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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Mexico Mail
Clerks Rank
Third in State

In a complete statement Of case
examinations of Post Office Clerks in
the state Of Missouri conducted by the
Chief Clerk of the Railway Service
during the fiscal year July 1, 1920 to
June 80, 1921 the rating shows Mexico
Clerks ranking third as to number
examined.
Mexico had z clerks examined who
made an average of 99.17 and is one
of the four in the state which had 2
or more clerks making 100 per cent.
Only IS clerks in the state made
100 per cent at case examination.
Clerks Bartels and Head Of Mexico
made this coveted grade
Mexico car be justly proud Of the
excellent mail service these efficient
clerks II giving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Bridge Over
Young's Creek
To Be Rebuilt

A new bridge over Young's Greek
east Of Centralia is now a matter of
only a sort time. During the past
few weeks the old wooden structure
has been going down fast and last
week the southeast corner starte to
fall in, making it very unsafe for
travel. Tuesday the Audrain road
overseer put up danger signs and
closed the bridge to traffic.
The Audrain County court has made
arrangements to put in a temporary
structure south of the old bridge,
which will give way to a new steel
and concrete structure as soon as it
can be bought and put on the ground.
The new bridge will run parallel
with the railroad track and will cut
out the bad double curve at THAT
point. The hill on the west end will
be cut down and the dirt used in
bringing the new bridge UP on a more
grade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
LOOT
HOUSE OF FARMER
SOUTH Of TOWN

The home of Dick Reed, who resides
2h miles southwest of Mexico, was
entered by unknown intruders some
time during the day Wednesday and
a valuable gold watch and coat stolen.
Teh house was ransacked from attic
10 cellar ard it is possible that other
articles are missing.
The watch that was taken was a
family heirloom that had belonged 10
Reeds father and had been in the
family for many years. So completely
did the intruder search the house and
scatter things that articles of clothing
that had been in a trunk in the attic
wer found on a cot on the first floor.
Mr.. Reed spent the day at a neigh
boring farm helping with the thresh-
ing and his wife was also away for
the day. The manner of the man or
men in searching the house would lead
officers to believe that he was fam
liar with the doings Of the family.
No motive for the thorough search
has been found as Reed had no money
'secreted about the place.
The burglar gained entrance by
smashing the glass in the kitchen
door. Telephone wires were cut and
the receiver was also cut off and laid
on the floor as a precaution against
alarm.
When Reed returned home in the
evening he Immediately notified the
sheriff, who made a search of the vi
cinity without success. No description
Of the guilty parties can be obtained
as no one seems to have seen them,
Officers are working on the case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Negro Attempts
Burglary Of
Bottling Plant

An unknown negro entered the
plant of the Coco Cola Bottling Works
in West Mexico late Wednesday night
and was ransacking drawers for val
uables when al employee of the Arctic
Ice Co., discovered him and notified
night officers.
They made a hurried trip to the
plant only to discover that the bur
glar had made his getaway in the
meantime. A thorough search of the
vicinity vas made, but without re-
suit.
The negro made his entrance thru
a door and it is believed he had been
there but a short time when he was
discovered as nothing Of value was
missed.
The officers are hampered by a lack
of a good description, but are contin-
Ling their search for the man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28

Mrs. G. B. Hammond and Sonny
have returned from a visit in ST.
Louis.
Miss Frances Gooch is visiting in
st. Charles for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers and sons Viii
liam and Wallace were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. Hawthorne Sunday
evening.
Dick Porters of Paris was guest of
his mother, Mrs. M. G. Porter this
! week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. B. Hawthorne and
children were dinner guests Sunday
noon of Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. White.
Mrs. G. C. Hammond gave a bridge
party Thursday afternoon to meet
her house guest Miss Jessie Sparks
of Marshall. Others present were:
Mrs. S. M. Locke, Mrs. E. S. Wilson,
Mrs. Leila Mitchell, Mrs. F. P. Van
Ness, Misses Esther and Mary V.
Houston. Elaborate refreshments
We're served after the games.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Arthur and Nh.
and Mrs. Claiborne jackson, Jean
jackson and Dorothy Arthur enjoyed
a golf game and supper at the Coun-
try Club Thursday evening.
Mrs. Cortez Edmonston was hostess
for the Gamma Alumni Friday even
ing with a picture show party follow
ed by refreshments at the hostesses'
homie.
The Knitting Club had a picnic
Thursday evening, Mrs. Willis Miller
of Colorado and Miss Margaret Rus
sell of Chicago were the out of town
guests invited, a very enjoyable even
ing was spent and the supper was
grand"
Miss Martha bearing is home from
am extended visit in aMrshall, Mo,
with Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Llewellyn.
Miss Margaret Russell of Chicago
is the guest of Miss Elizabeth
Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rutter enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening
with covers for: Mr.. and Mrs. L. Y.
Moore Mr.. and Mrs. orpheus Rutter,
Mrs. Edgar Wiles and Mrs. Mamie
Moore of Dayton, Ohio, Earl, Lewis
Marion and Jack Moore and Paul Rut-
ter and Miss Vera Rutter.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul E. Coil gave a
family dinner Tuesday noon with
places for the following: MI. and
Mrs. W. w. Van Matre, and two chill
dren, Mrs. B. G. Reavis, Misses Bar
bara and Ellen Reavis, Mrs. Barbara
Coil of Perry, Mrs. James Coil and
two children of St. Louis.
A very delightful social was en-
joyed at the Methodist Church We'd
nesday evening after Fellowship
meeting by the members of the
church, punch was served and a very
enjoyable time had by all,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
LAWDER FUNERAL

