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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

j. T. Miller, of this city, attended
the S. T. Shaw sale in Galloway
county last week and says he never
saw cattle and hogs sell more readily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

The remains of Mrs. Dix, who
died Monday, was taken to Mar
tinsburg for interment Tuesday
Several friends accompanied the
corpse to that place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

j. r. Wayne has IL cracker jack
saddle horses and bought four more
at Centralia last week for 1925,
Three of them were bought of Mr..
0. Barnes and one from Mr.. F. E.
German.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Dobyns & Gibbs are having their
stock of drugs invoiced, having sold
out to Woodbridge & McArthor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

j. Il. Sullivan, who lives l mile
west of Mexico, had his house and
contents destroyed by fire Monday.
Insurance about $500 with J. D.
Tucker & Son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

j. M. Beagles has just bought 95
head Of cattle from G.. Darling, of
Queen City, Mo-, for $500. He
also bought 40 head from E. Smith
at $23. so per head.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
New Merchant Tailor.

Mr.. ]. J. Keig, a practical cutter
and tailor of many years experience,
late of st. Louis, has located in this
city and opened an establishment
the first door east of Buckley &
Moore. Mr.. Keig has the latest
style suitings, paintings and vestings,
which he will make up at reason
able prices. See his advertisement
in this paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Charley Gallop is going to open
a cigar factory at Huntsville, Mo.
Charley is an active, energetic young
fellow and will succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
Pocket Book Lost.

Monday morning in Mexico an
old leather purse containing between
sic and SIT in different kinds Of
money. Leave at this Office and
get s. reward, or at Thos. Roden'a.
d2t-w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Mr.. Frank Friar and Miss Ehe
Spencer were married at Laddonia
Sunday by Ed. c. c. Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

J. T. johnson sold a sow and
seven pigs at Woolwine's sale for
$50. Stock Of all kinds sold well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

See advertisement of George w.
Robertson, the hardware and i'm
Element dealer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Link Wright, a cousin OF Mrs.
Thos. Board of this city. has sold
his business and property at Clarks
switch and will remove to Mexico TO
reside permanently and go into bust.
ness. He is q first class business
man and we welcome him to oul
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
Mrs. NJ. ]. HARDI;
Hay and oats for Sale

/ have for sale a lot Of good ha,
and oats on the Dingle farm JUS
northeast Of Mexico.
46-2t. JAMES QuINLAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Tom Northern while driving cattle
Monday fell and injured his right
arm severely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

VIM. Dawson has our thanks for
8 boquet Of apple blossoms. Spring
is surely coming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

S. R. Dudley, son OF VIM. Dud-
ley of this city, leaves this week to
attend school either at st. Louis or
Sedalia
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

R. S. Calhoun and s. C. Groves,
Of this county, are visiting at Kinks
vile, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

The Business Mems Association
OF Mexico meets at the City Hall
on the second Friday night in
March.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
M~ARTINSBURG BANK,
Officers and Directors Selected-Pros.
pect for success Splendid.

The new Martinsburg, Mo-, Bank
is organized with a capital stock Of
$4,000. Among the share holders
are W. w. Fry, S. NJ. Locke and
Robert Morris of Mexico; DR.. Blaine
and S. NJ. Barker, of Wellsville ED
French, Joe Bertels, B. Fennewald,
N. M. Friedman and Stephen Ber-
tells, of Martinsburg. The officers
elected are Stephen Bertels, of Mar.
tinsburg, President; Robert Morris,
of Mexico, cashier. This bank is
well organized and located in a live
little town surrounded by a fine
country and will surely be a success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
New Timothy Seed.

1000 bushels Of new timothy
seed for sale at 81 FER bushel.
samples furnished on application to
WILDER & PEARSON,
43-5ww Laddonia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Oscar Kreiger, of Martinsburg,
was in Mexico this week on business
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Mi. Lewis Hubert, a prominent
German farmer Of this county, says
that the Germans Of this country
are delighted with the principles of
the Democratic party and have only
one objection and that is they are
opposed to the free coinage OF silver.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
Killed by the a r

Charles Read, who lived at Fred
Hildebrand's, was killed by the cars
at Benton City Saturday night. 1t
is not known what train struck him
or how be happened to be killed.
He was found on the track in the
morning with a part of his head
mashed to a jelly. He was a car
penter, about forty years old. He
left no family. His relatives live in
Reading, Pa. There was a runlor
on the streets to-day that Read COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself
under the cars, but that rumor has
not been verified. DIR. Fritts held
an inquest and the verdict was in
accordance with the above facts.
Read had been drinking.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Eugene Tomlinson is over from
Perry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Work shirts, jumpers, overalls,
leans and c0ttonade pants at
TcNLNsoE + Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %.
DIRT

