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, 24 DECEMBER 1884 George D., son of S. PRENTISS of De Soto, died last Wednesday, aged 19 years. John COINE, a mechanist at De Soto and nephew of John O'MALEY, died, aged 80 (?), years. On the 10th inst. there was an addition to Walter KEEFE's family - a little girl, which is No. 4. E. SMETZER of near Hematite, called on us last Monday, and paid his annual dues. "Uncle Eph" is as happy as ever, and as fat as our printer. Millard F. HERRINGTON of Gettyburg, Dakota, is visiting his mother in this county, during the present cold spell. He will not return for some weeks. George N. BOGGS died, last Monday, at the residence of his brother-in-law, John JUDY, near Victoria, and was buried yesterday in the Hillsboro cemetery. On the 9th inst., 'Squire McFARLAND united in marriage - at the residence of Zeb. PRITCHETT, in Big River township - William ALDERSON and Maggie PRITCHETT. Charles GRALL of Cleveland, Ohio, and Dr. DEADRICK of Mammoth Springs, Ark., each responded with a V to our request for dues. We are now in their debt more than a year. No birth reports were filed in the County Clerk's office last week, and only two deaths - December 15, Bernhardt NOLLMANN, aged 4 years, and November 17th, Harry M. PYLE, aged 2 years. 'Squire T.L. McCORMACK, on the 17th inst. united in marriage, Andrew F. JOHNSTON and Miss Emma HILL; also on the same date, Thomas SWEET and Miss Lucinda TULLOCK -all of Plattin township. The DeSoto WATCHMAN says, Alex HENDERSON, whose little baby died last week in this city, returned from Texas before the funeral, but was so ill that he had to be carried to the hotel, and could not attend the funeral. Mr.R.G. WAGGENER of Plattin, fell into the fire, one day recently, and one leg from the knee down was badly burned. He is over 87 years of age and has been feeble for a long time. His recovery is thought to be impossible. LICENSED to MARRY - Frederick SCHWENK and Lydia CUNNINGHAM, James S. VINYARD and Eliza E. SMETZER, John HAMPEL and Mrs. Augusta BENDER, Samuel A. WHITEHEAD and Sarah A. COOK, Thos. SWEET and Lucinda TULLOCK, Joseph A. BURGESS and Lucy EDWARDS. Mrs. Amelia SCHLAFFKE of Horine, died last Thursday and was buried Saturday. Her ailment was puerperal fever. She is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VOLLMAR of this place and leaves a number of relatives and friends to mourn her early demise, besides a husband and 6 small children. Last Monday evening Hillsboro Lodge, A.O.U.W., elected the following officers for the ensuing year: J.F. GREEN, M.W.; Barney WYNN, G.F.; Charles YEAGER, O.; H. Ed. GREEN, Recorder; C. Thos. HORINE, Financier; Jos. J. HOEKEN, Receiver; H. SEEMEL, Guide; August SPILKER, I.W.; John CARREY, O.T..; Henry HURTGEN, Trustee, and Dr. MOCKBEE, Medical Examiner. R.W. McMULLIN, is P.M.W. The officers elected for Perry V. FLETCHER Post, G.A.R., for the ensuing year, are - Joseph WALTHER, Commander; John JOHNSON, Sr. V.C.; George ROBERTSON, Jr., V.C.; Henry LEPP, Q.M.; J.C. FOX, Ad.; S.M. BROWNELL, Chap.; H. THUMAN, Officer of the Day. They are to be installed, in company with officers of J.N. WHITEHEAD Post, on the evening of the first Wednesday in January. Ex Gov. FLETCHER and the Inspector-General of the State will be present at the installation. Gordon SWAN - the colored man, who in his youth got into and out of several big scrapes in this county - has lodging for a while in the St. Louis jail. He was taken in by detectives at Horine, one day last week, charged with feloniously carving another colored man in St.Louis, from which death resulted. It is said that there is another charge pending against him of knocking a steamboat mate into the river some time since. The detectives gathered in a tramp on the same day whom they had been after for some time. We did not see the charge against the tramp. NOTICE - To the farmers and the public at large: I am now running my new grist mill and will do custom grinding six days in each week, I keep constantly on hand the best brands of flour, corn meal, bran and ship stuff, which are for sale at Bottom Prices, Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give the new "Enterprise" a trial and be convinced. Yours respectfully, M.F. BYRNE. WEDNESDAY, 31 DECEMBER 1884 We are informed that Mrs. John T. BYRD of Plattin was buried last Thursday. She had been in bad health for years. MARRIED - December 25th, by 'Squire McFARLAND, at his office in Big River township, Walter D. McANALLY and Lutitia HUSKEY. Miss Laura RUTLEGE died at the residence of her step-father, L.K. BYRD, near DeSoto, one day last week, after an illness of only three days. Mrs. Kate FLETCHER, wife of Col. J.W. FLETCHER of De Soto, died last Saturday. She was an excellent lady, and had had bad health for several years.