Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-27

| The proceedings of the Democratic Mass
Meeting held at the courthouse last Wednes.
day, and the call for the Senatorial Conven-
ton, will be found on the first page.
| The Pilot Knob and Graniteville Base Ball
Clubs had game at the Knob last Sunday.
| This time the Pilot Knob boys 'sflaxed out''
their neighbors, the score standing u to II.
Green corn is straying in in detached mess
es, and in week or so "roastin'- ears" will
be plentiful buckwheat cakes and saus-
sages in winter-we wish it was winter now
| The McCabe mare smashed buggy for her
present owner, Mr.. Killalee, last Monday
morning. Tally two! She's Il "daisy," but
she don't take kindly to vehicles, and that's
a fact.
Our printer, who has been rampaging over
| various States east of the Mississippi for the
past six weeks, will probably return home
to-day. We have had varied experience
during his absence.
We ate our first 1887 watermelon last Sun
day. 1t may not have been us previous as
| some other body's melon, but it was fully as
good as any that ever grew, and the donor
VIII p!titSt
Somebody says August will be hot and dry
| to vintlicate the general average theory"
we presume. In this instance the weather.
| clerk can't get the better Of us, for we've Sc
| cured the good end in advance.
We understand Mr.. p. Twoomey, of Mar
bile Creek, has announced his determination
to run for the legislature on an Independent
Ticket. Mr.. Il. is good man, but he'll new
er knock the persimmons with that pole.
Delano's hedge is nearly out Of leading
strings, and we anticipate the disappearance
of the unsightly board fence behind it at an
early day. We wish we could say the same
in reference to other places OH Main street.
The Bonanza has a fine handsome painting
on vtew-free to all. NIt 10 the chef d'9uUre Of
Mons. Guillieme Byrandos, one OF the most
famous artistss aestheti ques of our time, and
thrills the beholdsr with awe and admiration.
Sill, there's nothing like leather.
Master Augustus Hinchey, aged years,
reads and writes "short- hand" (Pitman's
method) as readily as most people do the
binary long-hand. He is Il native of Arcadia
Valley, and taught by his father, the artist.
Can any of our exchanges produce his equal
in this respect?
Coach dogs are somewhat vicious when on
duty, and will bear precaution. Two instance
es occurred last week wherein two little boys
were badly scared and had their sunday suits
| somewhat damaged from lack OF caution in
approaching spotted CANNES which We're out
with family carriages.
The Bonanza lost Japanese umbrella last
Wednesday. 1t WAS stuck in the rack i'm front
Of the store, ''for show" and some person
came along and kidnapped it while the clerks
were engaged with room full Of customers.
We advise the Bonanza man to put combina-
ton locks on his show goods.
Riekc, the butcher, had an undamaging
runaway last Saturday morning. He left his
rig unhitched in the street while he carrieda
roast into the dwelling of 4 customer, and the
horse started for home. Fortunately, some
people on the street headed off the animal
before he got under full Roadway.
If the Congressional Committee for the
Tenth District wants to do something nice for
the men who will nominate our next Con-
greSsman-and we know it does-let it call
the Convention to meet at Ironton. Here
the heat Of summer is tempered with cool
mountain breezes, the scenery is delightful,
our people are ho>pitable, aud every pros
pect plcases.
Last Sunday Rev. Wright was at Poplar
Bluff, and Judge Russell as lay reader pre-
scented an excellent sermon to the Pre>byte-
ri;,n congregation, preached by ID. l.. Moody
in London. Judge Russell has an extensive
collection of very instructive religious read
ing, and enters into the spirit of what he
reads, so that those who attend his readings
may feel sure Of hearing Il sermon by some
one of the very best minds of our time, and
that the discourse will be well rendered.
Sheriff Fletcher isn't elated as much AS he
ought to be, according to our notion of the
fitness of things. Here he has just been
nominated for the position OF Sheriff and
Collector, without opposition, and about the
same time he is made the father of fine 10
lb. girl, and yet the happy recipient of these
blessings goes around among his fellow sin
ners as unconcerned as he can be. Are both,
or is either, Of these things of too common
occurrence with him to cause excitement?
We can't understand it.
Rev. j. ". Swift will hold services at the
Baptist Church in Ironton, on Sunday, July
30th. All are cordially invited.
Three hundred invitations TO the Second
Grand Ball of the Academy of music Com
pany have been issued, and all the indica-
lions point to its being "big thing"
\ miner on Pilot Knob, while barring
down in one of the tunnels last Friday, had
his left leg badly crushed by piece of fall
ing ore. Although amputation is not neccs-
sary, he will be laid up for several weeks.
We acknowledge receipt of an invitation to
ball at Bonnie Terre, Friday evening, July
18th, under the auspices of the b. T. b. b.