Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-09

ouhOiAb VI thc WiuoWb anu OAph
ans OF the clergy Of the Methodist
Church. The $4,000 farm will go to
Central College for women at Lexing-
ton, Mo. The entire estate, val
ued at more than 100000 goes to the
church.
Two Of the three women on the Lii
brary Board succeeded their hus--
bands as members, Mesdames s. P.
Emmons and J. w. Million, and Mrs.
J. r. Johnson has r. D. Rodgers
place. q II II
The new board organized at the
regular meeting Monday afternoon. J.
r, Llewellyn was reelected president
and L. B. Hawthorne, secretary,
Mrs. S P Emmons succeeds S. M.
Locke as treasurer and DIR. A. A.
Wallace is vice-president.
Committees wero appointed as fol-
lows Books, ORA A. Wallace.
Mrs. J. w. Million and L. B Haw
thorne; finance, s. M. Locke, Mrs. ].
t Johnson and e. D. Graham; COM
plainA, Mesdames s. P. Emmons and
Thomson; newspapers and per-
iodicals, L. B. Hawthorne and DR..
Wallace; building and grounds, Will
liam Pollock and Mrs. s. P. EN-
mons.
The report of the librarian, Miss
Tine Houston, shows great interest
is being shown by the citizens Of Mex
leo in the Library. During the
month of June, 1873 books were
taken out. The circulation was as fol-
lows: Adults--fiction, 57S; religion,
3; history and biography, IL; litera-
ture, 13; sociology, 3; natural sci
ence, 2; fine arts, 2; total, 6t2;
juvenile, fiction, 719; religion, L;
history and biography, IL; literature
81; sociology, i; natural science, 1;
useful arts, 1; fine arts, l; total,
766 NJ III
On June 1st there were $3.50 books
in the library and during June g.
were added. Also, during THU
month, two were lost and paid for
making a total of 1868 on the
shelves, July 1.
The wedding OF Miss Grace Morri
the charming daughter. of Mr.. an
Mrs. C. b. Morris, to Thomas Gill,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gil
of this city, will be solemnized
the home of the brides parents 0
Thursday morning at 1880. Only In
mediate reIativessand friends will
d. be present. After the ceremor
II. they will leave for an extended tot
of the West before going to the
; home in Eel Centro, Cali The Rev. !
~ B. Culbertson will pronounce u
40 ceremony,
X Miss Morris is young woms
lal whose many accomplishments, cultu
RS and delightful personality have
q. made her one OF the most popula
young women in Central Missouri
ciety.
ini' The wedding is the elimination
n romance begun in their schoo
I'VE days.
Mr.. Gill is one of the leadi
Young business men Of Ell Cent
He will be remembered by
the his popularity as we'll as his hi
urn ideals and integrity. He is most e
tunate in the choice Of a bride q
the Ledger joins the people
sral Mexico in advance in extending Q
.nta ordinations to him and best wis
fiji to them both.
was On their wedding trip they VIII
lese from here to Denver, then Greeie
the Colo, Salt Lake City, San Francis'
but Los Angeles, by water to San Die
for and thence to El Centre.
n as Harry Thomas Of Centralia
ed, granted divorce from his wife.
un' ma Thomas, last week. Mr., Tho
rec left Saturday for Colorado Springs
can spend the summer.
both n n miller was in Columbia M
day.
MIR. and Mrs. John R. Gibbs os
ton kogee. okla. are the guests OF
tives in Mexico.
Miss Lillis Clampit went
ned slater Tuesday morning After a
tend IN that city sch will go to ka
City.
Dr and Mrs. II, |, Turley
home from Chicago. where they
N tied relatives.
County candidates spoke at M
donia school house, northwest
Of Sturgeon Monday night The s
ers are: w. w. Bolts, H. p
dan II A Shannon, Quincy Jane
n Byrns, E F Elliott and
r. Graham
The speaking date for county
d;dates at Molino will be next
dav afternoon at 3 o'clock ms
Of n. m. The change was mao
cause of the protracted meeting
ing on there
Mayor J. w. Dry went to cf
liza on business Tuesday
Mrs. Ed. Kuhne of Des MONS
is the guest of her parents
and Mrs. R. w. Berrey in this
Mrs. Lamartine Lakeland,
lives just south of this CITY,
donated a strip of land to the
Itv through the Eight Mic
district Commission so that
road west of her home can DO
ened The road is too narro
practical use now,and with TN
given can be made sufficient
The Road District Commissi'
have the road worked and pu.
good shape at once. It Will
greatly improved through !.
I,ackland's donation and sne i
complimented on her public
N After an hours deliberatior