The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
1t withsrelatives at Silver Springs.

1t witherelatives at Silver Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Johnson OF
Middlebrook were called to Bonnie
Terre Thursday because OF the
death Of his mother, Mrs. J. w.
Johnson. They visited with the
family Of Lon Woodsde few days
before returning home.
j, X. PostOn, who has been work
ing at Big River Mills, was in town
Saturday and Sunday. He reports
quite an epidemic OF measles and
mumps in that neighborhood.
John W. Forshee went to st.
Louis Friday to visit for time
with his daughter, Mrs. Kate Long.
Misses Mollie and Grady Whee!e-
hon of Silver Springs visited rela-
tives here Saturday.
( Lewis Thurman Of Silver Springs
visited the family OF J. d. Poston
Sunday.
Supt. j. NJ. Crawford Of the Wells
Fargo Express Company was In
town the latter part Of last week
making arrangements to discon-
time the free delivery wagon.
Since Christmas business has been
gradually falling off and the wagon
is not deemed profitable In Mr..
Crawford's view of the matter. March
is set as the date for the discon-
tinuance of the wagon and the re
playing Of the Office in the depot.
G. II. Williams, Secretary OF the
State Extension work at the Uni
yersity of Missouri was In Bonne
Terre Thursday in behalf OF an ex.
tension course. He visited the diff
fent rooms Of the graded school and
High School and gave most of them
n short talk.
y The "Girls Friendly Society" ell.
tertaned a host of friends at the
Guild House of the Episcopal
Church Saturday evening, Feb. II,
At s O'Clock the crowd gathered in
the main hall and played games an
til late hour. During the evening
contests were held in which Marvin
Bailey won II cake for "Pinningthe
tail on the Donkey" correctly and
Annell Bailey won pretty" val
entine for guessing the most AN
swers to several questions asked.
Miss Emily ConOver was the chap.
erone and entertained the boys and
girls very nicely.
Glass number y of the Methodist
Sunday School of the Centenary
Church entertained number of in
vited friends Mt the Club rooms Sat
urday evening, Feb. IA. About one.
half Of the members with invited
friends were present. The evening
was passed in playing different
games. At "A late hour refreshments
of ice cream aud cake were served
by the entertaining class and all de-
parted declaring good time. Miss
Louise Pearce and Miss Fannie
Hobbs chaperoned the crowd.
The boys basket ball team of the
Bonnie Terre High school iOurneyed
to DeSOtO Saturday afternoon by
way of the NJ. X. n b. T.. Ry. to
Oakvale and then in buggies to De-
Soto were beaten by the boys team
of that place by four points. A re d..
report of the game gives,
Bonnie Terre the best end of the
goal shooting but by fouls and free
goals they were nosed out in the
last few minutes Of play. At the
end OF the first half Bonnie Terre
led by u to II but when the game
ended DeSoto had won by n score
of ~ to Is. Mr.. Raue of DeSoto
and Mr. Mughee of Bonnie Terre Of
ficiated.
A stereopticon lecture was given
at the NJ, f.. Church Sunday ev"n-
ing which was enjoyed by IA full
house of people. The expense of
the occasion compelled the church
to take a silver Offering at the door
which met the needs.
Miss Pauline Spencer slipped
away to St, Louis Saturday and
was there married to Mr.. Sam Nc.