Your watch needs cleaning and oil
ing once every eighteen months, If you
would preserve its time-keeping quail
tias. Consider: In that time the bal
.nce-wheel turns on its delicate axis
"a sss, 800, 900 times; it does not 'restn
At night, like ordinary machines, but
keeps at its work increasingly. You
oil an engine, or a sewing machine, or
any other mechanical continuance, dali
" or weekly. but that delicate instru-
ment of precision-your wateh-is al
lowed to go uncared for until it is clog
red with dirt. and stops. The best of
all becomes thick and dirty in time; In
this condition it wears the pivots, and
destroys that exactness OF their fit in
the jewel-holes which is necessary to
correct time-keeping. Let me look at
your watch. fit needs repairing I will
nut it In fi~rst-class condition and guar
antee it to give satisfaction.
WORRELL
The JEWELER.
competsn- Watch Repa.rer-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

James Clacher Is better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-23

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Pol
lard, a on.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
Brave Sisters at Sea.

The British ship Hyderabad arrived re-
Gently at san Francisco from swansea.
after a most eyentlul voyage OF 2Iz DAYS.
Captain ID. +. b. Scott has his TWO dauyn-
tiers with him, and both OF inc young
Indies assert that they never want TO make
"A similar trip. This is the Hyderabads
maiden attempt. and Captain Scott Is
quoted the Report as saving he hopes he
will never have a similar experience while
he remains skipper OF her.
Alter being laun ched and fitted out. the
Hyderabad was loaded with coal at swan
sea end started for San Francisco. All
went we'll until September Sth, When the
ship ran INTO storm.
lhe stanchions gave away, boats were
smashed. the galley was washed overheard
the cabin was flooded. and finally the
cargo shifted While the ship was lying
on her cam ends the toretop gal ant mast
went by the board, and IT looked as
though the ship was doomed.
IL was regular Cape Horn weather and,
the men were almost dead from cold. In
spite of the fact that death was imminent.
the captains daue hters we're not dismayed.
They made coffee over the coal-oll stove
in the cabin and served 1t TO the half
frozen men whenever an opportunity oc-
cured.
The men assert that many times the young
women made their way forward, when
ladders. pieces of boats. and hencoops
were ali awash. The gale lasted nearly O
week and then contrary winds were met.
Colonel Scott was about to give up in de-
spair and start for San Francisco rid the
Cane OF Good Hope, when on October
iath IL came on 10 blow again. All the
temporary yards were blown away aud
almost an entire suit OF sails was lost.
The weight OF water that came thunder
;ro on board bent the deck-beams and the
vssseI began 70 leak. The cargo shifted
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
IN A CAVE OF BATS.
They Spend the Winter There Hanging to
the Walls.

Over in the mountains of Centre county
there Is "a cave which i curiosity IN us
way. II j.. perhaps. 500 feet IN length.
from ten t. thirty feet hlGh, anu IN the
widest place perhaps sixty or seventy teet
across. 4 goOd-slZcd stream has Its source
here. and the bottom Of the cave Is con
stautlv covered with water from SIX 10
cleht fee: deep. saws PunXsutawney
SPIRIT -, =,
Tho cave has ianitor. who, like old
Charon. remains at the cdg" OF thus little
UNDERGROUND lake. and. provided with
lamps similar 10 those used for campaign
torches. rows passengers INTO the p4hc n
depths OF tins miniature EreouS lie also
sees 10 Il that tho stalagmltes and stalac-
tltes are not broken and carried away uy
the relic hunters.
Dr. Warren. State ornitholOGist and 100
lollst. who Is now compiling work on the
ANIMALS of Pennsylvania, visited TINS cave
"A few days ago in order 10 get some spocl-
mons OF bats The cavern sald l'r.
Warren to representative OF the NDri,
lis the most popular rendezvous Tor oats
in PENNSYLVANIA. All varieties and spe-
cles of the chle-epta gather here 10 hiDeT-
nate through the winter. lheY hauE III
rows all over the walls and roof OF the
caye. They arrange themselves IN regular
rows. like battallOus of soldiers, the al
frrrnt varieties collecting together.
- he large bats are all separated from
the small ones. In fact. they are arranged
IN straight aud orderly lines according 70
size. with method ami Il sy stem that Is
marvellous. 1t would not be eXageera--
ton to say that th9re are millions OF
them. | took sack ami pole with
me. scrapcd the bats of with the pole;
and let them drop INTO the sack. couid
have GOT dozen carloads of the little
animals IN this way II had desired
This Is a remarkable cavern III its way'
but ,s as vel ltfle known To- fame or any
lodv else outside Of Centre county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04

