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, 3 JUNE 1885 WADING IN MUD - For the first time ye fat man visited Limitville and Crystal City last Saturday. We found the road from Bailey Station to Limitville in a deplorable condition, with mud about a foot deep. This road is probably the most traveled thoroughfare in the eastern portion of the county, and as it is but two and half miles between the two places, it would not take a great deal to build a solid road on the present road bed. Limitville and Crystal City pay a large portion of the taxes of the county, and are entitled to some public recognition. Upon arriving at Limitville we were agreeably surprised. We anticipated to find a small village with a number of hastily constructed cabins; but instead we found a town of about 1,500 population and nice substantial buildings. The only brick we noticed was Mr. WAGGENER's store, a large, commodius building, well filled with general merchandise. Right back of this store is BRICKEY & Co.'s large steam flouring mill, where we found some seven or eight millwrights putting in new machinery ... Some further on we came to three elegant buildings- ARLINGTON's Hall, HAEFNER's store and ADAMS' hotel - all of which show good and tasty architecture. We then waded through the mud to Crystal City, intending to accept the oft repeated invitation of Mr. NEALE to visit the works .... Being desirous to see the glass works, we set about to find Mr. DENHOLM, knowing from the general reputation given us of that gentleman that he would do all in his power to make us enjoy the trip. There is a narrow, elevated sidewalk nearly all the way from Limitville to Crystal City, without which it would have been very difficult, at that stage of the mud, for us to have walked from one town to the other at all; but the walk is dangerously narrow, and when persons met one is compelled to step aside on projecting post until the other passes. There ought to be at least two more plank added to the width of the walk. If Messrs. AUBUCHON, BRIERTON & Co.,are always as they were during the hour we spent in their store, they certainly do the most mercantile business in the county. Mr. BRIERTON introduced us to Mr. AUBUCHON and their chief clerk and book-keeper Mr. BEMENT. The latter's "phis" seemed very familiar, and while studying where we had seen it, he remarked that he was an old typo. Then we knew that "Short" Charley was before us, whom we had not seen since we left A. WEIBUSCH & son's employ sixteen years ago. There is a French barber in Limitville, who is quite an artist in drawing. We inspected some of his work, and must admit that it was exce..ent. His best effort was a drawing, entitle "6 to 1" which represents a fishing party, headed by Mr. McCLANAHAN, the infant, where six men are carrying one small fish, the proceeds of a day's hard labor. Another masterpiece represented McCLANAHAN leaning on a fence, anxiously awaiting some one. Our intention was to visit Judge MADISON and Mr. E. WILLIAMS, who had promised to fill us with strawberries; but the condition of the roads prevented our doing so. However we left orders with Mr. ADAMS to tell Mr. WILLIAMS to ship us a "filling" of the delicious fruit. We took supper with Mr. HOFFMANN at Hanover, where we got as good a meal as we ever did in a city restaurant. He had some thirty boarders, most of whom were stone-masons, employed in repairing the Crystal City railroad bridge. After this month Mr. HOFFMANN will no longer sell beer and wine, as the high license is too much for him. **(There was a lot of incidental chit-chat included in the article which I omitted because of lack of space and genealogical value.) W.J. CORD was called, on Friday, to visit his sick mother in Illinois. Mrs. STERNE of St. Louis, sister of Mrs. HOHENTHAL, has been spending several days here. Mrs. S. is Mrs. HOHENTHAL's youngest sister, and has not visited De Soto for some time. She was accompanied by her children. DEATHS AND BIRTHS - The following births were filed with the county the past week: Date Name of Mother Sex May 18 Mrs. Malcomb MINER boy May 2 Mrs. M.V. KERCKOFF girl May 3 Mrs. J.W. ARNOLD boy May 12 Mrs. Joseph McKEE girl May 1 Mrs. Henry AGGERS girl May 7 Mrs. Frank DASTAESE boy May 16 Mrs. Amos COLMAN girl April 30 Mrs.W.M. COX girl CAUTION - My wife, Louisa ZIEGLER, having left my bed and board with any cause or provocation, I hereby notify everybody that I shall not be responsible for any debts contracted by her from this date. Louis ZIEGLER, Antonia, Mo., June 3, 1885. WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 1885 John BECHLER was bitten by a copperhead snake, over a week ago, and his leg is terribly swollen yet. 'Squire SHEIBLE had quite a run of business last week. On Monday he had three separate lots of sheep killed by dogs appraised by him; also, a civil law suit on the same fay. He also issued a State Warrant for the arrest of F.W. STOPPELMANN, upon complaint of Helena BORGMANN, charging said STOPPELMANN with an attempt to commit rape upon her, and put him under bond for his appearance for preliminary examination on the 8th inst. The examination was had last Friday and resulted in the acquittal of defendant. It seemed to the Court as well as the audience to be a case of "malicious prosecution". On Saturday, the 'Squire disposed of two more civil suits. Last Wednesday evening, the 3rd inst., C.E., son of E.S. PYLE, was married to Miss Ellie A. WATSON of De Soto, Rev. G. STEEL officiating. After the ceremony, which took place at the bride's home the happy couple, late in the evening, were entertained by a phalanx of young Americans, armed with brass horns, cow bells, tin pans, horse fiddles, etc. Mr. PYLE, having taken his second wife, thought the boys justified in their serenade and readily succumbed. However, they thought "Poco very good" and called A.F. SLAWSON, whom they had not forgotten. Mr. PYLE and wife left on the next morning's train to visit relatives of the bride at Blackburn, this State. Another martyr sacrifices himself. Who next? </HTML>