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, 2 DECEMBER 1885 At a meeting of the teachers of Jefferson county, held at De Soto November 28th, a teachers' institute was organized by the election of D.B. VEAZEY, president, and E.M. IRWIN, secretary. The president appointed a committee of five - consisting of Profs. SHELTON, MORGAN and CHEENEY and Miss WITTRAM and Miss McCLURE - to draft a constitution and by-laws and prepare a programme for the next meeting, to be held at De Soto, Saturday, December 19, 1885. On motion, the meeting requested all, who desire the benefits of the reading circle to correspond with Prof. SHELTON Mr. SHEIBLE, of the Jefferson Democrat, spent Thanksgiving day at Kimmswick and was the central figure of attraction. He was looking well and seemed to be in excellent health and spirits. However he seemed to be dieting on turkey and oysters all day. He could not respond to all invitations to dinner. Mrs. S.P. MOORE, who has been visiting in our city for the past two months, returned to her home in Cherryvale, Kas. HOUSE'S SPRING - Edward HENSON lately received a pension for being a soldier in the late war. DEATHS AND BIRTHS - The followings deaths were filed with the County clerk the past week: Date Name Age October 23 Margaret ROEHLING 60 years November 1 Josephine KRAUS 29 days BIRTHS Date Name of Mother Sex November 24 Mrs. John ECKLEY boy November 28 Mrs. Jacob VOGT girl November 22 Mrs. John J. CADY boy June 8 Mrs. A. SEYPOHLTOWSKI boy WEDNESDAY, 9 DECEMBER 1885 William HENSLEY, an old citizen died last Saturday night, of typhoid pneumonia, aged 60 years. Last Thursday evening Mr. Louis SCHAEFFER and Miss Emma THEOBOLD were married at the residence of Father O'LEARY. Jeff BERKLEY leaves this week for Fort Worth, Texas, where he has accepted a position in the railroad company's hospital. Last Friday morning a report was circulated on our streets that Rob't. HICKS had his throat cut and was in a critical condition. Dr. FARRAR was summoned and, on investigation, found that HICKS was not so badly hurt as reported, and that he will recover. Mr. HICKS says an unknown man did it. He saw him, but could not recognize him. HOUSE'S SPRING - James PRICE, who lived on Antire creek died recently. Mrs. KIDD, relict of James KIDD, died last week. She was a kind, Christian lady, and leaves many friends to mourn her demise. Young Michael BOEMLER had his throat cut accidentally by Arthur NORTH, while killing a beef. NORTH had just stabbed the animal, when it struggled and kicked NORTH, knocking him backward with the knife in his hand which entered BOEMLER's throat. The young man lived but a few days. Arthur NORTH is in a bad state of mind ever since. The community deeply sympathizes with the deceased's relatives, as he was one of our best young men. Mr. BOEMLER's afflictions are very severe - one of his remaining sons being so low with pneumonia that he is not expected to recover. W.D. Licensed to wed - Louis SCHAEFER and Emma M. THEOBOLD, Fred WAGNER and Anna B. KLIPP. Our friend, T.H. HASSE of Plattin, has a new boy at his house, who weighs something less than his father. Frank GREEN was bouncing around quite lively last Sunday. On enquiry we learned that it was occasioned by the arrival of another assistant Prosecuting Attorney at his house. Alex CALLAHAN reports that John PARTNEY has lately got to be the most industrious man in the neighborhood, and thinks it is all occasioned by the arrival of another girl at his house on the 18th ult. Miss Lizzie FISCHER's made affidavit before 'Squire SHEIBLE, charging her husband, Lawrence FISCHER, with assault and battery. The case will be called for trial next Saturday. Mr. FISCHER is employed in the machineshops at De Soto. E.W. DIMOCK, a painter of De Soto, got so violently insane that he had to be confined. Marshal HODGEN placed him in the county jail last Monday. It is thought that too much whiskey is the cause of the derangement. DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age November 27 John JEUDE 73 years October 7 Mary A. SUDDICK 40 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex October 23 Mrs. Ernest MICKLER boy October 23 Mrs. Jake PRIESTER boy October 24 Mrs. William BOYAN boy November 4 Mrs. Joseph WATERS girl November 26 Mrs. Geo. W. GRAHAM boy November 10 Mrs. John KYLE girl November 7 Mrs. Charles MEYER girl November 3 Mrs. Fred YOMACK boy November 15 Mrs. John WALTHER girl November 5 Mrs. William BLANK boy November 1 Mrs. J.T. TATUM boy November 9 Mrs. Frank KNAPP boy November 28 Mrs. Joseph RLANDO girl November 4 Mrs. William HOGAN boy November 19 Mrs. John A. COX boy November 26 Mrs. Henry C. FRIER girl November 8 Mrs. Albert WILSON girl </HTML>