Just to remind everyone -- Charlotte's Pearls are now archived permanently at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/mo_newspaper.htm -------------------------------- JeffersonDemocrat Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri WEDNESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1883 On the 11th inst., W.L. STONE's two-year old boy fell into a cistern, containing four feet of water, and it is thought that he was in the water as long as two minutes before he was rescued. No one was at the house at the time but a couple of women, but they succeeded in apprising Mr. DICKERSON, who was working near by, of the situation, and he lost no time in getting the child out of the water. A second or two longer might have been too late. Dr. P.G. KENNETT and Mrs. Ida KENNETT were married again, last week, in St.Louis. They have our earnest wishes for a happy and prosperous journey through life. Wm. BEMENT had three fingers of his left hand badly damaged by a saw, in the machine shops so that he had to get them amputated by Dr. FARRAR. A man named HAMBLIN, employed as a brakeman, was killed on Monday, near Bismark, by colliding with bridge. He has a family and lived in De Soto. Thomas DAVIS was shot in the right thigh, Monday evening, and reports that the shooting was done by James STRICKLAND. It appears that there were no witnesses to the affair. MAXVILLE - On the 10th inst., Christoph FREDERITZIE; died of asthma, aged 63 years, having been troubled for some years with it, and being confided to his bed for about three months. He leaves a wife and eight children, nearly all grown. Mr. F. was one of our oldest settlers, having come to this county in 1838 and resided here ever since then. He was one of our best citizens, highly respected by all who knew him. The family have our sympathy. The funeral was one of the largest we have had here, parties from St. Louis and elsewhere attending. Mr.CROCKERY missed some honey out of his hives at the Castle, and on searching for the thieves found where they sold the honey. and a warrant was issued for Sam and Ike BRADFIELD, who are supposed to be the guilty ones. Constable SWINK arrested Sam, but Ike escaped. Bertha HULL was divorced from Ignatius HULL and given control of her child. Thos. MATHISON was granted a divorce from Maria L. MATHISON. Minnie WARNER, procured a divorce from Albert C. WARNER, and had her maiden name, McKEE, restored. Mary E. BULLETT was divorced from R.S. BULLETT and given the custody of the child. Sarah A. CARNEY was divorced from Pat Lee CARNEY and restored to her maiden name, COLLINS. George FOSTER, for compelling persons under his control to work on Sunday, was fined one dollar, and James W. ROBERTSON, Wm. EMERY, Henry MEHLER and William SPILLARD were each fined one dollar for working on Sunday. FOSTER was foreman and the others section hands on the Iron Mountain railroad, and the Sunday work they did was unloading freight cars. Charles HELLER was made a citizen of the United States. Decree was entered divorcing Perry W. EVANS from Missouri EVANS. Guardian of Mary A. McCULLOCH versus Elijah MANESS, Henry FORESTER, Stephen POUNDS and George MERSEAL; action on guardian's bond; judgment for $175.61. Estateof Lucy McCULLOCH against same parties; judgment for same amount. Fred PFIEFFER, Willis DEARING, A. TURK, Ceston MILLER, E. SCHLAFFKE and Hermann THAU, were each fined five dollars for selling liquor on Sunday; E.B. WILLIAMS, Ceston MILLER, Louis ROGGE, M.W. GREENE and Fred GEIB, $40 each for selling liquor without license; Louis HOHENKIRCK, Willis DEARING, Wm. HUFF and Thos.BURTON were fined five dollars each for playing cards for money; M.F. STROUP for disturbing the peace, and James McBROOM for selling a pistol to a minor, were fined five dollars each. Robert C. MOORE and Louis GREVE were made citizens of the United States.