,f,,-rssr,on icnce 81 the kichm M Dspatrh-l
IorfsA VA. June 2.-Our farmers are
verv busy sticking tobacco-plants. OF
which full crop Will be planted. Oat anu
wheat crops are looking well.
Il. r. Chisholm, the col9red barOer Oh
tbls town VINO fell 60 the moor trom apo
,levv last FRIDAY while shaving Dr. i. j.:
Voolfolk, and who was pronounced 1ea9
IN half nu hour, has come To life again ana
will hEely be "A we'll man once more.
Ionis, Canp of Confederate Veterans
has a membership of over eighty, aDout
half of whom attended the reintermeht Oh
Mrs. owe Fitch. Of Charlottesville, Is on
visit to her father. james NJ. blcKers'
here. Lo.,,ou
1893 OF 1894 IS real locust year. "h'oi'
is 1t?
Louisa county is beginning 10 construct
iron bridges over her streams. lhe hrsl
contract Will be let next week Tor Nv
foot bridge over South Anna riveI. ~,
MIR. James VI. Wash and the Deaut'lui
AMI attractive Miss Clarlnda u. PLl!potts
were married on Thursday near Ihohlp-
sons Cross Roads
Miss Luciie. tue charming daughter OF
n. NJ. Bancroft. of Richmond, 10 the guest
of the Misses Terrell. near Louisa. >,
Mrs Parsons, wito OF Clrcuit-Clerk ,. II.
Parsons, has returned from Isicbiliou9'
wbeie she has been for month on attend
ance OF her sick parents, Ir. ana MIS-
Baker - e =. a.,
The people are discussing the fence law
IN louisa. ard the time will come when
il will be from necessity adopted.
The dogs 10 many parts OF tue county
are destroying many sheep,
Not negro was elected IN the recehi
election for any office. A splendid lot OF
county officers were elected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
SHE'D BEEN TO A FUNERAL.
How the Girl In the Blue Macintosh En-
loved the Occasion.

The girl with the blue macintosh was
sitting pensively in the corner OF Ma
rara.street car late one afternoon, saws the
Buffalo ErDress. At the square girl with
a puif-seeved Goa: got on. and tho girl
with the blue macintosh welcomed her
etfusIyeiy.
Where have you been?" asked tho
girl with the pu.fed slocves.
TO a funeral" replied the girl with the
blue macintosh.
- didn't know anybody was dead"
Nobody il. That Is. nobody who IL
anybody TO us. but Charley and and went
to a funeral Just the same"
Tell me-" said the glrl with the pulled
sleeves imperatiyely.
The girl with the blue mackintosh snug
gled up to her companion and SAID " You
know, since papa found ont that Charley
only gets so a week he won't allow me- to
have anything more to do with him. but L
don't intend TO give him mp just because
papa saws 50. lie aud have been meeting
each other afternoons for month and
taking lovely tong walks on the side
streets.
/" We took walk this afternoon. and We
went on a lot Of little streets over on the
west side. We were strollng along by a
house that had lot of carriages standing
in front, when Charley caught sight OF
papa coming round the corner III u OuEEN.
lie is awfully smart, You know, and he
didn't propose to get caught. so he Just
pulled me into ono Of the carriages. aud
we sat there until papa got by. Before We
thought It safe TO get out the funeral
services w-ro over and somebody got up
on the carriage and started OFF.
I'VE stayed IN and were driven to the
cemetery and played as mourners. Then
the man drove rs back TO town and we had
a lovely time. IL was ever 80 mucn better
than walking. for he could put his arm
around me. and there wasn't any chance OF
any one hearing what we said. never
had nicer afternoon.
Whose funeral was it 2" asked the girl
in the pufied sleeves.
OH SAID the girl with the blue mackin-
tosh. II haven't any idea. but 1t was per
fectly lovely, and I'm awtully obliged to
the corpse"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
a SILENT WITNESS.
rho Old Man Tells II story About Miss
ing car Porter.

