The Farmington times., 1917-04-06
): COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. 4.

| The operetta, "The Feast of tn
Little Lanterns" which was given b,
the Girls Glee Club of the Higl
School, under the direction of Mis-
Edith Mitchell, was a great success
and attended by a large audience
The solo parts were very well takel
by Leah Alper, Edith Kite, Zero
Saunders and Jean Stophlet. Tn,
girls wore picturesque Chinese cos
tunes and presented a very attrac
tive appearance. The proceeds were
| satisfactory and will be applied OF
the purchase of a Victrola for tht
High School,
One of the most exciting games Of
basket ball played this season was
the one on Saturday night between
Festus and Flat River. Festus wor
the game by one point.
t. A. Mathews returned Tuesday
from Evansville, H., where he was
called Friday by the death of his ia,
ther.
Margaret Sylvester of Pennington
was an over-Sunday visitor in the
home of DR.. G. E. Cecil and family.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will sell cut flowers for Easter on
Saturday. Orders may be phoned to
Nellie Williams, Jean Stophlet OF
Lillian Schmidt.
Mrs. F. L. Keith and Miss Mildred
were Pennington visitors on Satur-
day.
On April goth the Lead Belt Wo-
mans Club will give an entertain
ment in the High School Auditorium
for the charity fund. The first part
of the program will be musical. aye
Old Folks Concert, and will be Civ
en- by the best talent in town. The
second part will be play entitled,
"The College Town, and you will not
want to miss this. Don't forget the
date, April goth. You will enjoy it
and will contribute to a worthy cause.
On Friday of next week. April 10,
Miss Beeson of Pennington will ad-
dress the club and Mrs. Robert For
syth will give several piano numbers.
This will be an enjoyable meeting
and every member should be present.
Mrs. j. U. White had as her guest
on Wednesday and Thursday Mrs. E.
L. AudIIlS VI LlnHeIlS,
Miss Claire White came home from
Columbia on Thursday night for the
Easter vacation. She spent several
days in st. Louis en- route.
Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Sutherland of
the Presbyterian Home at Farming
ton were in Flat River Friday.
DR.. f. L. Keith was an over Sunday
visitor in st. Louis. On Monday he
drove home a new National car. 1t
is a six cylinder, seven passenger,
equipped with all the new devices and
is one of the most attractive ma
chimes in the town. He was accom-
panied home by Miss Mildred.
The entire community was startled
on Sunday afternoon by the tragic
death of Miss Iva Ball, who shot her
self in the temple about $3.50 o'clock.
The cause of the suicide is a mystery.
She was in good health and seemed in
good spirits and had been talking
with friends just a few minutes be-
fore going upstairs where she secur-
ed the revolver. She was about six
teen years of age, student in the
High School and a member of the
Christian Church and Sunday school
having been in attendance that morn
ing. She leaves a father, mother and
i've brothers and sisters to mourn her
death. The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to them. The
funeral was held on Wednesday af-
,ernoon at 2 o'clock at the Christian
Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
VI. l.. Pierson. Interment took place
1t Parkview cemetery.
DR.. and Mrs. S. W. Stophlet were
n Pennington Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kingsland
md family were in Pennington on
Sunday.
Programs are being prepared for
Caster Sunday by the different Sun
lay schools in town. 1t would be a |
rood thing to attend church and Sun
lay school on that day.
Miss Rebecca Graham of Paducah, |
kentucky, is the guest of Miss Jean
Stophlet over the Easter vacation. |
Miss Graham is a Underwood stu
lent.
Mrs. A. W. Miller spent Monday in
'arminptOn