Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Piedmont Masquerade Ball on the 9th inst.
Do you want some New Years Cards?
Then call at this Office and leave your order.
Jud. Chambers is now ready for Photo
graphing at his new stand in the Good Tenn
plars' Hall.
The City Council met last Monday and
settled with the Collector. 1t then adjourn
ed to Monday next.
The trains run more nearly on schedule
time this week, and no big smashups are re-
ported.
Henry Schleuter was in attendance on JUS
tice Dinger's court yesterday, on three
charges. VIII give particulars next week.
stout's creek was last Monday covered
with mallard ducks-the result of that days
thaw. Where were our sportsmen?
w. g. Fairchild has been appointed to fill
the vacancy in the Board of School Directors
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Scoville.
We acknowledge the receipt OF an invitation
to . Masquerade to be given at Piedmont,
on the 9th inst, and which promises to be a
nice affair.
The buckwheat cakes are here, but sau-
sages have winged their fight into rarer at
mospheres. Pork Is grown too aristocratic
for ye editor.
A working train, with boarding cars, ETC.,
IL stationed at Ironton. The hands, during
work hours, are at Tip Top, where the grade
10 being changed.
We return thanks to Miss Amy Coon, Of
Arcadia, for several copies of the Fultonian,
printed at Fulton, KY, and of which paper
her brother Is one of the editors.
Psy-dat at Pilot Knob last Saturday.
About $2O, coo was distributed to the work
men, and most OF it through them to the va
rious business houses of the Valley.
We're not yennor, but we have right
to predict the weather all the same, we pre-
sumo. Well, then, we, predict big snow
storm between this (Tuesday) and next Sat
urday.
See Louis Niller's sdv't in this issue. Mr.
N. IL known as u finished workman, just in
his dealings, and fully capable contractor.
He has opened shop in Arcadia, and is pre-
pared to furnish sashes, doors, glazed WIN
dows, etc, at reasonable prices.
-Nessrs. Jos. G. Clarkson, VIM. Crommer
and Jas. H. Clark have bought the lot on
which stands the cid May mill, east of town,
and will put up $4,000 grist-mill thereon
They will begin work in the spring, and we
wish the Hrm all the success attainable.
That iron safe in the street in front Of Me-
Carver's saddler shop ought to be removed.
We suggest to the Street Commissioner that
he blink his eye to the northward; he'll he
sure to see the safe, If he look in day light:
after dark it's not so safe. See the point:
Several incipient Neutrality-suspicious. have
put up q wire between the depot and the
post office, and for small charge word can
be sent to or re ceived from the railroad sta
ton. It's very handy arrangement for our
citizens, and we hope the boys will keep
1t up.
What's the matter with some of the street
lamps, that they burn SO dimly? Are they,
also. having q transit? Yends may have
nothing to do with this trouble, but we're
not sure of It. Anyway the fault ought to
be remedied. It's Sirius matter of dark
might.
The Georgia Minstreis showed in the
Academy of Music last Wednesday night to
a S1s5 house, Notwithstanding the terrible
..torm which set In at five O'Clock and contin-
med for four hours. The entertainment was
one of the best ever given to the people of
the Valley.
Thu management Of the Academy Of Music
.uiu Give their Third Grand Ball on Christ
mas night. Tickets will issue this week, and
care he taken to make the invitations select.
There was some question as to whether
masquerade should be given, hut it was f.
nsI,v decided that "plain" ball would be
best suited to all.
Judge Russell complains that no less than
ten puIde-boards In his road district were
,vantonly destroyed during the past year,
and that in one instance new board did not
remaiu in place three days. There is fine
of SO for every offence af this kind, and we
hope some one who knows may be prevailed
upon to report the offenders. An example
or two might be salutary.
The quickest and biggest change Of wealth
or we ever experienced was that OF last
"Wednesday evening. At D O'Clock, the air
was mild and genial, gentle breeze blowing
from the south. BY six O'Clock we were in
the midst Of bowling 'norther, "ibifter cold
and growing colder. That night ice was
on all the creeks, and still harder
t,eexe succeeded ON Thursday night.
The business card of Mr.. Schneider,
matchmaker aud jeweler, appears on the
e,rbth page of this paper. Mr.. s. has opened
IN The new GARNER building, the finest jew
Inv .tore in Southeast Missouri. 1t is taste
n,lIv fitted up and filled with standard, war
,.nted goods. The proprietor is n skilled
workman, of many years. experience, and il
rom have broken clock or damaged watch
,ou can place II in no better hands for treat |
nent.