Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-12
Graniteville Items.
Secretary

The IrontOn colored base ball team
came out and received a severe drub-
bling at the hands of the Graniteville
Browns on Sunday last, in the presence
of fully 800 spectators. The game
was devoid of any interest all through
and the immense thrOng were totally
disguised. for as poor an exhibition of
ball playing could not have been seen
anywhere as the one put up by the col
ored team, as will be seen by the score
Of 80 to in favor of our home team.
Time of game: one hour and forty-five
minutes. Umpire: Morrissey.
As stated a couple of weeks ago, Mr..
and Mrs. f. NJ. Smith and Master Rus
sell are enjoying visit in 'old Vir-
ginny," at present.
Rupert Smith Is now rusticating in
and around Poplar Bluff.
Mrs. George Whitman left to-day for
Bedford, Ind, where she will join her
husband who proceeded her a month
ago.
Sam'l Robinson. who has been en-
ployed as night Waterman here by the
:. G. Co., has moved his family and
household effects onto the large farm
of DR.. q. W. Farrar, Jr., and will as
sumo charge of everything, as Super
intendent. Tony Lees will succeed to
the duty OF night watch. and Mr.. Geo.
Collier patrols the beat during the day.
Townsman J. ID. Webb spent last
week in Crystal City, returning home
Saturday night.
: Johnny Hartman and Dan1 Cullen left
yesterday morning for Lithonia, Ga.
New arrivals almost every day in the
line of granite-cutters
Mrs. Jas. Beer has returned home
from an extended visit to relatives in
stony Creek. Mass.
VIM. Mccartney of Syenite, Mo-.
>undayed with old-time friends in town
Mrs. VIM. O'Brien spent several days
last week in the city, whittier she had
gone to see her husband. now in Null
lanphy hospital undergoing treatment,
and is said to be improving.
Mr.. John Hughes, Superintendent
for p. W. Schneider the past year, but
who accidently got one of his legs bad
" bruised from a falling stone some
time ago. and of which mention was
made in the REGISTER at the time, was
taken to the city one day last week.
accompanied by his son. VIM. Hughes.
and Chas. Schneider. He will prob
ably be taken to one of the hospitals
this week.
Mrs. August Block OF Bismarck is
visiting in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. G.. Smith, Mrs. Mas
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Dona-
oh Of
VIM. f. Lawrence. the clever and
enterprising salesman of 5. G. Co.'S
store, is spending a few days of this
week in the city.
Several Of our mystic tOwnsmen at
tended a special meeting of the 4. f. Il
A. NJ. Lodge at IrontOn Monday night.
Messrs. Edward Coad and Vim. Dun
stan were in St. Louis last week
If the talk OF instituting a X. of P.
Lodge In IrontOn, as per notice III last
week REGISTER, materializes in all
probability. several of our Graniteyille
fellows will go in as charter members.
Townsmen VIM. Brown and Louis
Burton have added materially to the
looks OF their homes in the way of new
pOrches the past few days.
1t is currently reported that our
baseball team will give benefit ball
in the near future for the purpose of
replenishing their treasury. We don't
want the readers of the REGISTER to
understand that our team is financially
embarrassed. neither are they mendi-
cants. but they have to pay ground
rent to the tune of So per month, and
fb017uht br piviup a hall they might
procure a few dollars and thereby CT cate