Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Ice Cream as usual over Fairchild's stor
Thursday evening.
September sth, 9Th, 10th and 11th are tn
dates Of the Pennington Fair.
DIR. j. R. Smiths letter is crowded out o
this issue, but will appear next week.
Found-A silver fiye.cent piece, will
"Jim" stamped on it. Will Jim call an(
get it:
Rev. F. NJ. Shoush will hold services a
Belleview Baptist Church this week, Satur.
day night, and Sunday morning and evening
at the usual hours.
The Lawn Fete given at the residence OF
Rev. W. ii. Roberts on Friday evening Of
last week, was quite we'll attended and prov.
ed very interesting occasion.
Ironton's coIored base ball nine got badly
left in game of ball out at Graniteville last
Sunday afternoon. The score stood seven
ty-six to ten in favor of the quarry boys.
No "coon" need go hungry for "water.
millions" this year. The crop is unprece-
denied in its fullness, and no house need be
without goody supply of chilIs and fever.
Marshal and Lewis Whitman, couple of
young men from east Russellvile, started
yesterday in team overland to Oklahoma.
They expect to reach their destination with.
in three weeks.
The Ursuline Day School will open on
Tuesday, September LIST, and the Sisters re.
quest parents and guardians to send the
children at the beginning, to avoid disorder
In the different classes.
Somebody killed one Of James Dixon's
hounds In Arcadia one day last week and
Jim isn't in a bit good humor over the
matter. III he finds out VINO the guilty party
is. something will happen.
The Indian Medicine Company is still
holding forth in Ironton, and the tooth pull
er is jerking out teeth at the rate of bali a
hundred q day. The Wild West perform
ance Saturday night drew an especially large
audience.
Mrs. f. E. Guild, one of the best known
ladies in the Arcadia Valley, died very sud-
denly at her home in Russellvile this
"wednesday morning. J'he deceased is an
old resident and her demise will be gener-
ally mourned.
Some parties have made a practice the
last week of entering the Arcadia Valley
Mill during the night hours, and prowling
around through the building In search of
something that can be conveniently stolen.
The guilty ones had better be careful.
White, $50 to $40; New Home, $35 to $50;
Low Arm Singer, $25; High Arm Singer,
Latest, 6 drawer, $40; Domestic, $35 to $50;
Household, $50 to $40. All kinds of Sewing
Machines Repaired and guaranteed.
n. DAVIS, Sewing Machine Agt.
Somebody used dynamite in the fish pond
of NJ. Setz at Middlebrook on Tuesday night
the fish. Mr.. Seitz is naturally very wroth
over the matter and II he can learn who the
perpetrators of the outrage were, he will
make it go hard with them.
The Granite Cutters at Graniteville are
making preparations for Grand Labor
Day Picnic at Kirchner's Park on Monday,
September 9TH, 1891. All kinds of amuse-
ments and games will be provided and one Of
the biggest affairs of the kind ever held in
this section is sure to result.
Mr.. Adolph Lopez returned last week
from an extended trip to the North and
West. During his absence, Adolph visited
Des Moines, St. Paul, Minneapolis and many
other towns in that territory. He thinks
that section has great possibilities.
Constable Baldwin last Saturday arrested
VIM. Farr, of Des Are, on an Indictment
found by the late grand jury, charging him
with entering the restaurant of Frank Raney
in Des Arc, and stealing several bottles OF
bitters some months since. Farr could not
give bond and is now in Jail at this place.
The Southeast Missouri Teachers Associ-
ation met in Convention at Charleston last
week, and held one Of the most interesting
sessions in the history of the organization.
Prof. A. Up. Vance Of this city was chosen
President of the Association for the ensuing
year, and Miss Hattie Brown was elected
Secretary. The next meeting will be held at
Maiden In December, 1892.
There was q remarkable fall in the tenn
perature after the rain of last Tuesday and
there has been more or less rain and shrink
ing of the mercury ever since. In fact 1t
was SO cool Sunday and Monday that frost at
nj ght seemed inevitable. Now, however, 1t
is more pleasant and the outlook IS for some
highly agreeable and lovely fall weather.
A fancy dress party at the "Valley Home"
hast Saturday night, complimentary to Miss
July Thomson, was largely attended-not
only by young people, but older folk as we'll.
There was music, dancing, refresnmentinQ,
and general enjoymenting, all around, until
the hour for closing came, when all went
home TO sleep-to sleep? Percbance to
dream of pleasant things and again enjoy in
shadow the substance that marked the eve
nlng as with 4 white stone.
w. G, Grissom of Arcadia had q narrow
escape from death during the thunder and
alghtn,ng last Thursday evening. Mr.. Girls
som was sitting by an open window, watch
ing the storm, when there came binding
flash and Mr.. G. fell senseless to the floor,
his chair being knocked from under him;
the window sashes were thrown clear across
the room and 4 number of shingles torn
from the roof. Mrs. Grissom who was sit
ting near, with a child in her arms, was also
knocked down, but did not receive so severe
a shock as her husband. In due time Mr..
Grissom recovered consciousness, but he yet
feels the effects of the stroke.
The tronton base ball team went down to
Des Are last Saturday and gave the club In
that town some wholesome and lasting IN
structions In the scientific and artistic Feat
ures of the great American game. The first
two innings resulted IN goose eggs on both