Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Cool and delightful the past few
days.
Harry Byers is talking of OPEN
ing a furnishing goods store.
The oldest inhabitant does not
recall a summer like this one.
Don't forget the lawn party at
the rectory Thursday evening.
The screen factory has started a
second cottage in North Ironton.
MI. Register is now domiciled in
John Marshall's home in west
Ironton.
Some badly needed repairs are
being made on the tower in the
Academy of Music building.
Sprouting in the shock has
played havoc with the wheat that
was harvested in this section.
The first car of watermelons for
this season arrived last Friday.
They were small and hardly ripe.
The Riding and Driving Assoc
citation proposes having friendly
meets on the track every Saturday
afternoon.
Roy Snyder has disposed of his
interest in the grocery store to J..
A. Hummell, who will in future
have charge of the same.
Rev. Stowell went to Poplar
Bluff Sunday. The rector at Pop
lar Bluff filed the pulpit for Mr.
Stowell at Fredericktown.
Arthur Nall, a painter from IRON
ton, came over here Monday. He
is going to paint John Dale's
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Holiness people intend hold
ing a big meeting east of Des Arc,
commencing September 22d. A
large attendance is expected.
1t is said that the car of water
melons that came here last week
was the first load Of Missouri
melons on the market this year.
We had four inches of rain last
Thursday, and a total of over
twenty inches the past month.
This eclipses all former records.
Troop I'M" of the Ninth Cavalry
arrived in the Valley from the
Barracks Saturday, and will spend
a month or more at the rifle range.
The M. E. Church, South, was
organized and began it's work in
Arcadia Valley in 1928, and has
continued its work till the present
date.
Lawn party by the ladies of St.
Paul's Guild at the rectory Thurs
day evening. Refreshments will
be served. Everybody invited to
attend.
The regular services will be held
next Sunday morning and after
noon at Fort Hill. Visitors and
strangers in the Valley are speci-
ally invited.
Nearly everybody, except the
State game warden, seems to be
of the opinion that the resident of
a county needs no license to hunt
in that county.
The tent services are still in pro-
gress. The attendance is good
and much interest is manifested.
Rev. DR.. White will remain here
throughout the week.
The administrator has COM
pleted taking inventory of the
stock of merchandise of the late
w. H. Byers. The inventory is in
the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Mr.. Bemer Cain will succeed his
brother, E.. E. Cain, as manager of
the screen factory here. Bemer is
a fine fellow and we are glad to
know he is going to stay with us.
w. R. Wehner and Miss Louisa
Ann Waters both of Pilot Knob
secured a marriage license from
Recorder Hawkins to-day. The
ceremony will take place tonight.
New members are to be received
at the Epworth League next Sun
day, 7:15, at the brick chapel in
Ironton. Mrs. Gilbert Whitworth,
leader. Strangers specially in
vited.
w. A. Light of the livery firm Of
Mayes & Light, has sold his inter-
est in the business to Henry
Weaver. Mayes & Weaver will
have charge of the business in
future.
DR.. Marshall Tuesday evening
entertained a number of young
friends. The occasion was in honol
of Miss Edna Bryan, of Spring
field, Mo.,.who is the guest Of Miss
Alice Gay.
Called meeting of indian r. A
Chapter, No. II, Saturday after.
noon and evening, July 10Th
Work in all the degrees. All mem
bers urged to attend.
R. w. GAY, Sec'y.
The following services will be
held at st. Paul's church (Episco-
pal) on Sunday, July 30th: Holy
communion, 7:30A. M; Holy com.
munion and sermon, II A. NJ.
Evening prayer and sermon, 8 P. M
For some reason unknown to us
we understand that our subscrib.
ers at Graniteville failed to receive
their papers last week. The fault
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