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, 30 DECEMBER 1885 We learn that George WILEY, Sr., is low with fever, and that there are grave doubts as to his recovery. Thomas COMMISKY, of Meramec township, was exhibiting a very fine mare, last week. She is of St. Lawrence stock. Peter STROUP is trying a new dodge on sorghum raising by sowing the seed in December. He feels certain that the seed will sprout all right in the Spring. Mary, aged 17 years, daughter of Chris. DALTER of Hillsboro, who had been in De Soto at Judge THOMAS' the past year, died there last Saturday morning of scarlet fever. There have been a great many cases of the fever in De Soto. J.N. DOUGLAS has lately been defendant in two State cases - one before 'Squire WILLIAMS of Victoria, where he was acquitted of the charge of selling liquor without license, and the other before 'Squire GOFF of De Soto, where he was fined one dollar for disturbing the peace of D. SCHAEFER's family. Tuesday evening of last week Copestone R.A.C., No. 32 of De Soto, elected officers for the ensuing year, as follows: R.W. McMULLIN, H.F.; Frank BALDWIN, K.; John KLENN, S.; J.C. MERRELL, C. of H.; Elmer KEMPI, P.S.; Otto HERMANN, R.A.C.; Samuel LONG, 3rd V.; H.P. DECKER, 2nd V.; M.V. HORN, 1st V.; B. MANHEIMER, Treasurer; J.C. CORLEY, Secretary, and Charles BECKER, Sentinel. Ephraim B. BECKETT, whose death we published last week, was born in Philadelphia, April 20, 1809; married in same city, June 13, 1829; moved to Ohio in 1839, and nine years afterwards came to Missouri. He lost his eye sight in 1879, and died at the age of 76 years, 7 months and 27 days. He often referred to the nines occurring in important dates of his history. Mrs. BECKETT was born in New Jersey, June 1, 1808, and died November 4, 1885. Her maiden name was IRELAND. She was an invalid for sixteen years. A few weeks since we made mention of the fact that we had received a letter from our former fellow citizen, J.F. DETRICK, wherein he requested us to give his love to the boys. We were then at a loss why he did not give his love to the girls also, but have an explanation of his conduct now. The other day we received a neatly printed card, which read as follows: "J.F. DETRICK - Ettie M. COATES. Married, December 23, 1885. At home after December 28, 1885. Tippecanoe City, Ohio." We extend our congratulations. LICENSED TO MARRY - F.H. BELL and Mamie ANGLADE, William HILTERBRAN and Susan E. McDANIEL, James SULLENS and Lou Anna GRAHAM, John STAGER and Ella M. MUNSON, James A. THURMAN and Nancy REPPY, Alexander VINYARD and Catharine MORRISON, William REYNOLDS and Anna SLATON, Thomas HOUGHTON and Prescilla HUTT, W.C. DRUMMOND and Della FENTON, W.H. OGLE and Susannah RICHARDSON, Thomas E. COX and Abbie L. PRENTISS, Giles L. CARROW and Effie WADE, Karl J.C. ACHTER and Mina SCHLUTER, Jas. J. McDANIEL, and Martha A. FRAZIER, John J. MONTGOMERY and America A. ADAMS. Joseph A. BROWN, Esq. of Eureka, St. Louis county, was in Hillsboro, Wednesday, and took out letters testamentary on the estate of Alfred CALLOWAY, deceased, who resided in Meramec township, this county, near the Franklin county line. CALLOWAY was a colored man, who has suffered for years with consumption. Unlike nearly all of his tribe, he was a hard worker and had accumulated some five thousand dollars worth of property, and the respect and friendship of his white neighbors through his integrity and fair dealing. He showed his good judgment when he named Mr. BROWN as the executor of his will, a better man than whom could not have been selected. Read the sale notice elsewhere in this issue. Martin THORPE, an employe of the Plate Glass company, was murdered near Crystal City on Sunday, the 20th instant. His body was found the next day, and an inquest was held by 'Squire WARNE. The examination showed that he had been shot in the head with a 38-calibre revolver, and the Coroner's jury came to the conclusion that the shooting was done by a young man, known as Barney SMITH, who had been in this county the past four or five years. The evidenced is all circumstantial, and is about as follows: SMITH was the last man seen in company with deceased, on Sunday afternoon; he had borrowed a 38-calibre revolver and purchased 32-calibre cartridges for it. On that morning he had exchanged his cartridges for some that would fit the pistol. He was known to have been without money for some time and had not drawn any lately; Monday morning he went to De Soto and spent money freely in the saloons. There were also some discrepancies in his testimony before the Coroner's jury. THORPE had some money and a watch; the watch has not been found. He has a wife and one child, from whom he had been separated for some time. SMITH has no family and has not had regular employment, being addicted to dissipation. It is to be hoped that the guilty person will be found and speedily punished; and as far as Mr. SMITH is concerned, all the public wants is that he shall have a fair trial, without unnecessary delay. OBITUARY- W.H. HENSLEY was born in St. Louis county, Missouri, September 17, 1872, and died at De Soto, December 5, 1885, in the 59th year of his age. (I will post a long obit for this gentleman next time. Charlotte)  </HTML>