Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
samuel paImer. Of STURGEON. wa

Samuel Palmer, Of Sturgeon, was
here Monday looking after cattle pur-
chased of James Ford.
E. II. Mcdonald and family visited
friends here Sunday.
Miss Willie Sims is the charming
guest of her cousin, Miss Matte Sims,
of this place.
James Cogswell and mother r Wis
iting the family Of J. @. Daniel at
Liberal, Mo.
James Rutter and wife have moved
to James Ford's and will keep house
for him the coming year.
Our farmers are having their plows
sharpened, harness mended and get
ting things shaped ready for spring
work.
By the time this lie seer in print
there viii 60 up from the hearts and
voices of the American people q glad
shout of JOY that Grover Cleveland,
the Monarch, has abdicated and that
q political grave deep and dark is
awaiting him.
The last forty days have been the
worst ones we have experienced for
a long time. At this writing it is rain
ing and freezing, with no prospect for
anything better soon.
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Correspondence Of the Ledger.
NORTH MoLINo, March 2.-Grand-
ma Goodnight is on the sick list.
Daniel Arnold Is confined to his
room by Injuries received by a fall
while at the Moline mill on last Sat
urday.
Jake Middleton is nursing a very
sore arm from the effects of having
stuck q darning needle in it.
Walter Bonsell moved with his fam
lily and household goods to Mexico
last week.
George Smiley and wife were the
guests of David Sneed and family
near Mexico the latter part of last
week.
Grandma Price, mother of Joseph
Price, of Mexico, received very pain
III injuries by falling down q fight of
stairs on last Sunday night. She wal
a week at the home of her daughter
Mrs. P. r. Cauthorn. She died Tues
day morning.
The families of W. y. Dye and ]. B
Palmer have the whooping cough.
Bob Shepard and family came il
last Friday night from Texas County
Missouri. We guess Bob will be will
ing to live and die in old Audrail
now.
James Crigler will move to Contra
liza this week to go into business.
One OF the saddest affairs that ha
happened in this vicinity for q mum
Der Of years was the burning to deaf
of the little 6-year-old daughter of !
L. and Cynthia Dye on last Thursda
evening about 3 O'Clock. Mr.. an
Mrs. Dye had gone away from HON
that morning, leaving little Gertie q
home with her two older sisters, age
about 9 and IA years. In the after
noon the two older sisters went to tn
barn to gather up the eggs, leavin
little Gertie in the house, and by he
OWE statement she got a stick an
was playing in the fire, when, in som
way or other, her dress caught fir
and she tried to tear the dress frol
her; and, finding she could not, sh
ran out in the yard and attracted th
attention of her sisters and they fna
Iy extinguished the flames by dashin
a pail of water on her. She lingere
until about 6 O'Clock next morninl
when she breathed her last. She W,
rational most Of the time. Her lit
body was laid to rest in the Ber'
Cemetery on the 9th inst. by quite
number of sympathetic neighbors 81
friends. This is the third child M
and Mrs. Dye have had snatchedaw avs
from them by the cold and icy har
of death in about IA months. We b,
lieve the entire community will joi
with us in extending heartfelt sympi
thy to the bereaved family. We fe
that Miss Ona Dye deserves an IN
limited amount of praise for Il
heroic efforts she made to save b,
little sisters life, getting both Of h
hands badly burnt during the time.
MARTTNSBURG ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, March Born,