The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-31

r. Il. Curtin has something to
say about summer leaders on
another page. 1t is likely that you
will find something very interest
ing at his store if you will call.
A report comes from our worthy
Register, c. M. Sanders. who has
been sojaurning at Hot Springs for
his health, that he is much improved
and will be at home in few DAYS.
Tuesday, June 4, will be the an
nual picnic of the c. Q, and Chris
tian Churches. They will go
together to Rutherford on a spe-
clal train, leaving Union City at 9
a. m. Twenty-Five cents round
trip. Tickets on sale at r. L.
Cummings store.
The Commercial acknowledges
with pleasure the kind invitation
announcing the marriage of Miss
Annie Lyle, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Morton, of Jordan, to
Mr.. Charles Given Prather, on
Wednesday evening, June II, at S
O'Clock, at Mt. Zion.
Dave and Seth Owen, two old
time Rives young men, now cotton
buyers of Texas, are spending a
vacation during the quiet season
with relatives in Rives and Obion
County. They are half brothers of
the handsome prince of engineers
on the M. & O., Frank Caldwell.
There were IT'S tickets sold in
Union City, 40 at Hickman and 9 as
State Line, for the special train
bearing the Confederate Veterans,
wives, sons, and daughters, which
left the Union Station here Monday
at 10 o'clock bound for Memphis.
Jas. II. Perkins held commission as
conductor, and Chas. Merryman
was engineer.
The friends of the family will re-
greet to learn the sad news from
Paducah that Mrs. S. B. Martin is
at the point of death. Chas. More
head returned from there yesterday
and says his sister has been very
low for several days with septic
fever. For two days she has been
totally blind, and her death is look
ed tor at any time.
Alex Latimer died Tuesday
morning at his home in the Tenth
District of spinal meningitis. He
was SO years of age, of the sturdy
family Of people who have been the
principal vital force and moral
stamina of that country, a good
man and a kind citizen. His re-
mains were laid to rest in the bury
ing grounds at Sanders Chapel.
Morgan & Hardy Bros. have a
handsome page in this weeks Com
mercial. THIS is one of the largest
retail department stores in West
Tennessee. They have been doing
an enormous business this spring,
and not little of it is due to lib
eral and judicious use of newspaper
advertising. Some people may not
believe there's profit in advertising,
but it is not Morgan & Hardy Bros.
Waukesha, Wis, with its mineral
springs, well kept drives and other
natural advantages, is an ideal
place to spend the warm summer
months, and the Wisconsin Central
R'y is the direct route from Chica-
go. See that your ticket reads that
way. "Glimpses of Summer Re-
sorts, and other illustrated book
let's, to be had by addressing Jas.
c. Pond, G. P. A., Milwaukee. Wis.
J. A. Whlpple has the Tile Fac
tory in full blast He has a force
oil men busy at work manufacturing
tile for farm drainage to supply
new orders. This has been one of
the greatest Improvements in this
country. Hundreds OF rich farms
are using this system Of drainage,
which only a few years ago we're
almost swamp, and the lands have
iaereasedi IN vaiIIc almost beyond
calculation.