Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.
o rain on Saturday last.

No rain on Saturday last.
For SALE Barouche. Apply to Mrs.
H. j. Grover, Shepherd Street, Ironton.
Mrs. Clark and family of st. Louis will
occupy the Bakewell house this summer.
The Ironton Manufacturing Company's
mill has just been covered with an iron
roof.
Cherries red and raspberries red, black and
white are numerous this week. Huckle-
berries, too.
Called meeting of indian r. A. Chapter,
No. IL, next Saturday evening, for work in
all the degtees.
Mrs. Robertson is now domiclled in the
Ironton House and has rechristened that
hosiery as the "Drummer's Home"
The Baptist Sunday School will have
picnic in the Grove on DR.. Jones' farm,
west of town, next Thursday afternoon.
The Pilot Knob school closed last Friday
evening and next day Prof. DeHaven and
some Of the boys took trip to Pennington.
The young folks had a very pleasant dance
in the BLACKWELL cottage Monday night
There was a good attendance and the hours
went gaIy by.
This is the season of the year when livery
men laugh and the tourist surrenders his
old pocket-book to the tender mercies OF
those horse proprIetors.
Mr.. A. Begley is building a one-story
dwelling on one of his lots just north OF the
Arcadia House in Arcadia. He expects to
have it ready for occupancy within few
weeks.
Chas. Arnoldy, the Pilot Knob butcher,
has purchased the Rutschman bakery shop
and residence in this city, and will remove
here and open a butcher shop in the near
future.
Children's Day services crowded the house
at the NJ. E. Church last Sunday evening and
we are told that the exercises were highly
entertaining to the congregation as we'll as
creditable to the participants.
The wheat is ripe and if the skies are clear
long enough for the crop to be harvested,
the yield will be a profitable one. The con
is looking well, but the incessant rains have
prevented the necessary blowing.
County Commissioner Vance left Tuesday
morning for Pertle Springs to attend the
State Teachers Training Association, which
is in session there. Prof. Vance will prob
ably be absent two or three weeks.
There will be Grand Picnic near Scog-
gins, IL miles south of Hogan on Saturday,
June 9th. The usual refreshments ana
amusements will be provided and every Ell
fort will he made to insure all who attend
good time.
County Court convened Monday afternoon
and appointed Mr.. w. II. Edgar OF lrontoh
and Mr.. f. NJ. Logan of BelleV1ew as mem-
bers of the County Institute Board, TO act IN
conjunction with Commissioner vance. NO
other important matters were attended 10.
Mr.. Jas. NJ Logan informs us that the
late rains have seriously damaged some OF
the wheat in Belleview, and will materially
lessen the Weld. The heavy wind storms
have also blown considerable of the grain
down and consequently makes the harvest
ing much more difficult.
There are TWO reyivals in progress In the
Valley at present-one at the Baptist Church
under the charge of Rev. Shoush, as sisted oy
Rev. Settle of Fredericktown, and the other
at the Fort Hill Church with Rey. Iidwell
and divine from St. Louis IN charge. Inc
attendance Is fair and the projectors are IN
hopes of favorable and lasting results.
Died-At the home of her parents in this
ritv on Thursday, June1S, 1891, LUCY IRENE,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisher,
aged five years, two months ana SIN oass'
The family have the sympathy of the entire
community in their sad bereavement. May
He who doeth all things well give them
strength to bear up under their late ahiic-
ton.
There will be a grand celebration anu
yensral Notification at Goulding'S Park'
Iropton, on July 4th. committee Oh GU.
zens have the affair in hand ana we are toiu
that every effort will be made 10 nave TIC
occasion worthy of the day ana event
Amid the other features will be the reading
of the Declaration Of Independence ana sef-
eral orations.
torrifc thunder storm visited this Sec
tion last Friday night and Saturday morning
rrbe electrical display was grand, and for
soma time the heavens were in sheets OF
flame that darted and spurteo ali oven ~.
armament like rockets and Kissing candies,
making the night as light as day. linen 'ne
rain came down in torrents and the sir CUT
ed considerably.
The wife of Henry Elsman, who lives on
farm a couple miles north OF Pilot hnoo'
met with a painful accident last frloas
evening. She was attempting 10 cross
s,ream of water on a log when her feet snip
nod and she fell, badly decorating the nesn
ON one of her limbs. DR.. Strong was caiieo
IN attend the sufferer, and at last accounts
she was doing very well.