Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The reign of the strawberry is over 70
1889.
of weeks.
Song of the period: "Hard times com
again no morew
We note that the June bug and the 5ab
buggy generally come in together.
The spring chicken is unusually diminutiy
this year-probably owing to the hard times
County Court is in session this week witt
the usual quarterly volume of business t.
transact.
The Ironton Boys Cornet Band will furn
fsh music for the S. of v. Picnic at Doe Rul
on Saturday next.
The 4th of July is but month away and
as vet, we have heard not word of cele
bration in the Valley.
We learn that there will be Grand Elk.
cursion and Picnic from st. Louis to Pilot
Knob on Sunday, 10th.
Forget Me-Not' furnishes an account in
detail of the very pleasant exercises of the
G. A. r. on Decoration Day.
The City Council will meet next Monday,
and all who have business to transact with
1t had better stick pin right here.
"ChiIdren's Day" service will be held at
the NJ. E. Church next Sunday evening. An
interesting programme is promised.
Jno. Wilson, the "Professah," am again a
gentleman of freedom and leisure, his last
jail sentence having expired Friday.
Mrs. Jno. A. Dillon and family arrived in
the Valley Monday and are now costly domi-
ciled in the Delano Home, Russellyille.
We understand that any person, who has
an old cat with four or five kittens, can find
a purchaser at reasonable price by calling on
Mr.. Geo Schultz.
The City Assessor is at WORK on the as.
sessment Of 1889. He desires that every
body shall be prompt in returning the blanks
properly filled out.
Short crops make long faces. 1t gives
us pleasure to know that the face of the
farmer in this section has shortened yisibly
in the past ten days.
Mr.. E. E. Southal, the Democratic post
master. at Caledonia, has met his official
fate at Clarkson's guillotine. The appointee
Is Mr.. Walter Stocking.
Children's Day will be observed at the
Presbyterian Church. with appropriate exer-
cises, Sunday, June 9th, at 2:3O O'Clock P. NJ.
Every body INVITED to attend.
Mr.. j. w. GARRISON, class of 'S5, will be
the orator of the alumni at the commence
ment exercises of the BELLEVUE Collegiate
Institute, Caledonia, this week.
The daily papers announce that Congress
man Kinsey has secured some change in the
mail service between Sabula and Centreville.
What the new departure is we are not ad-
vised.
The patriots have been prophesying
sure change in the post-office at this place
for the past three days, but up to time of
going to press no appointment has been an
nounced.
Rev. o. NJ. Martin, OF st. Louis, will de-
liver a lecture at the NJ. E. Church, Granite
vile, on Friday, June eth; subject, "Tongue
and Talk" Admission, % cents. A cordial
Invitation is extended to the public.
The fight over the Piedmont Post-office
still waxeth warm. DR.. Bates commission
has been revoked and It is now said that
dark horse will be appointed to the office
However the result is by no means assured.
An extended account it given on our
second page of the terrible disaster at johns
town, Pa. The loss of life and property Is
unprecedented, and calls for aid and SYM
patty from all the people Of the Union.
And it is forthcoming.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH On Sunday next,
being Whitsunday, there will be Morning
Service and Holy Communion in st. PauPs
Church at 1880 Am. The Rev. Edward Us
borne, of Boston, Mass, will officate.
general invitation is extended.
A Basket Picnic will be given at Des Are
on Saturday, June 18th, for the benefit OF
the ". E. and Union Sunday Schools Of the
district. An interesting programme OF sport
has been prepared and good time is as.
aured. Everybody cordially invited.
The st. Louis Ore & Steel Company has
suspended the prospecting which has been
carried on for the past two months In the
manganese mine at Cuthberson Mountain.
We are not advised as to what the further
Intentions are in regard to this property.
The grist mill, situated about six miles
east of Ironton, belonging to the estate OF
Andrew Henson, deceased, was sold at
Administrators Sale on Saturday last. VIM.
Henson was the purchaser. Some other
personal property was also disposed OF, MIR.
III. bidding in most of the articles.
Rev. C. Brough, pastor of the Graniteville
N. E. Church, called upon us recently. he
speaks encouragingly of his charge. We are
pleased to hear him so warmly compliment
the Graniteville Band for the excellent music
<iiscoursed at the church festival June LIST.
His church express thanks for and apprec-
astion of so liberal patronage.
Rev. j. W. Lewis, Superintendent OF Bible
Work in Missouri, will address the people
OF Arcadia Valley at the Presbyterian Church,
on Sunday June 9th, 1889. at IL A. NJ. The
occasion is the annual meeting of the Iron
County Bible Society, and the claims OF the
American Bible Society will be presented.
The public are cordially invited TO be pres
emf.
The air Is again full of rumors anent the
Arcadia House. Unhappily, though. none
Of them are authenticated. One report Is
that Mrs. HI. III. Peters. of Walnut Ridge.
will soon open House. IL this proves true
Arcadia's red-le day is at hand; but as
stated above there is no authenticity, so far
as we can learn, attached to any of the state
wents.