**Please note, the next couple of "Pearls" posting will be the results of the Jefferson County fair and awards given and will be lengthy lists of names, etc., and will only be posted on the Jefferson County lists and special mailing. Charlotte Maness. ------------------------- 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, 9 SEPTEMBER 1885 On the 28th ult., Robert STEWART died, aged 88 years. "Uncle Bob" as he was generally called, was one of the old pioneers of this country. He was here long before the county was organized and before the State was admitted into the Union, and was here at the time that Adam HOUSE was killed by the Indians. He has two sons living who are old, grey-headed men. "UncleBob's" occupation through life had been principally farming. His main motto in life was to be just and honest in all of his dealings with his fellow man. W.D. House's Springs, Sept. 4, 1884. ( The date of the last item, Sept. 4, 1884, is here as it was printed in the paper, and NOT my typo.) We are very sorry to mourn the loss of one of our most estimable citizens, Mr. SCHWEICKHARD, who died Thursday noon, aged 75 years. Dr. HARBISON attended him and pronounces the cause of death old age. WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 1885 Date Name Age August 20 Wm. HEILIGTAG 33 years Augus t7 Louis SCHNEIDER 22 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex August 19 Mrs. Edmund SALE boy August 20 Mrs. James HARNESS boy August 12 Mrs. Joseph LORENZ girl Augus t9 Mrs. H. JACKSON girl August 8 Mrs. John MORAN boy August 21 Mrs. A.S. BURRELL boy August 14 Mrs. James VALLE girl August 8 Mrs. Peter JARVIS girl August 14 Mrs. Isaac COLTNER girl August 23 Mrs. Ben JHOBLING boy August 20 Mrs. J.F. SHEIBLE boy September 9 Mrs. H. VANDERERSYSEN girl LICENSED to WED - Wm. F. DITTMER and Emelie RIEMANN, Joseph CHOTT and Anna KREASEL. Ples. EAVES' 7-year-old son was kicked by a colt, last week, and had his nose broken and one ear nearly cut off. The boy is doing as well as could be expected says Dr. MOCKBEE. The rain last Sunday interfered with various church appointments. The funeral sermon by Rev. HEADLEE, in memory of Mrs. POSTON, was postponed to second Sunday in next month. The family of John KERN, of near Crystal City - consisting of himself, wife and five children - all took sick in one day, and after vomiting freely all recovered. They had purchased some rhubarb in tin cans, and had eaten pies made of it and were poisoned. Their escape was lucky, and it should prove a warning to others to avoid such acids put up in tin. A friend of High Ridge writes us that there is a boy out there, about 10 years of age, who gives his name as Joe STEVENS, who is a great annoyance to the neighborhood. He came near F. BROUK's house one evening recently and had three attacks similar to fits, and made such noise that it frightened Mr. BROUK's whole family. Our correspondent further states that the boy's gums are not like those of other persons, but greatly resemble those of an animal, and believes the boy should be taken charge of by the county. THE FAIR - Six members of the new Board of Directors of the Jefferson county Agricultural and Mechanical Association met, at De Soto, last Saturday, and organized by electing officers. The board consists of the following: Gust. HAMEL, president; John L. THOMAS, vice-president; H.N. JENKINS, treasurer; William F. EDINGER, secretary; directors - F.C. SMITH, John L. WEAVER, W.J. WILLIAMS, A. RACINE, James HOPSON, J.N. DOUGLAS and A.L. FRECH. Report of inquest by Coroner MOCBKEE, over body of J.P. STEWART, was approved and feebill of $25.24 allowed. Accounts against the county were allowed as follows: J.L. THOMAS & Bro., bridge lumber $19.60 John HOWALD, damages by road 90.00 Frank STOW, bridges and culverts 88.00 Otto RAUSCHENBACH, bridge lumber 8.24 C.F. LEE, repairing Hematite road 100.00 J. Ed WALKER, county premiums 150.00 H. STELBRINK, taking pauper to poor farm 2.50 J.F. TYREY, blind man 10.00 R.W. McMULLIN, treasurer 100.00 FAUBER & TRIBLETT, bridge lumber 26.35 John CARREY, building bridge 32.50 R.W. McMULLIN, advertising 22.00 E.D. LUCKEY, school commissioner 75.00 E.F. HONEY, cash for freight &c. 1.95 Jos. J. HOEKEN, bridge lumber 159.36 J.B. DOVER, road commissioner 63.50 August MEYER, building bridge 49.75 W.R. DONNELL, county clerk 56.49 VOGT & Co, bridge lumber 62.25 JOhn WILLIAMS, county judge 6.00 R.G. MADISON, county judge 10.00 Henry SECKMANN, county judge 10.00 John SHELTON, washing jail blankets 5.00 Court adjourned to September 28th. Jack LEFFER and Dick MAYFIELD had an altercation, near Cedar Hill, Wednesday of last week, in which MAYFIELD struck LEFFER on the head with a gun, inflicting a considerable injury. LEFFER was shortly afterwards found, lying in the road in an insensible condition, and conveyed to Mr. BUXTON's at Cedar Hill. He was in a critical condition for several days. Rev. George STEEL recently received a letter from William KOTZENBURG, who has been a resident of this county for more than fifteen hears but is now in his native land, Germany, in which William says that everything seems so strange to him, that he feels lonely and that the climate does not agree with him. He will return to his adopted country at an early date. </HTML>