Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-31
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

LOCAL BREVITIEs.
Hon. W. e. Coleman lectures at the court
house Monday night.
Arcadia Valley Teachers Association con-
venes at Pilot Knob, Saturday, Feb. 4.
Literary exercises ut the public school
building Friday afternoon, commencing ut 2
O'Clock.
Probate Court will be in session next week,
commencing Monday. The docket, publish
ed In another column, is light one.
Rev. Henry Hainesworth, p. E. of this
circuit, preached TO large congregation at
Fort Hill Church last Sunday evening.
Rev. Henry Hanesworth, P. E., of Poplar
Bluf District, will hold the Belleview Quar-
terly Conference at Cedar Grove Church,
February I'd and Sd.
The union services Of all the Protestant
churches in the Valley are being held at Fort
Hill Church this week. Next weeks pro-
gramme Is not yet determined upon.
Some dessicated weather prophet has pre-
dicted that this winter will, when the record
Is completed, show up nineteen SHOWS!
Think of that, ye whose wives have winter
posies!
We have had our Brevetical eye on that
unfinished portico in front of the American
Hotel for several weeks; but, so far, the cold
weather has prevented the carpenters from
finishing it.
We heard a citizen of Ironton refer last
Sunday to the neat building on the Metho-
dist church lot as "the Pasturage." Aplace,
we should logically take it from the name,
where they turn preachers out Co grass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Gay were called to
Ironton last Tuesday by the severe illness of
their son, Mr.. Samuel Gay, who was not ex-
pected to live. Mr.. Robert Tetley and Mr..
John Gay and wife accompanied them
Fdrmington Times.
Mrs. DIR. n. C. Gideon will return to Kan
sas City In a few days, and with this end in
view she has advertised her household goods
for sale at public auction next Saturday.
Sale will begin at II O'Clock A. NJ, and take
place at her residence In Ironton. Mrs. G.
has made Kansas City her future residence.
Our stove-pipe is seventeen joints and an
elbow long; and, as We burn coal, we have
to take it down and clean it twice week.
Therefore, If there be occasional evidence OF
perturbed thought in these columns, we feel
assured our large-hearted, big-brained con-
stituents, now that they know the truth, will
exercise forbearance.
There is no question, in our mind, that
Father Phelan, of the st. Louis Waterman,
Is crankily severe at times upon those who
differ with him. This is no doubt patent to
the mind Of even the religious editor Of the
Chronicle, for he says: "When Father Phe-
Ian takes his pen in hand, gall and rune flow
along the lines, and white-winged charity
flies on frightened pinions up to heaven"
Capt. B. Zwart has been kept indoors for
ten days past, through i'll health. 1t is with
pleasure we learn, however, that he will be
able to resume his business in q day or two.
About two weeks ago he went to court at
Hillsboro, and thence to st. Louis. He con-
tracted severe cold on his trip, and on his
return had to go to bed with spell that
threatened to be serious. But the doctor
and the home-folks brought him around all
right.
Judge Dinger accompanied his better-half
as far a. Bismarck, on her way to Marquand,
last Saturday. That was all right; but we
think 1t was hardly correct in him, after Mrs.
D. had departed on the Belmont train, to
firt with those young ladies from Ironton
and Arcadia who happened to be at Bis
marck on the same day. And we are quite
sure Col. McGehee is of the same opinion.
The fact that Mr.. B. Shepherd set the exam-
pie is no excuse or palliation.
Jacket" will send US his true
name-not for publication, but for the ed
itor's private ear-his communication will
have u place In the REGISTER. We think
we know him, and from his postscript, are
inclined to believe that the omission Of his
name was an oversight. Still, our rule is
rigid in regard to anonymous communica-
tions, and the writer's good sense, since his
attention is directed to the matter, will no
doubt approve our adhering to the law OF
this Office, even in his own case.
An editor of experience says: "If there is
one time more than another when woman
should be entirely alone, it is when full
line of clothes comes down in the mud"
This reminds US of an incident in the days
gone by. In q certain town not thousand
miles distant there was (and is) a printing
office; minister in charge of the principal
church of the town was frequenter at that
office-he was man Of good Judgment and
mental capacity. One press day-the pastor
present, as usual-after the boss had washed
the forms and was about to place the remain
ing one on the imposing stone, it slipped
from his fingers, fell to the floor, and pi'd!
He gazed on the ruins one intensified
moment, and then, turning to his reverend
visitor: "Parson, excuse me; but will you
please retire for FIVE minutes?
w. A. Tstwiler, Esq, for eleven years an
employee in this Office, went to St. Louis last
Monday, where he will prosecute his trade
rs typo. 1t Is but just to one who served
faithfully and well, to state that in every