The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Anna
Lawder one of the largest that has
been held in Mexico for some time,
took place at 10 a. m, Friday. Cars
crowded the front yard of the Ed
Lawder place, where DR.. Wallace con-
Quoted the services and afterwards
joined the cortege at the cemetery,
where brief services followed
Mrs. LAwder, who was 81 years
old, has a, host of friends to mourn
her death.
The pall bearers were Ross Cauth-
orn, Harry Lakeland, Joe Lucke, E.
s. Wilson and G. W. Robertson, Jr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
REAL ESTATE CONVEYED.

F. M. Tinsley to Ernest Garrett,
Jr., Warranty Consid $1,000 lot 5 City
Survey Al.
Thos. H. Clyce to Emmett R. Cum
ningham Warranty Consid $3.50 Lot 5
Blk B Boulevard Add Mexico.
Trustees Of M. E. Church to w. H.
Logan War; Cons $1,000 PIT Of lot 6
and all of lots Z and 8 Blk 2 Orig Lad
donia.
Bessie Rixey to Cassie Kellerhals,
War; Cons $4,000 PIT of lots / and 2
Survey 46 Mexico.
H. L. Pearson to A. P. Green Fire
Brick Co, War; Cons 81, Blk c Ladd's
Add and lots 4 and 5 Survey 1863
Mexico.
Cara D. Snidow to o. L. Woods,
War;. Cons $4,000 VIZ of lots % and
% Blk C Beatty's Add and VIZ lot
Z Survey so
G. C. Lewellen Trustee to David C.
Bushnell Trustee Deed Cons $2150
1-9int in NJ Sec 26 and Sh NE Sec
27 all in SIT.
o. c. Blackburn to Hubert Hensley
War; Cons $4,000 1 A land
Merideth Armistead to Frank
Armistead Warranty Consid $1.00, 40
acres in 29-51-9.
James E. Lowry ct a to Lacrosse
Lumber Co., Warranty, Consid $700
VIZ lots 1874 and VIZ lot 1875 Block
U Beatty's Add Mexico.
Lacrosse Lumber Co., to j. E.
Lowry, Warranty Consid $1,000 Lots
8, 8, 10 and II Book 2 Eastholm Add
Mexico.
Amelia Graham to Theo. ]. Will
liams Quit Claim Consid 81 PIT Of lot
/, Block 2 Wodlawn Place.
Virginia A. Barbee to John and Ida
Gleich Warranty Consid $500 Lots /,
2, Z, and 8 Blk 9 oBuevard Add to
Chas. H.. Bradley to Pete Erdel
Jr., Warranty, Consid $225 ZIG # x
1872 1T in SW corner of Sc 7-51-7.
Porter T. Bruce to Allie, Bourland,
War; Cons $3.50, Lot 8 blk 5 Raw
lings Add Mexico.
]. L. Williams to Frank Leonard,
Warranty Consid $3.50, 2 acres s5-
$40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Hare to Enter School.

