Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-08-12
MARTINSBuRG MUSINGS.
,rrespondence of the Ledger.

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MARrtNsBuRG, Aug. 8.-Miss Adine |
Martin is in Bowling Green visiting
friends. We are in mourning.
Professional etiquette is at sad dis |
count IN Martinsburg. No diagram
necessary.
Oscar krieger is the happiest man in
town. lie rides in a "Dran" new buggy
and drives a fast trotter.
Jess Loftin. of Cuivre, has been in
the city this week, the guest of Bud
Martin and other members of the Mar
tin family.
Fred Stowe is regular dudine. He
has put a silver collar around the neck
of SNAP" alias Angie Bell. and leads
that festive little ''perp" around town
at the end of blue ribbon.
A special communication was prom s.
ed from Martinsbnrg in which was to
occur cartoon representing Senor and
"Lone Star Lily' walking the railroad
ties with another couple "side-tracked"
tor refreshments and "holding their
breath"
If persons who come to us and make
| special complaints against people and
things, and want them published in
the LEDGER, will furnish their names
for publication and pay ten cents
| line the complaints will be inserted in
the G. r. w.
! Rev. Thos. Henson preached an
eloquent and able sermon last Sunday
night, basing his remarks on the Gu
rious Driving of Jehu," and condemn
ing the practice in strong terms. At
the ends of the sermon Chess Will
burne, our accommodating Iiveryman,
stepped to the front and proffered our
afrable young divine all the cigars he
could smoke, declaring that the sermon
would be of incaIculable benefit to his
| stable. Chess, you see, had been
asleep until the minister reached the
climax of the discussion in which he
said: "Such furious drivers as these
will rein up in hell some day." when
Chess opened his eyes and grunted,
"amen." Hence the profiered cigars.
We all smoke now.
A sick tramp hung up here last Sun
day in box car. The citizens Clipped
in and furnished him something to eat
and Monday bought him ticket to ST.
Louis. A charitable people-we.
No sickness to speak of except few
cases of wild plum hurries and green
corn quicksteps.
a few pale green watermelons have
made their appearance in the market
They are about the size of buckshoi
and contain all the conventional ele
ments of chills and cholera.
The Methodist church will be dedi
) Gated at this place on the 3rd Sunday
| in September.
The members of the Christian church
held meeting Monday night and per
fected arrangements to erect a churci
at this place at an early date.
3 Leb Crigler was out of town last week
D rusticating for his health and training
o for the great sprinting match at Wells
vile. Martinsburg will stake her las
: red cent on Lebs leg ability.
Our peripatetic "coon tonsorial art
f list" folded his towels and silently stol
s away Monday, but the ubiquitous Rob
Wiley will continue to scrape the boy
in the latest improved fashion.
Owing to the continued drouth ou
q town pump has felt the effects an
It force of the biblical injunction, "Com
e all We who are thirsty" All the tow
= and half the county have watered ther
for the last ten weeks.
. Miss Angie Belle Copeland entel
II tanned a select party of young ladie
It and gentlemen at her lovely countr
= home last Friday evening.
Our elevator is now running nigh
r and day. The McDoweIls keep thing
e humming. Wagons loaded down wit
- oats pour in from morning to night.
d Sam Overbagh is now on the loafin
4 list with the balance of us, hayin
quilted his position with jacob Bro
If you have anything in the shape
news bring it to Green's S drug store an
ot it will be reported to the LEDGER.