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, 2 SEPTEMBER 1885 LICENSE TO MARRY - Gordon WILLIAMS and Jennie McGREADY, colored, Jacob BUERKLE and Cassie MEISER, Noah B. WILLIAMS and Lydia BALAGAMBA. Geo. DURGAN, who has been at Arkansas City, Ark., writes us to forward his J.D. to "God's Country," Atchison, Kansas. This is a new version of Grasshopperdom. The Mirror says that Mr. HOLMES, the wife of the school teacher, John HOLMES of Hematite, is about to come into possession of a fortune, which she inherited in England. Mrs. C. MARSDEN of Victoria, has been dangerously ill the past week, but was convalescing at the last accounts. Her many friends here are all hoping for a speedy and permanent recovery. John STROUP, a young man of about 22 years of age, died at Hematite, Tuesday, August 25th, after a short illness of inflammation of the stomach. He had been a very strong and healthy young man and bore a good character. He was a son of the late William STROUP. Mrs. Adeline ALFORD of Pevely, came on a visit to Mrs. HONEY, last week, and was taken down with an attack of pneumonia. Dr. McNUTT has been in attendance, but the extreme age of the patient makes against her early recovery. Her daughter Mrs. Judge RANKIN, is with her. Mr. Andrew HUSKEY has a 17-year old daughter, who is seriously and singularily afflicted. He has been in bed nine weeks - was first taken with a severe fever and then with a swelling of one arm and one limb. The arm is much better, but the limb is still drawn up and painful. Physicians appear to be unable to either name or cure the disease. The following births were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name of Mother Sex July 31 Mrs. Isam DODSON boy July 27 Mrs. Stephen PERRY boy July 29 Mrs. John H. O'HARA boy July 26 Mrs. George I. THOMPSON boy August 11 Mrs. Chambers WILSON boy August 16 Mrs. M.L. PERKINS girl August 19 Mrs. N.A. DAHN girl August 23 Mrs. Jacob HUGHES boy On Tuesday, the 25th ult., while James CURTIS and family, of the "dead bottoms of Sandy" were away from home, their "cabin" was consumed by fire, together with all the household goods. John EAVES, a neighbor, saw the flames and hurried to the scene, but the fire had so much headway, that he could only save a portion of one bed. The fire took place about 10 o'clock on the forenoon. As Mr. CURTIS is a poor man the loss will be quite severe. A man, named KNOBACH, residing on Maj. BRYANT's old farm, on the Pevely road, in a house in which were stored three hundred bushels of oats, came near meeting with a serious accident. During last Friday night his wife heard a creaking noise above and, awaking her husband, told him she thought the roof was falling. Her husband was at the time too sick to leave his bed, and she carried him out. The next moment the oats came down with a crash, breaking the bed upon which they had been sleeping and all the furniture in the house, except the stove. - Crystal Mirror. Eleven new suits were filed with the Circuit clerk last Friday. Julia HAWKINS asks for a divorce from John M., on the grounds of desertion; John MILLER wants judgment against L.H. STRUBE on notes, and Josephine DUCLOS asks damages from Peter DUGAN, alleging breach of promise and seduction. In the other eight suits the City of De Soto asks judgment for taxes against Jesse SLAWSON, Caroline GEHRING, Sarah E. BERKLEY, Maria WARRINGTON, Wm. REED, John McMANUS and heirs of Meredith WILLIAMS. Among other new suits filed for this term are Lottie EMORY vs. Clark WHITE and Fannie FARLEY for partition, S.T. WAGGENER vs. W. VINYARD for partition, DeWit C. HAMILTON vs. Mary B. HAMILTON for divorce, and James T. MOSS vs. J.T. BROOKS and John L. WEAVER, on note. Last Spring, a young man, named THOMPSON, while working on the railroad was accidentally killed, near Pevely. Public Administrator KLEINSCHMIDT took charge of his effects. In a few days he began receiving letters from a Mrs. Jane WINTERS, in Indiana, claiming to be the mother of THOMPSON and demanding his money. After some correspondence she established her identity, and Mr. K. sent her a check forthe amount, $57. After a week or two she wrote again demanding the money, and on investigation he found that the check had been promptly paid to Mrs. Jane WINTERS of Camden, Ind. the latest information is that another Jane WINTERS collected the money, who claims to also have relatives, named THOMPSON, living in Missouri. There will probably be a lawsuit in Indiana over the matter. WEDNESDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 1885 MOONTOWN - Mrs. Ann MOON, spoken of in your last communication from here as being very low, died on the 22nd ult. On the 15th a child of W.T. HAMMOCK died, aged 15 months, and on the 25th Mr. WELLERHAM lost a child 9 months of age. There is a great deal of sickness in this neighborhood. Mrs. NEAL, wife of George NEAL, has been very low for five weeks, but is some better now. Scribbler. Moontown, Sept. 1, 1885. OBITUARY - The following was written by request of the Pevely Sunday School: of all sad things that befall mankind, Death is the saddest of them all. Although he shall be a messenger to each of us, by turn, as he has been to our departed friends and loved ones, yet we fail to treat him as a welcome guest. This messenger of sadness has again cast a deep gloom over our school and community, in taking from our midst Charles T. DUNKLIN. He has been a member of our school almost from infancy, where he was early brought by his Christian mother. He proved himself constant and faithful in every respect to our school, and is sadly missed by us all. His sudden and accidental death has cast a gloom over our school, as well as the community, and especially so over his own dear family, to whom - while we bow approvingly to the authority of Him, who has created all - we mingle our sorrow and tender our sympathies to the bereaved parents, brothers and sisters and friends of the late departed. R.M. </HTML>