The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-11

shaft, and the car struck him knock
ing him down into the pocket which
holds the rock until it is loaded onto
the skip and hoisted to the top of the
shaft. Then this car and one more
dumped the rock in after him before
they could be stopped. The skip load
ers below did not know that the man
had fallen and raised the gates, which
are controlled by air, when the man
came out with the rock. The men
caught him and carried him out to
the top of the shaft. He soon recover
ed consciousness. He was then rushed
to st. Louis, to be given medical, at
tention. 1t is thought he only sus-
tanned minor cuts and bruises about
the face and head. He is getting along
nicely, SO far.
Miss Grace Covington was in Lead
wood Saturday and Sunday visiting
friends.
Emmett Calvird and family were
Pennington visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Hurst Wilson is spending the
week visiting her husbands parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson. i
The Fiat River football team played
the Pennington team Saturday after
noon, with the result of IA to 0 in IA
vor Of Flat River.
Miss Anna Shepard returned to her
home near Frcdericktown Thursday.
Miss Lucille Bennett was guest of
Miss Edith Kite of Pennington from
Friday until Monday.
J. H. Cozean of Cornwall is visiting
his children here for a couple of
weeks. ''r
The Bonnie Terre Council of the
Knights of Colupbus and members of
Saint Joseph church of Bonnie Terre
dedicated the service flag of the boys
now in service Sunday afternoon, the
ceremony being conducted by Bishop
elect Buryene of Byrnesville, Mo.
Those attending from here were: Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Detchmendy and
family and Mrs. Rooney; Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Dempsey, Miss Kate and
Bob Dempsey, Miss Anna Tetley and
Mrs. Theo. Gottlob and little daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dean and son
and Mrs. John Higgins.
The ladies of the Red Cross gave a
linen shower at their room at the Y.
M. C. A. Monday afternoon for the
benefit Of the soldiers, to be used
wherever most needed. A large num-
Der of face towels, bath towels and
napkins We're donated and they took
money from the treasury of their
branch and bought a number of sheets.
There were as many as three or more
ladies from each unit at the meeting.
The linen was shipped to the st. Louis
office.
Mrs. Treecy Hampton received a
letter from her son, Luther, who is in
France, saying he was still at the
front and well, but his friend, Law
rance Vaughn, was missing-either
killed or captured, which is a great
grief to Luther, as they have been to-
gether since they entered the army.
Mrs. A. V. Smith visited her sister,
Mrs. w. E. Papin, of Desloge, Tues
day.
Rev. H. A. Smoot, pastor of the
First Baptist church here, has re-
signed and will leave for Harrisburg
ILL.,, to take charge of church.
Geo. Burmester and Cecil Calvird
spent Saturday and Sunday in St.
Louis.
Mrs. G. A. johnson and daughter,
Mrs. Hurst Wilson, has just recently
returned from Camp Funston, where
they had been visiting Mrs. Wilson's
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkop were in
ST. Louis Monday to visit their son,
Lionel, who is now under quarantine
at the military training school. Since
returning they have received letter
from Lionel stating that he has
light attack of Spanish influenza.
He also states that several of the Flat
River boys are attacked with the same
trouble.
Miss Ora Robinson and Jess Eaton
were united in marriage in Farming
ton Saturday.
A bunch of our young folks went to
Big River Saturday evening, taking
lunch and having a weiner roast. All
report very pleasant time. The fol-
lowing were in the party: Misses Ruth |
Cloud, Salome Graves, Ida May Ken
nedy and Ethel Pennington of Des-
oge; Bryan Coffman, Joe Covington,
Corbin Newcomb and Jess Farmer of !
Desloge; Mrs. J. C. Wilson who was
,haperon.
The Christian church has called |
Rev. F. S. Stamm as their pastor.
Rev. Stamm and family come from
Jrbine, Ill.
j. C. Parker and J. w. Covington
we're st. Louis visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Love and little
of Edgehill, Mo-, have been
'pending few days with the formers
sister and family, Mrs. JIM. Webb.
The infant child of Mrs. r. N. Kel-
y is very i'll at this writing.
Miss Ollie Moore and Thurman Con-
ay were united in marriage at Farm
ngton Wednesday, Oct. 9th, going
rom there to Marble Hill to the home
If brother of the groom. They will
'eturn Thursday. Their friends wish
hem a long and happy life.
Raymond b. Brown returned from
New Haven, Conn.,, on an eight-day |
through. He is in the U. S. Navy
md expects to go across when he re- '
urns.
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