The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-01-19
TOWN AND YIClNAGE


Famous Saturday afternoon, Janu-
uary 2lst.
Mrs. J. d. billiard has gone to-
Chicago to visit her son, Frank, Tor
several weeks.
Mrs. j. w. Mccarthy has been
visiting her father, Mr.. w. l.. Dunn,
at Marble Hill.
Kitchen aprons, made by the Bap-
tist ladies, at the Famous Saturday
afternoon, January 2lst,
Are you going to travel? 25c in
vested with j. b. Smith might in
crease your estate $1,000.
Mrs. |. Ware of St. Louis was the
guest last week of the family Of her
brother, DR.. J II. English.
Misses Theresa and Pattie
O'Rannon of Sycnite were visiting
In Pennington last Saturday.
MIR. w. II. Smith Of near Desloge,
one of our progressive farmers. was
In town on business Saturday.
Born, January l6, 1911, j. ?.
Ycargain, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Yeargain of Route No. ,.
Mrs. Bart Fleming returned to
Pennington with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Fleming and will remain here tor
some time.
Mr.. George Presgrove Of Frcder-
icktown was in Pennington Tues
day aud called to pay his respect to
The Times.
Miss Ruth Hun has been appoint
ed to the position in the public
school made vacant by the marriage
of Miss Myrtle Gillespie
Nessrs. l.. T. Hunt, John Gosset, +,
George Martin and Peter Meyers
left Tuesday for Texas to spy out
the land in the region Of Corpus
Christi.
Miss Lizzie Collins came down
from st. Louis Monday to see her
sister, Miss Maggie McGonrey,
who has been quite sick with pneu-
monia at Mr.. Phil Shaw's.
Mr. Chas. W. Head, formerly eX-
press agent here of the American
Express Company, is now located
as agent of the United States EX-
press Company at Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Mrs. Haak of Morehouse and
Miss Myrtle Martin of lrondale
were at Elmwood as visitors Friday
Saturday and Sunday of last week,
Miss Martin is n graduate of Elm
wood.
Capt. James Fugate, one OF the
Oldest and most prominent citizens
OF Mississippi county died nt his
home on the 7th, aged 81 years. He
was the oldest brother of DR.. Reuben
Fugate of this place.
Allen Burks made the trip to JEFF
ferson City last week by himself
and received the appointment OF
page to the Speaker Of the House
Allen is a bright boy an. will nc
doubt make n capital page.
Edward Rozier, prominent law
Yer Of rarmington, Mo-, trans
acted legal business here the first OF
the week. Mr.. Rozier was United
States Attorney for the Eastern dis
trict of Missouri under the McKin'
lev administration and made most
excellent record. Bloomfield Re
publican.
Rev. Edward Overs, returning
from his attendance on the Nation
al Convention of State Sunday
School Superintendent at st. Louis
preached again at the Christian
Church last Sunday morning anc
evening. His many friends here
would have been pleased to have
him remain longer with us, but he
had engagements in,Texas that hac
to he filed, so he left Tuesday
morning.
The following young ladies have
entered the boarding department o
Elmwood Seminary for the seconC
semester: Helen Harris and lvaf
Bryeans Of Oran; Murl Suver, Par
mer; Erna Copeland, Centerville
FIossie Haak, Morehouse; Char
lotte Martin, Irondale; Sallie Eid
son, Bismarck; Melha Noble, st
Louis, and Wilhelmina Herwig o
Delassus.
AT the organization of the Stat
Fair Board for the current year a
Columbus on the 10th, Judge f. +
Swink was made Chairman of tn
Executive COMMITTEES: The boar
was organized as follows: President
w. A. Dalmeyer; Vice President
Sanford Smith; Secretary, John I
Stiuson; Treasurer, w. A. Powell
Executive Committee, f. +. SWIM
w. r. Wilkinson, A. T. Nelson, +
A. Young, George III. Sly and \