Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-21
Arcadia Items.

Ed. Register-As these are the, melancholy
days, the saddest of the year, will give you
few items.
Our beautiful Valley has got on her Sum-
day clothes, all trimmed in green, red and
gold. 1t is perfectly enchanting to take a
morning walk in the autumn woods and see
nature in her beauty.
Oh! 'twere a lot too blessed
Forever in thy colored shades to stray,
Amid the kisses of the soft Southeast,
To rave and dream for thee!
But it won't do to dream too much; must
give you few practical lines.
1 understand the railway company is going
to put a new roof on the depot. am sorry
to hear this, for we want new depot out
and-out.
The company did not regard the petition
of the people much in regard to running the
Accommodation. 1t does not accommodate
anyone the way it is running at present. If
we wish to 60 to the city now we will take
an earlier train, for we will have to get up at
midnight anyway, and go right through and
not be stopping at every big wagon gate on
the route. The company ought to treat us
better than this.
Mrs. Haryiell has had a sidewalk built 1t
is not very nice or straight one, but it beats
none at all. Some of our other good citizens
could do likewise and not offend anyone by
so doing. There are only two things in Ar
cadia that give me the sore eyes, and they
are, Bill Fletcher's old fence and Mr.. Med
ley's old long house; they ought to be re-
moved. Mr.. Begey has made our streets in
splendid condition; but we ought to have a
street along the railway front Simpsons
crossing to the depot for convenience in
getting freight.
Mr.. John Whltworth has procured a con-
tract for getting out piling, and it makes
business quite lively for the hauling public
and the town generally.
Mr.. James Dixon, our enterprising
bachelor, has opened a butcher shop and
meat market. 1 am afraid Mr.. d. will not
have many hairs remaining when he gets
through peddling beef.
Mr.. Tom Cheatam will move into the Rey-
nolds house this week. Mr.. Newman and
Pruitt have been fitting it up-painting and
papering.
Col. McGhee, our old friend, is quite sick.
He wants all of his old friends to come and
see him, for he thinks he is going to die.
There were a good many of our people
went to the city this week. Among them
Jesse Holloman; also, Robert and j. B. E.
went about three days too late, and "Aunt
Sally" your beautiful correspondent, also
went to see the Exposition last week, and
don't see why 1 couldn't go too.
But it has ever been thus from childhood's
hour,
That chilling fate has on me fell
There always comes soaking shower
When amt got no umberell.
Yours truly, UNCLE PETE.
ARCADIA, Mo-, October 18th, 1886.
jeff. Axes is here to see the folks.
Mr.. James B. Evans paid st. Louis flying
visit last week.
Mrs. Cook has gone ON business trip to |
Dunklin county.
Judge Clarkson is off seeing after his saw
mill interests.
Mr.. A. G. Simpson went to st. Louis yes
terday.
Walter Clarkson did get back from St. |
Louis.
Mr.. Geo. s. Evans Is visiting relatives in |
Crawford county.
Mrs. Hogue is on an extensive visit to rel |
atiyes in the "Sunny South"
Two of Ironton's fairest damsels were |
our streets this afternoon. |
Sell, next time don't run off, but stay at |
home and face the music.
The young ladies of the Convent took |
a.
autumnal fruits, and from the gleeful strains |
that could be heard reyerberating from hill |
to hill, we presume that each one enjoyed |
her ramble very greatly.
1t is with sadness that we learn of the SER
ious illness of Col. B. +. McGhee. While |
We are informed that he is gradually passing