Iron County register., 1899-05-11

remember the May Festival at
GranIteville next Wednesday evening.
May 18th. All who attend are sure of
royal good time.
| The Governor last Saturday appoint
ed JAS Buford as County Treasurer to
succeed T. w. Whitworth, whose term
has expired. Mr.. Buford will likely
qualify and take charge at the June
term OF County Court. Jim" will
make an efficient and safe officer, and
he has promised to let .'the widders'
alone.
The editor is in receipt of a card an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Louise
Beeson McKibben of St. Louis and Mr..
Milton Pleasant Cayce of Pennington
on Monday, May 8, 1899. Mr.. Cayce
Is cashier of the Bank of Pennington
and is well known to many of our citi-
zens. May every happiness come to
him and his.
| Professor Hawkins recently took the
enumeration of school children in the
Pilot Knob school district He saws
that in one colored family he found
children OF school age as follows: one
thirteen. one twelve. one eleven, one
ten, one nine and two seventh all
seven children of school age with the
eldest but thirteen years old. The
Professor made no inquiry as to the
number of children in the family under
seven years of age. He should have
done so.
Prof. A. P. Vance has discontinued
4 SPl iS
to inaugurate such a school beginning
Monday, May Is, 1899. This will
| give the teachers four weeks for re-
viewing before the final examination
| the last week of the Institute, which
begins June 5th. Come out, teachers,
make the training school a success;
| enable yourselves to do more efficient
work in the Institute, and be better
| equipped for successful teaching.
j. NJ. HAWKINS, County Com'r.
The string band took up their instru-
| ments one evening last week, went up
to Mr.. Aug. Rieke's residence, and
rendered a serenace to the family in
general, but more particularly to Mrs.
NJ. Fleischer in honor of her birthday.
A few friends gathered and a very nice
| time was had. Luncheon was served,
and song and music followed until the
hands of the clock were close to the
perpendicular. Then, wishing the
lady many happy returns of her natal
day, the guests departed for home and
rest.
H. NJ. Collins, Ironton's most enter
prising and accommodating livery
/ 4 80 H. oF
the public to the fact that he is better
equipped for general livery business
this year than ever before. He has an
unequaled line of buggies and other
vehicles and the stables are filed with
first class horses. Especial attention
paid to travelling men and summer
visitors. Picnic and fishing parties
| fitted out in tip-top shape. Remem-
Der when you want good saddler. a
buggy or any other rig call on Collins. |
He will treat you right.
A new order of service will be intro
duced at the Presbyterian church next |
Sabbath. 1t will be printed and placed |
in the pews for the use of the congre- |
CATION. The choir is receiving some |
very able new members by whose aid |
the musical program will be both help |
full and attractive. The subject for
the discourse at morning service IS "A |
Shieid'; at evening service, ''Aeneas." |
All who have no church home else |
where are most cordially invited to at |
tend the services of this church. |
Strangers are always welcome.
THOs. F. MARSHALL, Pastor.
Mr.. John Blemel of the Blue Store
desires to inform the public that he |
has a brand new lot of freezers and is
better prepared TO attend to the ice
cream trade this season than ever be- |
fore. Ice cream on hand every day |
and served at all hours. Orders for |
quarts, gallons or more, for families, |
parties or picnics will receive prompt |
and careful attention. Mr.. Blemel So |
licits your patronage and is certain he |
can please you. The prices will be |
| found very reasonable. When the |
sweltering days of summer come and |
you want ice cream, remember the |
Blue Store.
The A. V. Cornet Band went over to |
Arcadia last Thursday evening and
awoke the silent echoes of her peace |
full streets. The boys were cordially
greeted by the good people Of our sis
ter town and made to feel that they
were welcome. The thanks OF the
band are specially due to Father Wer-
merit of the Arcadia College and to Mr..
w. II. Whitworth. and the members
take pleasure in duly acknowledging
| the same. After a stay of a couple of
hours, the return home was made
without accident, and sweet sleep soon
came at the call of tired limbs and
clear consciences.
The school board met Saturday night
to elect teachers for next year. For
principal there were two voted for, S.
A. Baker and A. P. Vance. The vote
was tie, 7. A. johnson, W. P. Toney
and E. j. Shelton voting for Baker,
and T. A. Leeper, J. E. Waits and F.
NJ. Randall for Vance. About one
/ hundred ballots were taken, all result
| ing in tie. They next proceeded to
elect the others and without opposition
the following three were elected.
II. Lucy, Miss Jessie Martin and Miss
Myaa Withers. Quite a number of
votes were taken for a teacher to sue
| ceed Miss Emma Clore but no election
was had. A while before midnight
the board adjourned to meet again on
Wednesday, May 8, at P. NJ, but as
this paper is printed in the afternoon