Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Judge Langdon is constructing large fish
pond on his farm two miles south of Ironton.
Bro. Hotson yesterday gave us thirty-five
pound watermelon. Thanks-thirty-f five Of
them.
The workmen on the Knob took lay OFF
Monday to attend the funeral OF the unfcr-
innate Helms.
Old Dan Rice is coming with the circus Of
which he forms by no means the least at
tractiye integral portion.
The "mewel" case came up for re-trial
yesterday. The ''piuts" il it are numerous,
varied and perplexinS to the ordinary juror.
\ fine shower of rain fell here Tuesday
morning, after two weeks dry-speIl-the
longest time we have been without rain this
summer.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
cleared about 80 at their ice-crean festival
last week, Notwithstanding the very unfa-
vorable weather.
From oil that we can learn, the apple crop
In this section will be light. There are plen-
t. for immediate use, but the winter varie
ties promise nearly total failure.
Jas. Buford, Esq, went down toward the
Mann settlement,on Black river, We sterday-
on horse-trading expedition, we presume.
Something else We might say, but We for
bear.
The Bellevue Collegiate Institute iadver
tisement will he found in another column of
this paper. 1t is 4 good school, conducted
squarely, and well deserving the patronage
OF our people.
Services were held in st. Paui's Church
last Sunday-morning and evening-by Rev.
Pecke. He will officiate here regularly once
month during the coming year. The second
Sunday in each month.
Last Tuesday a miner named Butcher,
working in Tunnel No. 2, on Pilot Knob, fell
from & bridge, a distance Of about eight feet,
injuring himself internally so that he died
the succeeding Friday.
The fine railroad car Of the circus duant
cOureur attracted general attention while
here, and not a Juvenile in the Valley but
made pilgrimage thereto and wOnderinglv
gszed at its gorgeous exterior.
That mail-catcher has been put into the
proper position, and we presume the contest
between the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway and the U. S. mail carrier
L. ended. The battle is not always to the
strong.
The CITY Council met at regular bi-month-
IL session last Monday. Wine and-beer Ii
censes were raised to $50 4 year; and the
city marshal's salaIy was Increased to so
per month-little enough for the service de-
manded from him.
II 10 toll hat no Ira ip
Company has enough ore piled up 10 send
forty carloads per day for one year, with
several handred tons thrown in for good
measurement. The |. NJ. CO. is outside the
great iron combination.
1t is reported that mob at Annapolis in
this county ran off an operator 1t that town
recently appointed in place of Wadlow, a
member of the Brotherhood, resigned. We
have not been able 20 get the particulars,
and We give the rumor for what it is worth
The Ironton Manufacturing Company's
mill has a dinner whistle, also, and it rings
the stomachic changes thrice in twenty -four
hours.
0 dear, how al DO yell,
When we hear that mill whis-en,
Three times a day!
The County court IT It's next scssIohf VIII,
we trust, consider the question of bridging
ithc various streams that intersect the pub
lie highways. Not all of them 1T once: but
there is no reason why 4 beginning should
not be made. Let the most important be
first considered.
Bro. Hotson yesterday received a carload
of the finest Observation-Disclosures Georgia
that ever came to Ironton. They weigh
from fifteen to forty live pounds each. AL
80. nine crates of cantaloupes of the finest
varieties. They come from Scott county.
He is selling them at reasonable rates.
The knights of Honor bali will be given at
the Academy of Music next Wednesday
night Gnstead of Thursday, As heretofore
advertised), in order to anticipate the cir
Gus. A circus and a first-cIass ball would be
more than an ordinary country town could
do Justice to on one and the same night.
The colored Masons will give picnic and
general glorifcation here next Saturday.
Several lodges from neighboring towns Will
come and take hand in the proceedings, and
the Potosi Colored Brass Band will enlIven
them with suitable music. The picnic will
be held i'm GouIding's Park, and dinner will
be served at u O'Clock.
Some little negro children were blown up
with gunpowder in q house near the railroad
bridge, last Saturday. They were playing |
with package of that highly inflammable |
material, when 4 spark from the chimney
set it of. One little fellow had his eyes put |
out. and his sister was badly burned. y |
doctor was called at once, and did all he
could to give relief.
Jno. Hill, widower, and Mrs. Crishorn,
widow, were duly united in the bonds OF
matrimony last Monday. Inthe evening, the
sboys" about town assembled, ana with
cowbells, tin horns, ETC., and gave the newly
married first-class chdrtrdri. The groom
promptly responded to the call, and, during
the ceremonies that succeeded, we under
s,and that seven kegs of lager beer were