The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-06
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Saloons have been voted out OF
1873 towns in the State during the
past two years.
The first bale of cotton sold in
Lauderdale County was marketed
at Ripley Saturday.
Jake Washington, a Upton
County negro, made threats against
Farrar Culbreath, a prominent
farmer OF that county, near Cow
ington. Washington is dead and
Culbreath is out on bond.
The Elks are making extensive
arrangements for their big autumn
carnival, to be held at Columbia
September Is q. The best attrac-
tons in the street fair line have
been secured, with some local
attractions arranged by the Elks.
The union passenger depot at
Martin was destroyed by fire last
Saturday morning. The fire is
supposed to have originated in the
roof by sparks from a passing en-.
CINE. The railroad companies will
rebuild a nice brick building at
once.
1t has developed that an organ.
lied mob started to Trenton Fri
day night for the purpose of taking
from Jail Charles Bittick, charged
with having murdered hts father
in-law, Fayette Flowers, near
Hooten, several weeks ago. The
mob halted at the river bridge just
north of town and sent in runner
to ascertain the surroundings, and
upon learning that Bittick had
been taken from jail by the officers
the men returned home.
Following recently reported
changes which have gone into effect
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
comes what is believed to be a.
well authenticated report that
j. N. Scale, who is now superin-
tendent of transportation Of the
line, will be made general manager
at an early date. Report has it
that Mr.. Scale was offered an i'm
portant position on the Southern
Pacific previous to the intimation
that he would be promoted by the
Mobile & Ohio.
Last Saturday evening at Mans
field, in Henry County, a negro
named Tom Tharp, shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Bomar.
Tharp was returning from negro
picnic, and while coming down the
railroad fired pistol. Bomar,
accompanied by the section fore
man, attempted to arrest Tharp,
who opened fire upon them.
Bomar answered the fire, shooting
three times, all that was in his
pistol, doing no harm. Tharp's
last shot struck Bomar in the
stomach.
A sensation was caused in Men,
phis Monday when Mrs. Charlotte
Goyer of that city filed a bill in
the Chancery Court against some
of Memphis most pominent citi-
zens and their wives, in which an
immense amount of property In
Shelby County is involved.
Among the parties to the suit are
some of the leading business men,
including John r. Pepper, Sam p.
Read, PEPPER Mcintyre, H. j. Fors-
dick, f. w. Taylor, James Lee
and many others, both resident
and nonresident. The bill con-
tains some startling allegations,
claiming that she has been wrong
fully deprived of her rights, under
her late husbands will.
Another important change on
the Mobile & Ohio went into effect
The Cairo and St. Louis
districts and the Cairo and Okolona
districts have been merged into
ihe st. Louis division and will be
lnder the supervision of one mas
er mechanic. A. B. Minton,
Master mechanic of the Murphys-
1oro district, with headquarters at
Murphysboro, ILL.,, has charge of
he extended division with head
quarters at jackson, Tenn, and
ook charge Monday. This will
make change in the position of
ieorge MANUEL, who for number
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