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, 13 JANUARY 1886 EARLY DAYS - By J.T. M'MULLIN - No. 4 - I promised in my next to give the readers of the J.D., the names of some of our early preachers and where they preached, but before I proceed I will, for the benefit of the children, give another little sketch of school history, and tell then about the "pointers" we used in our first school. Close to the schoolhouse was a hillside abounding with prairie grass, two to three feet high. The stems of this grass were just the thing for "pointers." The teacher used one about two feet long, when the pupils all had their pointers about one foot in length. When studying or reciting our lessons, we used these pointers to point out the letters or words, and you can imagine how it looked - a class standing before a large card and the teacher behind them, all pointing to and calling out A.B.C. etc. We all got new pointers every day, and when Friday came a sackfull of them could have been picked up in the house and in the yard. Our preachers in those days were old Father HEATH, David CHAMBERLAIN, Johnston SNIDICKER, the PERRYS, Jesse STEVENSONS, Uriah HOW, John GLANVILLE and W. BULEY. We had no church houses, but the preaching was done in private houses and in the school houses before described, and when a meeting began it would generally continue through the week. Our lights to read and study by were made with the bark from scaley bark hickeries and pine knots, which by the way made a fine light. We never heard of lamps in those days, but occasionally have tallow dips. Next week I will speak of some of the citizens I knew in those days. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE - Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of Frank GREGORY, deceased, were granted to the undersigned, on the 19th day of December, 1885, by the Probate court of Jefferson county, Missouri. All persons having demands against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to the administrator within one year after the date of said letters,or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate, and if such claims be not exhibited within two years from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred. John WINOM, Administrator. January 6, 1886. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE - Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of Martin A. THORNE, deceased, were granted to the undersigned, on the 35th day of December, 1885, by the Probate court of Jefferson county, Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to the administrator within one year after this date, or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within two years from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred. Louis PHILLIPPE, Administrator. January 6, 1886. (The 35th of December 1885, is as it was printed in the paper, not MY typo.) CIRCUIT COURT - Circuit court is in session this week and there is quite a large attendance of litigants and witnesses. Judge THOMAS was on hand early Monday and the grand jury was empaneled and sworn before noon. It is composed of M.F. BYRNE, forman, Thomas M. BAKER, Thornton SMITH, F.R. ARMSTRONG, Joseph ROBINSON, Louis PARTNEY, J.M. ENGLAND, Michael BOEMLER. (Seems I neglected to copy the entire article, my apologies.) Married, by Rev. J.T. McMULLIN, on the 6th inst., at Plattin, S.T. MEDLEY and Mrs. Ellen WATTS, both of this county. Licensed to wed - S.T. MEDLEY and Mrs. Ella WATTS, Henry H. TINDALL and Nancy E. MEDLEY, Henry WINGO and Bell THOMAS. The last named are colored. On the evening of the 19th ult., Fenton Lodge No. 180, A.O.U.W., elected the following officers to serve for 1886: Wm. SWANTNER, M.W.; G.T. HANNA, F; G.T. RITCHY, O.;H.F. WEHMEYER, G.; William BRETHOLD, Recorder and Financier; Albert KOEBEL; H. LUDWIG, I.W.; E. PRICE, G.W.; J. TECHUPP, Trustee; John BRIMMER, Representative to grand Lodge; Hermann NOLLMANN is P.M.W. Twenty-four persons have taken out license in this county as dramshop keepers. The county tax on those for six months is$250 each or $6,000. This will be some assistance in building roads and bridges. The parties taking license are John OHEIM and G. RAUSCHENBACK, of Kimmswick; William JEUDE, Pevely; M. ZIMPFER, Antonia; Joseph ZIPP, Maxville; William BRACKMANN, High Ridge; CLARK & WILLIAMS and E. VOLLMAR, Hillsboro; William GORMAN, George TERRY, Joseph THOMURE, T. AUBUCHON and ALLCOCK & MARX, Festus; Charles JACOBS, MOON & BRYAN, SUTTON & Bro., KARTE & RINKE, F. WAPPLER, Hermann MAYER, J.W. BEMENT, A. STRICKLAND, C. BISCH & Co., Hermann HOFFMAN and Thomas BELLIS, of De Soto. DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age Dec. 30 Mary J. SHAFFERY 53 years Dec. 5 Kate F. SMITH 7 years BIRTHS Date Name of Mother Sex Dec. 23 Mrs. Joseph PFEIL girl Dec. 26 Mrs. William ARMBRUSTER girl Dec. 16 Mrs. Silas LEE girl Dec. 15 Mrs. Lewis ELLINGER girl Dec. 29 Mrs. George W. BLAKE boy Jan. 3 Mrs. Clark H. RICE girl Jan. 5 Mrs. Thomas F. PIERCE boy PLATTIN - Mrs. John SKAGGS returned home from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. HOLMAN of Crystal City, congratulating herself as Grand-ma of a Bouncing Boy. </HTML>