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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS.
Mrs. Mary Perkins Dies Suddenly at
Hazel Run, and Mrs Sidney Rudy
Expires at Formers funeral.

Mrs. Mary Ann Perkins, widow
Of the late W. d. Perkins, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
jas. D. Morris of Hazel Run, ON
Saturday night about 9 O'clock
Her death was very sudden, and
was thought to have been caused
10y heart failure Mrs. Perkins
WAS visiting with Mrs. Morris at
the time, but for several years has
lived with her other daughter, MIS-.
" :. Miller of this city.
Shortly brfor her death Mrs.
Perkins had retired to bed, She
called to her daughter 10 bring her
Il drink of water, but before th"
water was brought SIT" had died
For several years she had baru
subject to faintiug spells, and the
manner of her death WAS NOT u
% surprise.
Mrs Perkins was born in Ste.
Gruovloyr on Dee. It'll, ISL. uud
with her father family moved o.
Pennington when two years Of ug.
Her maiden name was Miss NHt
Rudy, and on Dec. 18th, lNl5. -.,
was married to ". y. Perkins.
She was the mother Of tour ...0.
drrn, Mrs. W. :. Miller Of Farm
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
KNOB LICK ITEMS.

Mrs. BIankcnship and daughter
went to Frcdcricktuwn Wednesday.
Mrs l. \. Shannon is on the sick
list this week.
Rev. A. W. Grigsby went to st.
Louis Monday on business.
Mrs. VIM. Acuff of Bismarck came
down Thursday to visit her father in
laws family.
We had good rain Friday night,
aud prospects for more.
Rev. Ball and wife came here Thurs
day to hold revival meeting.
John Stewart of ST. Louis was down
last week To visit his uncle, Mr.. VIM.
Mene of Syenile.
June %. ANON.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
a SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION
Wesley Bcenntenia Observed by Large
Congregation at N. {, Church

The bcculcuary celebration Of the
birth Of John Wesley was celebrated
nt the NJ. T.. Church on Wednesday
evening OF last week. A large congre-
cation assembled to do honor to the
great founder Of Mcthodsm.
Rev. " Il Mccormack presided
Throughout, the program. The music
consisted solely Of hyms written by
Charles Wesley, 80 aplly called "rhe
sweet Singer Of Israel" The Divine
blessing on the success OF the celebration
was invoked by Judge G o. Nations
The chief address Of the evening
"us delivered by DR.. A. d. Ball of
brNplp, presiding elder of the Farm
iugluu district. The subject Of his
address was, john Wesley, n Provi-
dental Man " BESIDES being an
excellent biographical sketch Of the
noted divine, it was remarkable for its
depth of insight into the spirit of the
man and what he accomplished for the
batlCrmant Of the world.
IwcrnaI addresses were delivered by
Rcy,. c. l.. Bullard and X. NJ. Tai.
bert and Or. j. l.. IIaw.
lIchcr Nations was awarded the first
prize tuition at Carleton College for
two terms, on his essay, "John Yves
lcy.' Miss Ella Sackman's essay on
tho same subject was awarded second
prize, tuition in Carleton for one term
The celebration was success in
every way and to Rev. W. X. McCor.
mack, who inauguralcd and managed
the whole affair, is due much credit
Tor the manner in which it was con
Quoted.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

Coss Davis, lG-ycar-old boy, was
shot and instantly killed by negro
boy named William Evants at Nicely
willie, on the 18th, and younger
brother was seriously wounded at the
same time. The negro boy was at
once arrested. For awhile mob viol.
cncc was feared Two versions of the
affair are given, that of the negro that
the shooting was accidental, the other
that it was wilIful.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
ChiIdren's Day at N. {. Church.

The Children's Day exercises at the
NJ. Z. Church on last Sunday morning
were exceedingly good, and TO Mrs. j.
NJ. Karsch, Mrs. w. r. Mccormack
and Miss Ethel Elliott, who had charge
of the children and trained them In
their songs and recitations, is due
much of the credit for the excellence
of the program. Rev. w. X. Nc
Cormack delivered an address on
"Education,r which was we'll received
and deserving of the favorable CON-
mcnt that II received from the congrc-
CATION.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
Bargains Ia Household Furniture

A variety Of household furniture, in.
Guiding silk.plush couch, walnut
book case, old style walnut wardrobe.
carpets, stoves, ETC., at less than half
price for few days only at the resi-
dence of L. J. Jennings, Doss addition.
Go and get bargain.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
Notice.. 0. O. +. Meeting.

