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 10 JUNE 1885 Within the past week the school board of De Soto has determined the length of the term, the salaries of teachers, and has hired its teachers. The following teachers were selected: Prof.J.M. SHELTON, principal; Miss J.M. FITZGERALD, first assistant; Miss Minnie DAY, second assistant; Mrs. Charles RANKIN, Miss Grace CUNNINGHAM, Miss Millie LANE, Miss Sallie PINSON, Miss McKAY, and Miss Anna McCLURE are the other teachers. Edwin D. LUCKEY did not apply. HOUSE'S SPRING - John STOUSE and James WINER are on a visit at Wm. STOUSE's, in the Indian Nation. The WEASE boys are lucky. Some time since Albert caught a mammoth fish out of Big River, weighing 48 pounds instead of 60 as reported. His brother, Ed., tried his luck, and caught one that pulled down 43 pounds. They were both catfish. WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 1885 Henry VANDERCRUSEN is putting the engine he bought from Joseph YERGER estate into his mill, near House's Springs. Rev. RIGGIN, Mrs. Walter CLARKSON and Miss Mamie AMONETT, all of Caledonia, are visiting W.R. DONNELL's. They expect to take in Crystal City today. About two weeks ago Joseph PFEIL, Jr., living on Rock Creek, lost his house by fire. It was insured in the Home of New York, and the loss has already been adjusted and paid. We learn that Hubert BECKER has another boy at his house, who arrived at Maxville on the 9th inst. However, we have our doubts about it, as Mr. BECKER was in our office, last Monday, and never mentioned or asked us to. We saw from Judge Jos. J. WILLIAMS countenance, last week, that something pleasant had happened and learned, on enquiry, that his wife and daughter had just returned from a several days' visit to relatives in Moberly, Mo. The Judge didn't enjoy keeping "bach" and hence the change. LICENSED TO WED - Peter DUGAN and Mary VALLE, Charles H.W. VIEHLAND and Wilhelmina M.E. NIERMANN, Hermann HAROFF and Mary AUPEL, James HILL and Harriett B. SMITH, Elijah PARKER and Mary BOYER, William WEDDER and F.A. DANHAUER, Charles E. PYLE and Ella A. WATSON, William O'BRIEN and Sarah TERRACE, B.F. HERRINGTON and Rosa POWER. 'Squire McFARLAND, on the 7th inst., at the residence of Mrs. Nancy DUGAN, married Peter DUGAN and Miss Mary VALLE. On Sunday, the 14th, 'Squire SHEIBLE said a like ceremony, at Sheriff HURTGEN's residence, which united James HILL of Limitville and Harriett P. SMITH of Hillsboro in the bonds of matrimony. As the Sheriff was "Hattie's" guardian, he ought to be James' father-in-law by rights. DEATH SAND BIRTHS - The following births were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name of Mother Sex April 23 Mrs. J.C. MARTIN boy May 2 Mrs. Henry RINKE girl May 1 Mrs. L.J. ROZIER girl May 13 Mrs.A.J. DUNLAVEY girl May 2 Mrs. Wm. GOFF boy May 31 Mrs. John TURK boy May 18 Mrs. John OBER girl DIED - Near Hematite, May 12, 1885, Nellie, wife of J.W. ARNOLD, aged nearly 18 years. She was born in Illinois, July 28, 1867. [Jefferson WATCHMAN please copy.] </HTML>