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, 20 APRIL 1885 George COUCH of Colorado is visiting relatives in this county. He works in a coal mine and professes to like it first rate. Mrs. Patrick CASHELS of Champaign, Illinois, has been in town the past week, attending to business and visiting her numerous friends. Jimmie RILEY, who has been a familiar figure in this county ever since the era of rockroad building, died at Morse's Mills, last week, of hemorrhage. GeorgeFLINT and wife of De Soto, celebrated the tenth anniversary of their wedding, last Monday evening. Business in Circuit Court prevented his Hillsboro friends attending. Rev. J. Addison SMITH will preach at Limitville, on Saturday night, May 23rd, and on Sabbath, 24th, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; at Pevely, 3 1/2 p.m. At the 11 o'clock service at Limitville, he will preach the funeral of the late Mrs. VINYARD. LICENSED TO WED - Samuel HIBBERT and Alice HAMEL, Noah DUGAN and Mary Ann BAILEY, Richard A. FRAZIER and Effie M. BOUGHTON, Louis HALTER and Nancy BERGHOEFFER, William WEIER and Bertha F. STALL, Thomas MESEY and Loosie SANSOUCIE. J.D. NEMRICH, an old gentleman of De Soto, was whitening the walls of KELM's meatshop, yesterday morning, when he fell from a step-ladder and broke his right leg below the knee. The break is said to be a bad one and may have serious results. There was a quiet wedding in our town, last Thursday evening, the contracting parties being Richard A. FRAZIER and Miss Effie, daughter of Frank BOUGHTON, Rev. Joel HENSLEY performing the ceremony. The pair has our best wishes for their future success and happiness. On Saturday, May 9th, Henry ALMSTEDT, Post. No. 227, G.A.R., was mustered in at Fenton, Mo., and the following named officers were duly installed; John W. SULLENS, Post Commander; Cornelius DILLON, Senior Vice-Commander; William BRETHOLD, Junior Vice-Commander; Henry JACOBA, Chaplain; Wm. J. RIDER, Officer of the day; Waldemar SCHULZE, Officer of the Guard; Andrew HOFFSTETDER, Post Adjutant; David PROUGH, Quartermaster; R.D. DOUGLAS, Serg. Major; Alexander DOUGLAS, Quartermaster Sergt; The regular post meetings will be held on the 4th Saturday of each month until further orders. The muster-in of this post was conducted by the Chief Mustering Officer Department of Missouri, Col. GARNER; Adj. Genl, Gen. John McNEIL; Inspector-General Arthur DREYFUSS, and Post Commander Robert C. ALLEN of KEELER Post. The marriage, last Thursday evening of Mr. Samuel HIBBERT and Miss Alice HAMEL, was quite an event in De Soto. The bride is the eldest daughter of Judge Gust. HAMEL, one of De Soto's most prominent and enterprising citizens, while the groom is a young man whose many good qualities make him deserving of so fair and intelligent a bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.C. DOWNER at the Presbyterian church, in the presence of a crowded assembly, after which a large number of guests repaired to the residence of the bride's parents and partook of a sumptuous wedding feast. Later in the evening a reception was held at the Opera House, where vocal and instrumental music was dispensed and some time spent by the young people in dancing. We understand that Sammy had prepared a cage before he captured his bird, and that he and Mrs. H. will go to housekeeping at once. Our fatman, accompanied by the devil and fodder, went to Maddox Mill, last Friday, on a fishing spree. Their luck was but middling, but they enjoyed the out-door recreation hugely. Mr. ROGGE took charge of the "gang" and fed and sheltered them, while the BYRNE Brothers gave them the free use of a flat-boat and skiff. Their new mill is a 'daisey,' and if the two days we spent there were a fair sample of the business done there daily, we venture the assertion that James BYRNE will require a half yard less cloth for a suit of clothes next July than now. We also noticed that the town of Cedar Hill was increasing in population, a calf having been born unto 'Squire ROGGE during our stay. Some dogs had been feasting on Louis KOCH's sheep, which were apprised in the presence of 'Squires ROGGE, GEATLY and SHEIBLE, and if the job is not according to HOYL, the blame can only be placed to the fact that the beer was out. Mr. REINEMER has a neat store and does good business, while Peter STATZEL, the blacksmith, strikes from the shoulder for dear life. DEATHS AND BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age April 16 John H. COOK 26 years May 12 Nellie ARNOLD 16 years May 5 John L. KLEINSCHMIDT 5 months BIRTHS Date Name of Mother Sex April 27 Mrs. --- HUNICKER girl April 9 Mrs. Frederick MUELLER boy May 1 Mrs. Frank WISE boy CIRCUIT COURT - Circuit court convened Monday, May 11th. - Genevra L. was divorced from Michael BRINLEY, and given back her maiden name of WILSON. S.S. BITTICK, assault, severely whipping a boy for kissing a little girl at schoo lwas tried and acquitted by a jury. William CONRAD plead guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. CONRAD is the man who robbed Mr. HUBER, some three months ago, and has since been in jail. He was fresh from the old country. PROBATE COURT - W.A. COUCH chose W.T. HUSKEY as his guardian; bond $100. PROBATE COURT - Virgeline GRIFFIN chose Alice M.G. DUNSFORD as her guardian; bond $100. </HTML>