Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04

LOCAL BREVITIES.

Judge Dinger fixed the bail in the case of
Downs at $4,000, which has not yet been
filled.
For first-elass music, fine scenery, and ex-
cellent acting, the Williams Theatre Com
pany stake the cake"
Hon. Thos. G. Foley left for jefferson City
'on New Years day. He will make careful
and attentive legislator.
y broad guage track i being laid between
Middlebrook and Granite Quarry, and will
DE finished within Il few weeks.
Thos. Beard, Esq, sent us, on Christmas
eve, several punches of very fine celery of his
own raising. Thank you, friend Tom.
The Probate Docket for the February term
lis published in this issue. 1t is the new
Judges first official procedure, we believe.
The ice men are btlsiIy engaged, and, with
'one or two more "cold snaps" will perhaps
succeed in harvesting Il moderately full crop
of ice.
The first snow of the winter-to amount to
ianything-fell Sunday night. Even it might
have been much heavier without amounting
to a blockade.
Fine weather, this. The thermometer
Yesterday morning resistered-2 Give us
Il week of the like, and then spring may come
dancing in rs soon as she will.
The holidays are gone and every body has
settled down to work again. The public
schools resumed Tuesday morning, and the
era of SO Is fairly entered upon.
Why Is it that the towns of Pilot Knob and
Trenton are higher than the balance ofcSouth-
east Observation-Disclosures Leader.
Because they're above the average. Ask
us something hard.
We understand that $50 or more has been
expended on the street running up on lions
Hill, justnorth Of the Ironton House. Isn't
the cost of this improvement considerable,
S In comparison with the benefits it confers:
The deplorable accident near Middlebrook
last Saturday, whereby Mr.. Christian Ocs
ferle's son WAS killed, shocked the whole
and hi. afflicted parents have
the heartfelt svupathies of all who know
them.
some kind friend hung can of oysters on
the knoll, of our office door on New Years
DAY. They were of the Rose brand, and
very fine. Whoever the donor-and we sus-
pect Bro. Hotson-we return to him our ac-
Acknowledgement.
The "Sca of lee" at the Academy of Masic
tonight. 1t is said to be of the finest
plays ever written, and this coupled with the
fact that the Williams Theatre Company is
the best that ever visited this section, will
cram the house to might.
The Indebtedness on the M. f. Church
Parsonage paid off last week, and the
congratulate them: indebtedness means
worry: he who worries is iraScible: and
irascibility and Christianity don't consist, so
10 speak.
The members of MiIler's band desire TO re-
turn their acknowledgements for the kind
ness shown them by the good people of Pied
mont The following item from the Lea,ie-
put them on their dignity: "The hest music
ever furnished in this place was furnished by
Miller's Quairillc band, of froutoR last Wed
nesday night"
The married employees of the Granite Quar-
nv were pleasantly surprised on Christmas
eve, by their eInoioycr, Nr. Allen. That
yeatleman sent to each of them dressed tur-
KEY, for which we have no doubt they felt
,auly grateful as they sat IT table at dinner
the ensuing day. They will all, no doubt,
join us In wishing Mr.. Allen many returns of
she holidays.
Parsonal