The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-30
FLAT RIVER
Boys Eye Blown Out by Dynamite
Cap

injured last Monday. The accident
occurred in the morning. The boy
was playing he thought with piece OF
Upper but it was dynamite cap. In
lis attempt to fiatten it win a ham
mer the cap exploded, his right eye
vas blown out and his hand was in
iured. The boy was brought imme-
diately to DR.. Smiths Office here.
Misses Georgia and Duella Highley
spent Sunday in Leadwood.
Mrs. McGraw and Miss Elsie Reich
ert are taking a summer course in
Public School music in Pennington.
Mr.. Smih, employee Of the Doe Run
Lead Co., spent the weeks end in Her
culaneum.
Miss Nola Spradling of Pennington
is here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Inman.
Mrs. Otto Long of Rivermines spent
the weekend with her mother in
Bonnie Terre.
The choir and altar boys of the Sa-
on an outing to Spradling Springs.
on an outing to Spreading Springs
near Pennington Sunday. They re-
port most enjoyable time.
Mrs. Elmer Murray, bride of two
weeks, was taken Tuesday afternoon
to st. Louis hospital to undergo an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Presnell
of Elvins, on Monday, baby girl
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Cur
rington, Monday, girl.
Mrs. Pratt Golf spent Wednesday
in st. Louis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Brown
of Esther, boy.
Mr.. ]. L. Head, empolye of the Doe
Run Lead Co., was Pennington WIS.,
itor Sunday.
The Presbyterian people are hav-
ing Blue and Red Sunday School
contest, which is exciting considerable
interest. At the present the Blues are
ahead and it seems quite possible that
they will have the privilege of being
entertained by the Reds, since the
contest is to end Sunday.
The Christian Church had the Evan
elist, Mr.. Stout, speaking for them
few evenings and the last two Sun
days. He spoke on the prophecies,
and found application to the present
European embodiment.
The boy scounts took their first
summer hike to the st. Francois riv-
or on Thursday, where they remained
over night in tent. They are fine
lot of boys.
Mrs. Pratt Golf visited St. Louis on
Wednesday with the intention of coll
ing at Underwood College with the
view to Miss Irene's attendance here
at the opening of the new school year.
Geo. Hammock and family have
been enjoying visit from Mr.. Ham
mock's mother. She returned to her
home near Marquand last Friday.
Lillian Smith of Taylortown has
been confined to her home this week
because of an accident to her knee.
We are glad to say she is recovering
nicely and will soon be out.
We noted in the chautauqua audi
ence a great many people from Des-
loge, who were regular attendants.
Mrs. Grady and daughter, Thelma,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guessing and Miss Leah,
Mrs. DR.. Heser and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barker were
st. Louis visitors over Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. Reno of st. Louis
arrived last Thursday to visit the
family of Mrs. Kingsland, DR.. and
Mrs. I. A. Matthews and Mr.. and Mrs
o. d. Norwine. They made the trip
in their machine, returning Sunday af-
ternoon Prof. Reno is connected
with the st. Louis University.
Miss Maggie Williams came home
Wednesday from six weeks stay in
Hot Springs, Ark. She returns much
improved in health. Her friends will
be very glad to see her home again.
DR.. and Mrs. Reece, Dir. and Mrs. |
Tidwell and Carr Hartshorn and
family were regular attendants at
chautauqua.
Bertha Black of Pennington was
a guest Of Flat River friends Sunday. |
Mr.. Howard and daughter, Helen,
of Charlottesville were guests of Miss
Leta Stophlet ON Thursday of last
week. From here they went to spend
several days with friends in Festus,
where Mr.. Howard was superintend- |
ent of schools for several years.
j. II. Cozean of Cornwall has been
spending few days with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Phillips
The prominent features of the past
week in connection with Flat River
has been the chautauqua, attended by
the intellectual and music lovers of the
town. 1t provided a number of lee
lures and readers with a good num-
Der of musical attractions. The lee
ture side of the program was consid-
ered to be superior and was more high
" appreciated by the most Of the at
which is to the credit Of the
Flat River populus. The lecture by
Mr.. Drewen of Chicago was regarded
rs especially high class, full Of time
y information. The theme was the
situation in Europe, and DR.. Drewen
having spent much time in the various
at war and having had OPP
1ortunity of meeting the crowned
reads, was thus giving first hand in
1t was lecture Of great
profit and especially timely. The
company of singers representing the
Highland Scotch, with the bagpipes,
tits and highland fling dances, and
he reading of the Lion and the Mouse
" Mr.. Elliot, which was appreciated.