Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
County News.
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Correspondence of the Ledger.

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M4RTTNSBURG ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsRURG, Mo-, May Colder
Bassford filed his regular appoint
ment at the NJ. E. Church Sunday and
Sunday night.
Mrs. Charley Crane returned Thurs
day from a weeks visit to relatives in
Fulton.
Mrs. Bradley, of New Mexico, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Cornett.
DIR. Baumgartner and Nm. Friedman
were in Mexico last Friday.
Miss Carrie Wilburn returned Sun
day from Hatton, where she spent
several days with relatives.
DIR. Toalson made a business trip to
Mexico last Wednesday.
Forest Tate spent Sunday with home
folks, nea Williamsburg.
J.. Pittenger has moved to Mrs.
Halls house in the northern part of
town.
Chas. ~Torreyson, of Laddonia, visit
ed home folks here Sunday.
Miss Bertha Carey, who has been
dangerously i'll for some time, is bet
ter, and it is thought will get well.
Mr.. Overbagh is still improving.
Those who are to assist in decorat-
ing the church and take part in the
singing at the memorial services next
Sunday afternoon, are requested to
meet at the Christian Church Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Christiana Bertels left Wednes-
day for Jefferson City TO visit friends.
From there she expects to go on to
the southwestern part of the State,
where she will spend several weeks
visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pittenger visited the
formers mother in Montgomery
County over Sunday.
r. H. Rogers is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Rogers, and shaking hands with
old friends in the "Burg."
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, May 20.-Born,
to Mr.. and Mrs. James Scott, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Douglass, of Ben
ton City, spent Monday in town.
Rev. Father Haar is at home again.
The memorial service will be held
next Lords day at the Christian
Church at 3 p. m.
Messrs. Peyton and Taylor spent
Sunday afternoon in Welisville.
Mrs. Charles Rollings and son are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Copeland.
The Modern Woodmen are going to
have a grand picnic and ~log-rolling
here on June 6. Everybody expected
to attend and have a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown return
ed to st. Louis Sunday morning.
Rev. Father Henness, of Salisbury,
was the guest of Fathers Haar and
Diel this week.
And so we have lost the coal IN
tract. And from what we can learn,
Mr.. Burns, fuel contractor for the
Wabash railroad, has compromised
his dignity and standing as a gentle
man very much by verbally giving the
contract to Martinsburg, using this
Company as a tool to get W~ellsville
down to our prices and then giving it
to Wellsville.
Mr.. Sam Spicer is making rapid
progress with John Martins house.
YOUNGS CREEK ITEMS.
| Correspondence Of the LEDGER.
YoUNGs CREEK, Mo-, May 49,
Farmers are done planting corn
There is considerable complaint abou
!, bad stands, and the mice are playing
sad havoc with it in some localities.
Army worms are killing the grass il
many places. j. A. Lewis is suffering
considerable from these pests.
The long needed rain has come a
last.
There are a few chinch bugs, but VIZ
think if it continues seasonable they
: will amount to very little.
Miss Maggie Gatewood, daughter o
J. G. Gatewood, has returned from
New York, where she has been study
ing art.
Miss Stella Brown, of Iowa, ant
Miss Mary Newgent, of Paris, are Wis
iting G. w. Newgent and wife.
;, Miss Susie Berry is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. J.. P. Harrison.
Mrs. Lancaster has been visiting
friends in Mexico for the past week
DR.. Berry and family, of Thompson
made home-folks a visit last week.
Miss Ollie Patterson is going tc
spend the summer in Chicago and
, Ohio.
Prospects bid fair for a splendid
fruit crop.