The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
;: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE !"

The foreigners who live here have
been selling their cattle and it is
thought that many of them will be
leaving soon.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Mcfarland
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Acuff Tuesday night of last week.
A big revival meeting is in prog
ress at the Gumbo school house, and
quite a few Leadwoodites have been
attending. Rev. Huff of Flat River is
conducting the meeting and the crowds
Rev. C. w. Dunmire, pastor of the
Leadwood Church of God, preached for
Rev. Huff on Thursday evening of last
week. and Rev. G. A. Mcfarland, pas
tor of the Leadwood Methodist church,
occupied the pulpit on Friday night.
Edward Burns informed the writer
that he expected to move to his farm
near Fredericktown some time this
week. Mr.. Burns traded for the farm
some months ago.
S. f. Williams went down to Wales
Mines Sunday to visit his parents, who
live on a farm near that place. He
expects to make business trip to
Herculaneum before he returns to
Leadwood.
Elmer Hardin, of Wales Mines,
made business trip to Leadwood Sat-
urday of last week. Mr.. Hardin's pa
rents formerly lived at Frankclay.
The High School Glee Club will have
charge of the song service at the
Methodist church next Sunday night.
Mrs. Geo. Montgomery brought her
little grandson, Edward McCarron,
home with her from st. Louis last
week.
Carl Page is now working in Flat
River. Mr.. Page secured his position
the first of this week.
DR.. C. w. Cronbaugh, the eye spe-
cialist of Bonnie Terre, was here Tues
day of this week looking after some
business matters. DR.. Cronbaugh
and his son now have a good office at
Bonnie Terre and are doing good work.
Rev. Alfred W. Ayers, pastor of the
Congregational church at Bonne Terre,
was here Monday of this week looking
after some work for the home service
branch of the Red Cross.
Rev. G.. A. Mcfarland visited the
Cherryville school Monday of this
week.
Presiding Elder H. p. Grove will
preach at the lockwood Methodist
church next Sunday night and will
hold the quarterly conference after
the preaching services.
The Leadwood High School Band
gave a very fine concert on the street
in front of the company store Satur-
day night. Good, boys; come again.
Hundreds of dollars worth of War
Savings Certificates have been cashed
in at the Leadwood post Office since
the mines closed down. Some persons
are forced by circumstances to cash
in, while others are taking advantage
Of the labor situation to use as an ex-
cuse to get their money.
1t is reported that the Widow Camp.
bell family is in destitute circum'
stances.
DR.. R. Appleberry was Leadwood
visitor Tuesday of this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Reaves of Deslogc
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B
Acuff last Sunday. DR.. Reaves sang
a solo at the Methodist church Sun
day morning.
Ralph Miller, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Miller, was on the
sick list the first of this week.
The Epworth League of the Lead.
wood Methodist church, has its regu
lar meetings every Sunday evening al
6 o'clock. The subject for next Sun,
day is: "a Hundred Years of Meth
odist Missions, and the lesson will be
taken from Rom. 1881. Miss Gladys
Tolleson is the leader for next Sunday
The Methodist congregation was
treated to some very fine music last
Sunday night in the form of quar-
tette by DR.. D. H. Mckenzie, DR.
Reaves of Desloge, C. B. Acuff and
II. L. Stapp.
Quite a bit of sickness here now
even though we have had such fine
weather.