The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-17
FLAT RIVER

MI. ana MIS-. Louis Rehk0p ana Mr..
and Mrs. L. N. Limbaugh motored to
Pennington Sunday evening.
The Manual Training Teacher, Mr..
Ramey( is again able to resume his
duties in the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of Es-
Their spent Sunday visiting the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. John Sevening.
Mrs. Josh Gallagher and children
went to Bonnie Terre Tuesday to Wis
it her sister.
/ Mrs. D. A. Moody gave a miscella-
neous shower Thursday evening in
honor of Mrs. jeff Farmer, who I'M
til short time ago, was Miss Salome
Graves. A large number of friends
were present and very pleasant eve
ming was spent.
There was great rejoicing at the
home Of Ed Bloom Tuesday when
Sergt. c. L. Beard very unexpectedly
made his appearance at the Bloom
home. Miss Ethel Bloom and Sergt.
Beard were married only few weeks
before he was called in the draft, he
leaving here on the 28th of May.
Mrs. Beard has been making her home
with her parents, ~. and Mrs.
Ed Bloom, during the absence of her
husband. Sergt. Beard was sent to
Ft. Brady, Mich, serving in Company
b, 18th Inf, where he received his
appointment as Sergeant. He ar
rived on the noon train Tuesday with
out giving his wife any notice, max
ing his home coming a surprise. He
received his honorable discharge from
Uncle Sam before his return here.
Rev. Bailey, pastor of the Baptist
church at Esther, began a series of
meetings Sunday at the church. The
attendance and interest has been
good.
The DeSoto basket ball team came
over for game with the Flat River
High School girls team and were de-
feated by the score of GA to 5.
James Cozian. proprietor of the Co.
zian Bakery, was a business visitor
in st. Louis from Monday until We'd
nesday.
Rev. M. H. Marley, pastor of M.
E. Church, is on the sick list this
week with influenza.
Arrived, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Kennedy, Tuesday, the
18th, baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Long and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Lincoln mo-
tored to Pennington Sunday evening
and visited Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus
linen
Duly Asbridge, who has been quite
Ill with pneumonia, is reported some
better.
Gus Falet returned Friday from
near Potosi, where he and his wife
were called on account of the death
of two of the brothers of Mrs. Falet.
Mrs. Falet did not return with her
husband, staying to nurse others of
the family who are ill with influenza.
Mrs. j. A. Center spent a couple of
days visiting Mrs. Geo. Whaley of St.
Francois the last Of the week.
M. NJ. Thurman, the dentist, Pres
ident of the County Sunday School
Association, visited the Baptist Sun
day school of Esther last Sunday
morning and delivered short address
in the interest of the Armenian and
Syrian Relief Fund. It is the duty of
Mr.. Thurman to visit each Sunday
school in his district, but owing to the
closing down of churches while the
ban was on, he is little late in reach
ing some of the schools. The Bap-
fist Sunday school here will make
their offering on the 26th, when they
will take special collection for the
cause. ,r
Sergeant c. L. Beard and wife went
to Pennington Wednesday evening to
visit DIR. and Mrs. j. B. Graves.
Gentry Massie of Roselle is spend
ing the week here visiting his brother,
A. j. Massey.
Mrs. d. R. Reed is reported on the
sick list.
Miss Lydia Ledbetter was business
visitor in Pennington Tuesday.
Lloyd Mergentheimer spent a few
days in st. Louis this week.
Mrs. Harry Tucker is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. J. T. Green and daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Smith, formerly Of here but