Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-10
From Bellevtew.
BrLlEv,Ew, NO., March 9Th,
EDwIN MAT.

BELLEviEw, NO., March 9Th, 1881.
Ed. Registcr-
News items are somewhat scarce this week.
Owing to few warm. sunshiny days, our
pub ic roads, which few weeks ago were al.
most impss.able, have greatly improved.
The wiutry winds Of March have entirely
destroyed all ant.cipat ons OF IN early spring.
Our valley IL becoming famous for the mum
Der of its weddings.
MARRIsD-On "Wednesday the 2i inst, Mr..
ALLID MITCHELL to Miss EMMA EDISON. The
ceremonies We're performed at the residence
Of the brides parents. BY Rrv. A. W. Mister.
We did not have the honor OF b.ing one OF
thu guests; but learned that many friends and
relatives OF the contracting parties were pres
emit and participated in the pleasures which
the Joyous oc aston afforded. When the core
monies were over. the guests assembled in the
dining hail and refreshed themselves by par
been prepared. We understand thai the sup
per was quite magnificent affair, rejecting
much credit upon It's projectors, and evincing
in its makeup much taste and forethought.
A great variety OF e1ibles were set forth, which
for excellence of quality and nicely Of arrange
ments were unsurpassed BY ANYTHING previ-
ously attempted in Bslleview.
We observed. Mr.. Editor, IN your Issue of
the 18th Of February, communication from
L. d. Carrie, In which he stated that his dogs
had chased panther IN the direction OF Tom
Suck. It has since trsnspirsd that the animal
WAS not panther, but deer. How the gen.
item ~ could have made such serious mis-
take and have taken . deer's track for that of
. psnther's, We cannot possibly conjecture !;
unless It may be attributed to an over -excited
Imagination, caused, no DOUBT by great snx-
iety on his part TO capture something apper-
tanning to the panther species. The same
gentleman also stated that he had succeeded
this winter in catching eighteen fexes, while
some of the boys are Of the opinion that he
caught them by paying half dollar apiece for
them. ...e
Not many days ago Henry Vale ana another
nimrod concluded to have fox chaee. Going
TO the wOoos on the mountain, they proceeded
forthwith TO jump fox. Their dogs being in
Ane epiriss, they soon succeeded. ana ere long
were hotly engaged - The pureuit The ex-
element ran high. and greatly Increased as
the probabilities for capturing their prey %
came more apparent TIE hunters were max
ing II rather lively for the fox, when they
were recalled TO their senees By the fact that
the moon. which had afforded them their only
ness wss Becoming Intense They Then asce:
tanned hat they were completely lost; and TO
make matters Worse, IL began to rain. After
Eroping atspnt al nisht In the woods, and be-
coming thoroughly dreBched WITH rain. day
light at length csme to their relief, and they
turned their steps homewsrd 30 great was
their bewilderment, that our friend, Henry
VA!le, After getting In bis own field. and IA
sight Of his house, concluded that he had
come down the wrong side OF the mountain,
and WAS about to re.race his steps, when he
wse recalled By his companion and convinced
OF HIS errer -
In our last standardization we referred to .
n1is-back tide Of Capt. Eidson's over the Blu