The drummer had just finished one of
his uuequalied stories, and GraN-hhlleu
man in the smoking compartment Win
INN looked up a. If he could tell story
himself If he were sufficiently urged, says
the Detroit frCe Press.
Go ahead with yours suggested one
of those sympathetic KIND of men who
know things intultlvely.
1T isn't much,n said the gray-halred
man, mOdestly.
looking for tho definition Of the word
'pauc;ty.' But that's all right. GIVE US
the story" replied the lntultlve person.
We'll" said the man, Strengthening up,
"sOme wears ago. when IN certain Sec
tion of the West the sleeping-car was vet q
novelty, they had white man on one OF
our roads for porter. He was a mean
fellow and had way of dOmlneering
around that wasn't pleasant, lie was
coward, though. and was afraid OF a man
that met him face 70 face: one hlght /
cot on al the town where lived and this
porter was ugler than usual. 80 ugly IN
TACT that I pulled a gun on him and at the
muzzle of il chased him up and down
and kicked him from one end or the car 10
There were eight or ten passengers In
the car with me. and by midnight. when
the porter was about half drunk ana we
were ready 10 90 TO bed; they aoViseu lle
To watch hlm, as bo would probably try 20
Get even by some underhand method. l
Ieughed II OF and said wasn't AFRAID;
but. inst the same, while the porter was
doZlnC in a seat in the corner hxed up
| dummy TO take nv lower berth and got
into a vacant upper OH the other slIo OF
the car. The next morning about O'Clock
| was aroused bv some one callng lot tho
porter. but no porter answered
smoker said. sticking my head through
| the curtains. =:
- guess I'll 60 and see,' said the IN
0uirer. and got up, too.
We found two OF three Of our party
- Hello said one to me, did you have
/ any trouble with the porter III the
OF course not l said. where is
heY no.... ,,ovho Won
I had thrown Inn off the car
but | hadn't, and then we began 70
/ look for him. and the conductor appeared
/ and he couldn't tell us anything, either'
/ Then an idea occurred to me.
! "'Wait a minute. | said. and | went
! hack 10 the berth the porter had made
| down for me. and throwing open the cur
! talns found my dummy covered up COM
/ fortably Just as had left 1t. but driven
! clear through it. right where the heart
! ought 10 be, was q knife at least l"oNe
! inches long in the blade.
Then / called in the crowd. ~
| There ! said. do you see the hit OF
that knife? IN give 500 to know where
The crowd stood achast for minute,
but nobody claimed the $500. and that
porter was never heard of again."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
OLD MECKLENBURG.
INTERESTING COURT CASES coNSI.
pEReo WITH VARIOUS RESULTS.
Personal Notes.-The surry Cavalry and .
strawberry Festivai-Locuss. Dale
Literay society's Closing.
correspondence Of the Richmond DIspssch.l

Correspondence on ths hicninonh psS"s~i
BoYproS. Va, June 2.-The Circuit
Court-Judge Samuel F. Coleman pre-
siding-convened last Saturday. and has
been in session this week. Some cases
attracted much attention. Eliza Jefries
rs. w. 5. Reed. executor II. l.. White. 10
secure payment Of claimed unpaid labor-
bond. w. +. Homes and Il. 4. Thorp ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and q. u. Finch
and ". L. Atkins for the defendant. This
was hotly contested and resulted in a
hung Jury for the thlrd time.
W. 4. Iipscomb rs. Il. and VI. railroad to
recover damages TO person. Finch Il Faulk-
ner representing the plaintiff aud Il. Is.
Munford aud Allen Potts the defendant,
was dismissed. the papers not having been
served upon the proper parties.
~ l.. Yancey rs White Il Smiley to se-
cure payment of bond upon which on
the part of tho defence 1t was claimed cer-
tain payments had been made, Henry
Wood and Il. f. Thorp appearing for the
plaintiff aud G.. B Finch and w. /. Atkins
for tho defendant, was an easy victory for
the last named.
John X. Butler rs. Mary w. Butler. 10
recover excess claimed to have been paid
upon bond gwen by the first-named.
W. T.. Homes aud X. +. Thorp plead the
cause Of the plaintiff, and W. L. ATKINS
and &. j. Faulkner that OF the defendant.
This was a most warmly-contested case.
PERSONAL.
Under the nom d. piurne OF "Bert Iugliss."
one of our most talented and cultivated
young ladies contributed 10 recent edi-
rion Of your paper The Burial of DAVIS
The following legal lights have beamed
upon us this week: Colonel Robert Catlett.
OF Lexington: Hon. y. B. Munford and
Mr.. Allen Potts. of Richmond, and Messrs.
Nat L. Green. of Halifax; Thomas Wat
kins, OF Charlotte: Judge Henry Wood.
Jr, and Thomas j.. Williams. of Clarks-
vile, and 4. ID. JeIress. OF Chase City.
Mr.. ". A. Bryson, OF Writ +. Taylor Il
Co., Richmond. and Miss Lucy L. Hamil-
ton, OF this county, were married on
Thursday at the residence Of Mr.. George
y. larry. Tho bridal party left for the
North. They arc fayoratly known here
and IN your city.
Miss Kate Goode has left for Grand
Rapids, Mich, thonce 10 Chicago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
Testing an interest that gave him some
hnnn

