Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-12
Clones.

Ed. Regis ter-An unusually quiet time
characterized Christmas in this vicinity:
that Is, there were fewer parties and places
OF amusement than have ever observed in
the country. Most all the young people
here attended church at Goodland on Xmas
day. ID. III. Latham, Edge Hill, gave an
oyster supper Friday night, 23d inst, and, it
is said, it was an excellent one.
There was a Christmas tree at Camp
Ground Saturday evening, oath inst, and it
was largely attended.
School closed in Goodland district not long
ago. and the teacher, Miss Stewart, has re-
| turned home.
| While in Ironton not long ago l had an in
teryiew with my friend, J. B. Walker, Esq.
Mr.. w. is a staunch local optionist, and is
now speaking at various places out here,
which. no doubt, will make many of the
same faith. Dec grai,us.
| The merchant at Foote appears to be doing
a thriving business.
An oyster supper, near Black Wednesday
| night last, broke up with a general row; IN
consequence thereof the dentist will be
somewhat aided. Whiskey was the cause,
as usual.
Mrs. Stewart, whose house was consumed
by fire not long ago, will, l have been in
formed, not recover the insurance anticipate
ed, owing TO change of property without
having notified the company.
Monday, 25th inst, Messrs. Marion Ander-
son, Goodwater, and James Goggin, Edge
Hill, took dinner with us. Mr.. A. informed
US that he will attend school at Salem, Dent
pnnnfV for of SIv he frnr
January End, 1888. He will make his mark
in the future, since he is a young man of
more than ordinary talent and intelligence.
Messrs. Jasper and Emmett Latham, of
Edge Hill, will also attend the same school.
They inform me that BOARD can be secured
cheaper in Salem than at Cross Roads.
School closed in this district on the 10th
inst, and the teacher submitted q better
term report than usual in this district. The
day was spent in spelling and declaiming.
The following named visitors were present
on that OCCASION: Messrs. James and Green
Goggin, Edge Hill: Miss VOlliner and broth
er, FL. II. Henderson, Foote; Joseph Thomp-
son, Misses Sarah and Ellen Mcmahon, Giles
McMahon, Misses Caroline and Martha
Stricklin, Mrs. j. T. Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Lat ham took Christ
mas in Belleview, returning home on the
afternoon of 9th inst.
Mr.. Harvey Drury, Black =. o., was in !
this vicinity Saturday last on trading ex.
petition.
Mathew Adams, SCOTLAND, is preparing to |
bu lid himself a new dwelling house.
jasper Anderson, Goodwater, has his store |
house complete, and will soon have it filled |
with choice stock of goods.
| was pleased 10 see my young friend, |
Romano Adams, riding in he interest of local
option. If we had a few more such young
men, local option would carry, without a
doubt.
Mr.. L. Alcorn, Belleview, was out at Foote
one day this week.
Mr.. Alexander Black was married last
week to Miss Frances Parker, of West Fork
Of Black River Long may they wave.
Thos. Shy killed fine deer one day this
week.
Mr.. Buck Goggfn, of Edge Hill, has sold
NIL of his personal property and will discon-
,inue house keeping. Mr.. G. is one of Edge
Hill's most sober, industrious men.
William Cullner Smith has been improving
MS dwelling house.
What has become of "Farmer?"
III. Il. Henderson informs me that he an
icipates trip to Arizona next spring.
Well, Mr.. Editor, tell the saloon keepers
to look for other employment, for Iron coun-
~ will go "dry" on the 14th proXimo.
Dec. 81, 1887. P.