Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-28
Closing OF Mails.
LOCAL BREVITIES,

New Year Cards at this Office. Send in
your orders at once.
If we must judge from the number of ac-
cidents, the Iron Mountain is a badly gov
erned road.
st. Psul's Church will have pastor from
and after January first. He will hold servic-
es once month.
The thermometer this Christmas stood ut g
r. N. ut n; one year ago, at 56; and on
Christmas, 1880, at SO.
Ward Farrar has our thanks for four
teen pound Christmas turkey. The present
was well-timed heartily and appreciated.
The school children of front on are taking
all the week for Holidays, and right good use
they are making of it, You may rest as
sured.
Venor has lost his grip. He prophesed
that Christmas day would be very cold. In
this section a fire in the stove was barely
necessa ~ for comfort.
Til. sidewalk on Main street north of Mr..
Hughes's residence is in bad condition-in
spots. A few loads of coarse gravel would
afford an efficient remedy.
The ball at the Academy of Music Christ
mas night, was attended by about thirty
couples, and all appeared to enjoy themselves
according to the season and the opportunity.
This is the Balllest holiday season we ever
knew In this section-and we've lived in
Ironton twenty-six years. No less than a
dozen balls given and to come within u radi-
nus of four or five miles.
Two colorcd balls gave the wards of the
Valley touch of krismus early this week,
and there will be liberal sprinkling of
similar lay-outs until the holidays ex-
pire.
Rev. Joseph Harlatt, pastor of the NJ. f.
Church of this place, was made the recipient
of Sd. 90, the gift Of some of his many friends
OF Ironton and Pilot Knob, in appreciation of
his faithfulness and zeal in the cause of the
Master.
The Baptist Church building has been
thoroughly repaired, and services will be
held therein the. first Sabbath in every month.
The floor is guaranteed to let no person fall
through.
Annapolis had about an hours Christmas
of tho good old sort. 1t was after dinner,
and everybody WAS "happy." 4 knock
down, with about twenty-five star actors in
1t, enlivencd the town and made the welkin
ring with joy.
Christmas began last Sunday with some
folks. We saw several persons considerably
under the "inluence," two Of whom became
so tired that they laid themselves down
alongside the road between Trenton and Arr
cadia-right under the brow of Fort Hill.
The preliminary examination OF c. A..
Downs for the killing Of Peter Prough was
begun last Friday and continued to Saturday
evening. Court then adjourned to Tuesday
morning when the case was taken up again.
1t will probably consume all of this week.
With the new year the REGISTER will be-
gin the publication of serial entitled ''Vio-
Ia" which will run through dozen or more
numbers. There are other changes-and, we
hone, improyements-contemp and we
trust to make this paper worth more than its
price to every subscriber.
Next Friday night the young men of Iron
ton will give New Years Ball and Oyster
supper, at the Academy Of Music. it will
he one of the biggest things of even the sea-
son when big affairs abound, and we caution
every recipient Of an invitation against stay
ing away. Tickets, per couple, only Si.2o.
The game law so far as it refers to the kill
ing of deer, goes into effect January Is.
Let our hunters make note Of this, and
obey the la,o. If they don't, the next Grand
Jury will get after them The Judges
charge In reference to violation of the game
law is very strict, and it is the s,oorn duty of
every grand juror to report every ease with
In his knowledge.
Christmas day was made melodious
throughout the Valley by some excellent
singing from two bands of carollers, who
went from house to house serenading with
good, old Christmas tunes. One of the
bands was composed Of English miners, and
the other of Italians. 1t was something new
TO the people of this section, but well appre-
ciated for all that.
The children Of the Sunday School of the
Episcopal Church had \ candy pulling in the
supper-room Of the Academy Of Music last
Saturday highland rare good time they
made of IT, too. 1t was voted infinitely SUI
perior to Christmas Tree, being not bit
tedious and as lively as innocent mirth could
make It. A motion to have nothing but can
dy-pullings hereafter, would have been
unanimously adopted
On Christmas Mr.. W. III. Delano left for
Illinois to visit his wife, patient in pri-
~ate asylum, whittier he had taken her some
months since. Next day, about one O'Clock,
a telegram came here addressed to him. 1t
was opened by the proper parties, and found
to contain the announcement OF Mrs. DIS
death ut ten o'clock that morning-just about
an hour before her husbands arrival. We
deeply sympathizo with all who are more
nearly stricken with this sorrowful occur
renee. J