All members of Bismarck Lodge
No. $40 |. o. O. +. are requested to
be present ut the meeting of the lodge
on July 18th, 1908, as business of i'm
portance will come before the lodge at
that time. j. l.. Morris, Secy.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
W00DMEN MEMORIAL SEVlCES
Local Camp Of N. W. Of A. Observed
Memorial Day Last Sunday At.
ternoon-DeCorated Several
Graves.

The local camp of the Modern
Woodmcn of America observed
Memorial Day on last Sunday af
tcrnOon with services ut the NJ.
+ Church and Masonic cemetery.
The members OF the camp gath
cred at their hall in the Mccormick
building at 10 O'Clock and formcd
the parade. Chief Forester q.
W. Jones headed the parade, fol
lowed by the Forester team aud
members Of tho camp.
From the WoOdmen hall the march
was taken up to the NJ. +. Church
where services were conducted in
honor OF the deceased members.
Rev. w. X. Mccormack preached
|! II very beneficial sermon, paying
especial attention to the insurance
feature of the brotherhood, and
the great benefits that accrue
therefrom to the widows and or
phaus of deceased members.
From the NJ. +. Church the
parade marched to the Masonic
cemetery, where the regular SER
vices of the order were gone
through with, The grave of Mr..
). {. Emerson, organizer of the
local camp, was decorated at the
Masonic cemetery. Committees
were sent to the X. T., Odd.fel-
low and Cayce cemeteries where
the graves of Messrs. Albert Hull +,
Frank Taylor, Frank Alexander
and w. ID. Cayce were decorated
After the ceremonies at the Ma.
sonic cemetery the parade dis.
banded.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
Pennington Times
THURSDAY, June %. 1908,
COUNTY OFFICERS.
COURTS.

ClUrI.I UOuRr-J. u. FOX, Judgc-SecOnd
,uurlyslN Nay ana November.
tulNrY CulRT-First Mondays IN februo'
~, May August ana November.
frnu,II CurEr-S second Mondays IN Jan
.a... Nprn. july ana October
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

On and after July lst we will not
meet the train on the Bonne Tcrre rail
road that reaches Rock Springs at 9 p
m. rs the mail route between Farm
ington and Rock Springs has been
discontinued
:. A. BYINGTON 4 Bros.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
llrr2o-, New Shoe Store,

llrr2o-', New Shoe Store,
Three door, east oi Post Office.
Good Harvester oil at Klein Grocer
CompAuy's,
Fresh vegetable, every morning at
a. l. OrIou',
Get Your fresh sausage at Aur,ru'
City Meat Market.
For Maaou', fruit jazz - to Klein
Grocer romp,uy's,
For Hay Gmtr, iced aud Wood
90 TO cole y Ni>om.
M, i !. Putnam is visiting
relative, 10 81 Lour,
" Lee Mmrt- visited in lIca
Are SUNDAY and Monday.
Nj J.. Il. Gridcr of bismarck had
lu,tnc,, in town yesterday.
Fay cash for your meat AT Auls"n's
aud .srt per cent discount
Mi Joseph Morris Of st Loni, l.
visiting TREND, here this week.
Mr. Edward Dugnl Of Syeuitc was
in town on business yesterday.
lor Rcur--a Groom house in Farm
iugtnu, apply 10 Philip Lorenz.
Mr.. ". I Carter Of 81 Louis was
in Pennington on Wednesday.
thr,. Grr-r is building II handsome
brick addition to hi, tailor shop.
BIanro Zero, the popular breakfast
food at Klein Grocer Company's.
Miss Gcnryicyc lllman of st. loniS
il visiting Mrs. l.. F. Cnstlcman.
Canvas hams aud hacons always on
hand at Autsrn's City Meat Market.
MIR ". j. Drathcragc Of DesIogc
was in town on business last Friday.
Go 10 the City Meat Market Tor your
choice steaks, roasla aud pork chops.
MIR. aud Mrs Clark johnson Jr., of
Louis are visiting Mrs, W. I. Halle,
Miss Constance Petrrman OF Jack
son /, the guest of Mrs NJ. X. Smith.
We have the up-io-dntc line Of
summer and straw ha.s.-Colc u
Nixon.
Two furnished rooms for nice house
keeping Apply to Mrs. John A.
Marks.
Mrs. e. Il. Fleming is now conval.
esacnt and will soon be entirely re-
covered.
We have some of the very latest
fabrics in Dress Goods and Trimmings.
Cole & Nixon,
Mr. aud Mrs B. II. Marbury leave
today for Charleston, where they will
witt relatives.
Mr.. Chas. Buttefiield and wife have
returned home from their extended
visit in Texas.
The "Four-lcaf Clover" brand of
shoes can't be beaten. They are sold
by Cole & Nixon.
Born, Friday, June IL, 1908 to,
the wife of Mr. S. X. Turley ut
Winona, Miss, son.
Mrs. Samuel Templcton and daugh-
ter. Miss Bette, left Wednesday to
visit friends in Charleston.
Miss Mayme Cunningham has ac-
cepted position at the Famous de-
pa rtment store in St. Louis.
Mr.. X. H. johnson OF Stone was In
town Monday and added his name to
The TINES list OF subscribers.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

