Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-02-18
LOCAL BREVITIES,


Several communications are crowded on
of this issue.
For rent-the north room - the 'ower
floor of tie Academy of Music.
Attend the literary exercises at the pub.
lie school, Tuesday afternoon, sd inst.
The "dudes" will probably give another
ball at the Academy of Music next week.
Rev. Mr.. MeCaw will preach i'll the NJ. E.
Church next Sunday morning and night.
Go to the public school Tuesday afternoon,
23d inst, at go O'Clock, to witness the lit.
erary aud other exercises.
Through the courtesy of j. n. Bishop,
Esq, the REGISTER enjoys the possession OF
lock-box at the post-offiee.
Judge Emerson offers to assist amateur
fsh-raisers in pond building, stocking, etc.
We hear it rumored that G. 4. Moser has
sold half the corner lot on which the drug
store is situated: the half now occupied as a
butcher shop and residence.
We are at present at work on large
brief, and it whoops up the office little.
When finished, it will be thing of beauty in
Typography and prcss-work.
The revival at Fort Hill Church progress
es, with increasing interest. The attend
ance is large. Ben Deering will be here
sometime this weekly Saturday, sure.
Thanks to Hon. NJ. L. Clardy for copy of
the "History and Present Condition of the
Newspaper and Periodical Press" issued in
connection with the late census of the United
States. 1t is a valuable document.
A grand masquerade ball will be given at
Piedmont next Monday, and we commend it
to the folk who enjoy things Of that sort.
The Piedmontese know how to entertain
visitors and provide for their pleasure and
comfort; so the masquers who go from this
section may count on having good time.
Why is not the sidewalk fronting the va
cant lot between j. Albert's and the Acad-
envy of Music kept in good condition. For
several seasons, in wet spells, it has been
noted as the worst spot on Main street. The
owner is a nonresident, but that surely
gives him no immunity denied to residents
Let the city authorities see to this matter,
for there is great deal of grumbling about
it, and justly, too.
"A
Ironton, was held last Saturday and Sunday.
On Sunday the Fort Hill Church combined
forces with the church here, and the conse-
quence was a big audience and rouslng
meeting. Presiding Elder Corrington Off
ciated, assisted of course by the resident pas
tor, Mr.. Thomas, than whom there Is no bet
ter man or more deserving in the Methodist
ministry of Missouri.
A burglar gained entrance into Nall &
Co.'s store last Wednesday night, but failed
to capture anything. MIR. Nall was attending
X. of III. lodge that evening, and it is sup
posed his return surprised the burglar and
drove him away just as he had broken
into the store through the cellar. Of course,
the identity of the thief is hidden, but sus-
pieion rests on certain party, and it may
ripen into positive proof.
st. Valentines day was very generally TAX
en- note of here, and highly colored miss1Ves
flooded the post office. About six hundred
fell s'like snow-fiakes on the sod," to the |
delight of the younger, and, often, the an
noyanee of the older, folk. We neither sent |
nor received one, the suspicious OF 1.-THE only |
jackson" to the contrary, Notwithstanding. |
P. S.-We stop the press to announce tnat
We have Just received one-through the
courtesy of the distinguished and genial Illi-
noisan, F. Scoville, Esq.
The Herald outfit was shipped to MI. L.
Il. Rodehaver, of Pennington, last week, ne
having purchased it. A prospectus just re-
eeiyed informs us that the new paper Will De
called the st. FrdRcois County Democfdt-
"a live. wide-awake Democratic paper, de-
voted to the agricultural, manufacturing ana
mining interests" of that county and the
Southeast. II will be published at Farm
iugton every Thursday. MFR. Rodhayer Is
the purchaser and sole proprietor, so far as
we have any means of knowing. we say
this in iustice to Mr.. Burks, who is credited
by some people with being a partner In the
enterprise As for the paper, Ike, VIII
make it lively and newsy-of that all may
rest assured.
Ahout thirty couples attended the Dali ut
the Academy of Music given by the Gran
ireyi,je Orchestra Friday evening. Iney
danced until four O'Clock next morning 10 as
good music as ever put movement tpto Tue
heels of young people In that Dali. fne sup
per was furnished by Mr.. FL. Davis, ana IL
was all that could be desired. The table
wa neatly spread and tastefully set on ana
the yiauds served in excellent style. me
Orchestra had perfected every arrangements
aad the Scaling" was tip-top. All these
things combined made the ball the success
it deserved TO be. The best of good feeling
Prevailed sill through the Kieht, aud the
dancers left in the morning With tue saeRst
syonly of pleasant incident aud wholesome
pleasure.