Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

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band had been only stunned and ne soon re-
covered consciousness. The sad accident is
mourned by the entire community, and the
bereayed family have the universal SYM
pathy in their affiictlon.
Sunday, June 18th, meeting in the in
terests of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was held in the NJ. E. Church, Rev.
|. Boris. pastor. The addresses were by
Mrs. L. FL. Hagerty of ST. Louis, Conference
Secretary for ST. Louis Conferences. As a
result, a society was organized with ten
members. Ike superintendent of the So
clety called the Light Bearers Mission
Band" are Mrs. Flora Moser, and Mrs. Z.
| VI. Newman. The boys and girls will make
enthusiastic workers, helping to spread the
| light and scatter sunshine. \ number pro-
pose to earn their own moneV in order to
yet their missionary money The first meet
ing will be held on Friday, July 81, at 8
O'Clock at the church.
Mr.. J. B. Walker yesterday received a
telegram from Jefferson City, announcing
tina; Division Me- Of the Supreme Court ap-
proved the d cision of the lower court in the
case of State vs.. Jno. Henry Orrick, ana that
Friday, --,*,had been set as The dav Of
execution. This determines Orrick's fate,
and be will certainly have 10 hang unless his
attorneys succeed in bringing The matter be-
fore the entire Court and secure a reversal
in that way, which, we understand, they
will attempt to do. OrricAl is n0yv.in jail in
st. Louis, but will be brought here for exc
cution.
'[It was expected to ascertain the day of execu-
ton before this paper printed, but the has
not yet reached here.-ED. REGIsTER.1
VIM. Hills son, Gilbert, had rather SER
ious runaway Monday evening. He was
driving down town in a one-horse wagon,
when the animal took fright in front of
LopeZ's store, and started to run. He kept
in the street until he reached Clark's store,
where he dashed against the corner of the
house, knocking the bed off the wagon, and
throwing Gilbert and his little brother,
Willie, who was with him, out on the ground.
They struck the pavement with great force,
and it was first feared they had received SER
iOus injuries. In due time they both recov-
cred consciousness, however, and beyond a
few bruises are none the worse for the ac-
c!dent. The horse, after leaving Clark'>,
kept on down street, dropping parts of the
wagon all the way to the stable. The animal
was unhurt, but the wagon is total wreck.
1t was narrow escape for the boys, as one
of them barely missed being thrown against
one of the iron columns in the front of the
store building, which would have been al
most certain death.
Last weeks Doniphan Pro Dect- Ne1rs
contains the fDliOwipr- aft will no a1 ne vs.
to many in Ripley county to learn of the
death of Jos. A. Gregory, which occurred at
the home of bis brother, at Hogan, Iron
county, early last Saturday morning. For
two or three years it has been known that
Mr.. Gregory was afflicted with consumption,
that dread destroyer, whose tribute from
the human family is greater than that of any
other disease, and for more than year his
friends have been very solicitOus of his
health. For some months he has been lOcat
ed at Aurora in the practice of his profession
and when the wires told of his death at
Hogan last Saturday morning 1t was a sud-
den and severe shock to his friends here.
Mr.. Gregory came here from Ironton eight
or ten years ago and opened law office.
He quiet, unassumirg. earnest and
tice. He was elected to the Office of pros
ecuting attorney in 1884 and made one of the
best officers the county has ever had. After
his term expired he located at Poplar Bluff,
where he remained until a few months ago,
when he went to Aurora, thinking that
higher location would be advantageous 20
his health. He was member off Masonic
and Knights of Pythias lodges in this city
and was inferred at Arcadia with Masonic
hOnors last Sunday"
a punched half dollar VIII ch found its
way into an Arcadia crap game on Saturday
night of week before last made lots of BUSH
ness in the.Justice's Court during the week
just gone. The Shooting place" in Arcadia
is stable, and the gang that congregates Is
composed unfortunately Of blacks and
whites. On the evening in question the
bones had been "rolIin' right" for one niger.
Everything was moving along smoothly and
the' sevens" and "elevens" were falling right
and left until some one run,in that punched
half dollar. 1t was won, of course, and the
winner couldn't find any one who was will
ing to "fade' that mutiated coin. This
made the winner mad, who was none else
than the illustrious Buck Martin; he quit the
game. and, unbeknOwn to the crowd, went
after the constable. That official arrived,
and from a point on the outside took in the
scene. What did he see: \ stable dimly
lighted by an old lantern. \ crowd OF cOOns
and whites around an old board, whereon
the bones were rolling. They were on their
knees, they were sitting down and they were
standing up, but all were watching for
"seven" and eleven" with equal interest,
agony and anxiety. Occasionally some four
time "passer" would sing out, Pm right"
''Who fades de whole pile:" or some player
in hard luck would mutter, "d-n dem aces
and SKIES" but beyond this there was moth
ing to mar the solemnity and quiet of the
scene. Mr.. Baldwin took in the situation
fully, put down some names, and IN few |
DAYS there were ten warrants issued byJus-
tice AXE for the crap shnoters-ive blacks |
and five whites. They have all Pleaded
guilty, paid 81 fine and costs, amounting in
toto to ST. 80, in each case. En- Ne!se
Dat knocks out d heap o. hard mowin'! |
Boys, the way of the trans gressor am hard, |
and the laws majesty must be maintained.
There has been quite stir in our quiet
Valley in the past week over an event in
sporting circles scarcely inferior to the cele
brated race that John GIpin ran some years
ago. In fact it has given LEGAL athletics
quite boom. aS will be seen later on. We