Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-06
LOCAL BREVITTEs.

The electric light question ought to
receive attention.
Hicks calls for some cold weather
the first of the coming week.
Preaching at the NJ. z. Church Sun
day morning at II o'clock A. NJ.
Gross & Tolleson have very neat
and attractive calendar for 1898.
The Probate Docket for the February
term is published IN this weeks paper.
The colored population INDUCED in
a show and festival last Thursday
night.
There will be services at st. Paul's
church every Sunday, morning and
evening.
Miss Maude Edgar entertained a
number of old class mates at a watch
party New Years eve.
The thermometer registered two
degrees Saturday night-the coolest
night, thus far, this winter.
The Sunset Limited was late Monday
and did not pass through here until
three o'clock in the afternoon.
w r. Mays, Presiding Elder, will
conduct Quarterly Conference at Fort
Hill church next Saturday and Sunday.
All are invited.
One of the day crews on the pushers
was pulled off, one day last week.
There are now two day and three night
crews working.
Regular meeting K. P. lodge to-
morrow night. Full attendance de-
sired. Election of officers and other
important business.
Ramsey. Schafer & Clark's Picnic
Party was at the Academy of Music
Tuesday evening. The show gave sat-
isfaction but the attendance was quite
small.
The old year was watched out and
the new year in, by number of young
people at the home of the Misses Min
ME and Eva Purkiss. All had de-
lightful time.
The New Year was ushered in last
Friday night by the ringing of church
bells and the firing of few stray
guns. This constituted about all the
observation of the day in the Valley.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
Ia Dss Arc there will be ID services at
the Baptist church next Sunday. The
pastor will devote several of his Sun
day night sermons in the future to the
s.Balm of Gilead."
A car load of machinery for the
screen sash and door factory arrived
from st. Louis last Thursday, and is
now being placed in position. The
factory is expected to be in operation
before many weeks.
The boys at Graniteville who take
such a delight IN throwing rocks ha6
better "look leedle oud!' Some of
these times they will run up against
the wrong man, and when they do.
the fun will end right there.
The dance at the Valley View House,
Arcadia, last Friday night was attend
ed by about twenty-five couples, who
merrily danced the "OId Year out and
the New Year in" The occasion was
unanimously declared success.
J. w. Clarkson was a passenger on
the south-bound train Friday night,
returning from a trip to Pennsylvania
where he had gone to investigate and
report on some timber lands for the
NJ issouri Lumber & Mining Company.
A reception was rendered Rev. Ar
thur Britain, the new rector OF st.
Paul's church. at the residence OF Mr..
David Myers last Friday evening. The
occasion proved a very pleasant one
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present.
Miss Lucy Jacobs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Jacobs, left Ironton
Monday for St. Charles, where she
will attend the Underwood College
She was accompanied there by her un-
Gle, Mr.. D. l.. Dyas, who met her in
St. Louis.
C.V. Langdon has purchased the
mercantile stock and establishment of
his brother, A. J. Langdou, at Cotton
Plant, and the latter will soon open up
an extensive store in his new brick
building at Hornersville. - Dunktln
Democrat.
Rev. T. L. Hunt of Lesterville
preached last Sabbath morning and
evening in the Presbyterian Church to
an appreciative audience. Mr.. Hunt is
a close-thinker and has original ideas
which make his sermons interesting
and impressive. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Thomson of
St. Louis entertained large party OF
Young friends from the city at Valley
Home las: Saturday and Sunday. The
party came down on special car
Saturday morning, returning on the
fast mail Sunday evening.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending January 4th, showing the high
est and lowest temperature recorded
each day: Dec 29th, 81, 81; 30th, 81,
81: 3Ist, 81, "a; Jan. 1st, %, s; I'd, 50,
>: Sd, 90, 20; 4th, AZ, Sc. Rain
fall, .OS.
List of letters remaining IN the Post
Office at Ironton. Mo-. for the month
ending Dec 31st, 1897. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Bell Solomon Reno L d Mr.
Bills J A Mr. Reynolds JohnleMr
Cable Bette Mrs Turley Mary Miss
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