The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-05-11

hours, 8 to 10 O'Clock, Monday, Wed
nesday, and Saturday mornings III,
hours have been changed Slightly.
Wool wanted at Kugel's. Higbes
market prices paid.
Buckwheai and pancake -four a
Klein & Bros.
There we're prescnt from Farming
ton at the marriage of Mr.. NJ. J. Cages
Of this place aud Miss Louise McKib.
ben Of 81. Louis, Mrs. Virginia Cayce,
w, ID, Cayce, DR. aud Mrs r. G.. Sim.
mons, Mr.. and Mrs. T. u. Fisher, and
Rev. DIR. s. I. Ruffner, who performed
the marriage ceremony.
A. l.. OFTEN keeps a fine line OI
canned vegetables, fruits, etc.
You can get Cervelat sausage al
Schek's Meat Market
A two-story frame building in the
western part Of town near The Fair
Grounds, belonging to Mr.. Thomas
Lang and occupied by two coiored
women, Anna Bridges and Ella Burks,
was destroyed by FIRE last Monday morn
ing. The FIRE was too far advanced
when the fire pumps arrived on the
ground, and the buildings near were
with difficulty prevented from burning.
Our line Of furniture, carpets and
mattings is ahead Of anything you ever
saw. THE GRAND LEADER.
Get creamery butter at Schek's New
City Market. Telephone No. 50.
The petition 10 ask the County Court
TO submit to the voters of the county a
proposition to bond st. Francois coun-
~ for $3.50, 900 with which TO build
rock roads was not presented last week,
The law requires that before the Court
can order such an election IL must be
pelitioned by one.tenth of the voters Of
each township. This, We understand,
was not secured In at least two town
ships. So il seems that we will 90 on
10 the old way without an effort to bet
ter our road system.
Have you wool TO sell! Remember
that Davis & Sprott are In the market
for all you may bring them. Sec
them before disposing of your wool
and get the highest market price.
The Epworth League Of Centenary
NJ. Z. Church, South, st Bonuo Terre,
proposes to Rivc It terms "News-
paper social'' N Friday evening. May
26th, during the session Of the South
east Missouri Press Association ut that
place. The plan Ia for the ladies to
make wearing apparel out of the differ
ent newspapers. Publishers wishing
their newspapers represented are re-
quested to send so cents In stamps and
enough paper 10 make dress, belt and
cap, to the Secretary of the League,
Emmett Wells. The money raised Is
to be used for making necessary re-
pairs on the new church.
See our line Of boys' SS.0 Hniss.
You can't match them In fsrmington
for s4.0o. TuE GRAND LEADgK.
One OF the most convenient lnsiilu-
lions Ia our town is the Harrington
Telephone system. The new switch.
board, believed by Mr.. Pigg, the man
ager Of the company. to be the best on
the market, 10 now in place and giving
good service. This switch board Is
made to accommodate 200 telephones,
bu, the present connection win accom-
modase only 100. This number Is
about taken up, there now being 81
phones In position and giving service,
with several more ordered. The tale
phone 10 one Of the wonders Of the are.
Il "a a distance annihiiator, and before
cng win be "a common as any other
household necessity. People living out
10 the country, for miles som town.
Mr.. Pigg informs us, are asking for es-
Inmates Of cost Of raBaIng telephone
wires 10 their neighburhoods. The CO.
pscity -of the Farmiagson Telephone
'ystem viii be increased and enlarged
o supply any demand that may be
made uron Il, and II would mot he stl
III surprising 10 see a neswcrk 81 wires
svcr the eoussy. bringing The farmers
u vol ~ al tina towns OF the coaaty
D tnlkiag distance u each othsr.
Iosh Riiiings, ths humorous phiIoso-
,l,es, said. .swheu man goes fszi
,Dse. ksnessr wssss y saslow sgaia.
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