Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The st. Lohis Annual Conference will
convene at Piedmont next Wednesday.
Prof. A. p. Vance occupies part of the
residence portion Of the post office building.
Rev. B. F. Thomas assisted in the Quar-
terry Meeting services at De Soto on Sunday
last.
The Pennington Fair is in progress this
week. Some Iron county people are in at
tendance.
There is hack line from Poplar Bluff to
Wappapello, the present terminus of the
Cape Girardeau railroad.
Rev. Edward Benedict will hold services
at st. Paul's on Thursday evening and FRI
day morning of this week.
time and found the usual number Of PEN
sioners there ahead of them.
Bonanza has new advertisement this
week. Likewise Fred. Kindell, the boss
boot-maker of the Southeast.
DIED-August 18th, of congestion of lungs,
IDA LEUELLA, infant daughter of w. B. and
S. Luella Newman, aged II months.
Rev. Worsnop will preach at Fort Hill
Church next Sunday morning at the usual
hour, and at Iron Mountain at night.
The practically new church for the
Methodists of Ironton is nearly completed,
and is credit to the congregation and peo-
pie.
School opened Monday with full attend
ance of bright, clean-faced boys and girls
who seemed as anxious for school to begin
as were the parents.
Rey. j. F. Corrington, P. E., will conduct
Quarterly Meeting at the NJ. E. Church on
Saturday and Sunday next. The public is
invited to be present.
Last Saturday the region about Farming.
ton was blessed with a fine rain, which was
general from st. Louis TO that point; but
Ironton didn't get drop of it.
The statue of Gen. Grant has arrived and
everything will be in readiness for the I'M
yelling which takes place on the 9th, under
the shade of the Grant Oak.
Prof. B. B. Minor gave his Evenings with
the Stars" at the Academy of Music on Mon
day and Tuesday nights. He exhibits at
Granitevile on Thursday and Friday even
ings.
The venison presented US last week was
all right but think the buck missed vote by
not being in Iron county at our last primary
Objection as to age would not have held
good.
Rev. Cole, pastor of the Congregational
10 of
Irontou and vicinity on the subject Of Pro-
hibition at the NJ. E. Church on Thursday
evening next.
An item in the Poplar Bluff Enquirer OF
the 4th says: "a few peaches were placed
ON our city market this week." Peaches!
peaches? When and where was it we
heard of peaches?
JAS. D. Greason, Of Poplar Bluff, has ac'
cepted the position of manager OF the SVEN
lite Granite Company's store at Syenite. Jim
has the wishes of his Iron county friends for
continued prosperity.
Harry Stewart went to Ironton this week
to accept situation with rs. Lopez d Sons.
Harry was at one time doing the DEVILS act
in this office and we would be pleased to
hear of his success at the new business
Fredertckto,5n Plaindealer.
j. F. Hatten, Esq, came up from wayne
county last Saturday, and remained over
Sunday with his family at Arcadia. dim "
doesn't mind his defeat as railroad commits
sioner one bit, and he needn't; for he'll git
thar all the same in the not distant future.
Lightning struck little tree on Judge
Emerson's premises during the storm Of
Saturday week, and demolished 1t. Inc
curious part of the affair is that the little
snrout stood very iclose to, and under the
branches of a very tall tree, which latter was
not touched.
The ladies of the ME-. Church ,Ironton, give
tonight a Fair and Festival at Worknan's
Hall. Graniteville, to aid in the repairs OF
the church building here. The ladies de-
serve good patronage, not less from the
wortbiness of the object than the excellence
of the entertainment provided.
We notice that while the capacity OF the
new reservoir of Pilot Knob is ample, Its
sunplv of water Is not, and unless copious
showers drench the earth soon, and shed
their surplus into the "dam," even tne
ducks that there abound will scarcely find
enough water to paddle in.
JIM. Green, Esq, of the south end OF the
county, was in to see us a few days ago and
informed us that he recently purchased lo'
of timber land adjacent to Des Arc, and tha'
he contemplates erecting a saw-mill thereon
in the near future. That Mr.. g. will make
. a success of this new venture we have nc
doubt.
We this week publish the proceedings Of
the late Democratic State Convention, in
Guiding the platform then adopted. All this
is little late, we admit, but since it is MOI
often we are quite so remiss we are sure oul
readers will overlook the exception ane
agree with all the world that it is "bettel
late than never"
Last Saturday week, during storm, light
ming struck the tool.house In the Masonic
Cemetery, breaking u hole in the roof about
two feet square, and splitting the south side
of the building as 1t descended to the ground
1t is rather strange that the house did moi
take fire, but beyond compound fracture
1t is none the worse for the mishap.