Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The signs of the times, locally, are good,
and business will boom ere long.
There are two crossings on Main street
which need repairing: at Nall's and Carriers
corners.
Our old friend, Jos. II. Whitman, Esq,
Monday presented us q musk melon. He
has our thanks therefor.
Two lightning jerkers, off duty, painted
the town red last Monday night, on two
glasses of beer and can of preserved tongue.
The blast at Schneider's quarry, Granite
willie, last Saturday, shove up" about two
acres of granite. 1t was success in every
way.
Two weeks more, and the clang of the
new school-bell will become familiar and
dreaded sound to the ears of Ironton's rising
generation.
A traction engine-thresher bound for the
Greason farm, passed down street Monday.
1t was novelty here, and attracted consid-
cradle attention.
Sam'l Andrews, erstwhile of the "pusher"
at Arcadia, is now running passenger train
on the main line. Sam. is good conductor,
and a thoroughly excellent man, withal.
Prof j. B. Scott desires to inform every
body that he will not be here Saturday to ex-
anime Teachers. He is in Cape Girardeau,
attending the Southeast Missouri Teachers
Association.
Bro. Hotson did not forget US when that
carload Of melons came, but sent us our
pick and choice out Of the lot. His melons
are unusually good, and we commend them
to the public.
jackson still insists that he can make, and
does make, daily, as good pictures as you
can get in st. Louis. On this proposition he
is willing to risk all his ready cash. He is
good photographer, for fact.
The Thermometer Monday morning regis
tered 4S degrees, and for the three days pre-
vious the average was Ga degrees. The well
come prophet who predicted "overcoats for
August" may not prove so far out, after all.
The Arcadia Valley Mill Company have
opened feed and provision store in Poplar
Bluff. 1t is a move in the right direction,
and will assist in shortly making their fine
brands of flour familiar as households words
to all Southeast Missouri.
We have received No. 1, Vol. 1, of the
Crystal Mirror, an eight page, fve-c column
paper, published at Festus, Mo. j. j. Will
son is editor and publisher. The paper
starts with fair advertising patronage, is
neatly printed and well edited.
A Missionary Concert, under the manage
ment of Mrs. Rev. T. II. Hagerty, of st.
Louis, will be given at the NJ. E. Church of
lronton on Friday evening, Aug. 21st, con-
sisting of Instrumental Music, Songs, Solos,
REGULATIONS, Dialogues and Readings. Adj
mission free. Come all.
About one hundred and fifty additional
men will be put at work in the quarries at
Graniteville, in few days. The st. Louis
Ore and Steel Company will employ, in a
short time, several hundred workmen in adj
dition TO the force now deriving a livelihood
from the mines at Pilot Knob. The future
is indeed bright with promise of better
times.
Mr. Grandhomme's almanac says, "no rain
in August, after the first ten days." Pres
ent indications are in favor of the almanac.
The nights are cool, the skies clear, and dews
heavy. We hope, however, the almanac may
let up enough to give us one good "soaker"
this month. With that, fine corn crop will
be assured, providing too previous killing
frost does not come along.
The picuic given by The Sons of Herman at
Middlebrook on 18th was a success IN point
numbers as well "a ENJOYMENT. The crowd
was orderly aud good humored, and no track
els" interrupted the pleasures of The day.
No. 604 took up quite crowd from Ironton,
4 who returned on the Accommodation. The
Dar, fba,,, xxyixh
glory and dessicaied their lips.
Our people are very indignant now that
they know "the military" brought old rye
and bourbon with them, and actually drank
1t at the various halting places along the
route. Yes, all of us are Mortified, and we
are sincere in our animadversion upon those
wicked st. Louis fellows, for we never knew
even q fishing party organized in this section
to take along anything stronger than Ar
buckles coffee.
MAREIED-In Denver, Col, July Goth, 1885,
by Rev. De La Matyr, pastor of Lawrence
street Methodist church, Mr.. Jos. C. WHIT
NAH to Miss TITLE GROSCLOSE all of
Denver.
We are glad to know that "Joe" has set
tied down to the serious business of life, and
1eeI sure ne Will Hiake u success OF IL. lie
certainlyshas the best wishes of all his old
acquaintance here.
Four young men from Ironton, Messrs.
L. h. Russell, F. M. Farrar, j. s. Russell
and j. r. Smith, pulled up in Jackson Sat-
urday. These young men are out on pleas
ure trip through some of the Southeast
counties. They have good team hitched 50
a covered wagon and are supplied with the
necessary outfit for roughingit. They stroll
ed around town while, and then moved of
toward Cape Standardization Cash
Book.