Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
Graniteville News.


|; $50 o'clock, at the residence of ths
tied the nuptiaI knot in the presence OF
only a few of the more intimate friends,
after which an elegant wedding menu
was done justice to. The bride and
bridegroom then returned to their new
home in Middlebrook. where, In a lit
tie while afterwards, a terrible noise
broke out by party that had gathered
there for the purpose of an old time
chrivare party. After the intruders
had las they thought lots of fun, and
were beginning to think their labors In
vain, the groom came to the (perhaps)
thirsty rescue and set EN- up. so to
speak. So it is to be supposed the
boys were entirely satisfied and wended
their way home.
Mr.. Sam1 Schneider, of Bonnie Terre,
lspent few days with the family of Mr..
tChas. Schiferly.
Mr.. VIM. Bainbridge, chief clerk in
the Syenite Company's Store, Left this
a. N. for the Missouri Pacific Hospital.
ST. Louis. N. B. has been having a
slight touch of malaria, and not i'm
4 d. Observation-Disclosures
20 put himself under medical treatment
tor few days.
| Misses Title Riekie and Fannie
Weis. of Ironton. spent Sunday visiting
in Ghermanville. guests of Miss Minnie
Trauernicht.
| Gent Manager VIM. Martin Sundayed
with Ironton friends yesterday.
Mrs. George Scroggie is still quite
poorly.
Mr.. Chas. Schiferly is still unable TO
| work.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. George Col
lier, On Saturday last. bouncing boy
baby, that tipped the scales at 16s
ounces; and, OF course. George natur-
ally feels quite dignified over the &C
cession 10 his little home.
Mr.. L. D. Mcdonald. of ST. Louis,
was the guest of his aunt. Mrs. I. F.
Walsh, few days last week
In our communication last week. we
stated that Miss Lilly Newan had gone
to Pennington to attend Carleton Insti-
tute; we were mistaken. however. 1t
was Ironton, instead o. the former
named town.
Mr.. Chas. Ferguson. his mother and
Rob't Wilson left Sunday. for the land
of their nativity, the Isle Of Scotland.
Mr.. Ferguson and Wilson will, in all
probability return to America in the
fall.
Mr.. Edward Turner will also leave
for England, for an extensive visit to
home folks.
Some ten or twelve men have thus
far left for new quarters. owing to the
dullness of trade, which has struck this
place very suddenly. The Syenite
Company have no orders at presents and
she Schneider Company are laying off
some thirty or forty stone cutters, which
leaves Us in the midst of the darkest
hour-it is hoped, though, only for a
brief time.
Grandma Shannon. of West Troy.
Wis, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs Mason, returned to her
home Sunday.
Grandma Richardson, who has been
living with her granddaughter, Mrs
o. ". Rose, for some time. left to-day
for her home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lively and children. of
St Louis. came down for few days
visit with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Gilbert Phillips.
The Graniteville brass band has dis
banded. Mr. Chas. Ferguson leaving
for the old country, materially weak !
ened it. and the boys concluded to dis
band until prospects get better. His
going away also paralyzes the Granite |
vile orchestra to the same extent
OMichael Ferris bought of George |
Reed last week. his house, paying there |
for $3.50. The slackened state of trade |
in our vicinity makes no difference in |
the transfer of real estate or residence |
property.
Several of our fun loving people will |
attend the Catholic ball and festival at |
Pilot Knob, on Wednesday evening, |
weather permitting
Joe Kerchner lost a very fine and |
valuable mare last week, caused from |
from getting one of its legs broken, the |
result of kick from another horse.
Several fine bird dogs were poisoned |
in this neighborhood recently; as to |
who the perpetrators are, is of course |
mystery.
Well, the Graniteville Opera Compa-
ny produced the much talked OF /
Opera, 81. NJ S. Pinafore. at Work
mans Hail on last Friday evening TO a
crowded house. The renditions of |
each and every part were all that could
be desired. The cast of characters are /
as follows: The r.. Hon. Sir Joseph |
Porter, K. c. B., first Lord of the |
George Donald; Capt. |
Corcoran, commanding 81. NJ S. Pima
fore, Faithful Veail; Ralph Rackstraw,
able seaman, John Phillips; Bill Bob
stay, boatswainfs mate, E. J. Warm
ington: Bob Beckett, carpenters mate.
Mr.. -; Tom Tucker, midship-
mate, Peter Clark: Josephine, the
captains daughter, Miss Emma Phil
lips; Hebe, Sir Joseph's first cousin,
Mrs. Johnny Phillips; Little Buttercup.
a Portsmouth bumboat woman, Mrs.
George Donald; First Lords sisters.
his cousins, his aunts, sailors, ETC., as
chorusers, Mrs. David Beattie. Misses
Katie Phillips. Josie Oelson, Maggie
Jarrett. Anna Waldron, Mary Archie
and Katie Kelly, Messrs, David Beat
tie, Harry Weber, Alex Marshal, AlexI