Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-19

M4RTINSBURG ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, March IL
Elder Basford preached at the NJ. E.
Church Sunday night.
j. G. Coil made a business trip to
Mexico last week.
Albert Davis sprained his ankle
quite badly last week.
Elder Mitchell will preach next Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Baptist
Church.
Adolph Fennewald is having his
house newly painted.
James Scott shipped a lot of sheep
from here Sunday night.
DR.. ]. Toalson came home Friday
from st. Louis, where he has been at
tending school this winter.
d. W. harrington, of Laddonia, can
didate for Judge, was here Thursday.
| Mr.. Jud Davis, of Wright City, is
visiting friends west of town.
| 7. E. Romans was the guest of rela-
tives in Montgomery City last Thurs
day.
Three car loads of ice were received
here Monday from Iowa.
Mr.. Travis, of Foristell, who recent
ly purchased a part of the Collins
farm, northwest of here, came up last
week with his family to take posses
sion of his new home. We are glad
to welcome MI. Travis and family to
our community.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, March To-
Rev. Father Dell spent a part of last
week in st. Louis.
Rev. Bashford, of the NJ. E. church,
preached his last conference year ser
mon here Sunday night. 1t is unani'
j mously hoped that he will be sent bach
to this circuit.
Mr.. Hobbs visited home folks il
Lincoln county Saturday and Sunday
The Sunday School of the Christian
church will give an Easter Sunda!
concert Saturday night, April 4, TO
the benefit of the Orphans Home /,
st. Louis.
. Misses Josie and Matte Douglass, o
Wellsville, visited in this city Saturday
, Miss Belle Wright is co~nvalescine
! Mrs. Gillian, of Wellsville, is tn
guest of Mrs. I'll. A. Overbagh.
Miss Garlic Vandeventer left for he
i home, at Strother, Saturday.
DIR. James Toalson has returne
from school in st. Louis. He is jul
recovering from a spell of measles.
1t is reported that we r to have
q wedding soon.
= Miss Cora King visited in the cour
try last week.
Miss Carrie Wilburn is visiting
- town this week.
:. The exercises at the public scho'
l. last Friday afternoon were largely al
a tended and enjoyedby all present Pro
i. Blankenship left on the afternoe
train for his home. Miss Nellie Brougl
ia all left Saturday accompanied by hi
mother, who came up to the closir
exercises.
- Among those who attended the 81
;. tertainment at Laddonia Friday mig
80 from here were Miss Duck Eastha
and Pinckney French, Miss Carrie W
10 burn and Forest Tate, Miss Eol
Eastman and VIM. Watkins, MI
10 Nellie Broughall and Chas. Watkil
ha Miss Cora Watkins and Bert Eastha
Our colored school gave a very G
ioyable exhibition here last Frid
#, night. 1t was largely attended by t
A. white people, who pronounced
,os decided success.
IN The drug firm in the old Polli
stand is moving out, making anoti
lot vacancy here.
Miss Lizzie Reese, of Wellsville, v
tied in this city Sunday.
Adolph ~Fennewald, who delivers
over town; Ben K%leinsorge, sale
is keeper, and the creamery have
at ordered ice for the summer fir
Iowa.
hat Dave Tweed, of the creamery, '
the likely move to Kansas in the n
future.
die Gus M%eyerpeter will leave Thurs
elk. for Illinois, where he has accepte
as responsible position.
Miss Matte Romans is on the 6
lar list.