Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
LOCAL BREv1T1Es.

The railroad is doing a rushing
freight business.
"Woman's Devotion at the Acade-
my OF Music tonight.
One fare for the round trip on the
railroads during the holidays.
Close the crap dives, and bring the
Migrants under the majesty of the law.
A merry, merry Christmas to all our
readers! Peace on earth, good will to
men!
Will there be no wedding, not even
one, to gladden. the Holiday season in
the ValleyP
Bishop d. S. futile of the Episcopal
church will be in IrOnton on Sunday,
January 22d.
The Sunday schools will all have en-
tertainments of some kind or other for
the little ones.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Shoush,
Monday. December 10Th, 1892, boy.
All are doing well.
The Syenite Granite Company ex-
poets some good contracts, and will be
at work in earnest by spring.
G. d. Marks is now domiciled in his
new house. Collector Whitworth will
remove into his new home about Janu-
airy 1st.
There were baptismal services near
the bridge Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Shoush officiating. Two converts were
immersed.
Monday night was the coolest of the
season and the mercury in the Their
mometer shrunk almost to the bottom
of the tube.
The show people will have a Christ
mas tree for.the edification of the little
ones at the matinee performance Sat-
urday afternoon.
There was no school in the primary
department for several days OF last
week, owing to the illness of the teach
err, Miss Markham.
Another preacher was expected at
the Presbyterian church last Sunday,
but he failed to appear at the appoint
ed time, and who will be the next min
lister for that congregation is yet I'M
known
A petition was circulated in town one
day last week. addressed to Gov.
Francis, asking the pardon OF ex-State
Treasurer, f. L. holland. 1t was gen.
orally signed out of sympathy for Mrs.
holland.
Brakeman Green, who worked on the
Arcadia train while Mr.. OBrien was
taking a lay off a couple of months
since, was killed in wreck near Black
well Sunday night. The deceased was
quite popular among his associates,
and his death is generally deplored.
Residents of the Valley were startled
bya slight shock of earthquake last
Friday morning about seven o'clock.
Houses creaked, windows ratified, and
the sound was not unlike that of dis
tant thunder. The shock seems to
have been felt all through the South
east
The colored talent of the Valley will
give a genuine negro minstrel enter
tainment at the Academy of Music,
Thursday evening, December 29th.
Two-thirds of the house will be reserv-
ed for the white people, and the man
agement says the public may expect
good show.
Missouri's mineral exhibit at the
Worlds Fair will contain miniature
representations of both Pilot Knob and
Iron Mountain, showing the strata In
each and the mineral as far as dlscov-
cred. twill be a novel and interesting
piece of work, and promises to add
much to the display.
The contest over some of the post
offices in Iron county grows warm and
when the time for the changes arrives,
there promises to be one or two inter-
esting contests. As far as the post
Office at Ironton is concerned number
of likely applicants are named out no
definite steps as yet seem to have been
taken.
There was a headend collision be-
tween two freight trains between Sum-
init and Mineral Point last Friday even
ing. In consequence the track was
blockaded several hours, and the Area
dia train did not arrive here until alter
two o'clock Saturday morning. The
collision was occasioned by an over
sight of the train dispatcher.
The Star Comedy Company is play
ing a weeks engagement in the Acad-
emy of Music. Monday night The
Land Agent" was presented, Tuesday,
..New York by Night" and tonight
..Woman's Devotion" will be given.
The company is a good one and their
productions are excellent. Change of
programme every night. Reserved
seats at the post-office.
Collector Whitworth desire US to in
form the County Court and its efficient
Clerk that he is under many obliga-
tions to them for their generous inter-
terest in his welfare and consequent
tenderness toward the business end OF
his brooches, and that his cup OF hap
piuess will be full if additional appro-
priations be made toward the re-en-
forcement of the Clerks coat-1nlng
aud the Courts low-Quarter shoes.
One day last week the principal OF
Des Arc public school punished son
of Thomas Fitz for violation OF school
regulations. The boy, who Is about
fifteen years old, showed fight, but was