The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-20
Happenings About Pennington

Last Friday night Mr.. B. II. Mar
bury, of this city had a narrow escape
from being seriously burned at the
Bismarck Hotel, Bismarck. Mo. The
fire was discovered about 3 o'clock in
the morning but was extinguished be-
fore much damage was done.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Williams came home last
Saturday night for a short visit. He
says his old home town looks very
progressive.
A new outer building is now being
constructed at the Jail which is to be
used as a barn.
Mr.. G.. W. Barham who recently
sold his confectionery store to Mr..
Higgins of Flat River, has decided to
20 into the same kind Of business in
Maplewood, No. He left last Monday
to establish the store. We are sorry
to lose Mr.. Barham rs he was one Of
Farmington's good citizens.
Mrs. p. a. Shaw left last Friday
for Seattle, Wash, to be gone at least
three months. The Times extends the
best wishes and hopes that she will
return in the best Of health.
Messrs. Winston and Scott Gard
nor are down from st. Louis visiting
their parents, also Mrs. Howard and
her sons, Richard and Edward are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner.
Mr.. NJ. A. Young and Mr.. Jake Dag
left last Monday for Pickering, La.
They go to look ut some fine land.
Last Monday about II o'clock lit
tie fire at DR.. Frank Wehers caused
much excitement. There was no great
damage done because 1T WAS extin-
.guished before il had gotten a start.
II was out before the fire department
had arrived.
Mr.. Thomas Wines who WAS messen
ger on the cars for the Wells-Fargo
Express Co. is now working at the
Flat River depot as platform man.
The study circle of the Foreign Mis-
:sionary Society Of the M. Il. Church,
South, will be held at Mrs. C. B. Nc
-Clintock's Friday afternoon at 1888
p. m. The subject for study is Korea.
A new telephone line has been con-
structed from the neighborhood of
Copenhagen. There are about four
more new lines ready to string the
wire: three from the neighborheod of
the St. Francois river near MIR. Grun-
ers. Also another new Line from Mr..
silxey's which viii come in the Ste.
Genevleve road.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by
the members of Mr.. Grahar1's and
Mrs. Davis classes of the Baptist Sun
day School at the home Of Mrs. o. l.
Halle. last Friday night.
Miss Alma Smith entertained the
Epworth league last Friday night. Ev-
cry one had good time. Master
Clyde Jenkins gave them two fine re-
lections thus showing that in the near
future that he will be fine violinist
Miss Esther Huffman was awarded
prize for extracting the most words
from the three words. "All for Christ"
The number she got was 361. This is
very good training for the mind and Ia
well worth your while to try it. Every
one was pleased with the events Of
the evening.
Mrs. Peers Taylor returned from
Sikeston last Friday where she had
been visiting in the home Of her sister
for the past month.
Miss Agnes Halle was broughthome
last Saturday from the Bonnie Terre
Hospital where she underwent an OPP
Grafton not so very long ago. Miss
Halle is making very speedy recovery
to the delight and satisfaction Of the
family and many friends.
Miss Rhoda Halle, nurse In the
Bonnie Terre Hospital, after accompa-
nying her sister, Agnes, home on Sat
urday and spending the night at home
here in Pennington returned Sunday
to Bonnie Terre to resume her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Rozier returned
Monday from O visit in the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Leming, at Cape
Girardsss.