Iron County register., 1899-11-30

AT the meeting OF Ironton Lodge, X.
F., No. PA, last Friday night the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the en-.
suing year: B. S. Gregory, c. c.; E.
c. Tual, Jr.. V. c.; I. A. Marshall, P.
w. L. Gay, M. W.; w. j. Schwab, K.
K. & s.; R. L. Farmer, M. F.; John
Blemel, NJ. E.; Alex. Fletcher, M. A.
A half-dozen 'full-grown live wild
turkeys were on the Ironton market
last week The eggs had been taken
from nest in the woods in the spring
time and hatched by a hen on the
farm. For several months, though, it
has been necessary to keep the turkeys
confined to keep them from going to
the woods.
Allie Hunt, one of the young negro
hoodlums that loaf about town, and
on every occasion make as much noise
as possible, last Friday stole a pair of
gloves from VIM. Woolem who works
at Collins stable. Woolem learned
who had the gloves and had Hunt ar
rested. The latter pleaded guilty be-
fore squire Fairchild and was given
thirty days in jail.
Mrs. Haskell, the famous elocution-
ist will give a recital in the Academy
of Music Friday evening December 1st.
She will come under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Haskell
needs no introduction to this communi-
ty as she has been here before and
everybody knows her entertainments
are of high order, full of fine fun and
| fine art.
The Union Thanksgiving Service at
the Presbyterian Church will be well
worth witnessing. A large choir of
about twelve voices will render special
music for the occasion. The Rev. Mr..
Steel will preach the sermon. The
other ministers will assist in the SER
vice. Let all the people come together
and spend an hour in public Thanks
giving to the Lord for all his benefits.
The service begins at 1920 and closes
at 1880.
| Owing to the fact that his duties in
| De Soto require all his time Mr.. Brit
tain has severed his connection with
the church here, and will in future de-
vote himself exclusively to the church
at De Soto. In the thirty years exis-
tence of St. Paul's Church, it has never
had a rector equal in efficiency, zeal
and fidelity to Mr.. Britain. And it is
not within the range of probabilities
that the church will be so fortunate as
to secure another man like him at an
early day.
Frank Maugrum, who lives in the
southern end of the county, near Bru-
not, was brought to Ironton last
Wednesday evening by Sheriff Gregory
and Constable Marshall, and lodged in
jail on a warrant from Independence
county, Arkansas, charging him with
selling mortgaged cotton. The crime
was committed eleven years ago but
Mangrum succeeded in evading arrest
all that time. The Arkansas authori
ties arrived here Thursday and Man
grum agreed 10 GO to that State without
requisition papers. Mangrum has a
wife and family living near Brunot.
The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady,
who contributed some personal exper-
fences to the December Ladies' Home
Christmas Means in the Far West" is
rector of the Memorial Church of
Saint Paul. at Overlook, Philadel-
phia suburb. For number of years
he was Archdeacon of the Episcopal
diocese of Kansas, and while engaged
in that missionary work had many
unusual apd varied experiences. Mr..
Brady's first literary work was "For
Love of Country" and his next story,
..For the Freedom of the Sea-" is the
latest novel from his pen. Mr.. Brady
has marvellous capacity for work. In
addition 20 all his literary labors he has
done more than one mans task in mis-
sionary work as Archdeacon of Penn
sylvania, retiring from the post but
recently.
The following is taken from the last
| issue of the Pennington Times: The
melodrama lin White Robes" depict
ing the prosecutions of Christians in
Rome during the reign of Nero, pre-
sented by a number of the young peo-
pie of our town at the Opera House
last Friday evening, for the benefit of
the Public School Library, under the d.
rection of F. L. Mayor of Ironton, was
decided success in every way. The
play was nicely costumed and the diff
cult role of each was we'll rendered.
There were between thirty and forty
young men and women, boys and girls,
in the cast, and they all did remarka-
bly, we'll, showing much histrionic apti-
tude and appreciation of the several
parts assigned them. Where all did so
well, we would not attempt to partic-
ularize, for each deserved and received
the commendation of the entire audi
ence The gross proceeds
amounted to $105. 30. After all ex-
penses were paid, including the amount
paid the director of the play, about
$50 was left for the use of the public
school library"
crowd of hunters from jefferson
county spent the past two weeks in
Reynolds county hunting. In the par
ty was X. w. McMullin, editor OF the
Jefferson Democrat Writing to his
paper from Edge Hill, November 10Th
MIR. McMullin says: Game Is not as
plentiful here as it used to be. This
is Wednesday night, and we have put
in three days hunting. The result so
far in the way of game is, los squir-
rels, 20 quals. 2 ducks, fox and one
large deer. The forenoon is devoted
to deer hunting, and all hands put In
an hour or two late in the afternoon
after squirrels and quail. Quail shoot
ino has tn he confined fO the fields and