The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-24

Judge G. o. Nations has been In
yited to address the Convention OF
the Constitutional Amendment As
sociation at Sedalia tonight tThurs-
day. and left for that city yesterday.
Mr.. =. +. Krimminger, who has
been running daily hack line for
several years between Farmington
and Doe Run, has "A new rooEy and
more comfortable hack with which
to accommodate his patrons.
Last Tuesday afternoon, while
Bob RaInes was doing some carpen-
ter work at his home, the scaifolding
broke and he fell to the ground,
breaking his right arm Mt the wrist.
Dr. Robinson dressed the injured
member and Bob is getting along
very we'll.
Bonre Terre expects to have II
| large celebration on July Sd, DR..
Palmore of st. Louis Is the orator
of the day. Ladies' will be on the
ground with flags and will decorate
everybody who will make an offer
! ing to the work of the Lead Belt
Mission Board.
Wheat harvest Is In progress in
the county this week, and the yield
promises TO be much better than was
expected. Some fields are excep-
tionally promising. Mr.. Clardy has
seventy ucres which ii Is estimated
will yield an average Of - or 10
bushels to the acre.
The manager of the Opera House
in Muskogee, Okla, says Of DR.. :.
| A. Steel: 1--WE have had Bob Tay-
lor, Sam Jones and all the star at
fractions, but that is the best thing
that has been heard here" Farm
ingtOn people will welcome DR.. Steel
at the Opera House on the night of
July 18th.
The holland family has had re-
union this week, every member Of
the family being here. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughan holland
and little son, Lincoln, Neb.; Mr..
and Mrs. Garland holland Poplar
Bluff; Mr.. and Mrs. William Chinn,
Ste Genevieve; Messrs, Harry and
Ed. holland, of st. Louis; Misses
Bessie and Marguerite holland.
The open air concert with the ice
cream festival on the lawn of the
Southern Methodist Church last
Tuesday evening was an enjoyable
affair There was n large crowd
present. The Methodist choir gave
II number of selections under the
leadership of Mrs. Nelson, whose
voice delights everybody who hears
it. DIR. Barraw sang a solo. The
receipts were very gratifying to the
Ladies' Aid.
Elder J. NJ. Elam Of Litchfield,
H., preached at the Christian
Church here last Sunday morning
and each evening until Wednesday
inclusive. On Thursday he went to
Flat River, where he will preach
the balance of the week, remaining
over Sunday. He created n very
favorable impression here as an
earnest and faithful exponent OF
Christian doctrine aud practice.
The Pennington School Board has
secured the services of Prof. Y. d.
Bennick of Fredcricktown as prin-
cipal of the High School. MIR. Ben
nick has been teaching several
years In Fredericktown, and was
reelected by the school board, but
resigned to accept the principalship
here. He comes highly recon-
mended by the Fredericktown school
board and also by President McDear-
mont of the Cape Girardeau Nor
NAL.
Miss Edith Halle, who had charge
of the music department of the Fer
nandina High School during the sea-
son l90S-09, left Tuesday for Ashe-
vile, n. c., where she will spend
two weeks with friends before return
ing to her home in Missouri. Miss
Halle has many accomplishments
and n lovable disposition which en-
deared her to the people of Fernan-
dina, and escially our young society,
who were loath to see her leave and
who hope that she may return next
season. n.-Fernandina Record,