The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-28
INTERESTING LOCAL PICK.UPS TERSELY TOLD.

Madrid last Sunday to attend the inner-
al of his brother.in-l Law, Gocfrcy
Iesieur, which took place on Monday.
We have just received this week 4
beautiful line OF the latest styles IN
millinery for the Fourth, and can sell
nt greatly reduced preccs. BE sure to
call at Mis- I. Taffc's for your hats.
Mrs Il. c Tucker has returned
home from visit of several weeks to
relatives In Tennessee. MIR. and Mn.
Preston Tucker of Bonne Tcrrc, who
were also visiting in Tennessee, lie.
turned home with her.
Mrs Martha Sleeves Pcrshaw of Ug-
den, Utah, is here to spend the sum
mer with Mrs b. |. Morris and other
relatives. She was at one timr wnlrun
Of Carleton College, and is now ma
trun of the Crittenden Home at Ogden.
It is announced that the beef trust
accused the pure food law OF causing
the higher prices Of meats. Doe, hat
mean that before the passage aud Gu
| forcrmcnt OF the new law the meat,
were bad and could be sold at n lpw
price and high profi?-Cincinali En-
quircr.
Ben Rolauder, son of Mr.. and Mrs
/ John ROlandcr. died June 2I, 1907,
ut the home OF hi, parents in Farming'
ton, Of heart disease, in the 18th ycal
Of his age. His funeral took pIac'
from the Catholic Church on Wcdurs
day The parents extend thanks Il
thcir ncighbOrs aud friends for kind
urs, aud attention shown during hi
illness aud funeral.
It would be a good thing for Farm
ington it our streets could be paved II
accordance with the notices published
by the Board Of Aldermen, out whcthc
the consent of majority of the prop
erty holders along the line of propoSe'
Improvements can be secured is ques
tunable. The work would be cXpen
siye and there will probably be a con
siderable rcmonstrance.
Monday night, July lst, there vii
be a meeting of the Y. W. {. a. n
the new room in the Farmers Banl
building. There will be an election @
officers. This association has bee
conducted by temporary board
which at that time will be made per
maneut or new board elected. A
invited. Members are urged to al
tend.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. j. Dickard of viii
Point, Texas, parents of Mrs. o, {
Fontaine, wife of the pastor of tn
Southern Methodist Church, passe
through Pennington last week on thei
way to The jamestown Exposition an
| to visit their son in New York MissC
/ Nerna and Blanche Fontaine accom-
panied them on their trip. They vi
spenb month in the North and Eas
visiting the principal cities, includiD
Washington City and Niagara Falls.
, The attractive home OF Mr.. an
Mrs. A. +. Bond on Madison sire
is this week the scene of much gayety
the occasion being delightful hous
; party, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. j
II. Jones and son Paul, and Mr.
. Genevieue F. Logan of FarmingtoI
. and Mrs. S. l.. Fleming and daughte
$ Miss Leslie, of Bismarck. Mrs. Bor
r is charming hostess and to be h
guest signifies a visit to the valley r
plete with pleasure Arcadia Ente
, prise.
e Mr. w. b. ConnellJ OF Tillmf
county, Okla, former resident
, Pennington, returned here last Satu
day after an absence of 81 years, AT
q found few of his old friends al
comrades of the CiAil war. lie was
Lieutenant in the company to which NJ
r Lang and some of tho other old vete
o ans here belonged. MIR. Connel
Il first enlisted in the 6Sth Missouri mi
tia, and afterwards in the 47th Mis-
ouri Volunteers, l.. S. A. He Il
y Pennington in 1870, and this is b
!. first visit here since then. He said
u could recognize very few places in Il
town.