Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-20
SKINNER JoTTISCs.

SKINNER JOTTINGS.
Plenty WARE, thank you With the
Thermometer playing around 100 de-
grees Fair che feels like staying n
the shade close to an electric fan, #
y0u please - The ice cream supper
given at Nike Peeks Sat night was
certainly a great success. People
for miles radius were present and par
took Of the cooling cream and ices.
A handsome sun clear was realized,
which goes TO defrsy the expenses at
Midway Church. - The cat crop is in
the shock. awaiting with welcome
grace the loot Of the noisy and dusty
thresher. A good yield Of oats viii
we have, as also the quality will be
unsurpassed. - The exceeding dry
weather is certainly cutting the grass
and corn short at present. A gen.
lie 2 TO 4 inch rain would certainly be
more than welcomed, though we have
had an ideal time for harvesting so
far. - John W. Blum brought out a
little beauty Buick 6 a week ago, and
now he and his wife are certainly n
ioyihg its JOY rides to the fullest
measure. John sends Il down the
line ike an old hand at the business.
+ Elmer Gatewod now pulls the
throttle or a 5-passenger Overland
25 h. p. and is certainly enjoying it
with great intensity The boys all
wear tfAt broad smile when they are
out, as Elmer puts it, @eutting up a
little" Elmer Gatewood sold to
Wheeler Cant 16 25-lb. hogs last week
at $3.50 per cwt. Also a lot Of lambs
at 50 per hundred. - D. r. Strickland
now sports a 5-passenger Over
land 25 h. p. He's having great times
with it, getting it off broken down
posts and out Of bitches, etc. "Uncle"
Dave has managed so far, though, to
always stay on top. He and his wife
are enjoying it very much, anyway
H. T. Squirting and son sold w. L.
Green and son a pair of ~6-year-old
work mule, mare and one horse,
last week for S438. - Mule buyers
are somewhat in evidence lately. Sew
erai have been around picking up what
they could find. Also several buyers
we're here last week. Included in the
number we mention Wheeler Cant,
Ben Cartwright, w. L. Green and
Tom Yanlandingham. = The wedding
bells rang again quite recently, and
united in marriage two of our best
young people in the persons of Miss
Anna Heller and Lewis Galloway.
Being longtime sweethearts and low
ers, Cupid very naturally finally unit
ed these two hearts completely in
one. They will be happily domiciled
on the groom's nice farm four miles
north Of Skinner. Here's wishing
them a ding, happy and useful mar
ried life. - The tent meeting at
Bethlehem increases in fervor and
warmth with the weather. The Rev.
Mr.. Siton is certainly an evangelist
Of a grand type. Being solidly ground
in the faith, he at once was upon the
hearts of the people in a simple,
smooth, pleasant, yet blunt w~ay--just
himself, that's all - no put on. The
excellent leaders in singing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson, do certainly do their
part well with excellent grace, pre-
%cision, and ease. They have greatly
endeared themselves in the hearts
Of the people. They were just two
days previously married before they
arrived here two weeks ago, and of
course, everything is as sweet and
lovely as the breaking beams of the
Sunday on the rarest May day morn.
Fifteen additions up to Sunday night.
The meeting reminds n Of the old
time religion. The pastors of the va
rious churches IN six to ten miles
radius dismiss their ervices on Sun
day nights to attend. People from
every corner Of the county and from
Boone, Galloway, Randolph and Mon
roe counties are in evidence at the
meeting. Already nearly $4OO has
been contributed toward this excel
lent move in the services of the King.
The basket dinner Sunday was very
largely attended. A repetition Of
same next Sunday. Everybody is
invited to attend. +.