The Farmington times., 1918-06-28
FLAT RIVER


Baptist church Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
Joe Covington visited in Bonne
Terre Sunday afternoon.
j. U. White and daughter, Eliza
beth, left Friday for Wayne county on
a business trip Of several days.
Miss Eula Sprott of Columbia has
been here visiting her brother, Bud.
She returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. John Ball was called to Bonne
Terre Thursday, as Mrs. Ray Dunby
of Leadwood was to be operated on
for appendicitis at the hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Woodward were
Pennington visitors Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Guest spent the
week here on business. Mr. Guest
was formerly superintendent OF the
Federal Lead Co, but is now pres-
dent and lives in New York City,
where the Federal Office is located.
There was an automobile accident
at Leadington Monday evening about
ten o'clock, when the cars of Jim Nor
ris of Desloge and Newt Warren pl
Pennington collided. The Morris car
was a Buick. 1t was slightly dam
aged, but the Warren car was COM
pletely wrecked. Our understanding
is that the Hup Roadster that Warren
was driving had only one light, it be-
ing on the wrong side, which caused
Morris not to see the car until he was
upon it. No one was seriously in
jured. --... .,.
Mrs. L. A. Hunt has been real sick
this week, having had slight stroke
of paralysis. .,L
Mrs. Lawrence Kelby has been call.
ed to the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Kate McHenry, of Glover, Mo-, who is
seriously i'll.
A. DeGrant of Jaydee, Mo-, has
been here this week visiting his
daughter, Mrs. John Burns.
Mrs. f. C. Rohrbach and little son
were Pennington visitors Friday af-
ternoon.
Thelma and Hester Kelby, daugh.
ters of Mrs. r. N. Kelby, visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wood
from Saturday until Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Payne was in Bonne
Terre Monday visiting her sister
Mrs. Andrew Ponder.
Mrs. Tom Brewin was in Farming
ton Friday.
Mrs. d. R. Reed had the misfortune
of having her ankle sprained several
days ago and went to Pennington
Friday to have it treated by her ply
sician, DR.. Wilbanks.
Mrs. L. A. Reagan left Tuesday
with her son, Otto Bowlin, for St
Louis, where Otto expects to enter
Barnes Hospital for treatment. He
has been ailing for some time.
Miss Tola Rogers visited Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Smith Of Fredericktown
Sunday.
Miss Mary Thomure of Cantwell
spent three days this week visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Payne.
Mrs. Sarah Allen of Harrington ar
rived from st. Louis Sunday, where
she has been visiting relatives and i.
now visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lee
Counts. 80
Raymond Kite of Pennington Wis
tied friends here Monday.
Mrs. Claude Lincoln of Rivermine'
is reported to be i'll at this writing.
Miss Agnes Tensley Of Frederick
town was the guest of Mrs. HenrJ
Payne from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. r. H. Robinson received a let
ter from her son, Lawrence, who Il
now in France, saying that he is wei
and getting along nicely.
Henry Payne and family speh
Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Valley
Ruth Crawley of Pennington visit
ed at the home of Mrs. R. N. Keli!
from Thursday until Saturday.
Otto Woods and Miss Birtie Strong
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Wood Of Pennington Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Rehkop is spending scv
eral days in Bonne Terre this weel
visiting at the home Of John Rehkop
Miss Lucille Bennett left Tuesda!
for Baxter Springs, Kansas, on an eX
tended visit with an aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffard; also AZ
aunt of Commerce, Okla, Mrs. c. F
Wilkerson. Miss Lucille tells US i
she is satisfied to stay, that sh'
may spend the winter there, attending
the High School at Baxter Springs.
Miss Nellie Conway of Granitevillt
is here visiting her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pritchett.
Miss Mamie Ward of Pennington
is at the home, of her brother, And!
Ward, on an extended visit.
Mrs. John Griffard of Baxte'
Springs, Kansas, spent the week herr
with home folks, and left for hom'
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Fifer are moving
back to Arkansas, where they former
ly lived.
Mrs. Fred Boyd is reported on tn
sick list. D..
Mrs. John Whaley of St. Francoi
was the guest of Mrs. j. A. Centc
Sunday.
Ben Vale and family visited at tht
home of VIM. Smith and family u
Fredericktown Sunday.
Miss Alva Ward and Everett Alex
ander, Leman Rariden and Miss Ly
dia Leadbetter spent Sunday after
noon on the st. Francois river.
M. L. Miller and !, family drov
through to Cornwall, Mo-, Saturda,
and visited J.. E. Miller, parents @
the former, and returned Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Center and sol