Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-20

II Our school has a matrlculatlon O
two hundred and seventy-iye. Ever,
year the patronage is increased. 0
the counties in Southeast Missouri rep
resented, Iron county is-well, nea.ly
missing.
Last month one of our most brilliant
students died on his eighteenth birth
day. His death was mourned by al
the students, who with the teachers
marched, double file, to his boarding
house, while the prayers offered by the
teachers and the songs by the pupils
did much to comfort the grief-stricken
father. The young man was Mr.. Lee
Bennet, of Wayne county. This is the
first death recorded of pupils. while at
tending school, for six years. Does
not that speak well for the health OF
the place? However, the horrid old
mosquitoes being in full blast during
the greater part of the year, almost
gives me dislike to the place.
Oh. yes, we had marriage in our
school three weeks weeks ago. One OF
the "a" graduates married &c"
graduate, graduates in June, 1856,
and they are going on to school just
the same as ever. Let me say, in be-
half of the school, that the contract"
was made two or three years ago.
Now, see here, Mr.. Editor, don't you
get scared; we Iron county folks are
not going to do that way.
Since the spelling match" our
school has had a "declamatory con-
test" The prizes offered were fifteen
and ten dollars. / am proud to say
that young lady carried offthe prize
-hurrah! for the ladies, they are often
coming to the front. In this contest,
Iron county, as usual, was in the rear.
But let me tell you of contest which
did not take place eaactly in this
school. The Woman's Missionary
Temperance Union, of Missouri, offered
five PRICES for tn best "originap es-
say on several specified subjects on
temperance. The prizes offered were
as follows: $50 for the 1st prize; $40 for
the I'd; $50, Sd; $50, 4th; $40, 5th. The
contestants were to be the pupils of
| the three Normal Schools of Missouri
and the State University. Only two
pupils wrote essays from this school
and am glad to say that both obtain
ed prizes. One of the pupils being that
married man I spoke of just now-Mr.
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though, because he is married. The
other fortunate pupil, is your humble
aoriter. However, shall stop writing
on this subject now.
Last week we had one of the Lest
lecturers of the United States here, DIR.
Mayo, Boston, Mass. The State of
Missouri employed him to lecture in
this State for two or three months, and
Cape Girardeau was fortunate enough
to secure his services for two or three
days. Through the influence of the
teachers of the Normal, many good
elocutionists and lecturers frequent
this place, but the enjoyment and ap-
probation of such elevating entertain
ments, by the people of Cape Girar
deau, like many other good people, is
question to be doubted.
Since Prof. Motifs weeks work In
this place, some interest is taken in
the temperance cause" Why, there
are only seventeen or eighteen saloons
here now, while last year there were
twenty-seven saloons here. Now. don't
you say, ooh, N.Y. for has not Iron
ton about one thousand inhabitants
and four saloons? Cape Girardeau has
five thousand Inhabitants. Which one
beats the other(?) Also, since Rev.
Ben Deering's sojourn i'll Cape Girar-
deau, all the churches feel revived and
are in the lead. Yes, the Presbyterians
who have been without a pastor for
nearly two years. called one from the
far off State of California, and he is
coming, too. The Baptists went to
work and had their baptistery fixed
up, which / am glad to say, occasional
ly they use. And the other churches
are stirring around generally.
Memorial services ut the Episcopal
church next Sunday on the account of
the deeease of Bishop Robertson.
A festival next Friday night. This
is only the second festival at Cape
Girardeau since the two whole school
years that I have attended school. /
can safely say that our county seat OF
Iron county beats that, doesn't it?
The services of the quarterly meet
ing of the NJ. E. Church, south, will
be conducted by Rev. III. Hainsworth,
who is much liked by the people of
this place.
The public school of this place closes
May 2S, 1856. Prof. A. V. Hamilton
has given entire satisfaction as teacher.
His pnpils will give an entainment on
that evening, the proceeds to go to-
wards library for the public school.
Mr.. Editor, won't you tell your
friends to come down here at our clos
ing exercises? They will appreciate
the beautiful scenery of Arcadia VAL
ley more, the cool spring water and
last, but not least in number, the rocks.
Although, the green sloping wheat
fields along the river present a beau
tiful appearance. yet I long fG my
mountain home instead. But | must
get back to the school. There are to
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