Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-19
Graniteville Items.


Mrs. VIM. O'Br.en. widow of the lat<
VIM O'Brien, has closed up her bust
ness in connection with the firm o.
Foley & O'Brien livery and feed stable
and left yesterday for ST. Louis, where
she viii reside with her parents, Mr..
| and Mrs Mathew Darmody.
The intense cold weather has stop
ped all out door work. and trade is as
quiet as could be, with. the exception
of the wood-haulers. who seem to be
doing a thriving business in conse-
quence thereof.
The box-supper given by the NJ. E.
church people at Workmenis Hall Fri
day evening was very poorly attended,
probably through the hard tunes and
extreme cold weather, and the net pro-
ceeds were only a few dollars, the
smallest, perhaps, ever obtained from
an entertainment of this kind. Those
who did attend were highly pleased
and amply satisfied with the novel af-
fair.
The Genuine Negro Minstrel troupe,
composed of some of the colored talent
of Ironton, drew a moderately filled
house at Workmen's Hall Thursday
evening, and, as whole, gave very
poor show, yet some of the cast did
their parts reasonably well, and prob
ably realized $35 as the result of their
coming.
Master Russell Smith is the proudest
little man in our town, having been
the happy recipient of an elegant and
expensive piano, presented him by his
father, E. NJ. Smith, Saturday last,
purchased through the agency of o.
w. Rose.
Workmen's Hall came very nearly
going up in smoke Saturday evening
last, and only for the timely appear
ance of some passers-by who discover
ed it in time to not only save the build
ing. but also other adjacent buildings
that would have become smouldering
debris. as the wind was fearful gale,
and If the fire had gotten under good
Roadway all efforts to extinguish the
flames famed by the terrible gale would
have proven fruitless. As it was, the
fire was checked in time and very little
damage resulted. The fire originated
where the stOvepipe enters the hue
through a wood partition.
Prof. Norvell, our district school
teacher, has organized a class and is
teaching a night school in whatever
branch one desires.
The small boy and some who are not
so small are employing their leisure
time in skating these cold days.
Rev. 0. NJ. Martin of St. Louis held
quarterly meeting at the NJ. E. church
Sunday evening, preaching to a we'll
filled house.
Chas. Rennie sold his horse to Mike
Seitz last week, receiving therefor $75.
Michael Foley, Sr., is having gran
lite monument cut, and which, when
finished, will stand about seventeen or
eighteen feet in height, consisting of
three bases, die, cap, shaft and cross.
The die will be polished on all sides
and will have the inscription of the
birth, death and age that will mark
the last resting place of his two sons,
Thos. G. and. Daniel Foley, who but
recently departed this life. Messrs.
Smith, Pickard and McLaren are doing
the work.
Joe Kerchner has also let the con-
tract for similar monument, to be
erected to the grave of his late brother
Mathew, both of which will not only
be a noble and sympathetic mark of
respect. but will also add to the beauty
of the Middlebro6k cemetery. of which
there are already several ideal and
polished granite monu-
ments erected.
A little child of Harry Hughes got
very badly burned on the face and
hands few days ago. Some of the
other little while playing with it acct
IDENTITY pushed it against a red-hot
stove, with the above result
John d. Webb of Caledonia sold his
house in this place to James Sizemore.
Consideration, 1925. NOVICE.