Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-07

d W. AuuECHu3 OAsy OuO Vi ttiC
oldest conductors on the Iron
Mountain running on the Belmont
Branch. The bride is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Steele of this city, a favorite
among her associates and a teach
or in the public school at Oran.
The Enterprise joins their many
friends in wishing them a happy
aud prosperous journey through
their welded life.-CharIeston En-
terprise.
Mr.. Andrews and his bride ar
rived in the Valley Thanksgiving
day and are spending a few days
with Mr.. Andrews parents in Rus
sellville. Sanford's valley friends
will join the REGISTER in wishes
for every happiness for him and
his.
Following a stroke of appoplexy
some three weeks ago, D. l. Riv-
ers, a we'll known attorney of this
section, passed away at his home
in EIvins, last Sunday night.
Death occurred at 1915 o'clock.
MIR. Rivers had been a sufferer of
Bright's disease for the past sew
eral years, and was bedfast in a
partially paralyzed condition
since the fatal stroke of a few
weeks ago, and his death had
been expected at any time. The
funeral was held Tuesday. Ser
vices were conducted at the Ell
wins Methodist church at two
o'clock by Rev. DR.. Stophlet, OF
Flat River, assisted by Rev. Eli
mer Peel, pastor of the Elvins
Baptist church. Interment fol-
lowed at the new Masonic ceme-
terry on the Pennington Flat River
road, near Leadington, The burial
was the first one at the new come
terry, and the remains were laid to
rest at a location in the cemetery
which had been selected by Mr..
Rivers a few months prior to his
death. The Elvins Masonic lodge,
of which he was a member, had
charge of the funeral rites at the
grave. Mr.. Rivers was born in
Pipkin county, Tenn, March 80,
1853. He was the son of Thomas
B. Rivers, a prominent lawyer and
large plantation owner of that Sec
ton. His father also served as a
colonel in the Confederate army.
After receiving a common school
education Mr.. Rivers attended the
Vanderbilt University at Nash
vile, Tenn, and later at the Cecil
liam College at Elizabeth, KY,
where he graduated with the A. B
degree. After graduating from
college he engaged in journalism
for several years. He served as
editor of the Humboldt Journal, the
West Tennessee Journal and the I'M
ION City Chronicle and was also con,
nected in an editorial capacity
with other prominent papers in
Tennessee. Mr.. Rivers completed
a law course at the Cumberland
Presbyterian College at Lebanon,
KY, and was admitted to the bar
in 1878 He moved to Bismarck,
Mo-, in 1880 and continued in the
practice of law in this county I'M
til his death.-Farmington Ne,vs.
There are events and circum-
stances that sometimes come to
US, which are like pleasant GASES
on the desert of life, and which
fill our hearts with gratitude, too
full for utterace. Such a time
came to us on Monday afternoon,
the 9th ult., while the lowering
clouds were lowering DER hill
and vale and the rain was driving
down on man and beast, making
each alike seek his protective
shelter. Well, this is what hap
pened at the Methodist parsonage
on Fort Hill. A wagon drew up
to the kitchen door filled up with
baskets, boxes, packages, bundles
and sacks filled with such things
as the good people of Arcadia and
Ironton knew would be of service
and comfort to the house of a
Methodist preacher. When all
was checked up there were 121
cans, packages and parcels, rang
ing in value from 10 cents each to
$3.50. Oh, what JOY filed our
hearts as with nimble fingers and
eager eyes we began the pleasant
task of taking stock and storing
away, thinking the while of the
donors and the goodness of the
Giver of all good gifts. But the
end of surprises was not yet
About eight o'clock, in the midst
of falling rain, which soon turned
to a driving snow, there was a
knock at the door and here they
came for a reception party, which
secret plan had also been laid for
the hour. When this revelation
came we YER sorry the night was
so bad that only a few of the near
by ones could come. So, after a
couple of hours of pleasantly spent
association and over the smoking
cups of hot chocolate, and super
abundance of cookies and coffee
cakes, they decided to protract it
to the next night. So they came
again, and more, until the room
was filed with young and old and
the walls Of the old parsonage
fairly rang with the laughter of
the young engaged in games and
jokes, and the older ones with
their more serious chat. After
games and contests were over, and
chocolate and cakes were again
disposed Of, father day having
left dame night busy about her af
fairs, and the mercury was flirting
with the zero mark, we saw them
depart, praying the blessing OF
heaven upon each and all. But