Iron County register., 1897-10-14


Delightful weather since the rain.
Circuit court convenes Monday. Oc-
tober 25th.
The local encroaches upon the edit
orial this week.
The council proceedings are pub
lished in this issue.
C.. w. Kemmett will occupy the res
idence vacated by j. A. Zwart.
The docket for the November term
of Probate Court is published in this
issue.
About forty trains are now passing
over the railroad every twenty-four
hours.
The small boy and the marble occu-
by considerable space on the city's
sidewalks these days.
The steel gang has been laying new
steel between between Ironton and
Arcadia the past week.
VIM. Schwab has removed into
one of the houses he recently purchas-
ed from the Zwart heirs.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
will give an entertainment in the near
future. Particulars next week.
W. A. Fletcher, w. H. Fisher, Jos.
HUFF and James Dixon were out hunt
ing a couple of days the first of the
week.
Rev. 2. w. HALEY, of Whitesides,
Mo-. will preach next Sunday at the
Baptist Church, Ironton, morning and
evening.
Preaching at the NJ. E. Church,
Ironton, by the pastor next Sunday
evening 1880. Everybody cordially
invited to attend.
some means for fighting fire is good
one. Something in this direction
should have been done long ago.
The Clark Hub Factory turned on
the electric lights for the first time
yesterday evening, and the whistle
blowed supper call at six o'clock.
WANTED-A farm of from 10 to 20
acres close to Ironton. Time pay
ments. Must have house with cellar.
Address, X. Y. H., care this office.
Rev. w. R. Mays, P. E.. will hold
Quarterly Meeting at Fort Hill church
Saturday and Sunday-Saturday even
ing, and Sunday morning and evening,
at the usual hours.
Tickets are on sale at the station
here to Nashville and return for $S.71.
Next Saturday is Missouri day at the
exposition and this low rate is offered
those who wish to attend.
The railroad company established a
night Office at the station here last
Friday. This is a great convenience
to people who uee the night trains.
James Brlerton is acting as night OPP
orator.
A glorious rain terminated the pro-
longed drouth Sunday night, followed
by occasional showers on Monday.
While more rain is needed still it is
hoped that there will be no more
drouLh and that the future will bring
plenty of rain.
Pat Tierney, switchman in the Iron
Mountain yards, will leave in a few
days for New York and thence to
British Guiana, in the interest of the
Diamond Joe Mining Machinery Co.
His contract is for six months.-POptdr
Bluff Republican.
The editor acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation to attend the silver
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sco-
Vile at Corona, California, on Friday,
October 18th, 1897. May Mr.. S. and
his good wife live to celebrate their
diamond anniversary!
At the city of Chicago. on the 14th
inst, at ~ NJ, Miss Harriet f. Delano
will be married to Timothy III. Fowler,
of Holyoke, Mass. They will then
make an extended trip to the Pacific
Coast and will return to their future
home at HolyOke about December 1st.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Oct. 18th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Oct 9th, 81. 4S; 9TH, SS, So;
9Th, SO. So; 9th, rs, Al; 10th, II, Al;
11th, 75. 81; 18th, 80, AZ. Rainfall
for the week, 1.13.
Contracts are expected to be award
ed in St. Louis this week for half
million granite paving blocks. 1t is
understood that the Syenite and
Schneider companies at Graniteville
are expecting to secure a portion of
the work and if they do will each keep
quite force of paving cutters employ
ed all winter.
GRAND BALL AT GRANTTEvHLE-The
grand ball given at Workmen's Hall,
Monday, October 11th, by the young
men of Graniteville, and attended by
all the popular young people of that
and adjoining towns. proved a success,
everyone there having an enjoyable
and pleasant time. The best of music
being furnished by Prof. Chas. Han
son. TANsi'
During the past two or three weeks
the railroad company has had to haul
water to supply the tank at Arcadia.
This tank is supplied with water by
nine from the Hollomau spring. Dur
inc the recent drouth is the first
time in the twenty-five years that the
tank has been in use, that it has been
necessary to use water other than that
flowing from the spring TO keep it fill
ed.
w - Informed that the Iron