Alfredo AvIia, Of Mexico CITY, WIN
enter the Missouri Military Academy
Sunday. He arrives tonight accord
ing to letters received here. Avila Is
the young MAJ Carlos Aguilar claim
ed he was paying tuition for when he
had the M. M. Al. authorities cash a
check for $25O0 for him and received
500 in change and which turned out
later was not good Avila's father
writes here that it cost him $1,000 IN
Mexico money already TO GET his son
this Far without paying his tuiticsa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
MOVIE COMPANIES CAN
NOW SHOW FIGHT FILMS

NEW YORK, July 23.-Movies Of
the Dempsey Carpenter fight will be
shown in all parts of the United
States, according TO announcement
made today by owners of the films.
which were shown here this afternoon.
A federal statute making it illegal
to transport pictures of prize fights"
was characterized as not applying to
these films, which are classified under
a boxing exhibition" Attorney
General Daughtery Us reported to
have agreed TO the classification.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Funeral Of Mrs.
V. Bowman
Was Sunday

The funeral services of Mrs. Verdi4
Bowman conducted by Rev. F. W.
Emerson were held from the home
of R W. Pearson on sO3 s. Clark
Ave-, at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Bowman died in Granville, H.
Thursday. She was Miss Verde Ke9h
born and raised in this county near
Mexico. She would have been "a
years old Sunday.
The pail bearers were s. d.
Locke, E. R. Locke, VIM. Wilkins, n
N. White, Charles Clark and ]. c.
Davis.
The Ledger joins friends in extend
ing SINGER sympathy m the death Of
this beloved mother and friend.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRESENTS
TESTAMENTS TO HOSPITAL

Rev. F. w. Emerson and John Bar
clay visited the Audrain Hospital re-
GENTLY and presented that institution
with is copies of the New Testament
and the Psalms "a copy for each Dom
The books were the gift of the
Christian Church Sunday School and
were much appreciated by the hos
pital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Banking Co., Officials Here.

Howard J. Rodes, President and
P. W. ShuA, v~ice-president of the
Continental Banking Supply Coz of
st. Louis spent Friday in Mexico
talking yer with local men the pros
poets for their coming location and
business here. No formal announce
merts were made, but they indicated
that they would be in operation here
just as soon as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
Breaks Her Thigh.

Mrs. Nancy Taylor, 10 years old,
mother Of Mrs. J. C, King, who
makes her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
King in their home on South Jefferson
street, fell down the stairs Sunday
night and broke her right thigh Her
many friends win regret TO hear Of
her accident.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28

The Mexico plant Of the Internat-
ional Shoe Company Is hooking for
girls to employ in several Of their de-
-partnnants. Mr. Gallagher, manager
Of the plant here, states that they
cannot find as many girls as they are
willing to give employment to, which
was the cause Of opening their plant
at Vandalia.
More men may be employed in the
future, MI. Gallagher said, but at
present the need is solely for girls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
WABASH CHANGES TIME
ON THREE TRAINS IN
CARD EFFECTIVE SUNDAY

A new time card issued by the
Wabash Railroad announces changes
in the schedules of three trains ef-
fective July "a. They are:
No. 20 st. Louis Train,at HOO a.
M, instead of 1880 a. m.
No. 10 for Moberly at 11:25 a. M,
instead of 11:15 a. m.
No. 8 for Kansas City, at 1903 p.
M, instead of 1911 p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28

MI. and Mrs. H. /. State and sons,
Harold and Stanley, have returned
from a delightful automobile trip IN
Iowa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28

DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Blanks have re-
turned from a visit in Southeast Mis-
souri,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28

Miss Moreno Richards, of Marco
line, Mo-, is visiting Miss Virginia
Richards and parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
|. M. Richards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-07-28
After Soft Drink Bars.

HANNIBAL, July ga cleanup
on the local soft drink bars and other
places suspected of selling liquors,
was inaugurated Friday by E. j.
Hoover, federal prohibition enforce
ment agent, following the arrest of
four men in raids on nine places
Thursday night.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-24

