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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13

HhANh bEChNIIH, ADMINISTRATOR of the
goods and chattels OF Jas. Il. Grove, ..PI'tif
Against
MARY GROVE, Wash B. Grove, T. G. Grove.
and Jas. Fl. Grove, Jr., heirs of Jas H.
Groves r. w. femp!eman, Trustee; Forrest
W.. Brown. Trustee; Samuel X. George,
Philip Henry, Mary Grove. Jas. II. Grove.
Jr.. Wash. b. Grove, and 7. c. Grove. ces.
Unique trusts ander certain deeds of trusts
executed by said Jas. II. Grove; Isaac Gray,
A. s. Mason. w. II. TclIheimer. Lowcnstein
Bros. CO., Jno. w. Roberts. F. Beckwith. In
dlvidually; Anna Watson, Exccutrix of JAS.
Watson. F. B. Sonders, Valley Fertilizer
Company. j. a. Z. Hathepa, I. G. Green,
Trustee; Geo. A. Mock, j. T. Gibson. Jpo
NJ. Coylc. and ID. b. Lucas. Defendants
LExtracts from decree Of Nov. %, $780,
4 ST This causc is refereed TO Commissioner
Gloon Moore to ascertain the whole of the
estate. real and personal, of which the said
JAS. FL. Grove died seized, or to which lie was
IN any manner entitled, and Its value.
I'd. To convene the creditors of said estate
aud alter allowing all proper credits, to audit
the debts in the order of their priorities.
Sd. 10 summon the tenants OF the real
estate named in the bill. and ascertain the ma
ture and character of the leases under which
they respectively hold, and what rents, IL any,
are due from them to said estate.
4tb. To state and settle the administration
account of Frank Beckwith, administrator of
said jas. II. Grove.
18th. To inqnire into the questions of the va.
lidity OF the release named in the bill.
9th To report npou any other matters
deemed pertinent By himself, or that may be
required by any of the parties in interest
a Copy-Teste.
IT. w. fATT3IER CIo-l,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
T. W. EATIMER. Clerk.

Notice is hereby given that viii execute
he above decree at my Office on the 31st day
II january, 1891. CLEON MOORE,
January 6. 1s9I-4t Esprit Fee, sTi.sS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
Farm Account.

Ihave kept an account of receipts
from and expenditures on my farm
for the past three years, and am will,
ing the public may see how much
farming has paid me:
40 acres of land at ESQ per acre...nl $500
Stock and implements. Observation-Disclosures 1900
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
DoMEsTlcs.

81 Pillow Case Cotton 1915, usual price $50;
Al Unbleached Couons &c, regular price Sc ;
A. Bieaehed Cottous 6, z, 0 aud Toe, usuat
price higher.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dress Goods.

Scotch Plaids Csc, worth S5c; CT Ladies Cloth
75c, worth 90ci S-4 Cashmere and &c, worth
10 and l5c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
The Legislature meets tomorrow.

The federal census of Baltimore by
wards gives the city population of
484,439.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
George q. TraYis,
TIE BOSS BARBER
TAKE Notice !!

THIS i TO give notice that ] require n settle
mentoi accounts. IIGust have the money
Que me 70 enable ME to carry on my buFinese,
and all indebted To me for merchandise arc
hereby notified to come forward and make set
Element as once, as longer lHigence cannot
oe March arch IS. 1890. D, g HANNAH.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
Comn1issioner's Motice,

In the Circuit Court of Jefferson County.
FRANK BEcKwTTH. Administrator of the
goods and chattels OF Jas. Il. Grove, ..PI'tif
Amninst
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
BIAN K-ETS.

Heavy Horse Blankets zoe; Special Value In
l0-* Grey Blankets ut $I.25 per pair: Extra
Large Heavy l0-4 BlsnEets Sits. usual price
$3.50; 1914 Extra Fine All-wool White Blank
cts $3.50, can't be duplicated for $500.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
BuckIen's Arnica saEve.

S. II. HIGINBoTHAM p. NJ.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Public School Notes.

Pupils of the public schools
throughout the country will be
glad to learn that in the East q
move is being made to establish
a free lunch system for the pupils
Mexico adopted the Monday holi.
day and will of course drop into
line on the free lunch question
One thing certain, the free lunch
plan will find greater favor among
the pupils than the Monday holi
fay.-Mezico Intelligenesr.
1t is quite surprising to fine
such an intelligent and conserva
tive paper as the Mexico Intelli
gemcvr, from which the foregoing
paragraph is clipped, advocating {
socialistic Communicate, we nigh
call iD measure. The Socialists
and Communists are clamoring fol
free books, free clothes and fire..
food for the children in the public
schools. If it is right for the
community to furnish the one
why not the other ?-Callawal
Gnzetfe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
No Pawn ShNn.

