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, 21 OCTOBER 1885 Mrs. GEATLEY, mother of John and Thos. GEATLY of Fenton, died at her son-in-law's, John HUGHES', on Big River, the 13th of this months, aged 78 years. Mr. SMITH, formerly of Victoria and father of Nellis SMITH of this place, died at St. Joseph, Mo., on the 11th inst. Mr. SCHMIDT of Moss Hollow, known here as "Big SCHMIDT", died on the 12th of paralysis very suddenly, being well Sunday and dying Monday. Frank STARK's son, who has been sick several weeks with pneumonia, died last Tuesday and was buried at the Catholic cemetery on Thursday. Munroe GRAY of Munroe, County, Ill., who killed his wife and Wm. DITCH some fifteen months ago, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the Chester penitentiary. Kimmswick, October 19. WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 1885 Margaret Rosa DAVIS has brought suit in the Circuit court against Emory SULLENS, asking for ten thousand dollars damages for seduction under promise of marriage and breach of promise. LICENSED TO WED - Charles W. CADWALLADER and Annie CHAPPLE, J.H. O'BRIEN and Lena ELKINS, Moses S. LEDER and Ellen BATES, William SCOTT and Angeline McGREADY. The last two couples are of the blackberry-blonde persuasion. Invitations are out to the wedding of Mr. J.W. EVANS and Miss Kora THOMAS, daughter of Judge THOMAS, which is to take place on the 4th prox. Mr. EVANS is a son of the late Dr. EVANS of De Soto. He is an engineer on the Wabash railroad with headquarters at Moberly, Mo. We presume the wedding will be a brilliant affair. Mr. George EDINGER is now located at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, which is said to be the most wonderful group of hot springs in the world. The place is now on a boom, and George got there in time to grow up with the city. We wish him abundant success. He has made arrangements for the weekly visits of the J.D. up to April 1, 1889. How is that for high? John MITZAZEK, a Pole, who was working for Mr. ORLEANS of the Hematite quarry, got hurt some time since by the fall of a derrick, while assisting in loading a big stone. He died of his injuries last Friday. He leaves a wife and eight children - all girls. He was a blacksmith and had the reputation of being a first-class mechanic, and a good man besides. His family are not left with much of this world's goods, and the tragedy is a very sad occurrence for several reasons. DE SOTO- Tom DECKER was married, in St. Louis last Thursday, to a Miss DAVIS. J.A. BUCHER, formerly of HIllsboro but now of Poplar Bluff, was in our city the early part of this week, with his bride, a Miss Mary GOFF of Piedmont. They were married last Sunday. John JONES of near Valle Mines, was severely shocked, while standing under a tree for protection from a rain storm. The tree was struck by lightning. A Mrs. LESTER, lately arrived from England, died at Crystal on the 1st. DEATH SAND BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week. Date Name Age October 6 James Horace BAKER 6 years September 17 Ella Mary BARROWS 12 years September 19 Patrick COMMISKY 87years Births Date Name of mother Sex October 6 Mrs. Frank W. BRANDS two girls October 6 Mrs. Jerry NORRIS boy October 12 Mrs. Jacob SCAGGS boy October 18 Mrs. Felix THOMAS two girls October 3 Mrs. Peter KRAUSS girl September 24 Mrs. John H BRAUROTH girl WEDNESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 1885 SEARCH CROWNED WITH SUCCESS - How an Arkansas Rebel Soldier Lost and Found His Children. - At the beginning of the war a man named GARRETT enlisted as a soldier and served most of the time under Gen PRICE. He left his children, his wife being dead, near Van Buren, in Crawford county, Arkansas, in 1862. Shortly after the war closed he went to the West Indies, where he was made a prisoner on charge of treasonable intentions against the government, and was kept in confinement until recently. On being liberated he returned to the United States and determined on an effort to find his children. He went to Crawford county, but nobody there knew anything of them. He heard there that a family of his name lived in Independence county, and accordingly he went there. He spent one night with the family of a Mr. Smith GARRET, but they could trace out no connecting link. While in that county he learned that there was a family of GARRETs in Conway county, and left for that county the next day. On reaching Morrilton, Conway county, Mr. GARRETT learned that one of his sons was a farmer living ten miles in the country, and on repairing to the designated place found one of long-searched for children with a family growing up around him. One of his daughters died in Crawford county a number of years ago, as did also a son, John by name. But two of his sons and three daughters are still living - a son and daughter in Conway county. His other son resides in Carrol county, and the two remaining daughters have married and are living in Missouri. </HTML>