The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-14

Morris q Co., OF st. Louis, came
home Sunday to spend couple of
weeks with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Mcdowell. He Is just
up from a spell of typhoid fever.
The marriage of two popular
young people of the vicinity of
Crystal, occurred Wednesday of last
week. DIR. ]. A. Self, the groom, Is
a rising young physician, and Miss
Ivy Underwood, daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. T. B. Underwood, is the
pretty bride.
The Board of Mayor and Alder
men, recently elected in Troy, were
c. p. Wilson, mayor; G. L. Moi
TAFT, recorder; Marion Dodds, mar
shall; F. c. Watkins, Jas. M. Brice,
Paul Ingram, w, c. Pressly, w. J.
Myers. J. 0. Bennett and J. w.
Scarce, aldermen.
Maj. w. L. Alexander informs us
that his son, James, representing
e. p. Reid Shoe Company, Roches-
ter, N. Y, is travelling through
North Carolina and Virginia, and
has been called to headquarters to
entertain customers during the
Pan American Exposition at Buff
falo this summer.
Rev. G. w. Banks, representa-
tive of the Twentieth Century Ed
ucational Club, will fill DR., r. H.
Mahon's pulpit at the First Metho-
dist Church next Sunday, morning
aud night. DR.. Mahon requests us
TO state that there will be no col
lection at either of these services.
All are invited to attend.
The fountain in the railroad park
has been nicely painted. There
has been some discussion as to
opening a gateway on the south
side of the park leading to the
postoffice, but it seems that the
thoroughfare along the midway
and around First Street is PREFER
ed by a majority. Last Sunday
was a great day for visitors, and
there were clusters of people gath
cred about the park all the after
noon.
One of the most amusing features
of the Methodist picnic near Ruth
erford last week was the pie con-
test. The pies were left on stand
in the pie pans just as they had
been cooked, and from given
starting point the boys raced to the
stand to decide who should eat the
pies. Penick Richards was the
winner, and the way he put his bill
into the pies and consumed them
was fun enough for the whole
day.
Joe Latimer, who was home on a
return trip from Canada, says he is
warming up the track of the fellow
who reported through The Com
mercial the birth of a little baby at
| his home a few weeks ago. Said
he was surprised to see this in a
copy sent him while gone, after
leaving home and one of the hand
soonest and finest babies in the
country. Well, Joe, we don't want
to leave our happy home, but the
Office is yours when you come.
Rev. t. G. Lowery, pastor of the
M. e. Church at Crystal, called tc
see us Tuesday. He says they are
making great preparations for the
all-day service which will be held a
Combs Springs the fourth Sunday
in this month. Rev. Lowery viii
preach at the morning hour anc
Rev. ]. H. Evans, of Hickman, will
deliver sermon in the afternoon
Prot. Richard Morris is arranging
the musical program. The com
mittee has announced "dinner OF
the ground for everybody wh'
brings it. All who attend will b.
accorded hearty welcome.
i S. e. Agnew, ST., one of the Of
der citizens and settlers of tn,
country southwest of Rives, cam
in last week to see us while II
town. Mr.. Agnew owns one o
those splendid farms about Rives
upon which he settled when /;
{ young man. He was once resi-
dent of the country west of Troy
After that he spent short time i
Missouri; then returned to Ohio
! County and in 1869 married and 10
Gated where he has lived for NOR
than thirty years. The CONNER
cial is pleased to have among it
friends just such men as Mr. Az
new. who have done much in tn
: development of our county.
Catron Compton and young MI
Millett, of Hickman, returned Sal
a urday from the Philippines, afte
s a little more than years service /
i the army, They landed in Sa
! Francisco on the Transport Sher
e dan with VIM. Caldwell, Kno
Haislip and Robt. Marshall, {