Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-03
Graniteviiie Items.

/ Ed. Register-Shades of the immortal Nc
Ginty, what is this has come upon US! Wha
have We done that the stigma of hayln!
given birth to such poet as this should b,
| laid at our door, or that his first attemp
should he to hold up to public gaze the
| faults and foliies of orr young men for al
| to criticise and ridicule. Let charity draw
her cloak around Us while we weep, and OH
in pity, mock not at our calamity. Harass-
ed with .doubtiwe humbiy ask, What next?
! w hat subject will be the next victim OF his
pen, to be butchered, mutilated and muir
dered, as effectualiy as has been this, his,
first attempt. Oh, McGinty, McGinty, why
did We leave such a widow as this behind We
when We took that fatal drop: Mr.. Editor,
when [ first began 30 send these letters il
was with the intention of letting our neigh
bors know we were alive and able to be
about. 1t certainly never occurred to me
that it would be my duty to chronicle such n
painful event IL this. But due notice Of the
hirih having been taken impatienty await
the time when this eptaph may grace a
headstOne:
Here lies, at rest, some human clay,
1t died, hecause->O people aay-
1t thought Itself poet"
For some time past, owing to a strike of
the brewers in ST. Louis, ali the beer brewed
in st, Louis las been boycotted, but now,
OFT: to 4 certain amount of influence hay
ing been brought to bear on the saloon
keepers of this place, nothing but Union
beer is dispensed in our midst. The change
from boycotted to Union beer was made last
week, AID since then many hats have been
found to be several sizes too small for the
owner, despite the fact of their having touch
ed nothing but glass or two of Urion beer.
To help celebrate the event, a fishing party
was organized in the early part of the week,
but, although rather more than the usual
amount of liquid bait was provided and con-
stunned, not by The fishes, the baskets brought
home we're small indeed when compared
with the stories told and enlarged heads en-
dured.
y surprise party-got up by the Gang"
of cuujse-at the residence Of Mr.. VIM. |
Brown, last Friday night, turned out to be
no surprise at all as the lady and gentleman |
Of the house had got wind of the affair in |
time, and were fully prepared for them
when they came. Dancing was participated |
in by all, young and old, and, during the
evening, several songs were sung by some |
Of the young ladies' and gentlemen. The |
song and dance by Mr.. Martin was freely |
ipplauded, and much merriment OCCASION
ed by Mr.. keir singing, dutch song en-
titled, "Sour kraut is bully" while Mr.. Glib
son simply brought down the house when
he sang, "The milk cart"
What was to have been pleasant surprise,
n the shape Of pound party, for the Rev.
{. Brough and wife on their return from St.
Louis Friday evening, was. by their failure
% come as expected, changed to something
bearing resemblance to the parable of the
ten VIE and ten foolish virgins who went
D2t to meet the bridegroom; only, in this
,ase, both sexes were represented, while
lie lamps borne by the members of the
terner sex gage unmi>takable evidence of
ome PERSONS cigar-boX having suffered q
elimination of its contents at
heir hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Smith left for the
CAST last week OF a visit to their friends and
elatiyes there. They will be gone for about
hree weeks.
The novel sight of Mr.. George keir In a
buggy, and with young lady too, was OBJ
erved on Sunday. | hear he was out to
he young lady's house that trip. 1t seems
lie does like "kraut." Mr.. and Mrs. George
n hitman. Mr. Peter Whitman and Mr.. Ed.
aatthess @ete tfer2 also, but in another
il, to help fill the parts.
Mr.. H0yt arrived from the East, Friday.
understand he assumes charge Of the quar-
wing of stone for the Syenite Granite Co.
he first Of April. His many friends are
pleased to have him back among us again.
"NIGHT OWL"
March 3ist, 1899.