Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-11-27

home on East Monroe street for tn,
winter.
Miss Anna Brown, OF Fulton, re
turned to her home to-day after 1
visit Of several weeks with Miss Mon;
Foster.
G. S, Grimth, Of st. Louis, will b,
the guest Of relatives here next week
arriving Wednesday and remaining
over Sunday.
Mrs. Pearl stephens, of Jonesburg,
returned to her home Thursday after
a delightful visit with her aunt, Mrs
w. G. Burks.
Mr.. W. d. Lewis, OF the Walker
Lewis buggy factory Of Goshen, Ind.
is the guest Of the A. S. Johnsons on
South jefferson.
Mrs. Garrard has returned to her
home in Centralia, after a delightful
visit with her daughters, Mesdames
Howell and Ferris.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. /. Blaekwood, OF
Hannibal, are guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
W. L. Reed on South Jefferson. Mrs.
BlackwoOd is DR.. Reeds sister.
Mr. Joe Weimeris many friends will
be glad to hear of her excellent health,
and altho' she likes her new home,
Carrollton, H., much, there is no
place like Mexico to her.
Mr.. William Harper enjoyed his
eighty-sixth birthday Monday. 1t was
duly celebrated by a tea party that
evening to which all his family, old
and goung, who are here, were invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wales delight
fully entertained friends and relatives
Monday evening In honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bagg,of Binghampton New York.
Wednesday MI. and Mrs. Bagg left
for California where they will spend
the winter.
Have you seen any OF the new lace
waists? They look very simple: but
oh, my. wait until you attempt to
make one. The foundation is Of
silk, thin n each of several
different colorS Of chiffons; lastly the
real lace. When worn a girl is a darl-
ing and no mistake.
Miss Edyth Parker will leave next
week for her home, stopping over in
Kansas CITY for the great foot ball
game. Others who will attend the
game are Miss Elizabeth Robertson.
who is now in Columbia, visiting: she
will 90 from Columbia. Miss Martha
Rea, who is in Columbia now, win go
also, and Miss Anna Belle Arnold;
possibly several others.
Monday afternoon Prof. Pace, Of
Hardin, held a practice hour" at the
Baptist Church, from . TO 4:30. Mrs.
G. r. Gibbs and Mrs. Jerry Simpson
added the vocal numbers. Those who
were present are loud in their praises
OF the delightful afternoon. Prof.
Pace plays most beautifully. Mrs.
and Mrs. Simpsons voices are
too well known for me to tell you
what one missed by not being there.
Miss Sallie Crawford, Of Kentucky,
has been the guest Of Mrs. Charles
this week. There have been
several little ''informals'i for her. The
one was a deI4Ehtfal flair Fri-I
day afternoon at Mrs. Clay McClure's,
TO which about fifteen were invited.
Those who enjoyed Mrs. McClure's
hospitality were Mesdames James
Dowell, Tom Hamilton, VIII Smith.
Chas. Glendy, II. Z. c. Tucker, NJ. N.
Nelson, ]. D. Tucker, r. NJ. White,
Misses Lakenan and Crawford. De-
refreshments we're served.
There are cats, many more musical
than Others, but 1 have heard of a
new kind Of musical tabby. One night
week as a certain family on the
a~ristoeratic south Jefferson street we're
looming their robes de mutt, there
came to their ears a dreaming adagio
most charming. The mother thought
Il rather late for the daughter of the
house to be dreaming to music and
wasting the midnight oil too. The fair
laughter listened and wondered who
Z could possibly be, when, assuddenly
IS it began, the music stopped, but as
he heads Of the household YEARLY
ought the downy pillows, again on
he balmy afr came the aria. No, a
nocturne. Well the mystry
must be solved; 50 ''mamma in her
kerchief and papa in his cap" noise
opened the parlor door. There
at the maltese kitten on the stool
lseing her fore feet as hands, touching
he keys most artistically. They say
be cat is not for sale.