The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-12


Miss Helen Chenault, who teaches
in the Jefferson school, was unable to
teach the last of the week and Miss
Jesslyne Counts, a Senior in the High
School, substituted for her.
Mrs. Mary Phillips, who has been in
|poor health this winter, we are glad
to report is very much improved, and
is able TO be up and around the home
She was fortunate enough to escape
the flu.
n Among the new students enrolling
at the Ghiliicothe Business College
the first Of this week, the greatest
number were from Arkansas, the
schools in that state closing some
SOONER than in this section.
Dr.. J. B. Perkins, who has been
teaching at Bovine, Colo, the past
year, came home Wednesday to be
with his mother who is IN very poor
health. She lives with his family out
on the Perkins farm near Sprott.
Clinton Barnes, of Flat River, and
Miss Hazel Hardy, Of this city, were
united in marriage at the Baptist par
sonage at 2 O'Clock Saturday after
noon, the ceremony being performed
by the pastor, Rev. 0. H. L. Cunning
ham.
DR.. Geo. M. Wilson, who has been
suffering from influenza for several
weeks, was taken to the hospital at
Bonnie Terre, where he should be able
to receive more careful treatment. II
was desired also to fumigate the Will
son home.
John Rion, who has charge Of the
Cooperative Shipping Association OF
St. Francois county, is attending. q
meeting of the State Cooperative
Shipping Associations in st. Louis
this week and will also attend school
Of instruction.
Mrs. w. S. Reynolds and Mrs. 7. S
MCGOWAN, of Poplar Bluff, arrived
yesterday for visit with their sis
ter, Mrs. N. 4. Kinkend Of this city
Both these ladies were former resi-
dents of Pennington, where they
have many friends.
Mrs. Martin Alexander and son
Jack, came down from st. Louis lasI
Wednesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. ]
C. Alexander, before going to then
new home in La Port, Ind, where
Mart has a position as superintendent
of the Hobart Cable Piano Co.
Three more Civil Service students
of the Chillicothe Business College re.
ceived appointments in Kansas City
last week, Melvin Burton as account.
ant in the Internal Revenue office, and
G. A. Leach and Jas. Cheek as mai
clerks in the postal department.
The Sarah Barton Murphy Chapter
D. A. R. held it's regular meeting
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. r. S. Boyd. The Daughters ex
pect to complete their plans for erect
| ing monument to the memory Of thu
boys of our country who made the SUI
preme sacrifice. ,"
Judge E. E. Swink left Wednesday
for Jefferson City to attend a meet
ing of the State Board of Agriculture
Before returning his presence may be
required at Sedalia as member OF the
State Fair Board, as considerable ex-
penditure will be made there in prepa.
ration of this years fair.
Rev. o. H. L. Cunningham received
message Tuesday from his son, Rev
C. C. Cunningham in Rogers, Ark.
that their youngest daughter, Mary
aged three, was very seriously i'll witt
pneumonia. Later messages have
carried the good news that her cendi
ton seems to being improving.
The recently appointed county roat
overseers now have real job on theil
Lands in improving the roads in theil
various ci5tricts. The work that II
done will be anxiously watched by thu
many who will travel over the count,
roads, and will be commended or crit
icised, according to the quality Of thu
work that is bestowed on them.
Miss Florence Mitchell, who hal
been employed in the Pennington I'm
dertaking Co., was suddenly stricken
Tuesday with heart trouble, causing
her to faint. She was immediatel!
taken to her home, and latest report il
that she is recuperating from her at
tack. Miss Myra Dobbins is filing he
place at, the undertaking establish
ment. SOL 5as a, ,o
Chas. Lotz. will open barber shol
in the Kollneyer building, on tn,
south side Of the square, just as seoi
as his equipment arrives from the st
Louis supply house. which he is ex
pecting every day. He now has tn
room in readiness, for occupancy. Thi
will be "cut- price" establishment
the PRICES being for shaves, Is cents
and haircut, IS cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Williams re
turned home Tuesday evening from
several months stay in Mineral Wells
Texas. "Uncle Joe's" health appear
to be- very noticeably improved, an
with THE added touch Of pep" he i
the same cengenial and lovable per
sonality as of yore, whose warn
friends appear to be practically a
numerous as is the population.
u D. H. Cameron, editor of the Lea
Belt News, was summoned to his o.,
home in Canada last week by tn,
death of his mother, which occure,
March End. at her home in Port Ar
thur Mr., Cameron left immediatel.
for Orilla, Canada. where the buria
occurred. Our sincerest sympathy i
+extended to Bro. Cameron in his grea
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