The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-28
11eps 5rom our Correspondents
RIvEs NEWS.

Sunday is the day for Easter bon
nets and ''rabbit eggs.
There will be Easter services a
the c. P. church Sunday night.
Rev. P. F. Johnson is absent j
Missouri this week on business.
Miss Laura Turner will begin
private school at Crystal Monda,
next.
Ere long the dogwood will bloom
and then the fisherman will be il
his glory.
Mrs. Anna Moores, of Protemus
visited friends and relatives in Rives
this week.
r. L. Phebus went to Louisville
this week to buy his spring and
summer goods.
Rev w. W. Armstrong, of Dyer,
was mixing among his many friends
in Rives this week.
Ed. A. G. Freed, of Henderson,
will preach at the Christian Church
IN Rives Sunday (5th).
]. E. Stovall is having his resi-
dence treated to a new coat of paint
and otherwise beautitied.
DIR. 9. H. White is having his
consulting office re-papered and
generally oyerhauled this week.
Bessie Harper, after a severe at
tack of pneumonia, is convalescing
and we hope she may soon be well.
The Dyersourg Circuit of the
Memr his Conference, held its First
Quarterly conference at the M. E.
church in Rives Friday.
The latest from Prescott, Ark,
is that Hon. t. P. Callicott, former
iy of Rives, is very low from the eff
fects of rheumatism and is not eX-
pected to live.
Mesdames Dida McCaw and Mat
tie Clemmons, accompanied by Mas
tiers Calvin McCaw and Sheriff.
Clemmons, attended the concert at
Union City last Tuesday night.
Rev. Walker will preach at the
M. E. church Sunday. Walker has
already won the esteem and respect
of the people of Rives and all rejoice
that the conference sent him here.
The writer hears that Milton
Callicott contemplates leaving soon
tor Prescott, Ark, to make his fu-
ture home. We dislike to lose Mr..
Callicott from our community, but
our loss will be Prescott's gain.
Oscar Clemmons entertained
number of his friends at supper
Tuesday night and those present
report a sumptuous repast and a
delightful time socially. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clemmons always know how
to make their friends happy.
The teachers and students of the
Rives school regret that Gabe Long
has been compelled to stop school
and join the merry band of farmer
boys. Some day the world will
hear great things from Gabe-he
has bright future ahead of him.
Mrs. Nettie Callicott has returned |
from St. Louis and is now arrang-
ing for her grand millinery opening
at the store of Gardner & Bolts.
Your reporter was around to see
her new line of millinery and Pro-
nounces it the best and largest ever
brought to Rives.
Recently our worthy County Supt.
of schools, Prof. J. M. Moore, and
Mr.. Charlie Morehead, visited the
Rives Graded School and spent the
day. They made excellent ad-
dresses to the students, giving them
much advice that will be of great
to them IN after lite.
We will say to Rus T. Kuss that
We shall 60 to the Dallas reunion
and hope that he may go also. In
fact, we wish that the whole repor-
torial staff of 1.-THE Commercial"
could go along in body. We would
make the Texans think the Asso-
ciated Press was storming them en-
masse. STRAY ]. BIRD.
Beckham Brothers handle the
famous Banner buggies, next to
Beckham's livery stable.
Donkey April Fool.
The c. E. G. Trevathan Chapter,