The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26

perintendent here and everybody liked
him who ever worked under him.
VIM. Marcum, of near this place,
died last Friday and was buried near
Vale Mines on Saturday. Mr.. Mar
cum was we'll known all over the
Lead Belt, he having been blind for
several years and had to depend on
charity for support of himself and
blind wife.
Herbert Clay has bought a Ford,
and will be seen hitting them up pref
ty lively on our roads now.
Rev. VIM. England and wife, OF
Bismarck, were visiting Rev. A.
Chrisman and wife here Sunday. Rev.
England preached for the Baptist
congregation Sunday morning.
Rev. A. Chrisman and the deacons
of his church atteded the ordination
of Mr.. Pullin of Desloge, as minis
ter Sunday afternoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Pal
mer, on May 81, a bouncing baby boy.
The mother and child are getting along
fine, but there is some doubt as to
Sans recovery.
Miss Edith Belmer left Sunday af-
ternoon for Fort Dodge Iowa, where
she will make her future home. We
regret very much to lose Miss Edith
from our midst.
Evan Bable was visiting relatives in
st. Louis Sunday and Monday.
The Kroger store people have rent
ed a part of the Francis building and
will open up store here the first of
the month. They have leased this
property for five years.
VIM. Bogue, of Bismarck, was here
Monday on business a short time.
Mr.. and Mrse. A. G. Bradley, of
Hickory Grove, were here Saturday
night at the high school commence
ment exercises.
Zeno Boyer and family, Of Desloge,
We're here visiting relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Gibson, of Elvins, was here
Friday night attending the play at
the Community Hall
H. E. Blount, of Potosi, was visiting
at the home of W. T. Scott Sunday.
Mrs. B. c. Simmonds and little son.
Derwood, are here this week visiting
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Hulsey.
at Bonnie Terre Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Karsch OF
Pennington, visited relatives here
Sunday.
f. w. Schramm, of Flat River, was
here Monday afternoon on business.
Paris Green, Soc per ID. at Laak-
mans Drug Store.
Mrs. B. F. FOWL and son, B, F. Jr.
left Saturday for an extended visit
with relatives at Muskoge, Okla.
The commencement exercises OF
the high school were held last Satur'
, day night at the high school auditori'
UNI, before one of the largest crowds
, of people that ever assembled a
; Leadwood. There were seats fol
. about 700 people and the corridor!
we're filld with an of the standing
room pretty we'll taken. Prof. Samu
{ ell A. Baker, of Jefferson City, made
: the graduating address, which wa
5 well received. There were twelv'
graduates from the high school, ant
: twenty-eight from the gramma
. school The program for the evening
t was as follows; Invocation, Rev, A
5 Chrisman; Selections, High School Or
chestfa, 1irts Iles CluD va ii :. |,
) mock Song 81 Chit Chat MolTat
e Salutatory, Grace Wood; Vocal Solo
!, "A Son of the Desert Am T., Carte
: G.! Taylor; Valedictory, Velma lin
n norman; Mixed Quartet (a) a. WI
s Knows What the Bells 'say?V, u
d "When the Robin Sings; Annual AID
e dress, Hon. Samuel A. Baker; Pre-
y sentation of Diplomas and Certif
y Gates, T. R. @Tollsson, president boar
Of Education, Chorus. "Good Night,
e Eighth Grade; Benediction, Rev. J. {
;, Reid. w #
o J. H. Eaton is on the Hospital Lis
: this week with badly sprained bacl
IS He was working with an undergroun
It pump and in some way gwrenched h
" back. ES
oil J. H. Eaton has rented Miss The
n resa Henderson's property for I'll
l. summer, and. will be at home he'
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