The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-09


Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mccarthy, Miss
Margaret Ellen and Master John d.,
/ of st. Louis, came in last Saturday
and were guests of Miss Rhoda Boyee,
returning home Tuesday. aTt
The Peter Guessing, ST., four-room
cottage near the high school was sold
this week to Ed Richardson; consid-
Grafton, $1,000. Mr.. Petrie and fam
lily, now occupy the house.
There is a matronship open at one
Of the dormitories of the Chillicothe
Business College whereby mother
may educate a daughter or son. Those
interested should write the college.
Tom Brunette purchased the soda
fountain fixtures of the Rottger ice
cream parlor and will open up
high-class soft drink and ice cream
parlor and also wholesale and retail
fruit store.
Miss Helen Graves entertained her
Sunday school class Thursday evening
of last week with shower in homer
of Miss Trix Williams, who is to be
married the 9th of April to Lieut..
Bryan Halter.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Welch have sold
their splendid home on Liberty street
to DR.. Overton, who has moved his
family into their new home. We I'M
derstand that Mr.. WEIGH expects to
purchase another home here.
On graduation from the Telegraph
Dept, Of the Chillicothe Business Col
lege last week, o. w. Green was plac-
led as telegraph operator with the
Oklahoma Pipe Line Co.. at Ardmore,
Okla, at $145.00 per month initial sal
airy.
Walt Thomure is operating saw
mill on the farm of d. j. Laws, on
Route /. Mr.. Laws is having lumber
sawed out for new barn, besides
some bridge lumber for the county.
All told, they expect to turn out about
10000 feet Of lumber.
Mrs. Fred Murrill,' Miss Rachel
Murrill and Miss Rose Turner came
down from Detroit last Saturday to be
present at the funeral of the latter's
sister, Mrs. Charley Calvird, who
passed away at her home in Arizona.
The funeral was on last Wednesday.
The Sarah Barton Murphy Chapter
d. A. r. held their regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. J. Frank Thompson
of st. Francois Thursday afternoon.
After the business session, an interest
ing program was rendered. A social
hour was enjoyed.
Joseph W. Reed, of st. Louis, and
Miss Myrtle Katie, of Pennington,
were united in marriage at the Bap-
fist parsonage Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. o. H. L.
Cunningham. They will make their
home in st. Louis.
Mrs. Mary l.. Hand, wife of VIM.
Hand, died Sunday, April A, at her
home in this city, aged 36 years. She
leaves seven small children, so that
her death is almost insufferable to the
bereaved family. The remains were
laid to rest Monday in the Cross Roads
graveyard.
Miss Edith Kite, who is a student
in Stephens College at Columbia, Mo-,
spent Sunday and the first of the week
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Kite, while on her way back to
school, after attending q Missionary
Convention of the Baptist Church at
Louisville, Ky.
A number of Farmingtonians were
in attendance at circuit court in Iron
ton this week as witnesses in the case
of the State against William and Ed
ward Bethel. Among the number
were Sheriff Adams, T. A. McAtee,
Joe Isenman, Roy Adams, Babe" Bal
lard and The Times editor.
Last Saturday night, at her home in
DeLassus, Mrs. A. L. Overall enter
tanned her Sunday School class and
pastor, Rev. F. M. Lowe, at an Easter
party. Games were played, after
which a delicious luncheon was served.
The guests departed at late hour,
voting Mrs. Overall royal enter
tainer.
Polite Elvins, local attorney for
the ST. Joe Lead Co., has filed his an
nouncement with the Secretary Of
State as a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Mr.. Elvins is we'll known |
throughout the State as a successful |
politician. He will perhaps have no
opposition for such nomination.
A letter has just been received by |
a Pennington friend from John Doss,
who is now living in Paris, Texas. He |
states that they are now enjoying !
radishes and lettuce from their own
largen, but that the frost the first of |
this week also reached that section
and did much damage, killing much of |
the fruit and also corn, necessitating
replanting, which is now going on. /
Several changes IN homes have
taken place this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lee, who sold their home near
the Baptist church to Roila Cozean,
have moved to the Naive property on
College Avenue, which they bought,
and Mr.. Cozean moved into his new
home yesterday Mrs. D. Carlisle
and children have taken rooms with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pease, their res
dence having been sold to Mr.. Cum
bingham who will move in from his
arm soon.
The Times editor is in receipt of
etter from that good friend, Carl
Frauernihct, who for some time past
has been employed in the State Au-
litor's office in jefferson City. Carl
vac racantIv nrnruotod 40 pond A. !