Iron County register., 1890-11-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

in the near future.
Thanksgiving to- morrow No special en-
tertaiumenr> are announced
st. Pani's Sunday School viii have q
Christmas Tree during the Holidays.
Can't some move be made to secure street
lamps for our city: The need is apparent
to all.
ANY person desiring good reading matter
can get it for S101 year, at the Z, OF Fl.
Library.
The new cru>her at Schneider's quarry
will likely 20 into operation N The course of
a week or ten days.
Quail bunting is said to be very good not
withstanding the large numbers that have
been killed this fall.
'Dick" Goulding and Miss Lila Tsngye
were married al the Methodist church in this
city on Thursday evening last.
The attorneys are all over in Reynolds this
week attending court. The Turner murder
case will nsely be tried during the week.
The ''Resurrection Of Christ" will be the
theme Of the song service at the Pre>byter-
ian Church SUNDAY night, November 30th.
TIE $50 prafit realized by the Pre-, bytelians
at their recent Entertainment and Oyster
Supper reduces the debt on that church TO
ST..
\ revival was inaugIrated at Fort Hill
Church Monday evening. The continuance
OF the meetings Will depend on the interest
manifested.
Mr.. Rob't Kidd Of Illinois and Miss Annie
Bumgardner were married at the residence
OF the brides father east of IrontOn on No
yember 18th.
All the young people who took part in the
Husking Bee are requested 10 meet at the
residence of Mrs. 5. T. Gay next Friday eve-
ming at seven O'Clock.
Rev. a. T. Tidwell will preach Temper
ance Sermon at Fort Hill Church, Sunday
next, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. All are cordi-
ally invited to attend.
Thanksgiving Services will be held in the
NJ. f. Church, Des Are, Mo, next Thurs
day, November 9th, in keeping with the
Presidents proclamation.
g. W. Williams, State Lecturer for the
Farmers and Laborers' Union of Missouri.
will speak at the courthouse in Ironton on
Thursday, December 11th.
The directors of the Academy of Music are
considering the advi>ability OF purchasing
piano for the hall. and it is very likely that
that they will decide in the affirmative.
". :. Brooks, of Arcadia, and Miss Louise
Andrews, of IrOnton. were united in mar
riage at the Methodist parsonage in this city
Sunday evening last at seven O'Clock.
hoII Ias
resulted in W. r. Edgar being chosen as
councilman to iii Mr.. Fletcher's unexpired
term. Seventy eight votes were cast.
Thanksgiving Services al the Ironton NJ.
f. Church, Thursday, at II A. NJ. Mr.. I'D
well bas been chosen to deliver the sermon
A general invitation is extended TO the pub
lie.
The knights Of Honor have ordered about
fifty additional books for their library. which
include Cooper, Geo. Eliott's, VIM. Blacks.
Charles Levers, and part of L. 7. Roe's
Works.
H. L. keslrpg is repairing the old Greason
mill property, two miles west of lronton, and
is rebuilding the dam. preparatory 10 start
ing a set of burrs for grinding corn and
wheat.
Midian r. A Chapter meets in regular
communication next Tuesday evening. As
the election of officers for the ensuing year
occurs on this occasion full attendaI ce Is
desired.
The diamond drill has ceased work at A.
Roehry's. A good supply of water was Sc
cured but not sufficient to force stream to
the surface. The drill has been housed for
the winter.
Owing to Mr.. W. \. F!etcher's removal to
Arcadia, the school board will have to choose
a successor TO that gentleman in the beard
The selection will be made in the course OF
8 week or two.
Sheriff P W. Whitworth has leased the
residence Of Mrs. Lydia Weleb, west of the
blue store, and will remove to the same
when he vacates the Jail on January 1st.
Mrs. Welch will spend the remainder of the
winter in Minnesota.
Ellen VI. Crotzer, the nurse girl who was
married to Crotzer, the barber, IN this town
during the summer of 1889, secured divorce
in ;he ST. Louis Circuit Court, on the ground
of general indignitie~, last week. Crotzer is
under indictment for bigamy.
There are entirely too many "kids" around
town who make a habit Of losfing about the
depot and jumping off and on moving trains.
Some of the>e DAYS one of them will lose an
arm or a limb and he Il cripple for life. Let
stringent means be employed to avert such
calamity.
A remarkably large 15 year old boy was in
town last week from the western part OF the
county, His heighth was feet, inches; a
seveu-and- a half hat was too small for him
and because he couldn't get No 13 shoe on
his foot be had to leave an order win tne
shoe maker for a special pair of las.
The woods on the north, west and south
of Ironton-encompassing all the Valley
were on fire for several days until the rain
Monday morning. Saturday night some OF
the residents at the foot of Shepherd noun
tain were apprebensiye that their fences
were in danger, but the fire took anotner
direction and no damsge resulted.
The following report should have been in
the minutes of the Iron County Sabbath
School Association, as printed last week :
BAPTIST sabbath school, Ironton, from No
yember, 1889, to November, 1890: Enroll
ment, so; teachers, :; officers, :: average
attendance, 80. Money received for all oo-
jeets, S64. A. ;. Prince, Superintendent.