The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-07
R1vEs NEWS.
Grace, the little daughter of Rev.
P. f. Johnson, has been sick.

Grace, the little daughter OF Kew.
P. r. Johnson, has been sick.
Miss FANNIE Reynolds, who has a
fine ifi;isi &c class .la R,ges, visited
ner parents in Kenton last week.
Mrs. Nan Moffat will leave soon
to spend a few weeks visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Latimer, of
Mississippi.
1t is reported that Prof. Ned
Cummings contemplates teaching
a school this spring down near the
Lake.
We were sorry to announce last
week the illness Of MAST r Clarence
GULL, and hope that he soon may
be we'll again.
Virgil Benton, who has been in
st. Louis for the last year, came
home last week to spend a few
weeks among friends and relatives,
Mr.. Gtier Moffat left last week
for Louisville, KY, to take course
in the Bryant & Stratton Business
College. Grier is fine young man
and we wish him great success in
his work.
Arrangements are being made for
an ofatorical contest between a
number of the Rives Graded School
boys A fine gold medal will be
given to the winner OF the prize
Additional announcements will be
made later.
The Rives +. & A. NJ. lodge meets
IN the lodge room every THURSDAY
night as a school for lectures. Al
Masons in good standing are invited
to meet with them. Grand Master
John Smith, of Trenton, honoreG
the lodge with his presence at the
meeting recently.
The Junior Epworth League, Of
which Mrs. Mary Harris is the pre-
sident, has presented to the M. E.
Church, South, an elegantly hand
painted portrait of the late Rev. A.
Wilson who dedicated the church If
1893. This is thoughtful act on
the part pt the League and it's pres
dent and will be duly appreciated
by the church.
The matrimonial epidemic has
struck our little town amidships
and may soon spread to the remot-
est parts of the city. The victims
of this week are Harry Huntsman,
of Ohio, and Miss Willie Downs, of
Rives, and Lon Wright and Miss
Ida Pruitt, both of Rives. May
their lives be long and ever filled
With sunshine, happiness and pros
perity.
A the sale of town lots the 22nd
inst, Sommers Garrett bought
the old l. G. depot in front of Bon
uer & Shores which has been used
as blacksmith shop for several
years. Garrett will proably CON
vert the building into a livery sta
bic. Bob Wade bought the tract
of land in front of Geo. f. Bolts
house to be used as a COW lot and
pasture.
We notice in the Arkansas pa
pers that Col. Otis It. Wingo, of
De Queen, that State, has become
popular lecturer. His lectures on
Successful Success are being very
favorably received and commenda-
tons and compliments are heard
from every city where he has lee
Eured. We confidently predict a
seat in Congress for Wingo at no
distant date.
Rives now has new firm in the
world composed of those
TWO excellent gentlemen and sue
,essfull fnanciers. w. L. Glenn
mons and Geo. J. Gardner. These
gentlemen purchased jointly the
immense stock of dry goods, fur
aishing goods, and groceries of T.
B. Moffatt & Son and will continue
he business at the old Moffatt
stand. They are rapidly adding to
he old, new and up-to-date goods,
md it will be but a few days till
hey will have one of the largest
ind best assorted stocks of general
merchandise that can be found in
he county. Being men of Sterling
worth, ample means and extensive
in their line of work, we
predict for Messrs. C1emmons &
Gardner great success. ]. HI.
dcCaw, an old and experienced
land in the dry goods business, has
,een employed as salesman, which
s valuable acquisition to the
irm. stray. BIRD.
Salt water fish and Baltimore
'ysters at ]. c. Burdick's.
Moore's Pilules are guaranteed
ure for all forms of Malaria, Ague,