Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-28
6. 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.

the M4rtin<51rg school
About $500 worth OF books were pur.
chased fw the public school library.
TIE Audrzin Teachers Institute
vas hsld II LaddontA The following
we're among those who attended: q.
A. Cas- W. II. Logan, J. p. GAS, S.
D. Ellis J. \. Cross George Moore,
Mr.. Bucknsr, Prof. Bowman, Miss
lG~znthan, NJ L Everett Maggie
Sturgeo1-
The residence Of NJ. l. Everett in
tile northwest part OF Mexico, came
near being destroyed by FIRE.
DR.. J. II. McDearmon sold his drug
store 70 ]. B. McDearmon and Df.
Pinkney French
The residence Of A. ]. sullivan, east
q Mexico, wss damaged bF ~lightalHg.
I'd Kennel. Of LaddOnia. was build
ing 4 residence.
Miss LGlu Mildred and + g. Smith
we're married 10 this city.
Mrs Moore and sIlas Wilson we're
married
Mxrried-John T. Jones and Miss
EmmA Unstead.
]. r. Gilbert and Miss NJ. C. Shep.
herd we're married ear MartlnsbuFg.
c. A. Smith and Miss Nettie Moss
were married BY Elder G. B. Smith
Other marriages-JAcob Berrey and
and MR Nancy Hicks; S. T. Rice, Of
Rails county. to Mrs NJ. E Allison;
John Frey and Miss Annie Harding,
near Marttnsburg.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Among MArtinsburg's merchants
and business people were:
John W. Douglass & Co, general
merchandise Henry Oyerbagh clerked
for them
Oscar Krieger, general store.
jacob Bros, general merchandise.
Sam Overhagh was their assistant
Druggist-c. Il. Green and George
Romans.
Chess Wilbur. proprietor Of a livery
barn.
n. N. Friedman conducted a photo
copying house.
Theodore Busser was a saloon
keeper.
James Barker had 4 saddle and bar
ness shop.
Louie Winters had q shoe shop.
Bob Wiley was a watch and clock
repairer.
Messrs. Chrisman, Wiechau, Torrey-
son and Frank Sorrel were black
smiths.
Misses Amelia Rodgers and Over
bagh conducted millinery stores.
Miss Mary Rodgers clerked for Tom
louder the grocer.
Prscticing physicisns-Drs. w. f.
Taylor, W. T. Bell and J. W. Orewd-
son.
Rev. T. II. Henson was a minister.
Ms. Sarah Taylor was postnistress.
j. p. Sbaden was railroad agent.
d. 7. Owen conducted a large lum-
Der yard.
The elevator was owned by Mellow
ell & Son.
A. Pihsle was a hardware merchant
Hotels-Rogers House and Clifton
Hotel.
The members OF the Mexico band
were: Edgar Dudgeon, d. T. Gentry,
r. V. Genry, ]. Marshall, II. C.Smith.
c. @. Killing, Charles Day, Sam Baskin,
W. w. Settle, S. A. Winscott. ]. W.
Plunkett, Walter Murray.
Lee Mundy and Miss Jessie Rich
ards, both Of Audrain county, were
married.
Miss Mary Gorth, OF this city, was
musician for the Boston Museum Co.
Charley Malone, formerly Of Mexico,
was with Brown, Daughaday g. Co IL
Of st. Louis.
Renfro Gibbs, Thurston Duncan, G..
G. VOORHEES, and Ned Buckner attend
ed the druggists convention at Sweet
Springs. Mr.. Gibbs won the fiat
mans" prize, and was awarded the
first prize.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
John E. Erb, Of Montgomery county #,
and Miss Margaret V. Madden were /,
married In this city. h
Joseph G. Armistead, one OF Au-
drains Oldest citizens, died. II
Maurice Phillip went to st. Joseph .
to study Law with his brother Ben. /,
Urban Weimer sold his cigar factory |
bis brother, C. S. Weimer, Of Car q
Ill. II
Edward Morris, veterinary surgeon !
Of Mexico, vas very Ill OF typhoid :
In Connecticut. Y
The depot at Benton City was en- 4
tered burglars. A pistol and suit OF =
belonging TO w. y. Powell, a
The agent, were stolen. l.
l.
Miss Pearl Furnish after several e