The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
" COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

Miss Mary lain of Leadwood were
married at Miss Iahn's home in Lead
wood Monday night. Rev. G. A. Nc
Farland officiated at the wedding.
The second quarterly conference was
held at the Methodist church last Sun
day night just after the preaching
services.
Rev. J. N. Sitton, pastor of the
Methodist church at Claytown, Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. Bert Stapp,
last Sunday.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Burns has been sick with the
stu" for the past week.
Ernest Mason has been transferred
to Bonnie Terre to work and makes
the trip every day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Ratchet of Flat
River attended services at the Meth
odist church in lockwood last Sunday
morning.
J. A. Evans got to meditating over
old times last Sunday and soon found
himself possessed of strange, lone
| ly, faraway feeling which in all prob
ability would have led to dreadful con-
sequences had he not realized the
trouble in time to get into his car and
make for Washington county. He
was badly "torn up" when he left
Leadwood but begun improving as he
drew nearer the Washington county
line. After he had gotten back
among the tiff holes he declared he
felt fine again and returned to Lead
wood practically new man.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Acuff visited
relatives near Pennington last Sum
day.
A little son of VIM. Farley died last
Sunday morning but the writer is not
able to give the cause of his death.
Emmette Mason got some horses
into quicksand in Big River last Sun
day morning and had considerable
difficulty in getting them out again.
Prof. and d. E. Mothersead mo-
tored over to Flat River last Sunday
and attended services at the Chris
tian church at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt of Clay
town visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Van
Lear Friday of last week.
Business is not as rushing at Lead
wood post office now as it was some
weeks ago.
The High School Glee Club, under
the direction of Miss Alice Gay, gave
splendid musical program at the
Methodist church last Sunday night
The good music was followed up by
an excellent sermon by Rev. II. P
Grow, presiding elder of the Farming.
ton district. A large number of PEG.
pie attended the services.
Edward Burns will not go to his
farm near Fredericktown as was an
nounced last week, but will go to Cali
fornia to accept position. Mr.. Burn!
expects to return to lockwood within
few months.
Vivian Edmunds, the little daughte
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Edmunds, wa
on the sick list the latter part of las
week.
The Epworth League Union of 81
Francois county will meet at the ney
Methodist church at Bonnie Terre mex
Tuesday night. Emmette Masor
| president of the new organization
will preside at the meeting. A larg
number of Leadwood young people ar
expecting to attend the meeting.
The Princess Theatre has bee
forced to close its doors since tn
shut-do came.
Mrs. Lynn Van Lear was on the sic
list the last of last week.
The big sale in "Hunkytown" ha
occasioncd quite a bit of hauling il
Leadwood during the past few days
1t was a very difficult matter to Sc
cure teams to do the work as the,
were very much in demand.
1t is said that a rather seriou
breakdown has occurred at the Des
loge No. 6 shaft. If the reports ar
true it will be some time before worl
can be resumed again. The broke
parts will have to be sent to New Yorl
to be repaired.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church meets every Sunday eve
ming at p. m. The programs are al
ways good and strangers are Away
welcome. A Mission Study Glass is
part of the program. Mrs. B. A. Re;
will be the leader for next Sunda.
night. The service will be consecra
ton service and the subject is: 4"
Will; What Will l."
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rea, Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. C. McMullin and Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Mcfarland all went over t,
Pennington Friday of this week t.
hear Bishop Quayle lecture.
Get into the "church going" habit
Attend services somewhere next Sun