Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Alta recent revival in the colored NJ. E.
Church of Pennington, there were over sew
enty conversions.
Sunday, the 9th inst, is set apart by Rev.
Abanather for the general Missionary Col
lection to be taken up.
Washington county hogs are dying from
rheumatism-a disease we had supposed
peculiar to the two-legged genus.
About so conversions were made at the
late religious revival at Jackson, the Metho-
dust church baptizing 20 of them.
Thompson Blanton will have shooting
match for turkeys on Christmas day, at
Goulding's Park. Now, boys, go in!
Go to the Miners Arms Saloon and try a
glass of hate and hof. George keeps the
best of English Ale and Dublin Porter.
John Reel was made the happy recipient
of brand new boy by his better half on
Tuesday last. All are getting along finely.
Old Santa Claus is looked for, also, by the
colored children on the oath. He is expect
ed to loom up i'm the shape of well-tilled
Christmas Tree.
The Graniteville Brass Band will give a
ball at Workmen's Hall, New Years Eye, for
benefit of the organization. Admission, fif-
ty cents per couple.
Don't fail to see Kriss kringle come down
the chimney and hear Bridget Murphy, Jane
Shoney and Molly White sing their comic
FRI; Thursday night.
quich between the Ironton Presbyterian
zurich and Pilot Knob, one rubber boot.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by re-
turning the same to the REGISTER Office.
There will be services held at Fort Hill
Church next Sunday morning at II A. NJ,
and night at P. NJ. A Watch Night Service
will be held on New Years Eve, to COM
mence at 1880 P. NJ.
The Bonne Terre Registers headlines do
not always consist. For instance: ga Bad
Night for Fire-Red Ruin Wrecks Rum
Hole" The Register is for Prohibition
first, last, and all the time.
The Lecture Bureau will hereafter meet
the courthouse, the condition being that
"Alex, !" the janitor, light and make fires. ex-
tinguish lights, and see that stoves are safe,
etc., at the expense of the organization.
Mr.. Markham delivered an interesting
lecture on Missions, Sunday afternoon, to
the colored Sunday School. The lecture
was replete with information, and was de-
livered in the gentleman's usual excellent
manner.
John Clare yesterday presented US fine
Christmas turkey, for which courtesy we re-
turn thanks. 1t is needless to remark that
Mr.. G. is gentleman of culture and rare
good judgment, rs well as mighty good
neignbor.
The untidy, dirty appearance of grizzly
beard should never be allowed. Bucking
hams Dye for the Whiskers will readily
change their color to a brown or black, at
discretion, and thus keep up your reputa-
ton for neatness and good looks.
Chas. Goebel, a colored brother, last Sat-
urday stole $27 from his friend and neie hbor,
Steve Whittenberg, in Pilot Knob. He was
caught, the theft proved on him before Judge
Dinger last Monday, and Bro. Goebel will
spend the holidays as the guest of the coun-
ty. Thirty days is his allotment.
Prof. FL. Clay Davis of Iron Mountain was
in town Saturday last. He came up to in
augurate a movem mt looking to the organi-
cation of Teachers Reading Circle. As
matter of course he called at the Register
office. We found him to be u very pleasant
gentlemen whose acquaintance we should
like to cultivate. Hope when he calls again
we may not be so pressed for time as we
were when he called last week.-BOnne
Terre Register.
The Pilot Knob Cornet Band and Orches-
ira will give one of the finest balls of the
season at the Academy of Music on New
\ ears Eve. The invitations have been
printed and will be distributed to-day or to-
morrow. The boys deserve = big crowd, and
no doubt they will get it. Though the or
ganization Is, strictly speaking, local to Pilot
Knob, it is an institution of the Valley, and
deserves the goodwill and encouragement
of all onr people. The proceeds of the ball
will be applied to perfecting the band. Tick
cts for sale at p. r. Crisp's drug store and
at Bishops hardware establishment, IRON
ton, and at the post office, Pilot Knob.
Monday afternoon Circuit Clerk Gabriel
and Prosecuting Attorney Edwards returned
from days hunting, bringing with them
fine deer, the killing of which is credited to
Mr.. Edwards. That night six of his neigh
bors, headed by DIR. Villars, called to set up
with him as it was his first successful shot.
They found him laboring under intense men,
tai excitement, but before their departure
they managed to do HIM power of good.
There are those who might suspec: that
the deer was obtained by purchase, but John
shows the bullet hole which his gun infiict-
ed. That ought to silence all doubts on the
question of its killing. -Fredericktotcn
Pldtndedler.
The decision OF the Supreme Court that
where land has been sold for taxes under
judgement rendered by Justice of the peace,
title is conveyed, affects about 40, 600 acres
an Washington county. In Iron county eve- |
~ judgement in tax sales has been obtained
before the Circuit Court-the late j. p. Dill |
lingham, one of the ablest lawyers who ever |
honored the bar of the Southeast, holding, at |
the time the law went into effect, that JUS |
tice of the peace had no jurisdiction in cases |
affecting the title to real estate. The recent |
decisions fully bear him out. Mr.. d. was |
the attorney for the county in 1875, when |
the first tax suits under the new law were |
instituted, and his rule has been adhered to |
by his successor.
Mike Hilbert came down like wolf on the |
fold-came down from the famed Pilot Knob, |
last Saturday evening, intent on kalsomining |
the little city of Irodton with eacrimsoned |
hue. He began laying an underground of
blue: he cusse Everything to that color, and |