Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-03
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
The tints are on the leaves.
The circus will be here next Tues.
day.
Are those burglars foreign, or to the
manor born?
There was no question as to the
frost Tuesday morning.
Cold weather will have no terrors
for the gentry who looted Bonanza the
other night.
The Ironton Reading Circle will
meet with Mrs. Katie Delano Monday
evening, Oct. 7th.
This is elegant cycling weather, and
We observe the local bikers are taking
full advantage Of it.
Neighbor Arnoldy is building an ad-
dition to his premises-or, rather, the
Baldwin Bros. are building it for him.
Happy the farmer who digged his
sweet potato crop on or before Monday
last. The frosted article is not to be
desired.
The thermometer went below the
freezing point Monday and Tuesday
nights, and thin ice formed in buckets
and rain-barrels.
Miss Mary Soulard yesterday pre-
sent..d the editor with a 29-pound
sweet potato of her own raising. With
q nice, fat roast and lots o. gravy
yum! yum!
More thar one gudewife's house
plants got nipped Monday night. The
proper dates for setting out and pot
ting. respectively, are July 4th and
August 31st.
AEsrHErIc.-No, that fence isn't
painted yet, but Us going to be, and
when done it will be we'll done. We
agree with you that IS 'twere well 'twere
done quickly"
Rev. E. D. Walker. d. D., Superin-
tendent of Home Missions for Mis-
souri,, will preach in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath.
GEO. n. DUTY, Pastor.
Mrs. VIM. Russell, of Dallas, Tex,
formerly of Ironton, has been spend
ing a few weeks in this State, hoping
to benefit her health. She will visit
her brother. Rev. f. P. Reach, until
about the 18th inst.
Rev. Duty's secular arm is no less
effective than is his ministerial abili-
ty. He. unaided-except by the ad-
vice of the editor-in the past two
weeks built barn. chicken-house and
carriage-shed, all in one.
Why wouldn't vagrant Jaw be a
good thing for this town? Properly
enforced it would rid US of q very IN
desirable element which every fall
z rows too numerous for the safety and
comfort of reputable citizens.
Hickory-nuts are more plentiful than
usual this fall. and nutting parties are
numerous. The crop OF all kinds OF
mast is very heavy. and from this the
hunters presage that game will be
worth the, seeking this winter.
Geo. G. Davis left Monday for Pal.
sstine, Texas, where he has been Of
fered position as telegrapher
Though quite young. railroad men say
4hat he is exceptionally expert, and
we are sure he will prove a SUCCESS IN
his vocation.
Among the appointments by the late
n. E. Conference, South, is that o
Rev. w. T. Farmhouse to the Marble
Hill charge. ALI who have met Mr.
b. during his residence here wish hin
we'll, and believe he will be successful
I'm the career he has chosen.
AS the philosopher. Horace Greeley
said, on being asked how long a. per
. son should desire to live, replied b!
saying as long as they could enjoy fsh
ing and going to the Circus. reminds
MS that Lemen Brothers and Rajah vii
be with US at Ironton Tuesday. Octo
Der 9Th.
Louis Miller has about completed
what is to be his last kiln of brick. TO
THE season. at least. and will fire !
abeut next Monday. This kiln viii
contain 12O, 900, which will be 0.00'
more than are needed to complete thu
brick work on all of the buildings nou
under contract here.-Doniphan Nescs
Prof David NJ. Brewer gave an enter
taiament at the Academy of Music las
Thursday evening. assisted by severa
young ladies of this town. The at
tendance was good. and auditors were
we'll pleased with the rendition Of thf
programme. A part of the proceeds
was given to the benefit of the public
school library.
Rev. J. M. England. pastor Of For
HUI church for the past two years, j
transferred to Licking. Texas county
The REGISTER regrets to see him tax
on from the Valley, for he is an eli
dcieut and faithful minister, affabl
gentleman, and desirable citizen
MAY he prove always successful lie
his lines be cast where they may.
That the printers art keeps 'pac
With modern progress. in fact in ad
vance of It, can be seen by an inspec
zion of Lemen Brothers advertising
uaterial, by far the finest paper eve
Dosked in our City. E J. Gosney, tn,
Globe trotter and veteran Circus agent
says this show has eight hundred ant
forty kfsds, all different sized shov
bills, fron 10 to % inches to z feet b.
100. The Aoerican printer excels il
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