The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
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MT. SnaTIeS ana H. ~. GOuLl VI MIL
eral Point were called here Sunday on
account of the serious illness of their
sister, Mrs. j. A. Center.
Miss Edyth Mitchell, the music and
drawing teacher of our school, has an
attack of the influenza.
Born, to the wife of Willis White
head, nine and one half pound boy,
Monday, Nov. 18th. y
Mrs. C. r. Prather returned We'd
nesday from Rock Island, ILL.,, where
she had been called on account of the
illness of her daukhter} Mrs. John
Kels. She brought back her grand
daughter with her.
Mrs. Chas. Rekhop and Mrs. Ed.
Crump were called to Detroit Friday
to the bedside of their sister, Mrs.
j. T. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Fitzpatrick and
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Parker were
Pennington visitors Saturday after
noon. ..&
Roy Snider is home this week on an
eight-day furlough from Great Lakes
training station, visiting his parents
and friends.
Clarence Dresser is ill with Ty-
phoid fever, and Monday he4was re-
moved from his home in st. Francois
to the National hospital, for treat
ment.
Mrs. Will Vale of Elvins. was in
our town shopping on Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Stroup spent part of
last week visiting in the country.
Dan Wolford, in company with
Misses Blanche and Ruby Wolford,
Miss Lucille Bennett, and Miss Thel-
ma Robinson of Frankcay, visited in
Pennington Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Jonah Shepard went to Fred
ericktown Monday and returned
Tuesday. She visited home folks.
Ed Newcomb is reported very low
with pneumonia, following an attack
of influenza.
Mrs. Jesse Mattingly returned from
the National hospital Friday, after
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Miss Irene Bloom, who is teaching
in the Festus schools, returned to her
home this week, the school having
been closed on account of influenza.
This is the second time the school has
been closed there since the influenza
epidemic.
Mrs. l.. A. Hunt received a message
that ner brother, Richard Turley, who
formerly lived in Desloge, but now of
st. Louis, is critically ill.
Miss Lucille Calvird is guest of her
aunt, Mrs. w. II. Trauernicht, of
Bonnie Terre, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Tanner took
their little son, Daniel, to st. Louis
Monday to DR.. Howard and had his
tonsifs' and adenoids removed. The
little fellow had been ailing for some
time, but is doing nicely since the OPP
Grafton.
Misses Lena Straughn and Maud
Ward'of Desloge visited friends here
Sunday afternoon.
Jimmie Wilson, with number of
other boys who are at the camp, are
expecting a four-day furlough to
spend Thanksgiving with home folks.
Misses Eva Lewis, Lena Shaner
and Dorothy Wesendike visited friends
in Bonnie Terre Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nettie Moore has recently ac-
cepted position at the Parker
Jewelry Store. She was formerly
saleslady in the Alper Store.
DR.. and Mrs. M. H. Topping and
son are spending a couple days in St.
Louis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Watts, who have
been in Rock Island, ILL.,, for the past
few months, are visiting relatives
here and at Fredericktown this week.
Mr.. Watts has been employed at the
Arsenal, and since the close of the
war the time has been reduced to
five days work per week.
Misses Ada Browning and Con-
stance Sullivan were Desloge visitors
Sunday afternoon.
Andrew Benham is again employed
in the New Era store.
w. B. Massey was a business Wis
itor in Pennington Tuesday.
Tom Dempsey and wife will spend
the weekend visiting friends and rel
atives at Weingarten. Mr.. Dempsey
will put in part of his time hunting.
Rev. W. E. Leadbetter filled his APP
pointment at Libertyville Baptist
Sunday.
DR.. 7. L. Haney was called to Coff-
man Friday on account of the sudden
death of his father. His father was
in his 85th year.
Mrs. D. L. Delaney is reported on
the sick list.