatewood, living southeast Q
here, is dangerously in.
i ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Holiness and Bob White In Laddonia.
L. i

Holiness and Bob White In Ladd0nia.
The ''Sanctified" preachers landed
in town Monday. One preached a
sermon of a half hours length to q
small gathering in front of the Com
mercial House. When he got through
then came an experience meeting,
Uncle Jim Fegan, of Perry, got up
and commenced to testify. He add.
ed much enthusiasm to the meeting,
brought forth several "amens'' from
the preachers, but pretty soon Uncle
Jim got off on the bond question and
began to bless ~ the bondholders
for their expressions of the people,
and one of the preachers had to sing
a song to check him, but Just at tha,
time Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, came along and said it was tram
time and that he and the preachers
must go, and so the meeting was
closed without the doxology.-Lad
donta Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
DEMOCRACY Is ANTI.CeRRUPTION.

Last week we published the fact
that one of Audrain's county officials
had been caught in plain violation
of the law he was elected to enforce,
and which his official oath requires
him to obey and support This Off
cial set up the cry of persecution.
This cry is made only for the pur-
pose of detracting attention from the
real question at issue and to drag
into it matters wholly foreign to the
main one. The only question in
volved is the right of the public and
the press to expose and discuss Off
cial misconduct. 1t would be dis
grace for any newspaper to permit
any motive but that which is justified
by the duty of holding up to public
criticism any officer for official mis-
conduct to enter into a matter OF
this kind. Are the unlawful acts of
officers to be suppressed simply for
the sake of harmony? Shall officers
be permitted to fiagrantly violate law
because they are officers? The good
of any party requires that it shall be
purged of its corruption and the men
it places in Office should have the
sunlight of truth poured IN upon
their official conduct or the party it.
self will share the disgrace of its cor.
rupt leaders. This we propose to
do, and 1t makes no difference who
the unfortunate one is or what his
public misconduct may consist Of
Purity in office is one of the maxims
of the Democratic party, and wher
this is laid aside we may despair o.
holding the reins of government il
this county or anywhere else. 1t il
the duty of the press to notify th'
people of the faithlessness Of thei
servants, and this we intend to d'
fearlessly and without favor.
The charge of accepting free pas
from railroad company in violation
of the constitution is not the onl,
charge to be brought against thi
same official. There are others IA
more damning and corrupt whicl
shall receive an airing in due time
and if any others of our public eff
GERS are found who come within th
line of official dereietion they, too
will be served with the same disl
This is no personal matter. Gu
likes or dislikes for individuals neve
will be permitted to influence tn
LEDGER in its duty to the public an
the party it has undertaken to serve
1t is the right of the press and it
duty to expose and discuss publ
misconduct, and this the LEDGE
will do wherever it be found, who
ever may be guilty, be he friend G
foo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Bob White a Hustler.

Bob White, of the Mexico LEDGER,
is ''hustler," and the people of the
''Missouri Chicago" should be proud
of him and his paper. The LEDGER
was illustrated with cuts of some of
her prominent business men and pre-
sented quite an attractive appear
auee.-Columbia Statesman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Election Of Bank Oiacers.

At the annual election of Directors
Of Mexico Savings Bank July 9Th,
the following were chosen: VIM,
Stuart, J. E. Ross, W. H. French,
]. N. Menefee, J. NJ. Marmaduke,
Thos. Harrison, B. r. Cauthorn, W,
j. Betts, Lewis Hord. The Direcl
tors chose the following officers
VIM. Stuart, President: j. e. Ross,
Vice e-Presidcnt, J. M. Marmaduke,
Cashier; s. M. Locke, Asst Cashier
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
The RaseaIs Must TO.

Whether postmaster ls removed
or not depends largely on the charac-
ter Of the Congressman in whose dis
trict he is located. Col. Hutton rep
resents this district. and all matters
relating to this question are respect
fully referred to him for solution.
-ToHis;uoU D.eso
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
THE RASCALS MUST GO,

Is this Democratic administration
we are living under in the 7th Con-
gressional district? When are the
loudly promised changes to be made
in the federal offices? Have we no
competent Democrats in this dis
trict? Are there no Democrats fit
to hold our postoffices? Would we
have Democratic postmasters if We
had a Republican administration
Did We? 1t appears that Demo
crat was found fit for the best office
in the district-our congressman 8
brother-in-law. Have We no lesser
Democratic lights fit for lesser Of
fees? Would our congressman have
been elected by Democrats if they
had not expected him to ''put to
rout," as he was wont to express it,
those who are now enjoying the Of
fees as of old? We do not refer par
ticuIarly to officers who are appointed
for a term of years unless there is
cause for their removal, but we have
several fourth-class postmasters in
this district who, Judging from the
work accomplished by other con-
gressmen, should now be farming,
blacksmithing or tramping, and faith
full Democrats should have their
places. What are we here for:
What did we accomplish in our vic.
tory if Democrats are not put on
guard? Our congressman says that
this year on the Fourth Democrats
had good cause to rejoice. He and
his brother-in-law, it is true, have
good cause TO rejoice, hut the rest OF
the boys are still waiting. The LED.
GER wants no office; it has no friend
who wants an Office. It simply wants
to know if this is not the Democrats
day. Our congressman claims to
have about the only Democratic
paper in the world. Let him show
his Democracy by his works. Kick
'em out, as he proclaimed so loudly
he would do. This is no time to lay
around and bask in the sun because
he is provided for. The st. Louis
Republican strikes the key note when
it says:
1--WE are unalterably opposed to
leaving the public trusts of this coun.
try to be administered by Republi.
cans whose heretical and dangerous
political dogmas have long jeopar-
died our liberties and threatened the
perpetuity of Democratic institu-
tions.
Also,
"Mugwumpery is not reform. It's
the same old thing"
Also,
circumstances go to indicate that
the great Democratic party Of Mis-.
souri, has been entertaining mug.
wump unawares."
And We might quote column after
column Of the same sentiment. The
LEDGER is not inclined to be in 9
hurry, but we do think that the time
has arrived for the ssrascals to 60"
Nsr Anywhere Else.
Col Hutton has returned from
Washington, but ne hear of no change
in the Reading postofiice.-Louisid
Ha Press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
No New County.

Some gentleman with a fertile
brain has gotten up a scheme to
make new county cut of the eastern
part of Audrain and a portion OF
Rails, Pike and Montgomery. We
need no new county. The eastern
portion of this county is perhaps
the best land in the state. There il
no need for change. There will be
no change.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
Just Mistaken

The Laddonia Herald is mistaken /;
We did not abuse it. We think the
Herald Is a good newspaper and
should be we'll appreciated. Still we
think that its views on public mat-
ters are very often troubled with
cramps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-16
COLLEGE
Ex-GOv. G. I'll. HARDIN, Founder.

year. IL professors teachers of best American European
training tested by Full collegiate French
and in class Advantages in Music and Art
CHESTRAL PIANOS Entire building newly and elegantly furnished
Cost very low. For catalogue address
A. K YANCEY, PRESIDENT, Mexico Mo.