The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-04
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/ think ! will be able to get away
in the next two weeks / have
100 dates set ahead and will be on
the road quite a time for a newly
married man.
A determined effort is to be
made by the local authorities to
rid the town of the number OF
black females Of shady reputation,
and many of them have already
been ordered to shake the dust
of Huntingdon from their feet.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
a few nights ago TO burn a house
occupied by two of these charac-
tiers, the floor, door and windows
being satuated with coal oil and
ignited. The attempt was frus-
trated by quick action on the part
of the occupants.
H. 6. Westall, of Asheville, N.
O., was arrested at Knoxville last
week on the charge of having used
the United States mails for the
purpose Of carrying checks and
drafts with intention to fraud.
The arrest was caused by Post of
fee Inspector Keys, who had been
specially detailed on the case.
Westall was bound over to the
Federal Court after a trial and
committed TO Jail in default of
bond. Westall belongs to a proml-
nent family and has a brother who
is superintendent of the money
order office at Havana, Cuba.
During the past week. the Cum
berlqnd Telephone Company has
built its line through Houston
County to Erin and connected
with GAINESVILLE from the south,
their line having extended this far
for the last four or five years.
They are working up an exchange,
making a resident rate Of 80 cents
per month and business rate of
$3.50 per month. The company
does not, however, guarantee that
the resident rate will remain so
low longer than they get a foot
hold there. There is quite a rival
ry here between the Cumberland
and Houston County Telephone
Companies on account Of rates,
etc.
The community about Clarks-
vile was grievously shocked Mon
day by deplorable accident which
overlook Cleveland Adkins, a
bright lad of 10 years. Cleveland
had gone with his father to see
him cut sugar cane with a moving
machine. The little fellow was
running along beside the machine,
Needless of any wrong Detailing
him, but at moment when his
fathers attention was diverted |
the boy got in range Of the NOV
ing blade, and before anything
could be done to avert the acct
dent his right leg was terribly |
mangled, necessitating amputation,
the limb being taken off at the
knee joint. The little fellow bore
up bravely under the ordeal.
Through the efforts of Col. Ora
cey Childers, Maj. w. j. Whit
thorne and others at Columbia,
an appropriation was secured at
the last session of the Legislature
to collect and preserve at the
Capitol the flags of the regiments
of Tennessee volunteers in the
Civil and Spanish wars.
Cor. MoMitlin and Adit. Gen.
Brandon are warmly interested in
this movement. Maj. Whitthorne
who is delegate from Leonidas
Polk Bivouac to the State meeting
Of Confederate Veterans at Lewis
burg on October 8, will present
resolution requesting all Confed
crate associations to aid in having
the flags and colors of every regi-
ment tarned over to the State for
preservation. The intention of |
the Governor is to have these col
ors placed in glass cases upon the
walls Of the Railways of the second
floor of the Capitol.
Mr.. G.. A. Stilman, merchant Of