The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
LEADW0OD

Samuel Sizemore moved to Spring
field, Mo-, the first of this week.
Geo. Fields left here for Mussel
Shoals, Ala, tho first of this week to
take good position at thai place. He
went as far as st. Louis Monday on
the afternoon train.
Rev. c. W. Dunmirc pastor Of the
Lockwood Church of God, made bus
mess trips to Elvins, Flat River and
Herculaneum the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Hartman of Alamosa.
Colo, who has been here visiting Ler
daughter, Mrs. James Francis, for
about four months, returned home
Monday of this week She received
a telegram that her husband had been
hurt in some way.
Mrs. S. Brown went to Webb City,
Mo-, the latter part of last week to
visit her daughter, who is said to be
very sick. .
Mrs. Raymond Alhaugh did some
shopping in St. Louis Monday of this
week.
VIM. Washer, special agent for the
railroad company, was here again
Monday Investigating the robbery Of
two cars of merchandise which oc.
CURED one day last week.
Mrs. B. F. FOWL was st. Louis
visitor last Sunday a week ago.
monk" Mcfarland, who is working
in barber shop at St. Francois, was
here on a visit last Sunday.
Charles Gibson and mother were
Elvins visitors last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Acuff have
shipped their household goods to Her.
culanoum, No., where Mr.. Acuff is
working. Mr. and Mrs. Acuff were
first class citizen and their going will
be a distinct loss to our town. Let
us hope that they will not dispose Of
their property and will come hack 20
Leadwood when the good days" come
again.
An oyster supper was given by the
Leadwood Masonic Lodge on Satur-
day night of last week in the building
a part of which is occupied by tins
Bearden restaurant. The meeting was
for Masons and their families and a
gOodly number were present to enjoy
the occasion. The occasion was a very
enjoyable one but as we look back W
on it we are reminded of the enjoy.
able evening spent on the Titanlc by
the people who went with thai i.llat
ed ship to its ocean grave. They sail
ed happily on not knowing that there
was a great iceberg ahead until the
vessel struck with "shivcring
shock" and the consciousness Of the
outcome Of the pleasant evening
dawned upon them. And so it WAS on
last Saturday evening. No ore knew
that bad news was ahead until it was
spread over the town Sunday morn
ing that sport" Bearden, "Joe" Ev-
ans, Prof. d. f. Mothersead and Her
kie Jeremiah were all on the sick list
and were unable to attend church.
Mrs. Leslie Owen was st. Louis
visitor last Sunday.
c. NJ. Lane, depot agent at Elvins,
has given up his work there and is
moving to Marshall, Texas. Mr.. Lane
will be remembered rs a former as
sistant of F. R. Eaton at the Lead
wood depot.
Rev. J. Bays, pastor Of the Mission
AIRY Baptist church at Bonnc Terre,
attended the Masonic Meeting here
last piJuIuay might.
James Gentry and son, of Chcrry-
vile, were Wales Mines visitors last
Sunday.
John Sizcmorc received letter
from his son in France one Gay last
week. The letter reads as folIow5:
Dear Father:-Received the harm
ington paper of Jan. 1919, the first
one have received and sure was mere
than glad to get it and see the letters
in there from the boys in France.
How are you standing the times now !;
fine, | hope. This leaves me well and
hitting the mess time three times a
day. We are having quite DIT of
wet weather at present, has rained
every day for the last two weeks. AL
so showed some this afternoon. But
it has never been as cold over here as
in the States, as we have only had
one snow this winter to stay on the
ground and it was only about two
inches deep.
Our captain gave us some rather un
pleasant news yesterday noon at re-
vile, stating that the seth division
would not leave France before July
LIST, and perhaps not then. guess /
will be wearing two service stripes
by then as | have been over here sew
en- months now.
Sept. IL to Nov. IL. First in the st.
Mchiel drive tfen to the Argonne
Forest.
We were taken away from our di-