John Smith of Oran tried to board
o moving train al Allenvllc on the 18th
with the usual result. lie was only
22 years old.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25


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| teaching in the School lur the Blind al
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Misses Pearl and Myra Chriy aud
Elsie aud Adele Caycr left Monday lo
visit with Mi, Louise lu\ in jefferson
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You will find 4 l. Oucu'- stock
of groceries, staple aud fancy, alwa,
complete aud fresh, and his price.
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Key. and Mrs. {. l.. BuIIhrd let
Tuesday Tor Oran to attend meeting
OF the Southeast Missouri Ministerial
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MI and Ms. Joseph rrrhm, and |
son. Mnck, Of s.. Louis, were ia Farm7 /
iugtou Monday attending the funeral
services Of Mr.. Perkins mother, Ms.
Mary Perkins.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
Pleasant Outing Party.

A number of young people of this
city drove to lrnntun last sunday
morning aud spent the day il visiting
various places in the vicinity Of Iron
Mountain. They had dinner at the
Iron Mountain dam and returned about
10 O'Clock in the evening Among
those in the party were; Misses Emma
aud Ella Sackmann, Fannie Fry and
Hattie ieargain, and Mcssrs. Percy
Fry, Pinkney Carulhers of Taylor
Place, Fred karsch and Bert Byington,
Don't fail to see our Clothing for
Men, Boys and Children. We have
the largest and most up.to-date line
in town. COLE & NIXON.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
TRAVEL THIRD-CLASS.
Representatives of All Glasses Meet
Upon Neutral Ground ON Eng
lands Railways

Nowadays everybody travels third
that is, if one may be allowed the ex-
preston, some of everybody. There is
no class or set of people, unless, OF
course, it be royalty, Of whom we may
not meet representatives in third
class railway carriage, says the Lon
don Spectator. Everyone is on foot
ing of equality; it is perhaps the only
perfectly neutral ground. We believe
there are some men who if they never
travelled by train would never know by
actual experience anything about those
below them in position. But for this
meeting ground the working classes
would remain for them simply a pic
ture or a problem. They see a crowd
in the street; they discuss wages or
the housing question; they admire the
toiling figure of farm laborer thrown
into relief by sunset, and wonder,
from an aesthetic point of view, why
anyone should prefer to live in Slum.
Beyond this they know nothing With
the appearance of their domestic serv-
ants they are, of course, familiar but
often they know little of their person
alities Again, there are others-gen-
orally women-who make point Of
visiting occasionally at the houses OF
poor people; but even in this case they
often remain not much the wiser. Both
hosts and guests are generally shy and
somewhat embarrassed They talk re-
spectively down and up to each other s
supposed levels, neither are quite
| natural. and the end of the interview
comes as a relief But in a train we
are all at our ease, even the poorest
| and least educated.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
Sound and Fury.