If the government loans money
it will be under the protest of all
who want office in the old parties.
and of lawyers, of loan agents, Of
real estate agents, OF bankers, oi
all others who continue to vote fol
Wall Street tools.-Third Parts
Organ.
Yes, and against the protest o1
every statesman of sound ju6g
ment in the country. The govern
ment has no more right to go into
the banking business than it has te
purchase wheat and loan it tt
millers. This government is no
organized on the principle of .
pawnshop.-Jeferson City Tribune
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
p. NJ. Shleppey Dead.

thursday morning at 8 O'Clock
P. M. Shleppey uied at his Depot
Dining Hall with lung and live,
trouble. He had only been con.
find to his bed for few days, bu,
had been a deformed invalid all
his life. Mr.. Shleppey was 50
years of age, and was member
of the Presbyterian church. Al
though he has lived in Mexico
but three years, he leaves behind
him many friends who esteemed
him very highly. His mourner'
have the sympathy of the com
munity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

CRISP and Mills, the two leading
candidates of the party for speaker
are both from the South, but Crisp
received more than double the num-
Der OF Southern votes given to
Mills. The general vote of the
Southern States between those two
Southern leaders was 81 for Crisp
and 20 for Mills, while the Middle
States voted 20 for Crisp and l3 for
Mills. New England gave 10 votes
to Mills and / to Crisp, and the
Western States 20 to Mills and 8
to Crisp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
THE HAND WRITING ON THE.wALL
Mistakes.ef the Retail Merchant by q
Disinterested Observer.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, No., Dec. 16-It is fact
that the retail merchants are con-
Quoting their business in way that
not only invites cooperation stores
but makes them a plain necessity: q
thing that they hate with all the
power of their mind and body, and
why shouldn't they? Cooperative
stores mean to them, close your
doors and do something else.
1t is true that the retail merchant
and the producer should be on the
very best CT terms and would be if
each did their duty. 1t is also true
that it don't suit producers to en-
gage in the mercantile business nor
will they unless they, are forced to
for self-protection. No intelligent
man will say that the retail mer-
chant is making too much money.
Then where is the mistake? 1t is
by toisting upon their customers a
system of extravaganza incurred by
buying their goods through travel
ing salesmen, this alone costs the
consumer millions Of dollars annual
ly. That is not all. They make no
demand OH wholesale houses for
lower prices, then they are not do.
ing their duty to their customers
instead of being friends they are
enemies.
A hint to the wise is sufficient. |
warn you gentlemen to be careful
before it is too late.
The producers are Investigating
those things and if you don't do
something to show your friendship
besides shake hands and ask for the
health of the family, the producer
may conclude to do without you.
| If you desire the patronage and
good will of the producer, prove to
them that you are their friends by
buying your goods cheaper. If you
desire to forever kill the idea Of CO.
| operative stores, organize and send
your best man to buy your goods
by car load lots there by enabling
you to sell to your customers 25 to
so per cent cheaper. then you will
be what you ought to be, friend to
your customers.
Such a course by the merchants
of Mexico would draw trade that
| would boom Mexico and make it
justly the pride Of the country and
| the envy Of all competitors.
What say you gentlemen? Will
you continue to be an instrument Of
| opposition or will YOU shake the
dust from your feet and be a friend
to those who pay your debts and
| feed you? GRANGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
"GRANGER. ANSWERED.
A Mexico Merchant Refers to His Let.
ter Briefly But Pointedly.
To the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MExIco, No., Dec. 18-DEAR
SIR: Your correspondent, "Gran.
ger" must be very youthful gran
ger to know solittle of the granger
experience with cooperative stores.
The experiment was tried and will
not be tried again by the men who
have the experience simply be-
cause they have the experience and
some other fellow the money.
Co operation is beautiful theory
but in practice it requires some one
as manager with unusual ability
and that very rare dieinterested-
ness that would lead to giving serv-
ice TO the public for emaller com.
pensation than can be obtained
otherwise.
"Granger" talks nonsense when
he asserts that merchants do not
seek lower prices the very travellers
whom he objects to, bid against
each other. Compe ition of the
sharpest kind is brought to the
merchants door, and for the article
that he may want at that moment
the sum total of the whole question
is, all men buy as low as tlay can
and sell as high as they can.
Merchants are deferred from ask.
ing too much for their goods by
fear OF losing sale but if they ask
too little and make sale, failure
comes aud it is very alert man
who can find the happy medium.
Life is not general success no
matter what the avocation. In.
competent merchants 60 under
from either extreme, aaking too
much or too little.
Incompetent graDgers are eaten
up by the deeds of trust. IIcompe-
tent drummersget the grand bounce,
its only the industrious and pro.
vident that get ahead. The Editor
ls the only man that has sure
thing on his coal, wood, pumpkins
etc. etc.
"Granger" is silly or bad tenn
pered to talk about paying other
peoples debts and taxes. Except
in direct charity neither he or any
other man contributes towards 9th.
er peoples debts but get all they
can for their money.
| MERCHANT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

