The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-09

visit to relatives here. Ward Flem-
ing accompanied her home to spend
a couple of weeks.
The w. c. T. L. will observe
Flower Mission Day Tuesday, June
18th, at 2:30 O'Clock p. m. Mt the NJ.
f.. Church. All the members are re-
quested to be present and to bring
flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Tullock, with
Miss Wagner Of St. Louis, Hugh
and Myers Mayberry, Homer Clay,
Fred Butterfield and Lee Mitchell
are enjoying n fishing outing on the
st. Francois river this week.
Mrs. NJ. II. Smith and her little
grandson Albert have returned from
Cape Girardcau, accompanied by
Miss Alma Smith, who has been at
tending the Normal, and by Mrs.
Matte Rider, who will visit here for
couple Of weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM. Court were
called to Nashville, Tenn, on ac-
count of the serious Illness of Mrs.
Courts sister. Mr.. Court will be
home in time to occupy his pulpit
Sunday, hut Mrs. Court will remain
for IA time in Nashville.
Mr.. =. ID. Guessing Jr. and Miss
Amanda O'Sullivan of this place
were married yesterday lWedncs-
day. The Times joins the many
friends of these popular young peo-
pie in wishing them the full fruition
of their brightest hopes.
Capt. Harry Butler Of st. Louis
is here in the interest of the Saliva
ton Army, for the purpose of So
Letting contributions for the support
of the Salvation Army's summer re-
lief work, such as fresh mir camps
for women and children, &c.
II. j. Kidd, one of the candidates
for the Democratic nomination for
Constable of this township, says
some one has started report that
he had withdrawn, but that there is
nothing in it; he is in the race to
stay till the count Is made.
Messrs. Val Schlesinger and Carl
Schwaner of FredericktOwn were
callers ut The Times office this
morning. They had been over to
Flat River with about thirty other
Odd Fellows from Ffedericktown to
attend Il lodge meeting there.
The salaries of the postmasters OF
the following st. Francois county
post offices have been increased by
the Post Office Department: Bis
marck from 81 900 to 81, 100; Bonne
Terrc from 81 300 to $1,000; Desloge
from 81 400 to 81 800, and headw0od
from 81 900 to 81, 100.
Mrs. f.. G.. Simmons and the boys,
Fisher and Ted, of Waco, Texas,
came up to Macon, Mo-, last week
to attend the marriage Of Miss Lucy
Simmons to DR.. Mccall of Omaha,
Neb., on Wednesday, the Sth inst.
On their way back to Texas they
are expected in Pennington the lat
ter part of next week to remain IA
couple of weeks.
The students of the st. Louis
School of Fine Arts Of Washington
University gave costume fete last
Saturday night on the campus.
Among other entertainments fur
nished was classic minuet danced by
inpersonators Of Shakespeare s
characters. Among those mentioned
as taking part in the latter was Miss
Mildred Keith Of Flat River.
Mrs. Alma Murphy Blackwell and
daughter Lorlne, after an extended
visit with relatives and friends In
Oklahoma, returned to Pennington
this week, accompanied by her un-
Gle, Col. II. NJ. Bressie, to spend n
few days with her mother, Mrs. J .
r. Murphy, and family. Mr.. Bressie
Is engaged in farming and stock
raising on large scale In Okla
homa, and thinks that is wonder
ful country.
Rev. j. n. Sitton, pastor of the
NJ. f.. Church, South, who was seri-
ously Ill for several days, is, as we
go to press, somewhat improved, af-
ter having undergone al operation
for appendicitis. The operation was
performed by DR.. Kietf of st. Louis,
assisted by the local physicians, on
last Sunday night. Miss Leister, a
trained nurse from st. Louis, has
been administering unto Rev. Sitton
during his severe Illness. We are
glad to learn Of his improved condi-
ton. Misses Daisy and Ethel Sit
ton, OF st. Louis, and Paducah, KY,
respectively, and Luther Sitton of