Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-23
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| Ed. Reg2ster-We desire to come again
with our communication. We have had
some ram to-day, but not cnough-the
ground is yet terribly dry. Corn is coming
| up nicely, and some are blowing over their
first paintings.
Miss Lucy Logan is now teaching a term
of school at Cedar Grove.
Mr.. VIM. Webb has secured the post office
and is promptly attending to the mail at this
place, in lien of his father, Rev. John Webb,
who has resigned.
We understand that Prof. G. w. Strcklin
will teach the fall term of our Pepper Street
school. Mr.. 5. has Il good education and is
an excellent instructor. He taught a very
creditable term at the west end of the coun-
ty last year and if we are to Judge the future
by the past we would anticipate a progress
sive and successful term for him.
Meadows of this vicinity now look very
pooriy-like last year, they are all grown up
with weeds.
The High School at Beleview closed last
week. We hope Professor will stay couple
of years. longer at least with US, as he has
done so much to edify bis pupils in ways of
education.
IN MEMORIAM.
The golden bowl is broken. The death
wolf hath entered the flock and slain the
lamb. A sorrow has come that no earthly
friend can heal. A great cloud of melan
choly has darkened another home. Mrs.
Laura E. j. Middleton, of Pine Grove, is no
more. Those who hereafter would seek her
must go to the silent tomb. The home that
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this dear departed one is now all seemingly
dark, forlorn and dismal. She was a bright
and shining light in dark ace. She was
deVout Christian, being consistent mem
Der of the Methodist church since 1888, and
was prepared when the death summons
came. Why have we thus been deprived Of
such an intensely religious and amiable
friend, Il kind and obiging neighbor, 10y
ing and faithful mother, and of such noble
hearted and cheerful wife as the one of
whom these lines are being penned: In re-
Spouse we can only say with Job: "The
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord"
The subject of this obituary, nee Laura
Elizabeth Jane Vaughn, was born some
where In the State of Illinois December 9th,
1868. Securing good education at an early
age, she became master of the qualifications
requisite for teaching, and we understand
taught several successive terms of school in
and around the town, Bellevile, of her ma
tive State; and at this city (Belleville) she
also was married to Mr.. j. A. Middleton,
February eth, 1887, with whom she lived
until her death-We dnesday morning, May
Sth, 1889. She was naturally gifted with
that spirit which won everybody for her
friend. If she had an enemy in the world 1t |
is unknown to us. Poor Laura. She was
too good to live in such wicked and lroub- |
lesome world as this. and God has called her
to repose in an endless felicity. The writer
was but partially acquainted with her; yet |
enough of her life was seen to fully convince
him that she is now rejoicing in the bosom
of an everlasting Savior. The remains of
the deceased were taken and buried in the
Edison cemetery near Belleview, whittier
goodly number Of sympathizirg friends fol-
lowed the corpse to its last resting place.
Sometime we will awake, and our eyes
Behold fair hills of Paradise;
Some day, some time, sweet new rest
Shall blossom, iower-like,i in each breast.
Some time, some day, our eyes shall see
The face kept IN memory;
Sometime our hands shall clasp dear Lau
ra's hands,
Just oyer in the morning lands.
Some day our ears shall hear the song
OF triumph over sin and wrong,
Sometime, sometime, but ali, not yet!
Still we will wait and not forget,
That sometime all these things shall be,
And rest be given to you and me.
So let us wait, though years move slow,
That glad sometime will come, we know.
May II, 1885, u. ". BoFoRD.
For RENT-Two of Judge Emerson's Cot