Iron County register., 1900-02-08

new d. Il. Batten IS still at Des Arr
engaged In protracted meeting. A
note from him last Saturday stated
that 20 conversions was the result O
the meeting up to that time.-Pied
mont Banner.
a lot OF scrapers were unloaded a.
DeLassus one day last week and taker
out On the proposed line of the Chester
d Western railroad. 1t is said that
unless work is begun on the road by
the 1st of February many of the right:
OF way secured will lapse.-Farmtnq
ton Times.
Geo. Callison. a youth living south
OF town, was arrested TUESDAY on
complaint of c. G. Lashley, the res.
taurant man, who complained that
Callison disturbed his peace on last
Saturday night. Callisou pleaded no;
guilty and will have a trial before
Squire Fairchild Saturday.
The Presbyterian church wishes to
thank all the friends who so kindly as
sisted In the meetings while Mr.. Birch
was with US. We are grateful for the
financial assistance which enabled us
to make so handsome an offering. The
total offerings for all purposes during
the meetings being over $3.50.
Collector O'Neal had the Constable
busy Monday serving notices of levy
on people who had failed to pay their
taxes. Such a proceeding makes con-
siderable cost tor the delinquent, but
Mr.. O'Neal has determined to collect
the taxes if possible. Those who have
not paid may expect an officer to call
on them any day.
81 think l would go crazy with pain
were is not for Chamberlain's Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. w. III. Stapleton,
Herminie, Pa. 81 have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remidies without number,
but Pain Balm is the best medicine
have got hold Of" One application
relieves the pain. For sale by Geo. c.
Jacobs.
Word was received here this week
announcing the death last Saturday of
Miss Grace Welch at the home of her
uncle, Mr.. Thos. Welch, in jefferson
county. Miss Grace was the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James Welch
who lived in Ironton many years. The
young lady's death was due to pulmon-
ary troubles and she had been sick for
some time.
AT the residence of Mrs. A. s.
Prince, last Thursday, February 1st,
the annual election of officers of the
Baptist Ladies' Aid Society was held.
The following were elected for the
year 1900: President, Mrs. W. A.
Fletcher; Vice-President, Mrs. J. n.
Bishop; Treasurer, Mrs. S. P. Ringo;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. H. Fl. Bu-
ford; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Louis Miller.
There will be Gospel meeting for
men and boys at the NJ. Z. church,
Ironton, Sunday February IL, at P. NJ.
This meeting is to be held under the
auspices of the Minister'S Association.
A special program is prepared for the
occasion. Addresses will be made by
leading Christian men representing the
various churches. The general topic
will be 1.-The attitude of men toward
IuO SOSpCI VI COSuo ChA AoS' "A h4oLS
quartet will furnish special music. All
men and boys are earnestly and cor
daily invited to be present.
The big lead and baryties land sale
being promoted by Messrs. Long &
Elledge of this county, is assuming
shape which looks as if the deal will
be closed before the end of the present
month. The latest advice from New
York headquarters is that the money
is ready to be paid for the lands as
soon as the deeds and abstracts can be
perfected and passed upon by the East
eru attorneys. This deal comprises
the transfer of about 81, 900 acres, in
which is included some of the best
mining tracts of the county.-POtOst
Independent.
On Wednesday of last week Mr.. Nc
Cabe, the railroad detective, brought
to Ironton a young man named John
White, who stole $50 from the cash
drawer in the depot at Middlebrook
on January 10Th. White happened to
be in the depot when the acting agent,
G. E. Townsend, put his cash drawer
out on table to make change. The
agent turned his back for a moment,
when White helped himself to 500 and
started. McCabe located White some
where in St. Francois county and
brought him here for trial. The de-
fendant received a sentence of three
months in Jail.
In printing the personal assessment
list last week the amount of personal
property returned by w. L. Gay was
given as $780, This was in accord
with the amount appearing on the as
sessment book, and ''tallied" with the
list returned by Mr.. Gay. He informs
US, however, that in making out his
list he made an error. Under the
head aggregate statement of solvent
notes secured by mortgage or deed of
trust" he returned 800 where it was
his intention to return $1,000. So MIR.
Gay intended his total personal assess
ment to be $126O instead of $500 as
printed last week.
Collector O'Neal last week received
letter from Mr.. Cook, Superintend-
ent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, St Louis, enclosing check
for $SS.62-just one-half the tax as
sessed against the telegraph company
in this county. 1t is the purpose of
the company to resist payment of the
other half of the taxes levied against
it on the ground that the assessment
of &bo;r ororapfx- h1- tho Sta 70 Roa,-d Of