Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-16
BEAVER DAM ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger. |
BEAVER DAM, Oct. IA Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore, a boy.
Louis Edwards and Miss Mary
Hood came over from Fulton Last
Saturday. Mr.. Edwards says Full
ton is growing rapidly this fall.
s. l.. McCord is home from
Peoria, ILL.,, at which place be at.
tended the reunion.
Lon Ridgway returned home
from Marshall, Mo-, this week.
Mr.. James Ellis is home from
Southwest Missouri.
DR.. G. w. Reagan has purchased
of various parties Is head of first
grade steer calves at from $40 to
$l5 per head.
S. 1. Smith, who sold his farm
sometime ago to Ellie Harrison, is
back from ..Hazen, Arkansas. He
visited the ranches of John Sims
and VIM. Shock and says it is a
fine country. He will, in a short
time, make it his home.
Arthur Sharp has sold his farm
of 80 acres to Louis Cline for g.
1875. Mr.. Cline also bought of Mr..
Sharp's stock to the amount IF
$500. MI. Sharp will likely move
to Auxvasse City.
G. H. and Frank Crockett sold
3 mule colts this week to Edward
McPheeters for $4,000.
Crockett Bros. bought of Arthur
Sharp, 80 head of stock hogs at
So so per hundred.
R. M. Price shipped, on the 7th,
two car loads of cattle to Chicago.
Miss Nellie Hopkins, OF Mexico,
is teacher of Cedar Grove fall and
winter term of school.
A very interesting meeting is
now in progress at Bethel Nj. E.
Church, conducted by Rev. E. l..
Rutledge, assisted by Rev. ]. M.
L. Hoyle.
Jack Woolery has one a of the
best fatted cattle we have seen this
year.
Robert Potts is feeding 100 head
of choice steers.
F. P. Dlcus, of Mound Valley
Kas., was visiting his brother, E
{ H., last week.
We are glad to note that Irving
and Robert Calhoun, who hav,
been on the sick list for sever
weeks, are up and about.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
> The 18th wedding anniversar,
of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A.. Harrison
t was celebrated on Wednesda,
night, at their residence, by a lsrg'
number of friends. The ceremon,
was very appropriately performed
by Rev. E. L.. Rutledge, of Mexico
After many jolly congratulation
were over and as all had brough
their baskets we'll filed, suppe
was announced and there wa
enough left Of the good eatables t
have ted twice the number present
and, indeed, a very enjoyable tim
was had. The following present
were given by the following per
sons:
:. One silver cake basket by Mrs
! Crockett, R. C. Calhoun, N. R
l Reagan, James Crockett, Lesli
Ford, Misses Nellie Hopkins, Tin
ME Sallee, Mamie Reagan, Edn'
l Ford, Cora Farrah.
One set of goblets and cuspador
: by Mrs. l.. Lakeland and Mrs. D
M. Roberts.
Table linen by S. G. Baskin.
8 Vegetable bowl, Mrs. J. L
Ware.
Misses Bertha and Nora McCort
to Misses Gertrude and Nettie Har
rison, l pair of handsome vaces.
Miss Lulie Bird Thomas to Mis-
Ella Harrison, one beaded neck
. lace.
Beautiful bouquet by Miss Mel
lie Roberts to J. A. Harrison.
1 Glass pickle dish, Miss Maggi,
1 McIntire.
S J. c. v. Baskin, pocket bool
containing five dollars.
Sammie Sharp, tooth-pick hold
f er.
| One hanging lamp, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Sharp.
/ One artistlcally trimmed cake
Mrs. Ed. Gamble.
! Dinner set of "a pieces by E. H
Dicus and wife, S. l.. McCord an,
wife, VIM. Reagan and wife, w
D D. Harrison and wife, D. K. Crock
: EFT and wife, Jack Woolery ant
1 wife, c. H. Crockett and wife, L
K. Crockett and wife, c. Gambl
. and wife, L. Farrah and wife, inc
f Wayne and wife, R. A. Calhoun
. and wife, H. Threlkeld and wife
; Ira Milligan and wife, DR.. C. W
: Reagan and wife, Y. G. Thoma
and wife, Gus. Renie and wife
; Jno. Harrison and wife, MIR. Hodg
and wife, T. M. Ford and wife
Charley Harrison, Frank Crockett
> Ellie Harrison, Miss Lulie Harri
son and Mr.. Jno. Waugh.
At a late hour all left wishin.
8 Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.. Harrison man,