The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-22
INTERESTING LOCAL PlcK.UPS TERSEly TOLD.


home Monday from Murfrcesboro, H.,
where they were called by the serious
illness of Mr.. Ililton's mother.
Since the departure of the seven jail
boarders last week for the penitcnl llary,
Sheriff Crokc has only two guests TO
look after in his slecI-caged hostelry.
$. A. Byington and family and
Bert Byington and family were the
guest Of their grandfather, james
Richardson, near Terre Blue, last
Wednesday
Rev. S Z. Brile, pastor Of the
Pennington Baptist Church, will
preach at Colony Church on Sunday,
July lst, at 8 O'Clock p, m. Every
body is invited.
Rev. II. X. Singleton, Presiding III
der Of the Pennington District Of the
NJ. T. Church, South, will preach at
Doe Run next Sunday morning and at
Flat River Sunday evening.
The time for putting IN door aud
window screens is at hand. Tctley-
Klein Lumber Co have n fine supply
aud will make it to your interest to get
your screens from them. Don't buy
before seeing them.
Prof. 4. S. Wiley of DcSoio has
spent this week here at the Commercial
College, studying methods of teaching
aud receiving special pointers for his
work this fall when he assumes the
princpaship Of the Mouthari CONNER
cial School in DeSotu.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
Church surprised Mrs. c. +. llickCk
Monday evening by going in for n vis-
it, taking most delicious refreshments
OF all kinds with them The surprise
was n complete success and all report
having enjoyed n most delightful
evening.
A Union Sunday school has been
organized at Oak Hill school house,
two miles north of Pennington. II. NJ.
Welty is superintendent, I. Gosset,
superintendent, and Miss Myrtle viii
liams, secretary. The school meets at
O'Clock p. m. every Sunday. Every
body is invited to participate.
Gus Yeager and Miss Ora RcsiDger
of Chestnut Ridge were married last
Sunday morning at the Baptist parson-
age in Pennington, Rev. S. L. Brite
officiating They will reside in Ste.
Genevieve county near Chestnut Ridge
and have the best wishes of their
friends for happy and prosperous
life.
The st. Louis Presbytery, in session
at Clayton on the 18th inst, elected
the following named gentlemen to
represent that presbytcry on the board
OF trustees of Emwood Seminary
Rev, j. Layton Mamie of ST. Louis,
Rev. b. c. Ball of St. Charles, NJ. W.
McNutt Of festus and j. e. Street OF
ST. Louis.
Elder Edward Overs, pastor of the
Pennington Christian Church, was ap.
pointed member of the Advisory
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Christian Church at Hannibal the past
week, and &. b. Gale OF Flat River
was made member of the Benevolent
Association.
James A. Eaton, son.in-law of Il.
c. Tucker, Esq, of this place, died al
his home in Bonne Terre last Monday
night of Bright's disease. Mr.. Eaton
was married to Miss Mamie Tucker on
the llth of last October, and bis be-
reavcd wife has the sympathy of many
friends here in this sad termination OF
hel brief marital experience.
Elder Edward Overs returned home
Wednesday from the State Convention
OF the Christian Church held at Han.
nibal from the ] 9th to the Goth inst
He says it was the largest convention
ever held by the Christian Church in
Missouri, there being 900 registered
delegates. The convention was moi
only large in numbers, but in enthusi.
asm and results. The C. w. b. NJ.
membership has increased to 1854
subscribers for the Tidings 2,73O, ant
they raised Sl3, 900. The Bible schoo
has taken long step in advance o.
anything ever done; $780, has beer
raised for permanent fund, and Sl8,'
600 more for all purposes than wa
raised last year. 1859 have beer
added to the church during the year
Echoes from the Convention will b.
heard from the pastor at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning at clever
O'Clock. He will also preach in thu
evening at eight O'Clock.
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