Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-10
From BeIlevlew.

/ Ed. RegiSter-The excessively noi
weather has given place to the beau
tiful, blue. dreamy, Indian summer
and soon Belleview Valley will be
decorated with that variety of light
and shade of color which makes aut-
umn.
The people in the VALLEY who en-
gagged in the soap business are all at
home except Marion Newman. He is
in Indiana, and from what we can
learn is doing well.
Nearly all the public schools are in
session in the valley, and all seem to
be doing well. These exceptions are
Thorn Grove and Hard Scrabble. aud
these viii begin next Monday. the
former under the tutorship of Mr..
Jesse Hawkins, and the latter under
Mr.. Philip Hartman.
The Belleyiew Sunday Schools en-
joyed picnic last Saturday, at which
free ice cream and lemonade and a
bountiful- dinner was served to the
pupils.
Little James Arthur Simms, four
year old son of Louis Simms and wife.
died of congestive chill on the goth
ultimo, after a three days illness.
Little Jimmy was very bright little
boy, the pride of his father and moth
er and the joy of their home.
''Aunt" Polly McMurtry and Mrs.
E. E. Black both died at their homes
near Thomas Chapel, on Sunday night,
August 26th. Mrs. McMurtrey was SO
years old and Mrs. Black was 7S. The
former died at P. NJ. and the latter at
A. NJ. of the same night; they were
taken to the church arriving there at
the same time, and after brief funer-
al service, they were both lowered in
to the grave at the same time. A very
large concourse OF friends accompanied
these two mothers in Israel to their
final resting place, in the Thomas
Chapel burying ground.
OLD PEOPLE.
| JANE BELL, nee Warner, lives with
her son-in-law, D. Marion Newman,
in Bellevicw. She was October 9th,
1911, hence will he 85 years old on
the 9th of October next. She was
born and raised in Iron county. but
lived twelve years near Caledonia.
Mrs. Bell is the mother of thirteen
children, eight of whom are still hv-
ing. She attended the Sunday School
picnic at Belleview last Saturday. and
seemed TO enjoy herself. Mrs. Bell
has been a member of the church over
35 years.
SALoMA maxwell, nee Bryan, lives
with her stepson, Thomas Maxwell,
near Belgrade, in Washington county.
She was born in Salem, Washington
county, Va, in February, 1915. hence
will soon be 80 years old. Mrs. Max
we'll was married at the age of &c
years and is the mother of one child.
She was member of the Presbyterian
church over so years.
| CHARLES BRYAN is sc years old and
lives with his son-in-law, Mr.. Tenni.
son, near Belgrade. Mr.. Bryan has
lived for IS years on the same place
where he now resides. He remembers
very distinctly when there were nc
roads in this country, and in killing
deer man could select the one he
wanted from the droves which roamed
the woods. Mr.. Bryan is one OF the
smooth, even tempered men whose
"reminiscences Of the early history ol
this country are very enjoyable.
| CHARLES LOOMS lives at Belgrade
in Washington county. He was borr
at Audover, Mass, in 1871, hence Ii
85 years old. Mr.. Loomis lived 4C
years in New York, but the last So il
Washington county, Mo. He was a
one time somewhat famous as a mu
sieian and taught music many years
He still loves singing and, although
not professor of religion, he attends
ISunday School to hear the childrel
sing. Mr.. Loomis is a remarkabl,
man in the fact that although he is 81
lyears old, he has never had to call ii
a doctor, nor has he ever had tootl
pulled. He is hale and vigorous an,
bids fair to live to see the year 1900.
JANE SATTERFIELD was born ii
Washington county, Mo-. in 1925, an,
has resided there most of her life. Sh
is the mother of seven children, all 0
who are still living. She has been /
member of the old school Presbyterian
church many years. She now reside
with her son, Riley Satterfeld, neal
the head of lions Creek in Iron coun
ty.
NANCY RAGsDALE lives with hel
son-in-law, Riley Vinyard. on Zion
Creek. in Washington county. Sh'
was born in Tennessee, 1924, and i
: the mother OF Z children. At the ag'
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