Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-18

We are having regular Southeast Missouri
winfer-time- ram, snow, sleet and slush.
We were to previous: it froze up tighter
than "'Dick's hat-band' last night.
The Vulcan Works matter is still in abey-
ance, but Judge Treat viii probably give his
decision to-day.
sunbeam" is the significant name Of the
new lodge, h. * l. of H., organized last
Wednesday night
Friday is review at the public school.
Patrons are urged to be present. 1t is their
duty, and one they should not neglect.
The mortality among the porkers has been
very great during the past week, and sau-
sage-and- buckwheat feasts do now pre-
dominate.
We learn that Geo. p. Blomeyer, late of
this station, goes this week to Charleston on
fortnight's iob-relieving the agent there,
who is off for the holidays.
Kesling's brick kill-that is to say what
remains of it-looks ike heap of ancient
ruins from afar. Now couldn't the pile be
messed and sodded over, and be made to
answer as an antiguitous curio in the interest
of summer tourists:
Mr.. MolyneauX, now with the Chicago
Comedy Company, has greatly improved
since his last winters appearance; aud If he
will be careful to not ''look upon the wine
when ii is red," he viii one day become an
actor of no ordinary merit
See the advertisement of the Arcadia VAL
ley High School in another column. DIR. L.
H. Downing and his wife, Mrs Eva. s. Dowl
ing, came into our Valley well recommended,
and we trust that our citizens will literally
patronize this most worthy high school en-
terprise.
The charter of the new lodge of knights
and Ladies' of Honor has been ordered kept
open till Friday night of this week, and dur
ing this time any acceptable person may bU
come a member at charter rates, which are
much lower than viii be charged after the
charter has been closed.
The ". F. III. 5. Of the NJ. E. Church will
hold public meeting in the church on We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 18th, commencing at
O'Clock. The exercises will consist Of
Reading, Recitations, and Music. Report
from mite-chests will be read and collection
About sixty men were discharged at Iron
Mountain last week. A great deal of mining
there is done by hydraulics, and in winter
this part of the work is necessarily shut
down. In flush times the discharging of the
comparatively small force engaged in that
department is not noticed, but this year,
when labor is plentiful and work scarce, it
counts
Bro. Hotsen desires US to inform the pub
lie that he has secured the services of first
class barber-a no less parsonage, by the
way, than our old acquaintance, Monsieur
de RAINY, Esq.-and customers can now rely
upon gett:8g good shave or haircut at his
tonsorial establishment Everything neat
and clean, with only the minimum Of ''ehin"
to endure.
Just think of it, 4 lady in this town who
contempiafes visiting New Orleans within a
short time, has received 4 letter from a reia-
tive who urges her TO come Is soon after the
Holidays as possible, for the oranges are about
ready for picking, and roses in full bloom.
II we werea Vanderbilt ora Jay Gould, no
northern climate could hold US in its cold
embrace; we'd HE us away to the land OF
sunshine and flowers. Exposition or no Ex-
position
Owing to the prevalence OF coughs and
colds, the teacher of the Primary Depart
nent, herself suffering from cold and sore
throat, and using hoarhound candy as a
palliative ard curative, last Thursday gave
the children permission to do likewise during
school honrs, providing they were similarly
afflicted and brought notes from their parents
affesting tn the fact. We think there were
not less than sixty requests for "notes'
that evening
The boys at Graniteyille viii give Grand
Christmas Ball on the night of the a4th- The
managers are making extensive preparations
and will without doubt make il very agree
able to all who desire TO dance out the Eve
into the Christmas morn. The ball will be
given in the spacious Workmen's Hall, and
the room be decorated in accordance with
old-time usage. The admission ''for lady
and gentleman" is only - cents, so no one
need stay away under the plea of "hard
times"
The Chicago Comedy Company gave three
entertainments at the Academy of Music last
week. The audiences were not large. owing
solely 20 the prevailing hard times and
scarcity Of money In tins section. The per-
formances were excellent and deserved gem
circus patronage, while the band and orches-
ira are mot exceIled by any on the road We
say these things after the departure of the
company simply because the praise Is de-
served, and we have no doubt Messrs. Graves
and Kempton, the proprietors, win achieve
financial success in other more favored re-
gions.