QUITE a presidential boom is
developing for Senator Palmer, of
Illinois. The jersey County, ILL.,,
Democrat contains long editorial
this week favorlng the Senator and
bringing him out as a candidate for
President. The paper referred to
believes Palmer can carry Illinois,
Wisconsin, Indiana, with Mime
sofa aud Iowa as good fighting
ground. The chief objection to
Palmer would be his age and the
Democrat referring to this matter.
says: Even the most skeptical
person upon this question believes
the Senator will live for a year or
more, and it so, the Democratic
ticket would be elected and the
Vice-President could assume the
reins of government. All phases the
of his ability above referred to are
being canvassed by the leading
Democrats, and we would not be
at all surprised to see a Palmer
boom soon sweeping the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

The St. Louis Rural World says:
We regret very much to learn oi
the senous illness of Mr.. s. T.
Mccormick and wife of the Nc.
Cormick Live Stock Company,
Bowling Green, Mo. Mr.. Nc has
spent q month with large com.
pany of St. Louisans in travelling
through Mexico, but on his return
to st. Louis was almost imme
diately taken with Ia grippe, as
was Mrs. Mccormick also, the lat.
ter very seriously. This was the
cause of the absence of the Messrs.
Mccormick from the Mexico meet.
ing of Missouri horsemen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
NEWEST THINGS OUT.
Latest Inventions Recorded in the
World of Progress.

1t is estimated that 10000 electric
lamps, aggregating 100000 can
die power, will be required for the
Chicago Fair.
An underground hydraulic power
distribution plant is being talked OF
for Berlin. Such systems have al
ready been successfully used in
England.
1t is estimatad by a Swiss en-
gineer that 900, 900 horsepower for
electric transmission of power can be
easily obtained from the waterfalls
OF that country.
So dear has forage become in the
Sandwich Islands that the owners oi
the horse railroad in Honolulu have
decided to run the cars by electrici:
ty. 1t is expected that considera'
bic saving will be effected.
Morocco will spend $4,000 in
showing manners, customs and pro-
| ducts of that country at the Chicago
Fair. There will a full tribe oi
Berbers oil exhibition.
| The Mikado of Japan will, it il
said, send some of his private ari
treasures to the Worlds Fair a
Chicago.
Up to the present time there hav'
been over 1,70O applications To
space at the Chicago Fair.
So great has been the application
of water power in Switzerland t.
electrical purposes that it is said tn,
Government will make all motiv,
power from water monopoly.
Two large freight houses are tt
be erected at St. Louis with a ca
pacity of 100 cars at time.
An ocean pier 1000 feet leng il
being constructed at Puerto Colum'
bia, in South America. It will b.
entirely of iron and steel, and from
six to ten vessels can be accommo
dated at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Don't ScOld.

For the sake of your children,
don't scold. The effect of everlas'. i.
ing complaining and fault finding
is to make the young who hear it
unamiable, malicious and calIous-
hearted, and they often take pleas
ure in doing the very thing for
which they receive tongue-lashing.
Scolding is always an expi ession
Of bad spirit or loss of temper, and
should never be INDUCED in, es-
pecially with children.
Many a mother who would not
beat a child, feels free to scold on
any and all occasions and be-
tween a scolding mother and q
beating mother, the scolding
mother is usually considered the
model one. This is far from the
case a whipping many times has
good results, but a scolding never.
A much better way than either
scolding or beating, is q quiet,
earnest talk with child, and such
a talk usually carries more weight,
and Is remembered longer than
half-a. dozen whippings and seoid'
ings, for a child soon learns that's
scolding is fit of passion, meaning
much less than quiet talking, ane
| soon blowing over. Children otter
come to have q certain don't cart
| satisfaction in waiting silently IN
til a scolding mother has blown of
her surplus feelings. Most parent'
| scold their children more or less
and many children are we'll trained
Notwithstanding. But no child ii
ever benefited by any scolding
Scoiding is not always ruinous
but it is always out of place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
OPEN SESSION.
Address by John d. Eineil Before the
A. o. Z. w. at Mexico.

