Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Pilot Knob is again running a full force of
workmen.
Easter next Sunday. Fortunately eggs are
plentiful 1T "bit' a Dozen
A. Begley, ESQ, has been appointed road
overseer of District No. S-Judge Russelps
old district.
County Court will meet ut adjourned SEES
sion next Monday, to finish settling with the
outgoing Collector.
DR.. NJ. Thomas, of Belleview, was in town
last week. He is in fair health for one who
mas seen so many years.
Bill Fletcher is now duly installed in the
Collectors Office, and those who may have
taxes TO pay will find him ready to attend to
them.
Preaching at the NJ. E. Church, Ironton,
next Sunday morning by the new minister
Rev. Jos. Marlatt. At Pilot Knob in the
evening.
Prof. F. C. Miller, of Pilot Knob, requests
us to state that he is a candidate for the Of
flee of Commissioner of Public Schools for
Iron county.
st. Patrick's day was quietly celebrated in
this section. A ball at Killalee's, in Pilot
Knob, opened the days proceedings fittingly
and pleasantly.
The Gay Bros. have bought the Shepherd
homestead on Knob street and are now thor
oughly oyerhauling and repairing the build
ings, fences, etc.
The County Court has made an order of
sale of the Patton brick store south of the
court house square. 1t will be sold on the
18th day of April.
Some of the Financial Statements publish
ed in Southeast Missouri fearfully and
wonderfully constructed. They overcome
the reader like a summer dream"
If you do not believe w. R. Edgar. Esq,
likes bread and milk, fried oysters and ham
sandwiches, why just ask some of Tony
Faust's walters. They can tell you.
w. E. Bell, Esq, late Assessor of Iron
county, has sold his farm in Belleview, and
moved to Texas. Mr.. b. has long been af-
tiicted with asthma, and goes south for relief.
Our thanks are due and given to VIM.
O'Brien, Esq, of Granitevile, for sack of
mighty good ''eatin'apples." Sheriff
Fletcher says they're good, and has tried
them and knows
The labors of the NJ. E. Conference at
,Clnton, Mo-, were concluded last Monday.
Rev. JOS. III. Marlatt is reappointed to IRON
ton and Webster, and Rev. NJ. Bell is retain
led at Pennington.
Mr.. Steffens, of the Pilot Knob Hotel, will
give ball on Monday, 26th inst. AS Lent
will then he over, everybody may participate,
and we predict great and good time for
those who dance. Invitations are issued this
week.
Yesterday afternoon gave us another
weather variation. Large fakes of snow fill
ed the air, and for a short time it seemed as
: If we were destined TO endure once more the
rigOrs of winter reluctant to take its final de-
parture.
II you want to- benefit yourself, dear read
er, take advantage of the inducements offer
ed by J. w. Whitworth, of Arcadia. His
goods are standard, not shopworn nor dam
aged, and all his methods are fair and square.
See his advertisement.
Bro. Hotson has a Kew kind of sawder
which can be Efficiently 4ists,i ny any person.
He has written poem OF several stanZas,
setting forth its virtues, but if is crowded out
of this issue. The sswder is all right, though,
and can be had of Mr.. II. at small price.
Palm Sunday (ssth) WAS beautiful day.
The skies were clear. and the sun shone with
revivifying power. The services at the chap
el of the Arcadia College were attended by
many persons from the adjacent towns and
country. All was peace and quiet, emhlem-
aticaI of IA ina whose life on earth taught
s1'good will to men,
A change came Ger the scere Sunday
night about eight O'Clock, and the balmy
southern breeyes which had tempered the
atmosphere for several days were replaced by
rude, cold, clustering blasts from the north,
which, on Monday morning, sent the mercu- |
~ in the thermometers down, down to freez-
ing point and under. As we write the fanes
point southwark, bat several days will pass
before Spring will regain her lost vantage
ground.
Personal.