wreck in the river Humber and
it is feared that there was some
loss of life.
The airship was passing over
Hull in fine style when suddenly it
was seen to break in two. ms
family there were terrific explosions
and the airship burst into flames
and commenced to decend.
Three parachutes were seen to
leave the 2. r. 2. Thousands of
the people of Hull watched the
disaster, which occurred at 4.4O
o'clock. As the explosion occur
red they dashed panic stricken in
all directions for fear of being en-
veloped by the wfeckage which
fell just over the Victoria Pier.
Two dead and a number of in
iured were landed from the river
and conveyed to the Hull infrmary.
Burning fragments from the air
ship belched dense columns of
smoke and fame which extended
for hundreds of feet along the sur
face of the water. Witness saw at
least A men descend from the
burning airship by parachute.
Three men were seem hanging from
one parachute.
A message from ! Hull received
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shortly before 7 NJ. said the air
ship captain had been rescued.
Some bodies, the message said, had
been recovered.
When the z. L. 2 started on her
trial flight from Holden Tuesday
she had on board Commander
Louis H. Maxfeld of the U. S.
Navy, who has been designated by
the American navy department to
bring the q. r. 2 from England to
the United States, Brig. Gen. S. M.
Maitland the British air marshall,
Col. Campbell, who supervised the
work of designing the dirigible,
five other American officers, seven
engineers and four riggers, in adj
dition to the regular British crew.
The z. r. 2 was the largest dir
igible ever built, the dimension be-
ing 695 feet in length, diameter, IS
feet; capacity 100000 cubic feet,
total lifting capacity SO tons. The
aircraft was operated by six en-
gines. She was estimated to have
a cruising radius of 60 miles an
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-24
HARDIWCK MAN
GETS TEN YEARS
FOR ARSON
Burned Parmenter Build
ings Whose Owner Is
Now In Jail

Warren Perham of Hardwick
was sentenced in municipal court
Tuesday to from 10 to Is years IN
States Prison at Windsor for
burning the buildings of Albert
Parmenter in Hardwick, August 2.
Perham pleaded guilty to the
charge, and in a statement to the
officials confessed that he was
hired to commit the crime by the
owner of the property. Perham
was arrested in st. Albans few
days ago and brought to St. Johns
bury for trial. Suspicious circum-
stances attending the three fires
in less than a year in property
owned by Parmenter, brought
the matter to the attention of the
officials and led to Perham's ar
rest.
Following Perham's confession,
Albert Parmenter was arrested
Monday and lodged in county jail
charged with causing his buildings
to be burned to defraud the in
surance companies. To this charge
he pleaded not guilty, was placed
under $1,000 bail and the case con-
tinued to the December term of
Caledonia county court
After the Parmenter buildings
in Greensboro were burned, some
thing more than a year ago, he
purchased the farm in Hardwick,
on the CraftsbuTy road where the
last fire, August ,, occurred.
There was a large insurance on
the Greensboro property, which
was paid. Last July the Parmen-
ter sugar house on the Greensboro
property was burned and it was
claimed that in this fire 1850 sap
buckets and big tub were des-
troyed. J. H. Pope, who had a
claim, failed to locate his property.
1t was brought to the attention of
the authorities that these sugar
tools were not burned, but were
taken to Parmenter's Hardwick
farm.
Monday Sheriff Worthen, States
Attorney Campbell and Deputy
Warden Preble went to Hardwick
and found the sugar tools hidden in
the sugar place on the Parmenter
farm.-the buckets in a dense
clump of trees and the covers and
tub about 80 rods away on the
other side of the woods.
Among the property burned on
which insurance of $500 was
claimed was an old junked Stude-
baker automobile that was not
worth thatamo unit as old iron.
1t was found that on the night
of the August 2 fire, Parmenter
took his family, wife and three
children and drove to Hardwick
four miles away and was not at
home when the buildings were
burned.
Perham claimed that Parmente>
promised to give him a motorcycle
and quite a sum of money for what
he did.
Parmenter came to Greensboro
from Chataguay, N. Y. After the
Greensboro buildings were burned
he continued TO carry on the farm,
going back and forth from his
Hardwick home. Wednesday he
had failed to arrange the necessary
bail and was still in Jail.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-24
MISS ROMAN
BRIDE AT
HOME WEDDING
Preston Conner Weds
Charming Girl at Pretty
Ceremony

