The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-04


present incumbent; P. B. Coppage.
J. S. Hall and ]. K. Wright. Mr..
MeNeely spent several weeks in
Washington getting the boys in
line.
Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor is
writing the life of VIM. Mckinley.
and has arranged that a part of
the proceeds from the sale be set
aside for a Mckinley monument
fund.
Mr.. Joe Mailing, the wide-awake
grocery man, has been employed by
the Caldwell-Mayers Grocery Com
pany. Uncle Joe is a hustler and
he is with lively business COM
pany.
r. p. Evans, an old-time news
paper man of this place, stopped
over here Sunday en- route to Chat
tanooga. He is travelling for a big
Philadelphia wholesale grocery
house.
Robert Leath and Miss Ola Will
son, of Bardwell, KY, were married
by Esquire Polk at his residence
last Saturday. They were attend
ed by A. ]. Burk and Miss Leila
Moore.
The friends of Mr.. Mrs. N. N.
Logan sympathize with them in
the loss of their little son, Charlie.
who died Friday. The burial took
place at Sanders Chapel Saturday
evening.
The new train on the N, c. & st.
L. Ry. leaves Nashville at 2.15 p.
M, reaching Union City at 7.46.
Returning east, lands at Union
City TAO a. M, reaching Nashville
at LIS p. m. Dickson accommoda-
tion is discontinued.
DR.. J. M. Rippy has purchased an
interest with DR.. w. w. Hall in the
drug business. The stock has been
moved to the building on First
street, formerly occupied by w. M.
Warter6eld. DIR. Hall is one of the
best-known druggists in the city
and DR.. Rippy good physician.
The Caldwell-Mayers Grocery
Company opened this week in the
"White House." filling the entire
room, one of the largest in the city,
with mammoth stock of groceries,
provisions and feedstuffs, displayed
and arranged in the manner of the
large grocery concerns in the cities.
They did not employ a brass band
or an orchestra, but they have one
of the biggest shows in town, and
are making inducements for a big
trade.
Sam Jones has cancelled his I'm
ion City engagement on account of
the lack of a hall large enough to
accommodate his crowds. He also
declined to preach in tent for prac-
tical reasons. This should set some
OF our moneyed men a-thinking
Why can't we have large hall and
library building by an Incorporated
company Of the citizens2 1t might
not pay as single investment, but
it would be a great drawing card
for business generally.
Mr.. J. w. Martin, family and
mother left last Thursday night
over the M. g. O., Burlington and
Northern route tor Oregon, where
his mother will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin will return
over the Southern route to Oklaho-
ma and settle in Lawton. Mr..
Martin has purchased property at
that place and will begin to inn
prove at once. He is a hustling
trader, and will, no doubt, enter
into the activity Of Western life
like best of them.
T. ]. Latimer and family have
moved temporarily to Kennett, Mo.
Mr.. Latimer will be engaged in
managing the interests of ST.
Louis lumber company. We hope |
these good people will be comforta-
bly, and pleasantly situated while
there, but find it to their interest |
to return again to Union City. |
They have been residents here tor
a number of years. A great por-
ton Of the time Mr.. Latimer was
prominently connected with the
manufacture of lumber and furni-
ture. and very closely identified
with the best interests of the city.
We wish them success in their
new abiding place.
r.. M. Barker and Miss Dollie
Moore, with Miss Susie Tay-
lor and r. H. Adams as attendants,
arrived at the Palace from the
OF Hickman last
Sunday morning in search of
parson, They all came in one
seat buggy on account of runa-
way several miles from town, in
which the other buggy was left on
the road considerably smashed.