Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-06-06

melted out, let it strike whomsoever
WILL CAP.
May p. 1895.
| Ed. Register-Yesterday was grea
day in the Presbyterian Sunday School
The occasion was Children's Day
Workman's Hall was decorated as
| never has been, with birds, flowers an
evergreens; the front of the stage owe
| head was large floral arch. under
meath which was suspended lovel
hock OF singing canaries, encircle
with rich floral bouquets. Anothe
| line of large floral letters was stretch
ed across the stage, bearing the words
''Children's Day Large and manner
Gus vases contained exquisitely arrang
ed bouquets decorating the tables an,
organ. The services consisted of sing
ing. recitations and essays, selected
from Sunday School literature AL
the Sunday School children wore bou
quets OF different flowers, emblemati
cal of their parts. The programme
arranged under the supervision of Mrs
+. NJ. Smith, was an elaborate one
and the rendition of the different parts
by the scholars was excellent. 1t Ger
talnly reflects great credit to the par
ents, as well as to the superintendent
under whose charge the event wa.
splendidly carried out to the entire
pleasure OF the large audience in at
tendance. The pyramidal collection
for Missionary purposes from the
children amounted to over 81. which
was exceedingly good. when taken il
consideration the few in number anC
the short time the school has been or
ganized-one month.
Next Saturday evening is the time
set for the M. +. Church ice cream
and strawb berry festival. They, too
will have an interesting programme
for the evening, and as nothing has
been left undOne to make the event a
pleasant and an enjoyable one, it be.
hooves all who wish rare treat and
TO have good time to come out.
Good music. vocal aud instrumental,
will be rendered at intervals.
VIM. +. Lawrence, formerly a clerk
in the Syenite Campany's Store at this
place, but now graduate in dentistry
OF Chicago, Ills, visited in town Sun
day, guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Walsh. DR.. Lawrence, we understand,
will locate in St. Louis. God speed
you in your new profession, is the wish
OF your many acquaintance of this
locality.
Several Irontonians attended the
services Of Children's Day here yester-
day.
Several OF our townspeople will at
tend the wedding of Miss Annie E.
Oesterle to MIR. Breckenridge of Belle,
view, at Middlebrook this (Monday)
evening.
Nearly all hands of this section seem
to be employed at our quarries Just
now, and we hope good times will con-
tinue.
BY the way, we notice that all over
the country an advance of from 10 to
IL per cent. in wages has been made,
which shows that business is fast pick
ing up. One firm employing 5000 men
advanced wages 10 per cent; another
of so did the same thing, of which we
are intimately acquainted with the
facts. Also scores Of others are doing
,the same thing; but when Pullman and
Carnegie makes such overt acts as these
it can then be said, that America
has been revolutionized.
TOwnsman j. ID. Greason spent
part OF last week in Poplar Bluff on
business.
Ii it doesn't rain pretty soon we will
certainly have a water famine, as our
wells and cisterns are nearly all dry
now, and the indications for rain to-
day are very meager.
News reached here last week that
John Brown, who left here some six
weeks ago for Kansas City, to work on
the new Federal Court House, had one
OF his legs broken In two places while
escaping from vicious dog that was
making an assault on him. 1t seems
that several OF the boys were out at
one of the cemeteries in Kansas City,
when large and vicious canine tack
led Mr.. Brown. and in his flight to es-
cape, he jumped over fence, lighting
in an old cellar, brerking one leg twice,
which will in all probability render
the unfortunate man unable for work
the balance of the year. In the mean
time Mrs. Brown has been disposing
of he" household effects, preparatory
to going thither in the near future.
Mrs. Lindsay and son john, of ST.
Louis, are visiting friends in town at
present.
Walter Hale had very narrow es-
cape one day last week, while working
at the Schneider vuaries- A stone
thrown from blast some 500 feet
away struk him on the foot; luckily,
however, no bones were broken, but
the foot was badly bruised.
James Curry is about the happiest
man ID town nowadays. The cause
for his felicitous feelings Is the advent
OF l2-pound bouncing boy baby on
the list inst. at their home.
Peter Hartman and John Kerwfn
leave tomorrow for South Bend, Ind.
having secured work at that city on a
new stone Catholic Ceurch that is be-
ing erected.
DR.. L. r. Goulding spout to-day ut
Mr.. f. NJ. Smiths domicile.
Miss Maud Ferguson commenced a
subscription school in our district to-
day, having, as start, ID pupils on
the roll.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Greason spent
to-day in Ironton.
June 3. 1895. CAP.