Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-02-25
From GOOdWater.
GOoDWATER. Mo- Feb e0th
NESTOR.

GooDwATER, Mo-. Feb. Goth, 1856.
| Ed. Regtster-News in this vicinity Is
'scarce article"
| Pretty nearly everybody hereabouts il
striving to "make up for lost time;" the en-
forced idleness, caused by the long continued
cold spell and deep SHOWS, having much re-
| tarded farming operations.
Mr.. ID. 8. Love has done a considerable
| amount of work on his stables-sheddins
| around them and dividing the sheds and sta.
| bes into stalls-and thereby added much to
| the appearance of the premises and to the
comfort of his stock.
Mr.. Sylvester Payne, who has for some
months past been stopping at Bonne Terre,
Mo-, is out ON visit to home and other folks.
Mr.. r. j. Alcorn, who attended school at
Beileview, No., was out Oh "fiying trip
last week, to see her and others.
On Sunday, 18th inst, Rev. MIR. Croker, of
the "Christian" (Campbellite) church, be-
gan series of meetings at our schoolhouse.
Throughout all of last weIk services were
held each evening, notwithstanding the fact
that during portion of the time the weather
was rather inclement.
On last Sunday, 14th inst, a large number
OF persons congregated at the school house !;
Rey. Mr.. Rowland Williams preached, and
after the close Of his sermon, Rev. Mr.. W. r.
Croker made some remarks relative to
church membership, and requested the con-
gregation to repair to the waterside, where
he baptized ten persons by immersion. Ser
vices were held that evening and the series
of meetings closed. An addition of fourteen
new members to the church is reported Us
being the result of the revival.
L understand that a series of prayer meet
ings has been agreed upon by several par
ties interested therein. Place, Goodwater
school; time, Wednesday evening of each
week.
Mr.. c. NJ. Chapman is selling off portion
of his property preparatory to his removal
to Wright county, Mo-, where his father
resides.
Mrs. J. P. Wood presented her husband
with bouncing eight pound girl on the Sth
inst. Mr.. Wood and the mother and child
are all "doirg as we'll as could be ex-
pected." This is the tenth child all but
one living.
On the evening of the 18th inst, Mr.. |
Samuel Lucas ascertained the whereabouts
of mink that had at different times in
vaded his hen roost. With laudable enter |
prise Miss Maggie Lucas forthwith set two
traps near each other. Next morning she |
was agreeably surprised to learn that she
had caught his minkship in both traps at
once! and, what is stranger still, both traps
had fastened themselves on the same leg!
If the young lady proves TO be as successful
in catching game in the future as she has in
the past, the boys would better begin "to
look Il leedle out"
On last Sunday, 14th inst, Miss Effie Love
left here on visit to her sisters, Mrs. l..
Alcorn, of Belleview, Mo.
Mr.. Samuel LUCAS informs me that In his
opinion the wheat crop has been much dam
aged by the freezes Slice the thaw, noticably |
so last night.
Miss Salome Bryan is on Cub Greek this |
week visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. Chas. D. Lucas, who has been absent |
two weeks on a visit to relatives near Pal |
mer, Mo-, returned home on the 18th inst.