The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-27
): COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::

relatives.
Miss Clara Wilson of st. Louis is
spending the week with her aunt
I Mrs. Frank Lindeman.
Dr. @. M. Carr and DR.. Chas. Far
lraf of Marquand visited relatives in
Elvins Sunday.
| Carl Lupkey transacted business in
St. Louis Tuesday.
c. G. Carr and family and H. L.
/ CalviTd attended the Assembly at
Arcadia Sunday.
Mrs. Clinton is very low at this
writing.
Carl Lupkey and family spent Sun
day in Herculaneum with home folks.
DR.. G. w. Tidwell and family spent
Sunday at the Assembly at Arcadia
Mrs. Chas. Bergman underwent an
operation at the Bonnie Terre Hospi-
tai Tuesday. We are glad to report
that she is getting along nicely.
Polite Elvins and family left last
Monday for Jersey coast. Mr.. Ell
wins will return to his home in Bonnie
Terre the latter part of the week and
Mrs. Elvins and son, Kells, will re-
main for several weeks.
Rev. Benefits Sunday School class
gave an ice cream social on the par
sonage lawn Tuesday night. The
proceeds will be donated to the Con-
ference collection.
Monday was the fourth anniversary
of Mary Lee Calvird's birthday, and
she celebrated the occasion by invit-
ing q number of her young friends in
the afternoon to party at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. L.
Calvird, on Main street. The invited
guests were: Lillian and Marguerite
Woods, Mary Belle and Thelma Au-
Buchon, Marguerite Thomure, Mil
bury Howell, Mildred Miller, Dorothy
Boyer, Helen Fisher, Catherine and
Lavinia Hampton, Loretta Lupkey,
Delphine Richards, Helen Hartshorn,
Leila and Helen Sizemore, Bessie Low
worm, Blanche Mcfarland, Jesse May
Tidwell, Wilma Delcour and Louise
Swink and Emma Mcdaniel of Farm
ington, James Mcfarland, "Bud"
Fisher, Paul McCarron, Downey
Thomure, Leo Klein, Sidney Sizemoce,
Leslie and Lester Maurer end George
and LIE Roy Swink and j.
c. Zolman of Pennington. The
youngsters had a most delightful
time and greatly enjoyed the
delicate refreshments served. They
Ill wished Mary Lee many happy re-
,urns of the day and that they might
'e there to help her enjoy them.
Miss Octavia London, who has been
'ursing in the Missouri Baptist San
itarium, St. Louis, returned home
Tuesday night. Miss London is in
Door health and is going to rest this
She expects to return to
Ter work in the fall.
DR.. G. w. Tidwell and family Wis
ted relatives in Pennington Wednes-
lay.
Rev. Benefits Sunday School class
IF Boys entertained Mrs. Tidwell's
lass of girls at the parsonage last
Friday night. Various games were
played and delicious refreshments
we're served. The young folks re-
,orted delightful evening.
The Court of Honor of Elvins held
heir annual basket dinner and picnic
1t Iron Mountain Lake Monday. A
majority of the members were pres
mt and a very enjoyable time was re-
ported, despite the heavy shower. A
erious catastrophe was narrowing
verted when an overloaded boat car
y Mcssrs. Carr Hartshorn, Tom
Wolfe and Bryan Cozean and Mes
ames CEas. Waters, Tom Wolfe and ,
Hiss Mabel Lovvorn, sunk. The val
mt efforts of the men kept The women 3
bove water until the boat returned :
0 the surface. They clung to the
ide Of the overturned boat until an
Their was brought to the rescue. Mr.. =
whose efforts earned him
he title of "life saver, reported that 4;
ne remarkable presence of mind of Y
lie women averted what would other
Use have been serious dilema. 3