Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

We didn't so to see the Yelled Prophets:
our home profits forbade the excursion.
What's the matter with the street lamps:
The darker the night, the more they don't
shine.
Hon. Robert \. Hatcher was elected as
one of the lay delegates to the next General
Conference, to be held at Richmond, Va, in
May, 1886.
DIED.-At her residence in Arcadia, Mo-,
on October Sd, 1885, Mrs. MARY REEVES, re-
lict of the late Albert Reeves, aged 81 years
and months.
The John Thompson Around the World
Comedy Troupe will show in the Academy of
Music next Thursday evening Q5th). The
advance agent will be here tomorrow.
One word to parents: keep your children of
school age at home until you hear the ringing
of the bell at $3.50 O'Clock. The purpose of
the first bel'' is to give ample warning to
scholars, and If they start to school when that
is heard they will ''git thar in good time.
Mischief on the playground nearly always
occurs before the coming of the teachers.
Mrs. DIR. Bergman, accompanied by her
son and daughter, Jerome and Emma, and
her sister, Mrs. A. E. Chandler, left Arcadia
lWednesday for Kansas City, where they
viii spend a few days, visiting their brother,
DIR. w. A. Woods. Thence they go to Nebras-
ka City, tNeb., where they have an older
brother, Mr.. James Woods. From there they
go to Elk City, Kansas, the home of Mrs.
Chandler.
The St. Louis Conference, NJ. E. Church,
South, had a net increase of members this
year amounting to ttoo thousand; also,
large increase in the missionary collection.
The gain to Southern Methodism in Missouri
last year will reach about ten thousand.
Four Baptist preachers were received into
the membership of the st. Louis Conference
last year, and had their credentials recognz-
ed at the Charleston Conference.
Dr. Foy will lecture IN the Academy of
Music on Saturday evening, oath inst, for
the benefit of st. Paul's Church. The sub
iect of the lecture is not yet determined,
but the public may rest assured the dis
course will be good: full of fun, sound
philosophy, and valuable instruction. The
admission price will be % cents for grown
folk, and 10 cents for children under twelve.
Tickets will be put on sale this week.
Rev. b. E. Ell. Warren, we learn, has been
returned to the Belleyiew circuit, NJ. E.
Church, South. In the two years past MIR.
Warren has had charge of the same circuit,
and has had wonderful success, he having
received in the two years 326 members into
the communion of the church, and otherwise
building UP the cause. MIR. Warren informs
us that he will make no changes in his Sum
day appointments, but will carry out the
program of last year.
The ball given by the Pilot Knob Lodge,
A.O.U. W., was a success in every particu-
lar. The hall was we'll filled, and the music
the best to be had in the country. Dancing
was continued until early morning, with the
intermission at midnight for beautiful sup
per. The Lodge desires to express publicly
their thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Killalee for
their interest, and valuable assistance freely
given. This is the Lodges first public ap-
p.arance, but we are assured not the last.
Mrs. Lopez last night returned from the
city, after a sojourn of a week. She took her
own time i'm making selection of goods, Civ
inp the major part of it to the feminine de-
partment so to speak In consequence, by
tomorrow will begin to arrive a very large
sn< perior stock of Millinery, Dress Goods,
Notions, etc., for the house of Lopez & Sons,
and we especially commend it to the atten
tiou of our fair readers. AT the same time
both sexes and all classes will do well to
make note hereof.
A brilliant entertainment season is about
to be inaugurated In IrontOn that promises
to surpass anything ever before attempted
here. There is no reason why this should
be dull place even during the winter. 1t
certainly won't be this year, If the pro-
gramme now arranged is carried out. Next
week an announcement will appear in this
paper of the first entertainment to be given.
1t will come off early next month, and our
citizens may prepare themselves Cor some
thing fine-something entirely new.