Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-27
Arcadia items.

Ed. Register-I wish you all a Merr,
Christmas and Happy New Year and be-
you to excuse me for not writing sooner
and assure you l would not have failed t,
write had | not been waiting on "Uncle
john" though 1 might have known better
than to expect him to write when it take
all his time ON the side of Shepherd noun.
| tain, dear hunting, when he is not out with
Thange's gun hunting bears; so, between
| the bears and dear, he has failed to mater
iaize. So will try and keep you Informed
| in regard to the old maids and bachelors.
Dixon and l have about got over the cleo
| ton. 1t was great deal harder on DiXor
| than on me, for he is much older and hi:
best girl had promised to marry him if Cleye.
| land was elected so they could commence
| housekeeping on the cheap scale, tariff
would be taken off of dry goods and all such
| gimcracks that fleece a mans pocket; but
| alas! it is all over now, and Harrison will
have all the prices so high that it will be
impossible for us poor old bachelors to think
of matrimony for the next four years. Never
mind, Dixon, l feel it as much as you can
possibly do; for when man is going down
toward the valley of the shadow of departed
youth, and has to contemplate another four
years of waiting, it is indeed time to consid-
er life in a serious manner, as the end of his
pilgrimage is drawing near. 1t is right to
forget those things that are behind and look
out for those that are before. He will be :
come more Soiicitous than ever that the re-
mainder of his life's way -faring should be
smooth and pleasant; and that the evening
of his life should be like the evening of a
summer day, fading in uninterrupted seren-
ity. II happily his heart has escaped unin-
jured through the presidential election it
may then administer to the purest of his fe
licities, and Its chords vibrate more musical
ly for the trials they have sustained, like the
vial which yields melody in proportion to
its age.
Mr.. Davis comes up quite often from Pied
mont; perhaps he will come Christmas and
bring Us a present.
j. B. Evans has gone to Poplar Bluff, and
left his girl behind him.
Sci. Tual has come home for the winter,
and guess he will visit Ironton quite often.
Charles Allison has come home from St.
Louis, where he has been painting for the
last year or so. He is improving his mothers
property by building a new picket fence and
taking the old one from off the street. Who
is there in Arcadia that will follow suit?
Bill Fletcher's old house is haunted. There
is knocking or spirits 'rapping there every
night. Sam Gosney says that the hotel is
also haunted. There are red lights in the
windows every night and all night long, most
ly in the old kitchen and wash house.
Mr.. Shock, the butcher, has bought the
old Lee house. He will occupy it in the
spring and he will also move his butcher
shop and slaughter honse over here.
Gen. Turner has had new kitchen built
lately. Mr. Turner is the nest man that has
ever come to Arcadia. He has done made
more improvements here than all the Area
dians put together. A few more Turner's
would make Arcadia.
Arcadia is improving fast. Mrs. Medley
and Hiram Baird have each a new wood
shed, Frank Hornbck new kitchen. Who
says Arcadia is dead?
must stop or will give you all the the
news this week, and have nothing for the
next time. Yours truly,
UNCLE PETE.