Iron County register., 1891-03-26

Ed. thompson, Bishops timer, fell from
the roof of Jno. Schwab's residence yester-
day afternoon and received painful, but not
serious injuries.
The corner opposite the REGISTER office
is no longer silent in daytime and dark and
dreary at night. Mr.. Blemel is now fully
domiciled, and his store and restaurant are
in full blast. He cordially invites his friends
and patrons to call and see him.
Work, it is said, will shortly brisk up
little at Pilot Knob. The washer will run to
the full of its capacity which, however, is
NOT great. There is talk, too, of some work
in the way of prospecting on Cedar Hill,
Buford Mountain and the Shut-In.
Since the advent Of pleasant weather the
tramps are less numerous than they have
been for months past. We confidently be-
lieve that there We're more of these vagrants
| in the Valley during the month of February
! than at any like period in our history.
Judge L. J. Langdon, of Dunklin county,
is now domcled for the summer in his
| country residence out beyond Russellville.
His wintering in Dunklin appears to have
thriven we'll with him, and hi, form has re-
gained much of its former robustness.
Mr. j. d. Phillips. general agent of the
Continental Loan and Building Association,
Of Kansas City, has been in Ironton several
days endeayoring to secure stockholders and
organize a local board. 1t is our opinion
that the plan is good one and we hope to
see it successful.
We saw a postal card yesterday. from
Green b. Ramm, Pension Commissioner, To
an applicant for pension under the law of
June -, 1890, which application was num-
bered 499, 400. Which shows pretty lively
rate of applications--about 1900 day-since
the law went into effect.
Word has just been received that Mr..
VIII Gratiot, former resident of Arcadia,
was killed in a railroad accident near Tue
son, Arizona, yesterday morning. The par
ticulars of the unfortunate affair have not
yet been heard but we learn the remains will
be brought east for interment.
Mr.. b. Shepherd has severed his connec-
ton with Shul.r's saw mill on Marble Creek
and will spend few months in 1ronton.
Mr.. S. has the contract for erecting three
new saw mills within the county-one at
Sabula and two at other points-which Will
occupy his time for some weeks yet
1t appears the rooster wasn't stolen-ano
this fact, of course, lets out the Mayor. IL
is the province of the REGISTER to give the
news, and it colates its items from all avail
able sources. Generally, they are reliable;
that they should, one time in thousand,
prove otherwise, is not unreasonable.
| The REGISTER has received cards an
| nouncing the marriage of Mr.. Oscar u.
Cleere and Miss Victoria A. Patton at the
residence of John II. Winningham, West
| Plains, Mo-, on Thursday, March 10Th. Miss
Patton has many friends in Ironton who will
DIN us in wishing her 4 life of uninterrupted
happiness.
The recent incipient fire at the Episcopal
church has resulted in the doing away with
two very defective fues, and the worshlppers
at the shrine of st. Paul's will, we trust, not
be again disturbed At their devotions by the
unpleasant CRY of fire" A new and safe
smokc-vent has taken the place of the ola
| fre-inducers.
The Ironton paper carriers have oeen SUI
| fering from the depredations OF paper
thieves for some time past One evening
last week little coon from the "north emu
was caught in the act of pulling paper from
| under door, where it hal been placed bY
| the carrier He was soundIy reprlmanueu
and since then no more papers have been
missing.
| The Annual Conference of the NJ. L.
| Church, North, closed its labors at spring
field on Monday. Rev. Isaac Borts has been
re-apponted to Ironton; Rev. {. Brough,
Graui,eville. An attempt was made to have
these two stations united, for the reason
that they are unable to support two minis
tiers, but the conference seemed to take an
other view of the matter.
The vacant spaces on Main street are
growing beautifully smaller and by degrees
less. At present writing we can recall but
two unoccupied lots along its whole length,
from Whitworth's corner to the lronton
House. There has been no "building
boom, ,"but houses are being put up, soberly,
substantially and continually-morec certain
and durable, with no backset to it.
Irven McShane and Charlie Getty were out
| hunting last Friday and IN their ROUNDS
found an opOssum in a hollow log. 1hey
then commenced cutting the log open to get
tI
% in the log-two old ones and - Young
ones. Who can beat it?-Reynolds Outlook.
JFe give it up: and Anania, died two
thousand wears ago. Perhaps you might get
Bro. Cur diff to tackle it.
FASTER RSERvICES.-There will be special
services at St. Paul's Church on next sun
day, being Easter day. The Holy Eucharist
will be celebrated at the III O'Clock service,
and other parts, indicating the joyousness
of the great festival of our Lords Resurrec-
ton from the dead. Signed in behalf of the
faithful in Christ Jesus.
Il. F. c. JAMES, Priest in Charge.
As evidence OF the fact that the South is
gradually getting away with the East IN the
manufacture of iron and steel we recite the
fact that one of our blacksmlths last weet
received a car load of these products dlrec
from the mills at Birmingham, Alabama
or course the freight was much more than i
would be from the Eastern furnaces, but ih'
cost to manufacture in the South Is muct
less.
We have heard considerable during lat'
wears from our Protectionist friends Ill re-
gard to the wheat product of India, and nov
that product was about to make 1t lmpos>loi'
for American farmers to compete in foreign
markets. This to prove that the only mar
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