Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-03-15
SKINNER ITEMS

The Rev. Fred White filled his reg
ular appointment at Bethlehem Sun
day morning and night. He has
moved from Mexico to Fayette to re-
side. - The Evergreen Sunday School
and B. Y. p. U. are doing excel
lent work, and do certainly deserve
commendation. - The entire program
of "All A Mistake" was given at
Durham school house Saturday night.
The house was crowded and the pro-
gram good . The audience on
concensus of opinion agreed to this.
= The man at the helm of the far
mers' movement, William Hirth, of
Columbia, addressed the farmers at
Mexico Saturday morning and ev-
ening. The farmers clubs are a
great thing, and if we will but stick
together we will do wonders. "Un-
tied we stand, divided we fall" "ln
union there is strength" We should
be organized in the remotest parts
of the county and state, and organize
to stick together; then we could han
die our commodities to a better ad-
vantage. And also buy u provisions
more eheaply. Rev. c. f. Dunk
leberger, Of Columbia, has been call
ed to the passionate Of Liberty
Church for the ensuing year at a
salary Of S240 per year for one-fourth
time. He filled his first appoint
ment the third Sunday in Febru-
AIRY. Next Sunday is his regular
appointment. The many friends
Of Mason A. Pulls regret TO learn Of
his death on last Wednesday morn
ing. He died Of a complication Of dis
eases, and had been m intense suffer
err for two years. Death relieved the
agonies and pains Of the body, and
placed the soul in that sweeter and
better realm to dwell with the Max
err. He leaves a wife, formerly Miss
Sadie Ridgeway, four children, father,
mother, five brothers and a host Of
friends to mourn his departure from
his earthly pilgrimage. They will
miss him much. Mason was good
natured, kind, and true. Had many
excellent points Of character and very
few faults. Who among us, though,
is perfect? Most of us make mistake
every day of our life, but he was
guided by an inner spirit of conscious
ness of right and wrong, and had cour-
age Of his conviction, usually. Rev.
VIM. Pulls preached the funeral dis
course from Prov. 400, to a very
cOncourse of friends. The re-
mains were then returned to earth IN
the Hopewell cemetery. His five
brothers and n brother-in-law, Jas.
R~idgeway, acted as pail bearers. Sin
cerest sympathy is extended all the
oereaved, especially his family.
Cyrus Barnes traded his Maxwell run
about car to Ed Pearl, Saturday, for
Ford touring car. - Judge Chas.
Bledsoe has built a large concrete
cellar on his valuable farm just south
here. At the "All A Mistake'
play, given at the Ladies' Hall Satur-
night a week ago, $50 was real-1 L
zed' as the door receipts, which com.
'letes paying for the piano. Now
hey have well under way the project
I painting the excellent hall. Miss d.
Mildred Cook and school will give a
chool entertainment Friday evening
week, which no doubt will be very :
The patrons all should avail
hemselyes of this splendid effort Of
htertainment. The Literary De- $
at'ng Society of Duly continues to 4
c a rare and high grade source Of en- c
ertalnmett' meeting every Friday |
ight' Most all our farmers com !.
Monday at ordering tho e
round for oat sowing. The early d
lrd catches the worm. They might y
ave commenced a fortnight ago. but r,
''"g rather cautious deferred OPERA y
IN until now. A large acreage will /,
Z SoWn. The wheat crop faired et
oorly the past winter. The drv a
lSty winter killed most of It. some n
may do pretty well, but we "
Ear opinions on all hands tba, H. pi
o'' Vi 1t IS a goner. - John Sbarn ia
oVed a tenant to his farm inst over Of
'r'n last week. He comes from near y
runS"'ck' at which place Mr.. sharp
III son. Hugh, are in the milling and
al" business. John VIM. ,Jr be
Is moved to his fathers farm, which tn
VIII operate the coming year. al
r. Ellis sold to Joe C~onsidine a M
porkers and delivered thor, to
Monday at $l2. so per cwt. Tho 70
IKE only climbed 55c that dov
'cn'ng $l4.50. Since then IL ba. =.
'noed still higher, reaching copsid- -
ABLY over the SIS mark.
me Mexico Iedvo. ~