NOTE: The "Pearls" are posted on ROOTS-L because it is a genealogy list, for those who may also have interest in MISSOURI events etc. Charlotte Maness ------------ 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 WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 1885 DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age April 18 Arthur BRACKMANN 3 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex March 1 Mrs. Chris FINK boy April 26 Mrs. Calvin McMULLIN girl May 17 Mrs. James COUCH girl May 15 Mrs. Jas. M. MANWARRING girl May 8 Mrs. Peter L. BURNS girl May 18 Mrs.W.J. KIRK boy To the memory: Of Ernie HOEKEN, who died April 27, 1884. St. Louis, April 27, 1885. L.H. AMOR. (This item was in the form of a memorial poem not included.) CIRCUIT COURT - William KOTZENBURG from Germany was made a citizen of the United States. William SCHOREDER was found guilty by a jury of attempting to commit rape, and his punishment was assessed at two and a half years in the penitentiary. The court afterwards commuted the punishment to a fine of one hundred dollars - to be paid by boarding in jail twenty days. Joseph FERRIS, colored, charged with stealing a hog, was acquitted by a jury. Filmore HIGGINBOTHAM was in town Tuesday, getting medical aid for his little boy, who has been very low with a malignant fever for nearly three weeks. The little WHITEHEAD boy, who received serious injures while riding in the caboose of a freight train, is out again, but minus a leg, the amputation of which was necessary from the injuries received at that time. J.D. NEMMICH, the unfortunate man who fell from a ladder, breaking his leg and making amputation necessary, has since died. He was buried on Friday. Among those who visited us from Hillsboro the past week, were noticed W.H.H. THOMAS, Judge ELKINS, Louis GREEN, J. Ed WALKER, Will ELKINS, N.W. WELCH and others. WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 1885 Judge ELKINS is up and around again, but apparently feeble, from an attack of fever and tonsiletus. (This "typo" was printed so in the paper, and is NOT my typo. C.M.) Rev.S.W. EMERY will preach the funeral of Mrs. Mary GOOCH, at Sunny Side church, next Sunday at 4 p.m. Rev. S. FRAZIER will preach the funeral of Mrs. Fannie, wife of Thos. L. WILLIAMS and daughter of Samuel GREER, next Sunday, at Swashin Church. Owing to the sickness of his baby, Mr. HURTGEN did not take Wm. CONRAD to the penitentiary until last Friday. Fred. VOLLMAR accompanied the Sheriff in the capacity of guard. LICENSED TO WED - Joseph J. WILKINSON and Ida ULMER, Louis W. LUCAS and Lucy DAVIS, Aaron FRANCIS and Annie McMINN, George A. THOMAS and Mary McGREADY. The last couple named are colored. A silly story has been circulated in this county to the effect that Dr. NULL and his wife had separated, and had each taken up with another partner. They are now living at Lane, Kansas, where they have been ever since they removed from Eureka. They are doing well and are satisfied with their situation. They are regular readers of the J.D., and will doubtless be disappointed to know that they have left some slanderous enemies behind. </HTML>