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, 6 MAY 1885 Henry SHORES, a colored youth of 22 years, was tried in the Washington county Circuit court on a charge of rape, two weeks ago, and was sent to the penitentiary for a term of 22 years. In speaking of the trial the Potosi Independent says - Prosecuting Attorney HARRIS being sick, the state was represented by Hon. Jas. F. GREEN, Prosecuting attorney of Jefferson county, who achieved quite a reputation here for the very able manner in which he conducted the prosecution. Wm. SCHWENK, an old blacksmith of De Soto, has associated himself with this bother, Philip, in the blacksmith and wagonmaker business, under the firm name of SCHWENK Bros. They are doing business at SCHWENK & SCHULTZ' old stand east of the rail road, near BRYANT's stables. Philip is a good workman, and the new firm deserves a liberal patronage. Give them a trial. Henry SMITH of St. Francois county purchased of the HERROD estate an old blacksmithshop that belonged, before and during the war, to Thomas HALE, who was murdered during the war. He tore the shop down and hauled the logs home to make fence-posts of. On sawing one of the logs into, he struck an augur-hole containing one thousand dollars in old Missouri bank notes. The notes are considered worthless now, but at the time they were placed in the log they were evidently good and concealed there for safe-keeping. The hole was plugged with a wooden pin and the money was well preserved. PROBATE COURT - Business transacted by Judge ELKINS last Saturday: Reinhold SCHLECHT was appointed administrator of the estate of John HAMPEL, deceased; C.H. KIRKOFF of the estate of Eliza KIRKOFF, deceased; Joseph GRIFFIN of the estate of Frederick CHARLEVELLE, deceased, and Ann DAVIS administratrix of the estate of Silas DAVIS, deceased. A prize-fight contest, will take place at the Opera House, on the 19th inst., between J.H. BATES of this city and a pugilist of St. Louis. BATES was successful in a "bout" at Charleston last month. John D. HEARST, at different times, has heard the cries of strange animals in his neighborhood, but what was his astonishment, when on Saturday, a lion (LYON) put in an appearance, creating somewhat of a stir in the vicinity! For the benefit of the uninitiated, it will be well to state that Mr. B. LYON of LaClede, Linn county, is visiting the family of Mr. HEARST. Mr. L. thinks of stopping several days in our county. OBITUARY - DIED - Near Hematite, August 28, 1884, Hilliard, son of Harrison and Margaret GAINES, in the 27th year of his age. He, like many other young men, went West to seek a fortune, and there contracted that dreaded disease, consumption, and, after fifteen months of patient suffering, he closed his eyes in death. To those who were his friends we need not speak, yet a parting word of the virtues of the dead is always the last sad duty of the living. Those with whom he dealt can readily attest his honesty, and those whom he called friends will acknowledge by the last respectful tear, the generous and noble impulses of his heart. A FRIEND. April 25, 1885. ((The dates of Mr. GAINES death were printed in the paper as you see them here, and are NOT my typo's. C.M.)) DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age March 18 John W. FARRELLY 27(?) years March 12 Annie GRIFFAW 104 years March 24 Mangus TULLOCK 82 years April 18 Maggie SHEEREN 22 years April 9 Bridget FARRELLY 24 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex March 27 Mrs. John MILZARK girl March 2 Mrs. Samuel R. PORTER girl April 12 Mrs. W.A. PAUL girl April 25 Mrs. Wm. JARVIS girl April 1 Mrs. Antoine GREEN girl April 6 Mrs. Jacob DORF boy April 29 Mrs. Joseph SMITH boy May 1 Mrs. Louis LOHMANN boy Feb'y 11 Mrs. Wm. HAITER boy Dec 12 Mrs. Horace C. McCLAIN boy WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 1885 Also a new road from Frank CANOPA's, east through lands of Frank and John CANOPA; north through lands of Peter VINYARD, T.G. BRENT, Lewis YATES, J. AUBUCHON and American Plate Glass Co. to Plattin creek. Report of inquest by L.K. WATERS, over body of unknown man approved, and fee bill of $10-45 allowed; report by C. DILLON over body of Winzel PINTNER, was also approved and fee bill of $16.61 ordered certified to Probate court. An old negro woman, living at D.L. HUSKEY's, was ordered sent to the county farm. The prosecuting attorney was ordered to present against estate of Lucinda GASHE bill for money expended by county for her support at insane asylum; also to have corrected an error in the final settlement of General A. PARTNEY's estate, and collect amount of said error. </HTML>