A lawyer who spent the briefiess days
of his career in New York city, and is
now a successful practitioner in the
west tells how master of the telling
phrase taught him TO curb the thun-
derous voice with which nature endowed
him.
In those days he was "a vociferous
cub" in his own phrase, until Justice
P. Henry Dugro lifted him into the sew
enth heaven of judicial appreciation
and suddenly let him down again.
He had been assaulting the ear drums
of the court for ten minutes, and he
concluded by saying: II am sure my
argument must be convincing, your
honor"
"It is overwhelming" returned JUS
tice Dugro, courteously.
The young lawyers chest expanded.
"Indeed, my ears are still buzzing," !"
added the justice. II deny the mo-
tion."-N. Y Mail and Express.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
JUSTICE QUEERLY DISPENSED
English Magistrate Encourages the
Belief That MalefactOrs Would
Better Be Drunk.

Being under the influence Of drink is
usually considered no excuse for having
committed a crime, but it would seem
that one magistrate is inclined to be
an exception to his brothers on the bench
in this direction, says Cassells Journal
Recently a justice of the peace had
two young men before him on charge
of theft They pleaded guilty, and as
this obviated the necessity for evidence
being given, the magistrate was some
what in the dark as to their culpabll-
ity.
well, sir" he said, addressing one
of the prisoners, have you anything to
say in extenuation of your offense!'
The prisoner hung his head, and re-
piled meekly:
Your worship, l was drunk when l
did it,
Drunk" exclaimed the magistrate;
that makes the offense all the worse.
You will go to prison for three months.
And you, sir" he continued, addressing
the other prisoner, what have you TO
say for yourself?'
Nothing, your honor?'' was the re-
ply
"Were you drunk" pursued the JUS
tice.
mo, your honor; was never drunk In
my life."
"Tndeed!" exclaimed the magistrate,
raising his eyebrows in affected aston
ishment. "Have you not even that ex-
cuse? Then you will go to prison for
six months!"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
MONUMENT OF MONT PELEE.
Upheaval Twice as High 9nd Four
Times as Thick as the Wask-
ingtOn Monument.

Prof Angelo Heilprin, whose work
in studying the Martinique eruptions
is doubtless we'll known to our readers,
announces most curious and wonder
full phenomenon which he had the op-
portunity of studying on Mont Pele.
He states, according to the Scientific
American, that from the crater of the
volcano there has been forced UP a
column $40 feet high, having a dame
ter of about 800 feet at the base. Prof
Heilprin asserts that he himself wit
messed part of the upward movement
of this enormous mass. He noted that
In the space of four days there had
been an elevation of 21 feet 1t seemed
to him, however, that the upward
movement of the mass had slightly
subsidized, and that it had at one time
been very great.
This natural monument, according to
Prof. Heilprin, must have been twice
as high and at least four times as
thick as the Washington monument
Just what caused the upward projec-
ton of this material cannot very well
be explained. Prof. Heilprin suggests
that the internal stresses of the earth
have forced out molten lava, which
cooled sufficiently to solidify when it
emerged. The phenomenon was all the
more remarkable because no lava
whatever was elected in 1902. The &C
count then published simply stated
that ashes, rock, steam and gas had
been vomited. 1t is not, however, i'm
possible that there may have been a
slight election of lava then, and that
the present manifestation is simply
proof that the disturbances have not
reached low levels of lava-Scientific
American.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
HERMIT IN CROWDED CITY.
Resident of Syracuse, n. ", Has Not
Been Downtown I'm Thirty
Years,