The A. o. U. W. Lodge OF this
city will have public NEE ting Oh
the night of Jan. 9Th. Hon. John
D. Vincil, of St. Louis, has been
invited to address the Lodge
and if nothing happens he will be
here as the following letter shows:
r. n. White, Editor Of Ledger, Mexico, Mo
ST. LOUIS, No., Dec. 17.-DEAR
Bob: Yours received. If no mis-.
hap prevents I will be with you on
the 9Th of January and talk Tor the
A. o. U. w. AS ever very truly.
John D. VINcIL
John D. Vincil has an army of
friends in this city and county who
will take this opportunity of hear.
ing him,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Burglars at Paris. .

PARIS, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-Several
business houses were burglarized
in this city last night and quit
an amount of money secured.
Whether the operators were local
talent, or imported, cannot be sur.
missed. The money-tills were
strewn all over the city. The
robbers left NO clew.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

Hon. A. B. Medley, member Of
the Legislature fromAudrain county
in q conversation with the editor OF
this paper to-day expressed himself
in favor of an extra session of the
Legislature. He said that when
the Legislature adjourned it was
understood that there was to be q
called session and in his opinion
We would lose one elector unless
the Legislature was called together
and the state redistricted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
How Baking Powders are Made,

While rival companies are dis
pIting as to what ingredients are to
be found in the "bsst baking pow
der" the public will be interested
in tine following definition of these
now indispensable articles as given
by Appleton's Cyclopedia, the ac-
knowiedged American authority.
"The best baking powders are
composed of bitartrate of potash
(cream Of tartar tartaric acid, car
Donate of ammonia, and soda BIZ
carbonate, bound together by a
little starch"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

The St. Louis Chronicle says :
There are not enough young men to
go around among the girls fulton,
and they have adopted a law Of
etiquette. that it is very rude to 60
home with q girl and leave hel
companion etandingsalone at the
church door. As they go in pairs,
the young men of Fulton are sing.
ing: "How happy l could be with
either. were t'other dear charmel
awsy,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

We would like to see the ladies
OF Mexico revive the old fashioned
custom of keeping open house on
New Years day. 1t is not neces.
sary to have anything to eat OIL
drink. Let it be known that yor
will be at home on that day and
that you would like to have your
friends call. Ladies in Mexico
who expect to keep open house
should furnish the LEDGER with
their nance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
leavening power (Gs; Ssa.ss sss 4, 5s.stss1 .ss
Wedding Bells.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
YouNGERs, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-The
most brilliant wedding that has
taken place in this Community for
some time was the one of Mr.. G.
8. Asbury and Miss Winnie Cox,
on the 18th inst, at the handsome
residence of the brides father, w.
II. Cox, 10 miles south Of Gen.
tralia. The ceremony was most
beautifully and impressively per-
formed by ED. Mays, of Centralia,
at z O'Clock p. M, after which tho
party repaired to the table filled
with luxu-ies and partook of .
most hearty supper. There were
present about 100 guests. The At
tendants we're Mr.. Egbert Sims, of
Cant, and Miss Myrtle Cox, Of
Centralia, Mr.. John Hall and Miss
Matte Asbury. They were tender.
ed q reception at the groom's
father, Mr.. J. H. Asbury's on the
18th.
The presents were beautiful and
costly, among which we noticed
much silverware and Chinaware,
ETC., too numerous to mention.
The bride is one of the COM
munity's most lovable young Ia
dies and the groom a most worthy
young gentlemen. The writer
joins their many friends in wish
ing tae young couple q long and
prosperous voyage through life.
X. Y. z.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Judge Higgins Tells His Story,

Sedalia Mo. Dec. 1S.-The State
closed its case in the Higgins murder
trial this morning and after several
had been examined for the defense
Judge Higgins told his story of the
killing. He said that Colonel Price
was choking him and had him down
in the car seat. He could not gel
loose and could not draw his revolver
He twisted around and shot through
his overcoat pocket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

IT Is claimed that Sedaiia is GO
ing to make its track at least two
or three seconds shorter than the
Mexico kite-shaped track. Our
understanding is that the Sedalia
track will only be about one-hal1
as long as the Mexico track.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

Miss Minnie Doak, one of the
most popular young ladies who
visits Mexico is the guest of her
sister Mrs. VIM. Thomas. Miss
Doak is one of the finest perform
ers on the piano in the state. She
carried off the $1,000 plizs piano at
Hardin College several years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Shooting Match.

