Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Weddings and rumors of weddings.

Payday at the Knob Saturday, and Iron
ton was quite lively in consequence.
Cards are out for the wedding of August
Winkler and Alkaline Grandhomme.
The H. P. C. give public entertainment
every Monday night at the NJ. E. Church.
Though the weather has been variable
since the I'd, the ground hog has done reas-
onably well to date.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Durham,
Friday, February Il, 1888, girl. All doing
nicely, including 'papa.'
Mrs. Roberts is prepared to design or en-
large patterns for embroidery, and also has
on hand over three hundred new ones.
Sheriff Whitworth adyertises some very
desirable tracts of school lands for sale, in
the REGISTER. Mark the date thereof.
The foundation and cellar for Louis Giov-
anoni's new building is about completed,
and with settled weather the superstructure
will be begun.
The Valley will be well supplied with ice
the coming summer. Thos. johnson and
Bro. Hotson have big supply of first-class
article safely housed.
A cyclone struck the suburbs Of Piedmont
Sunday and did considerable damage. The
tops of two houses were blown off and things
were scattered in great shape.
The hail storm last Sunday riddled the
glass over John Newman's hot-beds, in south
Ironton. Not welcome visitation, but,
happily, rare one for this section.
The new bridge is at last finished, the fina!
piece of iron having been put on last Friday.
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the plaintiff couldn't give bond for costs, etc.
Several communications which were re.
ceived too late are laid over until next week.
To secure immediate insertion, correspond
ence must get here before Wednesday morn
ing.
The bridge seemed to be favorite resort
for the young folk last Saturday night How
ever, we would like to advise young ladies
not to wear white shawls on those occasions;
it's "dead give away"
Iron Post, No. 346, G. A. R., will meet at
the Ironton House Hall at regular meeting
on Thursday evening this week. All COM
rades are requested to be present. as import
ant business will he transacted.
Rev. H. Clay Fleenor, pastor of Fort Hill
Church, has been transferred by Bishop f.
r. Hendrix to the Montana Conference and
appointed to Bozeman Station Rev. Pull
linn, of st. Louis, will fill the Fort Hill
pulpit.
BoRS-To Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Reese, on
Tuesday night, Feb. IA, 1888, a daughter
We extend our congratulations to the
happy family, particularly including Capt.
Zwart who has been not in his usual Dusl-
ness trim since the event, but we are glad to
know is rapidly getting to be himself again.
The mother and daughter are getting along
nicely, As for Dave, his smiles are ail-wooi
and a ward wide, not including selvidge,
while "Uncle WHIP is elevated clear out of
sight.
A. G.. Simpson, Esq, of Arcadia, has laid
off part of his lands adjoining the town
into lots of a little less than two acres each,
and among them will be foInd many very
desirable building sites. We understand,
also, that the railroad company will proceed
tn refit and add to the Arcadia House prop
erty early in the spring. preparatory to tax
inc care of "summer boarders." Taking
these things together, IT is not unreasonable
to predict an early boom for the suburban
village.
Little Maud's mamma has a canary whose
notes are neither lOuu Hoi 50 iiSf"N"N
might be- Her Aunt Sue has fine singer-Just
now, in conjunction with female, engaged In
bringing up promising family. Miss Maud,
who is mature little woman of six years,
thinks things out for herself sometimes, and
has satisfactorily solved the question as to
why Aunt Sues bird Is the better singer:
"No wonder our bird doesn't sing like
auntie's; hers has wife and family, and OF
course it's happier than ours" "Out OF the
mouths of babes cometh WISDOM" and our
bachelor friends should profit thereby.
Bishop futile, of the Diocese of Missouri,
preached in ST. Paul's Church, lronton, last
Sunday week, morning and evening. During
the morning services he confirmed class OF
five, assisted by Rev. C. G. Davis, resident
pastor. In the evening he again preached
Almost excellent sermon, worthy congre-
CATION which would have made standing
room only" Monday evening the Bishop
was given a reception at the residence of MIR.
Davis, where he was greeted by great
number of our citizens. Tuesday morning
he left for Irondale, and thence went to
Piedmont. He is as eloquent and forcibie a
sneaker as we ever listened to, and bis trans
fer to this diocese means great good to the
Episcopal church in Missouri.