A veritable Rip Van Wrinkle has been
discovered in Syracuse, N. Y, who. al
though living but short walk from the
business center, has not been downtown
IN 80 years, and has seen none of the
new sky scraperS and business blocks
which adorn Syracuse. His name is
Paul Hesley. He is well man, and has
not taken any VOW to thus seclude him.
self. Moreover, he has possession of all
his faculties, is ell read and Intelligent
A few days ago he was dug up" by an
automobilist and taken for a spin
through the city He has lived here 55
years. and was in lower South Salina
street but a very few times during all
this time.
The reason Mr.. Hesley gives for this
strange, secluded life is this: when l
was young l had to work so steadily that
I didn't have time to go around and see
things, and now that am old, don't
care much about it, After his trip he
said:
Syracuse is certainly growing town.
This seems like going thousands Of miles
away from home"
The old man spends all his time clock
making and hoeing in the garden. He is
perfectly contented to stay at home.
Living almost around the corner from
the magnificent new high school which
the city has just erected, he never saw
the building, either completed or in
process of erection, until he took his au-
tomobile trip. Another strange feature
of the case is that he keeps in touch with
the progress of the city by means of the
newspapers, but he never has any Curl
osity to see things for himself.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
at the flagstaff peak in the fort beyond.
and sighed, and sighed again.

at the naSStaH peak III the IOTt DeyOuus
and sighed. and sighed again.
One day Lawyer Coke, who looked
after Betty Rawlins' estate, heard from
close friend that a certain English
man had been inquiring about Betty's
financial standing Fortune hunter If
not a fraud" said old Coke to himself,
and then, as luck would have it, he
happened to pick up copy Of the
Broad Arrow, the journal OF the united
services of Great Britain. Lawyer Coke
looked at it. His eye fell on a para
graph and he chuckled. He folded the
paper up, put it In his pocket and took
the first train for Lowland Glen. He
marked the paragraph in the paper and
put it where he knew Betty would be
sure to pick it up, and from the nature
of the publication he knew that she
would be sure to read it from start to
finish.
Betty Rawlins felt that the hour was
coming when she would have to an
swer a question put to her by Col. Reg
inald Southcote. She was thinking or
this when she picked up the Broad Ar
row. She knew what the paper was,
for she had heard of it. She read it
eagerly. The date of the paper was
three months back. The marked para
graph caught her eye. She read this:
Gen. Powell-Baden inspected the
Royal Yorckshire regimnt last Thurs
day. 1t was the first training day or
this militia organization for year.
The men were in poor trim, and Col.
Reginald Southcote, who has seen no
foreign service and very little at home,
had hard work to give commands and
to sit his horse properly. The regiment
will need overhauling to bring it up to
even militia standards"
The paper dropped from Betty's fin
gers. "Millitiaman, never saw day 9
real service; couldn't sit on his horse;
and then Betty gasped. Her thoughts
turned to another paragraph that she
had read in an American journal. 1t
told how one Capt. Roy Lanyard had
received the congressional medal OF
honor for personal gallantry in the saw
ing of the life of a comrade under fierce
fire in the Philippine islap's.
Betty knew that night It the ball at
the hotel that Col Reginald Southcote
was seeking her out, but she avoided
him. Capt Roy Lanyard met her and
she smiled on him, and there was look
in her eyes that made the young SOL
dier's heart leap won't you go for a
walk with me?" he said.
Yes" she answered. softly.
AS they passed down the hotel steps
the moonlight fell full upon them. and
Lawyer Coke, who was standing on the
yeranda, smiled. and. being bit of a
wag, he turned to friend who had
been watching the course OF events for
a month past and said:
Alas! Poor Yorickshire. .'-Chicago
RecOrd-Herald.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-25
LONGING FOR YOU.

The yellow winged butterfly dips to the
rose;
The cannas flare red. the blue glories un-
close
On the vines by the porch. all asparkle with
dew,
But my heart is all sad. for 'tis longing
for you!
1 know where white marguerites stretch
Ger the lea,
And their perfume ia borne OIL the breezes
TO me.
And the meadow-lark's wings are aglnt
with the dew
But his song is a torture! I'm longing for
you!
Still the warm shadows blend DER the road
that we took
And the path wends around by the side OF
the brook
And the wide water smiles back the
heavens own blue:
But my heart knows it not; 1t is longing
for youi
Where the sycamore bends. where the bub-
bles float down.
Where the trout seems asleep in the pool s
umber brown,
And the gold of the sunlight is filtering
through,
There was joy ere knew this wild longing
for youi
Night falls like benjson on the old vale:
There's a tinkle of cowbells along the old
trail;
But far. far wend my ways. and all bor-
dered with dew;
And no promise of peace lights my longing
for you!
j M. Lewis. in Houston Post.