The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
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daughter last Friday while loading
a shotgun. He had just put in a
shell, when the gun was discharged,
the load entering the back of the
girls head. She died Instantly
Squire ]. B. Caudel held an inquest
and declared her death accidental
We understand that Prof. w. II.
Cook, of the Rives Graded School,
one of the best educators in the
county, thoroughly identified with
school work and keenly alive to all
the latest approved methods of ed
ucation, has received the appoint
ment as special instructor for Obion
County at the State Institute to be
held at Jackson this summer.
Last weeks papers announce
that State Superintendent Fitz-
patrick has located the Peabody
Institute at Martin this summer.
Considerable effort was made to
hold it in Union City, but the
change was thought advisable for
all concerned. Supt. r. L. Bynum
and Prof. w. H. Cook were APP
pointed instructors from Obion
County.
We are very much indebted to
our young friend, Dwight v. Jones,
of the National information Bureau,
Washington, d. c., for some doc
uments recently sent us. Dwight
is Nevada boy who landed in
Washington about the time the
writer did five or six years ago. He
was a law student then, but has
since held very responsible APP
pointment in the Congressional Lii
brary. He has lately established
this bureau with one or two friends,
and should any OF our readers need
their assistance we can assure them
OF prompt and reliable service.
The death of Grafton Kinney, of
abscess of the brain, occurred at
the home of his parents in the city
laet Friday afternoon at five
o'clock. His sickness lasted several
months when death came to the
home of the family, leaving them
to mourn the loss of a worthy
and honorable son and a splendid
young man. He was twenty-one
years of age, OF kind disposition,
frank and honest, obliging and
faithful, and possessed OF an abid-
ing faith in the Savior; member
Of the Presbyterian Church and of
the order OF the Maccabees, and was
recently employed in the business
house of Smoot & King. His re-
mains were taken to the family
place at Baldwin, Miss.
Supt. Bynum spoke in very laud-
able terms of Prof. Hinton's closing
exercises of the school at Glass last
week, There was a very pretty
musical presentation of the Bonnie
Blue Flag with young ladies in
lovely frocks and ribbons represent
ing the States as follows: Lucy
Harris, Virginia; Jessie Wells, Louis
lana; Bette Ivie, Alabama; Myrtle
Simpson, Texas; Annie Pickett,
Georgia; Olive Dane, South Carroll
ma; Lizzie Brown, Mississippi; Callie
Brown, TENNESSEE .lachal Smith,
Nezzie Hutc crimson,
North Carolina, and Lula Moore,
Florida. They sang in chorus the
Bonnie Blue Flag" and gave a
neat and dainty drill. Another fine
'eature OF the exhibition was the
of the classical old |
play, Pygmalion and Galatea. In
scholarship, punctuality and de-
oortment the prize was awarded
Miss Jessie Wells tor the highest
lverage.
Returning from a visit southeast
i Rives Saturday, Mesdames H. A.
md W.D. Reaves were badly hurt in
runaway accident. The team was
near the residence of
Milford. Farris and ran at top
peed, upsetting the vehicle and
hrowing the occupants out with
force. Mrs. H. A.
seaves was driving and she fell
With her right shoulder against the
tags OF the buggy top, fracturing
he shoulder bone and lascerating
he muscles. Mrs. w. d. Reaves
ell backward and broke her left
rm in two just below the shoulder.
ME buggy was torn to pieces and
he top separated completely from
he bed. Both ladies have suffered
18th very painful wounds for sew
raj days, but are now improving.
Irs. w. d. is the wife of Contrac-
or Reaves and Mrs. H. A. the wife >
the buggy and harness dealer in
lie city. Mr.. II. A. Reaves'
aughter-in-law was driving just !.
head of the runaway with her lit
E baby at the foot in the buggy
ont Seeing the frightened horse /