Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-01
MARTINSBURG MUSINGS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsBuRG, No., June 29.-Rev.
Smith preached Sunday morning and
afternoon at the Baptist church.
Miss Mintie Mccall, daughter of DIR.
Mccall, of Fulton, is guest of Miss
Alma Crigler this week.
Glass Copeland and bride of Moberly,
after weeks visit to the former'sfath-
er, Col. Copeland, returned home Mon
day.
Ed. Nickens, colored, who has been
sick for several months with consump-
ton died last Sunday evening. Ed was
well liked by his entire acquaintance,
both white and black.
Miss Matte NARROW, daughter of Rev.
Marlow, formerly of this place. now re-
siding at Fayette, Mo-, is visiting nu-
merous friends in Martinsburg.
Many new sidewalks have been put
down during the past week and now it
is possible to navigate" the entire
town without soiling ones dainty slip
pers with the "horrid" mud.
The Gun club shoot last Saturday in
Will Vivian's meadow was perfect
success, more than an average score
| being made. The boys are anxious to
| hear from Laddonia and Farber.
Senior had the pleasure of being a
guest at most sumptuous collation.
spread by Miss Pinkie Henson last Sat.
urday evening. Miss Plnkie is thor.
| oughly accomplished young domes.
tically as we'll as socially.
| Mrs. Sarah Taylor, our lightning
postmistress, complains of lame back
every Thursday evening. She opens 9
pile of LEDGERs as big as a Saratogs
trunk. And the trouble is, she says
that the pile grows every week.
Miss Minnie Jones and Mrs. DR.. Tay
lor returned Sunday after a weeks visi
to their mother, Mrs. Jones of Mexico
who is now inst. Louis under treatmen
for infammatory rheumatism. The.
report her condition much improved.
Who said Martinsburg was not ol
the up grade and still putting on NOR
steam? Why we now have two frs
class barber shops, when a year ag
We had none. Bob Wiley, skilled ton
sorIal artist, weilds the blade at one
Jesse Chambers of the razor, at tn
other.
JEFF Cornet, "Bachelor Jeff," got bad
ly stuck on "Mother Hubbard" witt
a plump girl on the inside OF it las
Monday and came down town with
smile on his face as big as sun flower
roaring and ranting about the deal
delightful, delicious, gauzy, breez
Mother Hubbard" Jeff's friends hav
charge of him and he will be preyente
from doing any damage.
We want that Correspondents ban
quet bad and We must have it. Seno
is dying to place his arm around tn
winsome waist of"Annie Laurie" an
imprint soft kiss upon the ruby lip
of our Country Cousin;" then We wan
, to shake the horny hands of "Blitz,
"Who," "Tot" and all the inteliigeu
and newsy scribblers on the LEDGE
: staff. Say when, Bob, and we will b
, there by large majority.
]. A. Chrisman, an experienced ap
o arian Of Martinsburg, last week inver
ted an apparatus which compels bee
to hive themselves. The instructio
will work a wonderful metamorphos
in bee culture. The old hive, in whic
, the bees are ready to swarm, is come,
q ted with the new hive by glass tub
through which the swarming bees mul
a pass. The queen bee seeing the ne
9 quarters is satisfied with the locatio
| and collects her colony about her. I'll
8 new hive is then detached from the O
and everything works harmoniously.
q A tramp, name unknown, was ri
f over and killed by the cars about tv
, miles east of Martinsburg last Monda
RI Death is at all times cruel and sad, b,
+ especially so at this season of the ye
q to tramp. After the winds of wint
= have whistled old tattered carmen
and his stomach has been cramp'
and pinched by gnawing hunger, al
J. now that he still lives, and can bask
the genial sunshine, while visions
green corn and blackbsrries float b
= fore his enraptured vision, yes tits sa
very sad, is this thing death, to
~ tramp. SESoR.