Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-29
LOCAL BREvITRs.

LOCAL BREvITIKs.
Happy New Year!
The merry-go-round attracts the
small boy.
Our merchants all did rushing bus
mess Last week.
These are the days when the fuel
dealers laugh and grow fat.
The young folks had a dance at the
Academy Of Music Tuesday night.
The n. A. D. Club still lives, but
their latest effort is not yet ready for
the public.
The railroad men took Christmas
Monday and no local freights were run
on that day.
The Star Comedy Company is spend
ing the first three nights of this week
at Graniteville.
The boys have been skating all week
and the Ice on the creeks and ponds
is pretty thick.
This is the time of year when ac-
counts are due, and quick settlement
makes fast friends.
Regular communication of Star of
the West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A.
M, the coming Saturday night.
Married At Belleview, December
25th, 1892, DAVID CAKrY to VIOLET
MORGAN, by Rev. F. NJ. Shoush.
This is holiday week and the indul-
gent reader will be patient with the
shortcomings OF this weeks paper.
A band has lately been organized in
1ronton and the strains of the ambitious
musicians will soon be heard in the
land.
The enormous express business con-
sequent on the holidays delayed the
passenger trains several days of last
week.
The Star Theatre Company played to
very poor houses here all last week
and lost considerable money on the en-
gagement.
1t has been several years since pork
was as scarce in this section as it has
been this winter. Hog meat is going
to be pork next summer
Eggs have been very scarce all fall
and winter and relishers of the hen
fruit have had to go without or pay
high to appease their appetites.
The local freights are regularly late
these days. The great number of trains
on the road and immense lot of work
for the locals to do are the causes.
INDIAN r. A. Chapter, No. II, holds
q meeting this afternoon and night for
the purpose of working in all the de-
grees. Visiting brethren cordially in
vited.
Christmas passed quietly and pleas
antly in the Valley. There were no
special demonstrations, but everybody
had good ..home" Christmas. The
weather was cold, and had there been
a little more snow, would have just
suited the occasion.
The statutes of Missouri provide that
when Christmas and New Year come
on Sunday the following Monday shall
be legal holiday. We make mention
of this so that the teachers throughout
the county may know that they are en-
titled to holiday next Monday.
Messrs. Perine Bros, who run the
riding gallery, formerly owned saw
mill in Madison county, which they
lately disposed of and bought the
merry-go-round. They report that
there is much more money in their
present business than making lumber
Losr-On Tuesday, December 18th,
on the road between Pilot Knob and
Grauiteville, near the gum spring, a
heavy set Black-and-Tan Dog. An
swers to the name of Puppy" Five
dollars reward will be paid for his de-
livery at Schneider's Hotel, Schneider's
Quarry.
The finding of the dead body of the
mail carrier at Pilot Knob the other
morning recalls the fact that there have
been a remarkably large number OF
sudden deaths in this locality during
the past few months. 1t fOrcibly illus
trates that Gin the midst of life we are
in death.
The ball given by the A. O. o. w.
at Pilot Knob Monday night, was large
ly attended and proved a most success
full and enjoyable affair. Those present
kept up the festivities until the wee,
sma' hours of Tuesday morning, and
then departed for home, replete with
pleasant recoIlections of the evening.
Old man Thompson, who has carried
the Pilot Knob mail between the post
Office and station for many years, was
found dead in the little shanty provid-
ed for his use near the mail crane at
the depot Christmas morning. A jury
was impaneled by Coroner Hull. and,
after an inquest, decided that death
was caused by heart disease. The de-
ceased had been a resident OF f1lot
Knob for many years.
At the annual election Of officers OF
Valley Lodge, Knights OF Honor, the
following were elected for the ensuing
wear: A. P. Vance, D.; w. P. AXE
V.-D.; j. A. Markham. AID; Ira A.
Marshall, Reporter; w. G. Fairchild.