Hopt. -. Al,
mo, MANDY, he amt. You see. Mandy"
he went on hurriedly, Il had talk with
him to-day, an in the course NV his re-
marks be said some things about you that
i wuzn't goin' TO stand q minute from noe
body, so throwed my coat and gave him
such a whalin' right thar III his Office that
be amt agoin' to be able to tend TO no.
body's business for month. much less
mine. so thought I'd better como up here
an see you about it."
She made no reply for several seconds,
but there was something in her face that
had not been there since Harvey went
away.
Been 10 supper ?n she asked abruptly.
mo, Mandy" replied Harvey with a
shiver. for it was cold at the door,
Then come IN and we kin talk 1t over
while we're eatin': and as Harvey sat in
the bright light and caught the fragrance
of the coffee and the ham. aud saw the
white, fleecy biscuits that Mandy set be-
fore HIM. touching him now and then rs
she moved about. he thought OF his cold.
cherries, cOmfOrtless cabin and great
lump came into his throat, and as MANDY
sat down at the head Ot the table he looked
no at her almost tlmidly.
e Drat the divorce" she said, impetu-
ouslv.
Amen" exclaimed Harvey. and be
didn't 90 back 70 his cabin that night OF
ever again except 10 bring home what was
there of his and Maudy's.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
A Divorce Case In the Mountain Districts
of the state of Kentucky.

of the state of Kentucky.
A divorce case is a rarity in the courts
of the mountain districts Of Kentucky. yet
sometimes among these persons hYlng
near the country towns. where lawyers
congregate. such legal proceeding oc-
ours. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey LOCKER were
of this class, saws the Detroit iTte
Press. They lived near "A country town
and had lived there for twenty years very
comfortably and had accumulated some
property. 4 difference arose between
them, however, and they agreed 10 nl-
ylslor OF the property and a divorce. mar
yey le, his wife have the house they had
ALWAYS lived in, and on that halt OF the
farm II was agreed should be hiS he bnllt
"A log cabin for himself and transferred 10
il his share OF the household effects. Each
one secured a lawyer 70 attend 10 the
legal part of the affair and then they
waited for Developments.
For tho first month Harvey did very
nicely in bis new home and was appH,
rently quite well satisfied. The second
month he was lonesome. and every eve
ming he could be seen sitting IN 'front.'
of his cabin gazing longingly towards me
much-better house, III when MS Wlie
lived. If she appeared at auy time about
her house, however. Harvey lodged out
of sight and tried to make hlnseh pe-
heve that MANDY was woman any mnh
ought TO oe glad he had got riu OF. he
held frequent CONSULTATIONS WIN n,s
lawyer, after which he felt oetter;
but as the rough winter DAYS came on and
Le could not get into town so often auu
the long winter evenings shut him IN 10y DIS
fIelde. Harvey felt sometimes that per-
hans Mandy wasn't quite as hard 10 get
along with as some other things he knew
OF. One day he went TO town Tor consult
tation. because he couldn't stand IL any
longer. and when he returned later IN tne
afternnon he looked "a If he had been
through a thrashing-machlne, out there
was satisfied ar about him which had
not been there III the morning. ;.
After he had smoothed hlmself out a
| little al his cabin be started on 10 ms
wIfe's house. 1t was growing DARK rapluV
| and Mandy's light streamed from the WIN
! dow that led Harvey from the gate 10 the
| house. He knocked nervously OF the
door-the door he had opened SO many
times rs his own. ,, 49,.
| within.
Its me ~ responded Harvey with ner,
vous Jerk to his voice that frightened
| him.
Who's me?"
Don't you know me. Man-Mrs. Look
or? IT'S Harvey"
| oh " be could hear ner say. as sue un-
fastened the door. but he could not hnd
much welcome in 1t.
Its YOU. is il ?" she continued sharply.
as she stood in the doorway with candle
in her hand.
"Yes. Mandy. it's me-" be confessed
| awkwardly. without attempting to come
beyond the sill.
Well, what do you want? thought
you lived down thar by the road. You
haven't made mistake in the house, have
your"
"No. Mandy. / hain't. come up to see
you about our divorce"
II thought the lawyers was tendin' "a
that"
"Your'n is, Mandy, guess" be said
rather vaguely.
Amt yourp, too2" she asked. maui