Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-11

Wednesday evening. March Sd, Mrs.
Fanetta Sargent Haskell gave in a
dramatic Recital" Victor Hugo's Les
Miserables, at the Academy of Music.
Mrs. Haskell's power of voice and abil-
ity to portray the thoughts of the great
French writer are both wonderful.
The small audience was treated to a
very vivid portrayal of the force of
kindness over the mind OF man. Not
only were the authors grand words
given but those who heard, we're made
to enter into the very feelings of the
gifted novelist. Mrs. Haskell was as
sisted in the entertainment by Miss
Georgia Muffiey. whose musical talent
| is too well known to need comment.
Suffice to say that Miss Muffley gave
some very excellent music and was
| heartily applauded. The entertain
ment was under the auspices of the c.
E. Society.
MARRIED-MIss ARzETTA B. SNYDER
to Mr.. FREDERIC A. BRADY, March
| 9Th, 1897. Miss Snyder was one of the
Marble Creek bells whose charms cap
tivated Mr.. Fred Brady and they were
| quietly married at the home of Mrs.
! Guffey, mother of the bride. She was
dressed in white with the necessary
amount of white silk ribbons and a
gauzy bridal veil which enshrouded
her shoulders ano waist. The groom
is an energetic young farmer who
came to Iron county about year ago.
He is to take the entire management
of running the farm and there is
no doubt that be will succeed. The
decease of Mr.. Guffey prevented the
young people from having a ''church
! wedding" where they could have all
their friends. The many friends of
the young couple will join the writer
| in wishing them a long and happy life!
A GUEST.
A tragedy was enacted near Des Arc
last Friday night. which resulted in
the death of one Geo. p. Henry under
very peculiar circumstances. l. w
Nichols, a farmer who lives about
three miles east of Des Arc had been
missing corn from his crib for several
weeks. On several nights he watched
for the culprit, but on those nights the
thief did not put in appearance, but
| when there was no watch he would
resume his nightly visits and more
corn would be missing the following
| morning. Mr.. Nichols patience was
exhausted and last Friday he fOrmu-
lated plan to discomfort the noctur-
nal visitor to his corn crib That eve-
ming Nichols took his loaded shot gun
to the crib, placed it in position, tied
one end of a string to the trigger of
/ the gun, and the other end to an ear
of corn on the crib floor, so that in
case the ear of corn was moved, the
trigger would throw the hammer aud
| FIRE the gun. Nichols went to the house,
but heard no unusual noise during the
night Next morning, however, On
going to the crib he discovered the
body of man lying on the crib floor.
He recognized the body as that of Geo.
P. Henry who lived short distance
away. 4 second glance assured him
that the man was dead, and a hurried
investigation revealed that he bad
| taken hold of the fatal ear OF corn. and
received the contents of the shot gun,
| at a range of not more than four feet,
| in his abdomen. The body was al
| ready cold, and death was probably
instantaneous. Nichols at once went
to Des Arc, sent word to the Sheriff
and Coroner here, and placed himself
| in charge Of the authorities. Sheriff
| O'Neal and Coroner Farrar went to
Des Arc that afternoon. The facts
| were found TO be about as above re-
lated and the jury rendered verdict OF
accidental death. Nichols testified that
he had no intention of killing a1yOne
and had only laid the trap to fright
en- the thief whoever he might be-
The excitement in the immediate COM
munity over the killing was intense,