The Farmington times., 1917-01-19
Flat RIVER

this week. Crowds Of young people |
are enjoying the sport.
The girls basket ball team Of our
high school was again victorious, win
ming the game on Saturday night |
from Pennington by score Of 33 to
six.
The Y. P. S. C. E. Of the Presby-
terian Church held very successful
"Penny Social" last Thursday eve
ming. The attendance was large, the
games enjoyable, the program excel
lent and the receipts satisfactory. AT
nice sum was added to the piano fund. I
The Lead Belt Wonari's Club held
very profitable meeting last Friday
afternoon. The PRESIDENT Mrs. DR.. |
f. l.. Keith, reported the plans made <
by the Executive Committee for the |
good of the club and community The
ladies are taking up these plans with \
enthusiasm Mrs. o. W. Bleeck Of |
Pennington, by invitation of the Pres |
| ident, met with the club and gave a |
report of the Ninth District meeting |
held at Charleston in November, and
also told many interesting things con- |
nected with club work. Mrs. Bleeck |
is President of the Ninth District. |
Following her address Misses Ila and
Vida Absher rendered violin and
piano duet, and refreshments of punch
and cake were served by the young
ladies present. The Library Commit |
tee is planning to have "Book Day, |
when each msmber and all friends of
| the club will be asked to bring or send
a good book for the library. The Com
mittee expects to purchase some books
very soon. The public is urged toll
come and get books and enjoy the
privileges of this library. The Char
| ity Committee, of which Mrs. Dob |
bins is chairman, is planning to send
a box of supplies to the Orphanage
at Pennington. The committee has
asked that everyone take an interest
| in this work and send contribution |
of good clothing, canned fruit or gro
ceries, to the basement of the Chris |
tian Church on Thursday, January
25th. There are a large number of |
children in the Orphanage from the
Lead Belt and the people of this COM
munity should take an interest in this |
work and make liberal contributions.
Don't forget the date, Jan. 25th.
The musicale, which was to have
been given at the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night by the piano pupils of
Miss Elizabeth Farmer, and violin pu-
| pills of Prof. Hugh Porter, was post
poned on account of the cold weather
and illness of some of the pupils. The
time for the recital will be announced
for a later date.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
], B. Murphy was buried last Sunday
morning in a cemetery two miles from
Pennington.
Mrs. d. H. Cameron was quite i'll
several days last week. She is some
better at this writing.
Mrs. A. W. Miller and son, Ed
ward, spent Saturday in st. Louis.
Mrs S. w. Stophlet spent Monday
afternoon with friends in Desloge.
Mrs. Claud Bair was sick with la
grippe last week.
Rev. Morse H. Markley and daugh-
ter, Katherine, went to st. Louis Mon
day morning. Miss Katherine will
enter hospital there for an opera
tion for appendicitis. Her friends
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. G. B. Williams and daugh-
ter, Jesse Ellen, went to st. Louis
Tuesday.
DR.. S. w. Stophlet was in Elvins
Tuesday calling and attending the
Y. P. S. G. f., Connected with the Pres
byterian Church. He will hold preach
ing service in Elvins next Sunday
evening, in the K. of P. Hall.
Tom Jones of East Flat River has
been confined to his home by illness
during the past week.
Disastrous Fire.
The beautiful home of Polite FL
wins was destroyed by fire Monday
morning about $3.50. A young woman
who is employed in the home gave the
alagm. She was awakened by the
smoke and noise of the fire and at once
aroused Mr.. and Mrs. Elvins. They
found the stairway on fire and es-
cape in that way blocked. They made
their escape with their small son,
Kells, through the sleeping porch and
climbed down a tree. They had no
time to get any clothes except gar
ment to throw around them, and their
shoes. The house and all its contents
was burned to the ground. 1t is not
known how it caught. The flues and
heating plant had been recently gone
over. 1t was a cold night on which
to be burned out of house and home.
Some insurance was carried but
whether it will cover the loss or not
is not known by the writer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elvins and son are staying for
the present with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Kells.