The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

anu W leAdS, where she Will WISH nef
l'sister, Mrs. Arthur Crawford.
Miss Irene Antoine, who is teaching
school at French Village, spent the
weekend here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Antoine.
We are making big reductions on
all heavy winter goods, such as Over
coats, Ladies and Misses Wraps,
Mems, Boys, Ladies' and Misses
Sweaters. Pennington Mercantile Co.
/. l.. Page, editor of the Bonnie
Terre Star, and ID. II. Cameron, ed
itor Of the Lead Belt News, were in
Pennington Tuesday on business.
Fred Fuhrmeister, who is attending
the st. Louis College Of Pharmacy,
l.spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Fuhrmeister.
Miss Mamie Pyle, stenographer in
the law offices Of Rozier & Morsey,
went to DeSoto Saturday afternoon
and spent Sunday with home folks.
Thomas Covington of near Hazel
Run, one of Marion townships enter
prising and progressive farmers, was
in Pennington on business Tuesday.
If you don't buy Direct from the
Factory" you are paying the middle
mans profit. Gillam's way is Direct
from Factory to Home" -Bonne Terre
and Pennington.
Chas. Calv;rd has resigned his po-
sition as agent for the Quick Pay Old
Line Life Insurance Company. Mr..
Mackley of Bonnie Terre succeeds him.
Mr.. Wilett, chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department of the U. S. Postoffice
at Washington, d. c., was here this
week looking after new site for the
postofficc.
A social was given in the basement
of the M. E. Church, South, last Fri
day night by, the Epworth League. A
nice crowd was present, and all had
an enjoyable time.
R. C. Detchmendy, the capable and
efficient State Mine Inspector, of Flat
River, was in Pennington Monday
paying taxes and meeting with his
many friends here.
p. S. Cole is rejoicing over the ar
rival of new grandson, which made
his appearance Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
Blackledge, in Avon, Mo.
Misses Babb and Bunty Smith have
4 just graduated at the Seldom High
School of st, Louis, and Miss Bunty
will go to the Cape Girardeau Normal
to take the Teachers Course.
Ask the one wanting to sell you q
piano, if it is a standard piano, and
how many are making profit on it
Gillam's way is "Direct from Factory
to Home."-Bonne Terre and Farm
ington.
Carl Trauernicht, who recently
graduated in law from the Cumber-
land University in Lebanon, Tenn,
arrived home Saturday night, and has
again taken up the duties of Deputy
County Clerk.
The Druses removed this week into
the Ellis property on c street recent
ly purchased by Mr.. Druse. County
Treasurer Coffield is to occupy the
! residence on College Avenue vacated
by the Druses.
DR.. P. ]. Cannon left Monday for
! ElSDSIIyJ LlHSOlH, OOuiiIyy uo.s vi iS-
ceipt of message bearing the sad in
telligence of the death of brother at
the old home. He will probably be
away several weeks.
Rev. Robert S. Boyd, Rev. E. O.
Sutherland, Ed Henderson, Milton
Spaugh, George Ware and Fielding
Mccormick are attending meeting
| of the Presbytery and Conference OF
Home Missions at Cape Girardeau.
There was a clearing out of loafers
from the postoffice yesterday morn
ing when Postmaster Smith posted {
sign above the general delivery win
dow which reads: Positively no loaf
ing in the Postoffice" 1t is a splendit
clearance.
In renewing his subscription to The
! Times, A. j.. Barnes, of Flat River
says: 81 cannot do without The Times
May your subscription list continue
to increase. 1t should have the pat
ronage of all who desire a good, new
sy paper. May you prosper"
The Pennington Library is richie
by $3S.75 on account of the enter
tainment of the Washington Univer
sity Glee Club given here. The re
ceipts were that much more than TIL
amount guaranteed the club, and th'
guarantors turned it over to the Ii
brary fund.
| Now is the time for the people O
Pennington to show that they arr
alive for better things by accepting
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