Iron County register., 1891-11-26

During the late rains the tracks and the
Platform between them at this station were
overfiowed, and the dumping and handling
OF baggage and express matter was rather
unpleasantly damp work. We hope the day
is not far distant when the powers that be
Will see lit to give US a station house and
surroundings commensurate with the aes-
thetic tastes Of the favored people who in
habit this Sweet Vale Of Arcadia.
On Thurs day morning, next, November
26, there will be a Service Of General
Thanksgiving, held in the Episcopal Church
in this city, at 10:30 o'clock. Besides the
private inclination of the members OF this
church to observe such service, it is also
their desire to conform TO the recommend
alton of our Chief Magistrates, both State
and National, touching this duty. The pub
lie is invited to be present with us on that
occasion, unless they should be engaged
elsewhere. T.F. G. JAMES.
Mr.. Leonard Sutton, an old resident of the
county, living "a few miles southeast If Iron
ton, is lying quite ill. He has suffered from
ear lui iti spLlC iIhi's hhs
been bedfa>t. About two weeks ago infiam
nation set in in one OF his feet, and then a
toe had be amputated on account Of seniie
gangrene. We regret to learn that his con-
diuon has not improved, and that another
amputation may be nee casSary. The patient
is old and greatly enfee b!ed, and the worst
is feared Still, while there's life there's
hope. aud the old gentleman may come
around all right yet. The REGISTER cer-
tainly desires that such may be the result.
We take from the ST. Louis Chronicle this
rather interesting item: 40. X. Clardy OF
the State Insurance Commissioners is a
great Cleyeland admirer and he believes in
emulating every good example set by the
eY- President. Hence he has this week be-
come the father of handsome girl baby.
He says it Is o. X" There is not an ac-
quainatnce of the gentleman most interested
but will join us IN cong-atulating him upon
this happy addition to his household. The
more pertinent is the congratulation when
we consider that this is the first and only"
to date, although thirteen years Of married
life preceded the adv ent of the little one. U.
K, and Mrs. o. X, as well, we wish you
Joy, and pray that the newcomer may prove
| a never ending source OF love aud happiness.
The Carter family were some weeks ago
elected from one of the Ore and Steel Com
pany's houses on "brown row." and taken
out and put down in the woods west OF
Shepherd Mountain. There they remained
| in pen made out of saplings-"worse than
| hog pen," our informant says-ali through
the recent inclement weather. Their suffer-
| ing must have been very great, and the at
| tentIon of the county court was directed TO
the matter: it was disgrace to civilization
and humanity that even such as they should
| be permitted to die as beasts OF the Held
without food or shelter. Therefore the sherih
| was ordered to make provision Tor thelI
keeping until something of a more perma'
nent nature could be done for them. Yes
terday he Constable Baldwin took wagon
and brought them into town and LODGED
them in the Jail, for want OF better quarters
| About two O'Clock last Sunday morning
| Wil!iamsville was visited by disastrous
| fire, which swept away the entire business
portion Of the town. The fire broke out fr
| the ware-room of w. FL. Fridays grocery
store and was under headway before 1t was
discovered. The two-story frame store
building Of the Hatten Merchandise Com
pany Immediately took fire, and, together
with the entire contents, was, In a few min
utes, a mass of flames. The firespresd 10 the
other direction to Creath's hotel. thence tt
Mrs. CrandIe's residence and few minutes
later Holladay's store building shared the
i same fate. Although q steady rain had beer
falling all night, the entire block went up lr
smoke in less than two hours. 1t was I'm
possible to get into j. F. Hatten's private
office, consequently many OF his valuable
papers were lost. All the books and paper
belonging to the Hatten Merchandise Com
pany were saved, but. with the exception O
almost four hundred dollars worth of DIR!
| goods, the entire stock was lost. The entlr
stock belonging to W. H. Friday was lost
The household goods in the Creath hote
were all lost. III. n. Holladay's stock wa
nearly all saved, but badly damaged. Th
barber shop, saloon, law office and Holla
davis lumber office were burned. Hatte
Merchandise Compsny's loss about S11,O0O
insurance $9,O 900. Creath's hotel $4,000; in
surance $4,000. II. n. Holladay's loss sev
eral thousand dollars and no insurance. j
, F. Hatten's loss $4,000. w. Fl. Friday
loss was $1,000 and no insurance.