The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-12
AVON

| A ram is very badly needed IN this
community. Corn crops, garden, ETC.,
are getting very dry.
Miss Orlena Boyd is the guest Of
her sister, Mrs. A. J. Gordon, and fam
lily at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Vogt ard fam
lily spent Sunday the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Miller and family.
| Martin Bowling CT near New Church
was the guest of his brother, C. v.
Bowling, one day last week.
DR.. A. F. Eugas of Pennington
was professional caller al the home
of E. L. Rodgers Monday morning.
Elliott Gordon spent Sunday with
his friend, Sterling Miller.
Mrs. S. ]. Allen of Pennington
Route 3 is the guest of her son, Sid
ney Allen, and family at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rodgers and lit
tie son, Lester, were Avon visitors on
Thursday afternoon Of last week.
Clarence Bowling spent Saturday
night the guest of friends near Pleas
ant Hill.
Mrs. Emmett Boyd and Mrs. Julia
Berry, who for the past several weeks
have been on the sick list, are slowly
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Blaylock and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dix and children
attended the funeral of Mr.. Yeates at
Pennington last week.
Raymond Pipkin, who has employ
ment oil the ]. c. Williams farm,
spent last week at the home of his ia
Their, John Pipkin, helping harvest
their oat crop.
The 4th of July was a quiet time
in this community, as most every one
spent the day at home at their va
rious duties. The idea seemed to pre-
vail that more good would be derived
toward worldwide democracy by 50
doing than in any other way.
Sterling Miller, second son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Miller, who resides
one and half mile northeast of here,
left Monday for Jefferson Barracks
on the evening train to take training
for military services. Sterling has
the good wishes of his many friends
for speedy and safe return.
Clarence Bowling, son of VIM. Bow
ling of New Church, tells us he is in
receipt of Ietetr from his brother,
Harve Bowling, who was one among
the first men from this county to vol
unteer and enter military services, and
is now stationed at Camp Greene,
North Carolina, is in very poor health,
having been in the hospital for seve-
raj weeks. He expects to return home
some time soon for few weeks stay
and recupcration. He also states that
he is anxious to join his company in
active service.
Elmer L. Sheer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Sheer, came down from ST..
Louis last Thursday for short visit
with his parents, before leaving for
military training the following Sat-
urday. He was accompanied by his
new bride, who was Miss Agnes
Good, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Good Of Batchtown, iii. They were
married on Wednesday, July Sd. Ell
mers' friends wish for him safe
and speedy feturn to homefolks, rel
atives and friends and that he and
Mrs. Sheer may have bon voyage
through life.
Below is a list of those who were
notified to report to the Local Board
Of Ste. Geneyieve county last Mon
day: Lynn Edwards, Thos. Basler, Ed
win Faffert, Simon Jokerst, Jesse
Thomure, Herman Roller, August
Hogenmiller, Philip Jokerst, Otto Gull
bertson, Frank Kramer, Frank Stup-
py, Fred Rottler, Joseph Kiefer, Ed
ward Klein, Oscar Atkins, Sterling
Miller, Louis Brown, Frank Fritsch.