Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-08
CLOSING OF MAILS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mr.. A. Robertson, of Arcadia, is danger.
ousiy Ill.
The city authorities are putting up some
more new lamps Of the latest improved pat.
tern.
Rev. G. j. Hardy will preach in the Bap.
fist church. Ironton, Sunday, the 18th, at II
O'Clock A. ".
We understand Mr.. John NJ. Moore is
quite sick. General debility and overwork
is the cause OF his illness.
Prot. ]. B. Scott opened a private school
Monday morning, to continue two months.
We trust he will receive liberal patronage.
The Rev. Fl. Hainesworth will hold the
Second Quarterly Meeting for Belleyiew
Circuit. at Alum Cave church, May 10th and
11th. Several visitors will be present, and
the public generally are invited.
Our old friend, A. Begley, last week sold
forty acres OF his Minden farm, to the st.
Louis Ore and Steel Company for $4,000, GER
tain, and In certain contingencies, for 5000.
Good for John! and, We believe, good for
the purchasers, too.
The REGISTER comes out this week as
seven-column quarto. This increase in size is
made TO accommodate the ever increasing adj
yertising patronage, and to give our readers
fair Quaatun of that which they pay their dol
lar-and.a.half for.
The wife of the editor of this paper has
been very i'll, but through the blessing OF
God she still survives and bids fair to be
herself again In few days. For two days
Monday and Tuesday-the Angel OF Death
lowered over an anxious household.
The lightning, after playing all over the
Valley last Monday evening, took a sudden
notion, about half past five, and struck the
building occupied by Rev. E. III. Pecke, but
did no damage beyond knocking some
shingles and part of the cornice off dormer-
window on the north side of the building.
The rainfall last week was very great, and
the creeks were flushed two or three times.
Sunday morning it looked as If the heavens
had opened for another forty days. down.
pour; but in the afternoon the clouds broke
away, the sun shone brightly, and all nature
Flowed In the beautiful freshness of its grow
ing green.
The unpropitious weather prevented the
communion services in the Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath. Such services may be
expected there next Sabbath morning. With
which the Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wright, will
close his Iabors in this church, and begin
work at once in the new organization at
Pilot Knob.
Mr.. T. NJ. Brewer, who has been at the
Sisters Hospital in st. Louis for several
months to be treated for injuries received
at Pilot Knob last winter, is now at home,
having returned to Mine La Motto two
weeks ago. He looks well but is yet COM
PEELED to use crutches in getting around
Pldindedler.
"Poor old Ironton! A frst-class circus
always gives them the go-by." So says our
E. C. the P.-D., of Fredericktown. But
then, Bro. Clardy is stay-at-home and
knows nothing Of the Salsberry "mule case"
Ask Judge Fox about it, and IL he doesn't
assert that it was the biggest circus he was
ever in, we will set 'em up.
The sight of blooming apple, pear and
plum trees in the Valley is enough to glad
den the heart OF even cynic; but ths peach
as are not and will not be this year. The
only place In this section where peach
bloom has been seen this spring Is the
settlement known as FlatwOods. We have
been told that over there the trees give prom
fse of q fair crop, but cannot vouch for the
correctness of the report.
Aauiet little wedding occurred Tues
day morning, May 9Th at Middlebrook.
The contracting parties being Mr..
Charles Hilliker, late of st. Louis,
and Miss Margaret Stevens. Rev. A.
w. Wright went up and performed
the ceremony. The bride and groom
departed for st. Louis by the midday |
train.
The sbov to have been given by the prod |
,oal children did not come of last Wednes-
day evening, on account of the smallness OF
the audience. Thursday evening they made
another attempt at showing. This time no
.dmittance was charged; still the crowd was |
not large. After going through part of the |
programme, they took up collection and
then tried to vote OF An autograph album. |
Al the words tive will now vote off," the
audience commenced to leave, and, by the
time the speech was finished, not enough |
,,.onle remained to fill the first row of seats.
The show was poorly a&-ertised, and our
,,.on,e did not turn out. A show must spill |
lots of printer's ink to draw good crowd I'm |
Ironton.
Three "Arabs'' passed through Ironton |
last week, begging as they Went. They were |
.to,,t.. able-hodie,l fellows, with features |
.sst remarkably after the Anglo-saxon pat.
.sr, and compilations most suspiciously re.
..,,,.,,ing that of an ordinary "poor white |
.,-.s,,, artistfcally dyed. They protested to |
-, understand English and begged by |
means Of poorly written appeal to the |
charity Of the public. Aerupos. We copy |
e-on, tie Hiilsboro Democrat:
rhr.a Arabs, al the way from Jerusalem |
10y nne the only survivor q purported |
-sssac,se massacre-were In De Soto, last |
Iia herriny. They could not speak nor |
sMssa,s.,efsSsd English and were Ia destitute |
u....... s. sfances among strangers. One OF |
.1'... 80 IN trouble and was placed In the
snen. He learned to talk English very |
20. s,.hiIe under arrest, and when the May
l l .srred him between ten and twenty d0l-
1 ,.,. 40 next morning for taking care OF him
.,s;nc the night, e was ascertained that the
saar frsb had some q. 9. bonds and money, |
Y..a.,,sfinr 20 upwards OF $40. These |
Abs srs fazt dvhtxtng and baeominS ehr1.
tian.
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