Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-01

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season for this wonderful rural play.
The story is laid in the Old Vermont
Hills on the ~"Spruceby Farm and is
an excellent comedy drama with a
strong double plot. The characters
are carefully drawn, the situations are
realistic and the comedy is abundant
and wholesome.
Saturday, December twenty
seventh, Miss Mary Edgar entertain
ed with a luncheon and miscellaneous
shower in honor of Miss Mildred Huff
whose engagement to Mr.. Wesley
Langdon of Hornersville Missouri,
has lately been announced. At the
table,, beautifully decorated in pink
and white covers were laid for the fol-
lowing guests: Misses Mildred Huff,
Fredonia Jane Ringo, Lucille Ringo,
Josephine Francis and Roberta
Francis.
Married-At the residence of the
BRIDES parents, lear Ironton, Mo-,
Thursday, Christmas day, 1918, at
noon, Mr.. George Blue and Miss
Azille Mari, Rev. J. R. A. Vaughan,
pastor of Fort Hill church, officiating.
The attendants were Miss Camille
MARI, a sister of the bride, and Mr..
Walter Fisher, Jr. Mr.. Blue and his
bride boarded an evening train for st.
Louis, where they will make their
home. The REGISTER joins a legion
of Iron county friends in wishing
them every happiness.
In reference to the report that Rev.
N. B. Henry, now located at Bonnie
Terre, is to be made President of
Marvin College at Fredericktown, the
Bonnie Terre Register says: "When
called up Rev. Henry stated that he
did not know much about the effort
to elect him President but later ad-
mitted that the matter had been Civ
en- some consideration by the Board
and while he had not positively re-
fused he felt that his duty lay with the
church at least for a while yet. The
fact that this is his last year here may
be some reason for him accepting the
position next fall"
The entertainment given by the M
E. Sunday School at Graniteville
Christmas v night was a grand sue
cess. The children and grown-upt
who took part did splendidly, making
about one of the best, if not the best
entertainments we have had fol
years. Far from the failure that i
was hoped to be by one, whose bitter
ly opposed the children in their efforts
Still his opposition did amount tt
but Nay. And with a full house WE
had the best of order, and we wish tt
thank the boys for their good be
havior which shows our boys can b
gentlemen if they but try. K
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, of Fort Hill Church, met at Mrs
Aspley's residence December IL, 1918
for it's annual election of officers. Fol
lowing are the names of those chosen
President, Mrs. Kate Whitworth; 1s
, Vice President, Miss Maude Langdon
I'd Vice President, Mrs. Allen; Sd Vic
President Mrs. /. G.. Whitworth; Treas
urer, Mrs. E. @. Baird; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Curry; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. G. W. Farrar; Pres
Superintendent, Mrs. A. M. Plante; AS
~sistant Superintendent of Supplies
Mrs. A.A. Jacobs; Agent "Missionar.
Voice." Mrs. E. Hatten.
), The day of the big turkey drive
! may be a thing of the past, but tn
day Of the big goose drives is still j
vogue in these parts at lesst. Las
/, Friday many residents of this cit
witnessed the scene of a big COOS
drive up through the streets of Shell
> bina. In all there were about 30
; geese and some 200 ducks in tn
flock. The birds we're driven fror
a corral in the south part of the tow
up to the poultry house of j. M. Dea
on Walnut street where they wer
cooped and sent to an eastern mar
y ket. This great flock of geese an
U ducks was quite a curiosity to man
of our people who had eve witness
d ed a similar scene before.-Torch
u light.
. An adjourned term of circuit couI
convened Monday afternoon for th
purpose of trying John Smith for tn
> murder of Dick Parker, near Bixby
9 in the west end of Iron county, Jul
Q 9th last. A jury was secured by to
O'Clock Tuesday morning and the hea
! ing of evidence began. All the ties
timony was in and instructions give
to the jury by nine o'clock that nigh
The attorneys will make their argr
n ments this "wednesday morning an
the cas- will be given to the jury
a noon. The defendant is a man abol
n So years of age; his son, Jim, aged 1
It was killed at the same time Park
e was. Prosecuting Attorney Damro
is and q. R. Polak Of Poplar Bluff al
n representing the state. Mr.. o. ]
% Munger of Wayne county is couns
for the defendant. Court is expecte
If to adjourn this evening.
~ The editor acknowledges with prit
q, and qualification the many tokens