Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-26
80 YEARS AGO.

olbAC III tDhA0ln0a OAtde
John B. Gray and Miss Lucy Sal
lee were married by Rev. VIM. T.
Sallee.
20 YEARS AGO.
A marriage license was granted to
Geo. BraEkum and Miss Mamie
Kilby, both Of Farber.
c. W. Secs, Of Denison, Texas,
was contemplating opening a plumb.
ing establishment in Mexico.
J. II. Carver of vacaville, Cali
~fornia. visited J. w. Lee and fam
fly.
The handsome country residence Of
John X. Brown was destroyed by
fire.
E. A. Sullivan sold one hundred
barrels Of corn to Lon Heller and
one hundred barrels to w. ]. Bolts
at s1.75 per barrel.
The Farmers Institute was ad'
vertised to be held in Mexico Deem
Der 81. % and %. Those serving on
the different committees were: c. F.
Clark, A. F. Fleet, G. L. Ferris, J.
A. Potts, A. B. Medley, NJ. G. Flynt
A. G. Turner, B. F. James. ]. G.
Trimble, DR.. H. X. Hinde, ]. w,
Rouse, Mrs. R. M. White, Miss
Belle Morris, G. R. Lupton. R. M,
White, s. B. Cook, c. w. Lewis. /.
j. Sims, w. W. withers, DR.. vande,
venter, Geo. B~atterton, R. It. Free
man, II. e. Jones, J. e. Sims. Judge
Douglass, Abe Larimore. Henry
Plate, P. M. Morris, T. A. Mcintyre
Jas M. Harrison, Stephen Berteis,
Walter Tratchell, s. u. Kendall. G.
G. Daniel. Judge Smith, w. c. Craw
ford, John G. Whitley, VIM. Burk
hart. Nit Hendrix and Henry Web
er.
Mis- Margaret Moorehead, a form
er student Of Hardin College, wal
burned to death in st. Louis.
10 YEARS AGO.
The restaurant Of W. e. Crockett
was set on fire by an i~ncendiary ant
$100 were also stolen.
The following were granted mar
riage license: Jacob Reed and An
ME Brice of vandalia; ]. owen Tins
ley Of Columbia and Miss Lula A
Heinze Of Benton City; Ira Forbis
Of Kansas City, and Miss Nelli,
Llewellyn Of Middle Grove, Mo.
The Kings Daughters elected Mrs
G. F. Clark, Mrs. d. Med. Bridg
ford Of Mexico, and Miss Sophia Rot
of st. Louis. as members Of tn
board Of managers Of The Home 70
Aged Women in Mexico.
J. N. Cross and daughter, Mis-
Mary, of Mexico, were delegate
to the North Central Missouri Teach
ers meeting at Huntsville.
st. Clair Emmons Of Mexico VIII
was attending the school of Mine
at Rolla. Mo. was home on account
of illness.
; A. blizzard swept over the sout
and West.
!. Week Dec. 1871
so YEARS AGO.
Samuel Calhoun. OF Audrain coul
ty, and Miss Annie H. Berry {
Galloway county. were married b
Rev. w. w. Trimble.
Daniel & Bro, of vandalia, bougl
5000 bushels of corr q day for tv
: weeks.
Max Myers. formerly clerk Il
y L. Phillip, was connected with
! large wholesale house in New Vol
City.
q A. e. Poteet sold his restaurant
at the depot to Douglass & McGee.
W. Nj. Taylor, Of st. Lou
D. ~clereed at The Ringo-c Central Hot
< in Mexico.
X The following were elected of
GERS OF the Royal Arch Mason Cha
ter OF Mexico: s. M. Edwards,
It p; Jos. Murray, X; NJ. Garth. i
y. M. Reilly, c. H.; Thos. e. Ds
n F. S.; J. J. Steele, r. A. c.; ].
is Llewellyn, Treas; Geo. Poteet, s.
retary.
Conductor J.. c. Grcenman resil
ed his position with the G. & A.
R. to go into business in Kans
City.
Or DR.. Murdoch, of Michigan. local
at in Mexico for the practice of his p
fession.
Married - James H. Scott a
Miss Jennie Edwards, by Rev.
Matthews.
20 YEARS AGO.
n The store of Buckley & Moore v
. entered by thieves. Five dollars
taken from the cash drawer.
Jeptha Dubray and Miss VI
es. G~arretson, of Eastern Audrain, W
of married by Judge s. M. Edwards.
al VIM. e. West was home from 1
ington, Ky, where he attended
sale Of thoroughbred horses.
Stubs, of Dodge City, Kansas, '
ar also attended the sale. was
nts guest Of Mr.. West.
to- Miss Ida Rosamond leased
.wo room occupied by the National B
-, and arranged to open a millin
store.
Ed. Morris was studying vete
Ill ary surgery under Dr.. Ramsey.
'ur- James e. Miller, formerly of \
wa leo, visited in this city, He hid
been in Mexico for nineteen years
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCormic
miles EAST of Mexico, celebrat
use, their 18th wedding anniversary.
reel James T. Miller sold the Me
IL Laundry to Turner & Williams.