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, 14 OCTOBER 1885 Dr. O'BRIEN of Hematite expects to remove to Bismarck, this week. Charley BOOTH left last Monday for St. Louis, to attend the law school of that place. We learn that Wm. BRACKMAN, Esq. has started a walking cane factory at High Ridge. J.G. RAPP, a former citizen of this county, was here last Monday on business. He now lives at Malden, Mo. The funeral sermon of Mrs. Ella WICKERHAM will be preached, by Rev. William HENDRICKSON, at Mt. Carmel church, on the third Sunday in this month, at 11 o'clock a.m. Osman McMULLIN, our youngest brother, has come back to spend the Winter with his friends in Jefferson County. During the past year he has taken in portions of the states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Illinois. John G. MORSE, eldest son of Hon. John H. MORSE, was married on the 23rd ult., to Miss Sallie TUTTLE of Columbia, Mo. From all accounts John has made a good capture, and is receiving the congratulations of all his friends. He and his wife will settle down to housekeeping on the Vineland dairy farm. Miss Emma DONNELL has gone to st. Louis to attend the Conservatory of Music this Winter. she has an uncommonly good voice, and considerable talent for instrumental music, and we are glad that she is given opportunities for cultaving her musical powers. John WEAVER has removed to his farm on Plattin, and Collector MOSS will move into the house vacated by the ex-Sheriff. We learn that Mr. WEAVER's daughter, Della, has been afflicted with a raising on one of her legs, which is so serious that it is feared she will be unable to walk for months to come. We learn that Bob VOLLMAR of Horine, severely cut himself in the leg, last week, with a corn knife. We hope that he will be up and about ere long. While lying in his lonely home, no doubt his conscience will upbraid him for not having taken a partner "to love, respect and obey him in sickness and in health" as we have frequently advised him to do. A frightful accident occurred last Friday at the new Catholic convent, now in course of erection in Meramec township, this county. Seven workmen were on a scaffold 23 feet high, when it fell without any warning, and four of them went down through the hoists. As the scaffold fell Messrs. GIFFORD, SCHAEFFER and another caught hold of the rafters and thus saved themselves. Lester HENRY had one leg mashed, from the knee down, and one rib broken, and it is feared that he is crippled for life. Michael DALY had both ankles broken and a fracture on one bone of the left leg. Pat LYNCH and another man were considerably bruised, but their hurts were not serious. Dr. HARBISON was called in and did all that could be done to alleviate the sufferings of the men. LICENSED TO WED - Orlando HOLLAND and Laura H. BURGESS, Leopold BEERESHEIM and Louisa LORENZ, Hubert HINCK and Frances POEPPER, Michael MERGET and Rosa RIEBER, John W. CLOVES and Laura WISE, Kemp FINNEY and Sarah C. HAVERSTICK, James H. WINER and Annie A. BURGESS, Robert GUYand Ellen DONNELL. The last couple belong to the lineal descendants of Ham. The following births were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name of mother Sex September 8 Mrs. Michael HILDERBRAN boy September 12 Mrs. Owen O'BRIEN girl September 15 Mrs. Samuel COILINS girl October 1 Mrs. Benj. W. CORNELL boy Petition was filed for appropriation for board and clothing of Hannah J. WILLIAMS -minor. OBITUARY - DIED - September 26, 1885, near De Soto, of consumption, Leota F., daughter of L.C. and the late Eliza Ann HALE, aged 17 years. The illness of Leota continued several months and sometimes was very painful; but was endured with a calmness and fortitude . In her good natured innocence she could not imagine why she should be afflicted with pain, when she had always willingly performed all her duties as she understood them. Until nearly the last day of her life she lingered in hope that her physicians would restore her health. She had practiced the duties of her life cheerfully, according to what she considered a system of morality, governed by the knowledge of doing right instead of doing wrong, which, in her pure-hearted innocence, she imagined she had done all that was necessary, until she went to sleep without pain, with a smile on her countenance, like an innocent child. So according to the preaching of Christ, our Divine Mediator, who informs us in His wonderful sermon on the mount, that that pure in heart are blessed, we are hopeful that our Almighty Father will receive her in heaven as one of His own. Her remains were interred in the family graveyard near Moontown. The services were conducted by Mr. Riehard KITE, in the presence of a large audience, most of whom had been intimate friends of the departed. Miss Rosa REIBER was married Thursday evening. Have not learned the happy man's name. George FLINT and C.H.R. HANDCOCK, are expected home, from England, this week, probably before this is in print. </HTML>