The shooting match at Henry
Kombrink's was largely attended
and very successful affair. The
following parties we're lucky and
carried off turkeys: E. Kombrlnk
got 2 turkeys, I. j. Smith 8, Ed.
ward Dahlem 8, Jonnie Dahlem 2,
Henry Webster 2, JEFF Atkins 1, B.
F. James l and Charley Spots.
wood /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
GIDEON p. WILLIAMS.
Resolut IONS Of Respect by the Pleas
ant Valley F. & l.. u.

At called meeting of the Pleas
ant Valley F. & l.. Union. held on
Thursday, Dec. 18th, 1891, the fol-
lowing resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, God in His Allwise
Providence has moved from our
midst our esteemed fellow citizen,
Mr.. Gideon P. Williams, one of the
pioneers of Audrain county and
highly esteemed and a valuable
member Of this Union, and
WHEREAS, 1t is but Just and
proper that fitting recognition of
his many sterling virtues should be
had. Therefore be it
Resolucd, That in the death of
Bro. Williams this Union laments
the loss of q brother who was ever
ready to proffer the hand of aid and
the eoice Of sympathy to the needy
and distressed everywhere, a friend
and companion who was dear to us
all, citizen whose upright and
noble life was a standard of emula-
tion to all his fellows.
Resolved, That the heartfelt SYM
pathy of the members Of this Unisn
be extended to the family of our
dear brother in this their sore
affection and that we will wear the
usual badge of mourning tor thirty
days.
Resoloed, That these resolutions
be spread on the records of this
Union and . copy thereof be fur
nished the family of our deceased
brother and also to each OF the
Mexico papers for publication.
P. NJ. NORRIS,
R. s. FLETCHER,
j. b. ARMIsrEAp.
Committee.
Brother G. P. Williams, who de-
parted this life at his residence,
four miles northwest Of Mexico, No.,
on the 7th inst, was born in North
Carolina and came to this State and
settled in Audrain county, on the
farm on which he died, on or about
1882, when about Ia years Of age.
He was in the truest sense an honest
man, remarkable for his high christ
ian character and sterling virtues.
If mistake not he was one of the
charter members Of the first orga-
nizations Of the Methodist church
in Mexico aid always lived up to
his obligations. As q citizen he
was highly respected, as friend
firm as q rock, as neighbor kind
and obliging, ever ready to help; as
a husband and father, true, loving
and kind. It has been my privilege
to know Mr.. Williams for 35 years
and 1 can truly say that as far as l
know he had not an enemy. Thus
pass away one by one the early
pioneer settlers of our county-men
of hardy, sterling qualities. May
he rest in peece. P. N. Morris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

G. T. Gentry, OF Monroe county.
drove to town last Monday morn.
ing 1l5 turkeys which he sold to
McCune & Crostlwalts. All but
three we're his own raising. The
bunch OF fowls brought Mr.. Gentry
the snug sum of sl35.75.-Psrry
Enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24

Mrs. Nellie Davis is progressing
rapidly with her studies in elocu
ton in Boston. She was one Of
ten chosen from a class of 500 to
give . recitation before critics.
The critics found no fault with hel
recitation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-24
Does it Contain Ammonia ?

The charge is being made that the Royal Baking
Powder contains We would have supposed that
the emphatic condemnation of baking powders
by the eminent physicians throughout the land and
the fact of the three leading chemists of Minnesota max
ing report Senate recently showing
bread baked with the Royal contained ammonia
and the hostility being manifested by the public
against all ammonia and alum baking powders would
driven them permanently from the market
In view of the fact that Baking Powder has become
indispensable article in every kitchen it is gratifying
there brands market to which no
suspicion of any kind has attached. DR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is pure cream of powder
free from faint of ammonia alum other harmful
substance
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported by all authorities free from Ammonia,
Alum any other adulterant In fact, the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques-
toned.