Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-23
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
Merry Christmas


this week.
Pay a visit to the Racket Store for
Christmas presents.
Now for an electric light plant and
a telephone system!
The Valley has fairly swarmed with
tramps the past week.
A tolerably cold week but no pros
peet to fiji the ice-houses, so far.
The bad weather has seriously in
terfered with the Christmas trade.
There promises to be a scarcity OF
houses in Ironton in the near future.
Collins will carry passengers to the
Pilot Knob School Entertainment for
10 cents the round trip.
Business on the railroad has let up
considerably during the past few weeks.
The rush seems to be over.
The REGISTER wishes all its readers
Merry, Merry Christmas, and may
1898 bring peace, joy and happiness
to US all!
The pedestrian who boasts himself
before he goes out these days is liable
to come back with an enlarged expert
ence and a busted head.
The fire engine and other apparatus
recently purchased by the City Council
have arrived. The engine will be
kept in shed on the /. o. o. f. prop
erty.
Miss Clara Hill last night gave a
farewell party in honor of Miss Nettle
O'Neal, who will soon leave for St.
Louis. vhere she will pay a long visit
to relatives.
Married-At the American Hotel,
Ironton, Mo, December 22d, 1897, by
w. G. Fairchild, j. P, John G. Wal
ton and Annie l.. Kirby, both of Wash
ington county, Mo.
The wreck of a freight train near
Blackwell early last Thursday morning
blockaded the track for several hours
and No. So. the south-bOund fast mail,
did not reach here until ten o'clock.
James Coad, an old and well-known
resident, died at his home in Pilot
Knob last week, after a long Illness.
The deceased leaves a number of
children, all grown, to mourn his de-
mise.
Do not forget the entertainment to-
night at the Pilot Knob public school
building for the Benefit of the library
fund. Admission. % cents; children,
Is cents. An interesting programme
has been provided.
The County Collector wishes to i'm
press the fact on the minds of the tax
payers that the first of the year is at
hand, aud all who fail to pay before
that date will be subject to costs and
penalties of delinquents.
Rev. Arthur Britain, of London.
England, has accepted a call to become
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church
in Ironton. The reverend gentleman
will reach Ironton about January 1st,
aud assume charge of his work.
Quarterly Meeting services at the
NJ. E. church Sunday morning Decem-
Der Goth, at IL a. NJ. Rev. d. w.
Grow. d. D.. win deliver the sermon
and administer the sacrament. Every
body cordially invited to attend these
services.
The end of the year is at hand.
What of 1897? Have you made any
.foot-prints on the sands of timer" If
YOU have you're singularly fortunate.
III you haven't console yourself with the
thought that there's a big crowd in the
same fix.
Judge J. D. Fox, of Fredericktown,
recently had stroke of paralysis and
is now in a serious condition at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where he has been
taken for treatment. The Judges
many friends here hope to hear of his
early recovery.
The trustees sale OF the farm of
lanes G. Smith, near Caledonia, ad-
vertised 20 take place last Saturday.
did not come off, MIR. Smith having
made satisfactory arrangements with
the holders of his notes. who stopped
the sale.-PotOSi Independent.
Services at :he Baptist church Sun
day morning by the pastor. Subject:
s.Lost OPPORTUNITIES. No services at
night in order that the congregation
nav participate in the Christian Ea-
deavor and Epworth League service in
the Presbyterian church that evening.
The following are the signal service
readings at this point tor the week
ending Dec. 2lst. showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
dav: Dec. 18th. 46, 80; 10th, 81, %
T7th. 25. Il; 18th, 10. IL; 18th. S2, II
goth. IS, %; 21st, p. %. Rainfall,
1.99.
The regular meeting of the members
ofthe Endowment Rank, X. P, will be
beld in Odd Fellows Hall. next Tues
5av night December 2Sth. at eight
o'clock. Election of officers and other
innortant business will come up for
disposition. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Work has been suspended in the
c1ark hub factory for the past week
wbile connections were being made
xith the new engine. The change i:
row about completed and the factory
viii be in constant operation. With
the increased power afforded by the
new engine the spoke machines viii al
once be put in operation.
A special term OF county court was
Nd Monday for the purpose OF sscer'
aiming n to the sanity of JAS. Presnell
N 1I.;eu a iury. after iuvestiga-