Miss Thelma Roman, oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
B. Roman, became the bride of
Preston Leon Conner, son of Mrs.
Frank C. Sherburne, at an early
morning wedding which took place
at the brides home at No. Al
Concord Avenue at six O'Clock to-
day. The ceremony, which was
performed by the Rev. Weston A.
Cate, pastor of the Church Of the
Messiah, was witnessed by only a
few relatives and close friends or
the couple. The double ring SER
vice was used.
Following a wedding breakfaat,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner were carried
to an unknown railroad station IN
an automobile. driven by Paul Gil
man, where they boarded the Bos-
ton train. The couple will spend
a two weeks honeymoon. Upon
trcir return to St. Johnsbury they
will make their home, during the
fall and winter, with Mr. and Mrs.
Sherburne, and in TIE sprinc Viii
start housekeeping.
The marriage ceremony was per
formed under an arch, irImme d
with evergl cen and golden glow.
The decorations in the porlor and
dining room were Of green and
yellow. Tre bride was gwen away
by her father. The bride was at
tractive in i travelling -ut Ct
brown velour. She wore "A hat 10
match and carried Il bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of chc val
ley Miss Emma Roman, sister OF
the bride, acled rs bridesmaid. Sht
was becomin siy attire.l in pink
organdie wit1 d black lace hat ant
carried a b I..unt of roses. MIS-.
Lloyd Bubar Of Houltor, Me-, was
matron of homer and wore dress
of white organdie, with a hat of
black raffia and bugle cloth. Paul
Gilman was best man.
The wedding march, taken from
Mendelssohn, was played by Miss
Vera Montgomery, a close frient
of the bride. The wedding pro-
cession was headed by Miss Annet-
te Love, eight-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Ednah Love, who carried
a basket of rose petals and strewed
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HOLD CONFERENCE
AT WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-De-
tails of the peace treaty between
United States and Germany were
laid before the Republican mem
bers of the senate foreign relations
committee by Pres. Harding and
Secretary Hughes at a conference
held today at the White House.
Senator Lodge of Mas, achusetts,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, announced after the
conference that he would call a
meeting of the committee for two
o'clock this afternoon at which
time Secretary Hughes would give
more detailed information as to
the treaty.
The president, it is stated, hoped
for ratification of the act at an
early date. 1t was explained, how
ever, that he would not ask the
senate to forego its thirty day re-
cess set to begin tonight inasmuch
as it was desired that the German
Reichstag and the senate consider
the treaty at the same time and
the German legislative body does
not convene until September 80.
Terms of the treaty were said to
have met with no opposition by
any of the majority members of
the foreign relations committee
and it was declared that all gave
to it their cordial approval. Sena-
tor Johnson of California, who,
like Senator Borah, was an ire
concilable in the fight over the
treaty of Versailles, also was abb
sent from the conference. The
California senator has not been in
Washington for several days.
Republican members of the SEN
ate committee attending the con-
ference refused to discuss the
terms of the treaty but it was
learned that it is a comparatively
short document. The official state
ment with respect to the confer
ence, as made at the White House,
emphasized that the treaty was
primarily a peace treaty and that
its ratification would be followed
by a treaty of commerce and
amity.
BERLIN, Aug. 24-Friencly re-
lations between the government of
Germany and the United States,
which were interrupted on Feb. 3,
1917, were to be restored by the
signature of the treaty of peace
between the two nations here to-
day. Arrangements for the event
were completed yesterday and it
was decided that the chief figures
in today's ceremony would be Ell
lis Loring Dresel, United States
commissioner here and DR.. Friend
rich Roslin, German foreign minis
ter who would affix their sigua-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-24
MISS MAY
IS BRIDE OF
MR.. BELMAP
Popular St. Johnsbury
Girl Welded at Home
of Parents

At pretty home wedding
Tuesday evening at eight O'Clock
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Z. May, their second
daughter, Helen Irene, became the
bride of Clifford B. Belknap Of
South Royalton. The double ring
ceremony was performed by Rev.
C. A. Adams of Danville in the
absence of the brides pastor, Dr..
F. A. Poole of the South Congre-
gational church. The wedding was
restricted to only the relatives and
a very few intimate friends, but
company of fifty gathered for the
delightfully."- informal affair.
Relatives and friends had made
tie house a bower of flowers, e5-
pecially the parlor where the nup-
tials were said. One end OF the
room was a bank c. lichly-shaded
hydrangeas and above it suspended
from the ceiling were graceful
baskets filed with the same lovely
blossoms. As Miss Natalie Mar
den began the wedding march, the
bridal party entered the room, TAX
;lg their places i'll the bower of
hy.lrangeas, WneIe the clergyman
awaited them. The bride was
lovely in a ruffled frock of white
ceargette with ribbon trimmings.
he pretty effect of her cap veil
w.~ heightene by a wreath of
orange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet of bnde roses. Her NJ
tendant was her cousin, Miss
Marguerite Weston of Burlington.
Miss Weston was gowned III apri-
cot taffeta and carried pink roses.
Mr.. Belknap's best man was his
brother, Charles Belknap of Bos-
ton.
Preceding the bride and ner
bridesmaid. We're the little ring
bearer, Robert Babcock of Can
ton, Mass, and the little flower
girl. Charlotte Chandler of Water
ford. Master Robert, dressed in
white, carried the rings on a white
satin cushion and the little flower
girl, also a pleasing picture m
dainty white, carried basket of
Continued on page two)
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A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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