Just to remind everyone -- Charlotte's "Pearls" are now archived permanently at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/mo_newspaper.htm -------------------------------- Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri Part II WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 1885 DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were reported the past week: Date Name Age Jan 30 Thomas R STEWART 23 years Jan 28 Mary A. LORENZ 55 years Jan 12 Bridget DOWDEL 52 years Jan 20 Frank KYLE 11 months Feb 13 Martin FASSHOLTZ 20 years BIRTHS Date Name of Mother Sex Jan 18 Mrs. Thomas ANDERSON boy Jan 21 Mrs. Dedriche ULZEN boy Jan 31 Mrs. John NIPPERT boy Jan 18 Mrs. Frank SKWOR girl Jan 26 Mrs. John GOZA girl Feb 5 Mrs. Wm. SCHLUETER boy Feb 10 Mrs. Adolph FELKEMEYER boy Feb 8 Mrs. James McDANIEL boy Feb 18 Mrs. Chris EGGERS girl Feb 15 Mrs. John ZACK boy Feb 20 Mrs. John H. POESTNER boy WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 1885 Mrs. Wm. MOCKBEE of Pevely, died last Friday morning, of Pneumonia. LICENSED TO MARRY - John PERADORE and Mary GIBSON, Jasper N. McGEE and Sarah R. BUCHER, John W. STRUNK and Ester M. SMITH. Mr. Valentine MATTHEWS, an old citizen of Pevely, died last week, of Kidney disease. He was a stone mason by trade, and an industrious, useful citizen. Mrs. Wm. CLARK feels like putting on the usual badge of mourning. Her old riding mare died last week, aged 27 years. Mrs. C. owned the animal from the time it was a colt. Mr. John ARNOLD and Mrs. COURTNEY of Clay County, Mo., have been visiting at James T. MOSS', the past week. Mr. Arnold is step-father and Mrs. COURTNEY half sister of Mrs. MOSS. Our friend, Joseph BLAKE of Sandy, has had more than his share of afflictions. His wife and fifteen year-old daughter both died in a week. The disease was a very malignant type of measles, very similar to what was known as "army measel" during the war. Delafayette HUSKEY of Big River, son of John HUSKEY, Sr., lost his life in a singular manner last Thursday. He was chopping timber for rails, when a tree fell and hung on the limb of another. He started to chop the second tree, when the limb broke suddenly, and before he could get out of the way, he was struck on the head and instantly killed. He leaves quite a large family. Last Friday afternoon Wenzel WALLACK was on his way home from St. Louis, having a jug of kuemmel in his wagon. When he got to SWANTNER's Blacksmith shop on Salem creek, he stopped and Wenzel PINTNER and other neighbors assisted in drinking the liquor. WALLACK and PINTER got into the wagon and started for home. Before going far WALLACK fell out, and when found was unable to stand. When the team PINTER was found in the wagon dead. A post mortem examination was held by Drs. THURMAN and WILLIAMS, and an inquest by 'Squire DILLON. the verdict was that PINTER came to his death by causes unknown. There seems to be considerable mystery about the matter, but no evidence of foul play. On petition of at least fifty voters of Rock township, the court ordered a vote in said township, to be had on the 20th of March, on the adoption of the act "for organization for road purposes." Election judges were appointed as follows - Maxville, George ZIEGLER, J.M. FREDERITZIE, Hubert BECKER and W.J. KIRK; Bohemian Church, Jacob SCHWALLA, J. BROSSARD, Jonas YATES and Frank GAMACHE; Kimmswick, X. ARNOLD, B. RICHARDSON, J.W. NORTH and L.E. WATERS; Antonia, Geo. MARTIN, Wm. BUECHTING, X. KOHLER and E. BERGMEYER. </HTML>