Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
LOCAL BREViTIES.

DIR. VIM. p. Newman has purchased the
Perryville Sun. Long may she shine.
Rip Van Wrinkle i" at the Academy of
Music next Thursday evening.
Baldwin Bros. have secured the contract
for building the tower for the Baptist
church.
The ball at the Academy Of Music next
Monday night will be first class in every par
ticular.
With this issue we commence the publi-
cation of 4 sereal story entitled, SIN the
Middle West"
Extensive improvements will shortly be
made on the NJ. f. church, Ironton. Bald
win Bros. have the contract.
For RENT.-A first class Business House,
with dwelling attached, in Ironton. Cen
trally located. Apply to w. W. NALL.
a wreck few miles north of Poplar Bluff
necessitated the passenger trains going
around, by way of the Branch, on Wednes-
day night of last week.
The newly elected Democratic Executive
Committee for Iron county will meet at the
Courthouse next Saturday, 21st. A full at
tendance is urgently requested.
The day pa ssenger trains, COL and 604,
have discontinued taking meals at the Ar
cadia House for the present. The former
now takes dinner at Bismarck and the latter
at Piedmont.
4 Grand Ball at the Academy of Music,
Monday, August 23d. Being under the man.
agemeut of Henry Rapp and Jno. Sales is a
sufficient guarantee that all who attend are
certain of good time.
MARRIED-On the Goth of July, 1856, at
the residence of Judge Dinger, Miss Mamie
Ii. Daniel to Alton Long, all of Ironton, Mo.
They will leave soon for their home ia Tex
as. May happiness attend them.
A Niger at the Arcadia House struck a
white servant girl with croquet ball last
Monday morning. The girl is seriously in
jured, and the black brute is i'm Jail awaiting
the result. His tria! is set for Monday.
4 prominent Republican of the West End
who travelled twelve miles to vote at the rec
ent Detsoeratic primary election, was in at
tendance AT Che Republican Convention last
Saturday as 4 delegate. Consistency, where
art thou?
We learn through the Pennington papers
that Rev. Ben Deering is meeting with great
success in that town. Large audiences are
inattendance daily, on one occasion some
9oOO people being present, and many CONVEX
!sions have already been made.
4 Grand Ball and Festival at the Parish
School Hall, Iron Mountain, for the benefit
OF the Catholic Church next Friday evening,
August 9Th. Extensive preparations are
being made aud no trouble or pains will be
spared to insure all who attend grand
time.
Dir. f. r. Pell has resigned his position as
manager of the Arcadia House. He, with
his friends, Mr.. Garfield and +. A. Smith
and sister. of st. Louis, are at present stop
ping at the residence of John Newman, Esq,
where they will probably remain the balance
of the summer.
There was mass meeting, to make ar
engagements for the celebration on the Ami
verssry of the Battle of Pilot Knob, last
Saturday, but as the Secretary has failed to
furnish us with the proceedings, we can give
no particulars. They will probably appear
i'll our next issue.
4" rip Van Wrinkle " tomorrow (Thurs-
fit. Turn out and give the boys big house.
Reduced prices: % and ID cents. Reserved
seats, without extra charge, on sale at post
office. \ boss " entertainment and the
cause good one. (The band boys want to
get set of uniforms.)
After slumber Of twenty years, Old Rip
is wide awake and will give reception to
old friends at the Academy of Music Thurs
day evening. AS a formality and tribute
to worthy need, callers are expected to drop
Il quarter in the box at the entrance of the
hall. We are sure so slight thing will de-
ter no one from calling.
Joe Walker, W. W. Nall, j. NJ. Nor
ris, and w. \. Fletcher represent Iron
county in tO-day's State Convention. The
latter gentleman goes As a sort of delegate
at-large without whom the regular delega-
ton would lack symmetry and beauty, as 1t
were. May they all put in their best ticks
and have jolly good time.
Puck's corn fields in New York City differ
somewhat from country corn fields. In the
CITY fields the ears grow. OH top of the stalk,
> and the crows attack it after the corn
lures In the country the ears grow some
where near the middle of the stalk, and the
crows generally let it alone when it gets
waist high to the granger.
Rev. A. 0. Penniman, who has been pas
tor of the Presbyterian church in this place
ior the past two years or more, made the
announcement last Sunday that be would
shortly take his departure from among us.
Mr.. p. is an able and popular divine and
this news was received with universal sor-
row by his many friends in the Valley whose
hest whistles he will ever have.
A farewell party to Miss Vie. Patton, of
West Plains, was given at the residence OF
John Care, Esq, Monday evening. Ing
Young folk gathered in at the appointed hour,
and enjoyed themselves finely, dancing and
refreshing, until about three inthe morning.
We were there, saw, and know. Miss Pat
ton departed for home yesterday morning,
attended by several young people to the de-
not, and followed by the good wishes OF all.