The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-08

Elks Hall, which was accompanie
with banquet and ball.
: A. l. Owen, one of the old-tim
residents and honorable citizens (
Obion county, from Bonneville
Miss, is here looking after som
d business and mixing with his nun
erous friends.
: w. w. Cochran, the onliest Judge
who few months ago enlisted" hi
: single at Charlottesville, was i
town this week on law business
Judge has the reputation of gettini
up the best brief of any youn'
member of the bar.-Tiptonvill
Voice.
Adiutant H. c. Alexander, o
Nashville, Jas. Alexander, of tn
f. p. Reed Shoe Company, Roches
ter, and Locke Alexander, of thu
Hawley-Murphy Trunk Co., were
all here for a family reunion at the
home of Maj. and Mrs. w. L. Alex
ander in the city.
George W. Griffin, OF st. Paul,
Mimi, spent few days here last
week visiting his mother and sister,
at the home of the latter, Mrs. Sal
lie Griffin. Mr. Griffin is we'll
known here and has lots of friends
who are always glad to see him
when he comes to town.
The Hauser Valley Trouble
Makers Club held a meeting last
Thursday night with Mrs. Mary
Wade. Last night the young peo-
pie were entertained at the home of
Mrs. Ellen Wiley. Subject dis
cussed: 1.-THE disposal of the
Hauser Valley bachelors.
A party of young people visited
Sulphur Springs Saturday, with
Mrs. E. w. Farnell as chaperone.
They were: Misses Ethel Briggs,
Virgie Brummell, Bessie McLaugh-
lin, Marion Dircks, Florence Calls.
Messrs. Carl Schmidt, Charlie
Heppner and Owen Mccullough.
Judge Morris sold his livery BUSH
ness, consisting of horses and We
hicles, to Beckham & Son last
week, reserving the privilege of the
Paducah Junction hack line. This
is the Washington avenue stable,
which will hereafter be operated by
Beckham & Son in connection with
their stable on First street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. McDearmon,
of Columbus, Ky, have located in
Union City. and will reside for the
present at the home of Mrs. T. J.
Latimer. Mr.. McDearmon has ar
ranged to engage IN the life insur-
ance business. We welcome to the
homes and hospitality OF this city
these estimable people.
Burglarizing has been somewhat
on the increase in Union City for the
past few months. Saturday night
burglar entered w. G. Reynolds
grocery store on Washington avenue
and captured three or four dollars in
money and few other valuables.
The younger generation of the
criminal element here have evident
ly forgotten the days of the fair
ground lynchings.
The J. F. F. Club enjoyed mat
NEE social with Mrs. John Bell,
Try street, last week. A guessing
contest was held, naming actresses
pictures, half of the faces being
shown. The contestants were Mes
danes Alfred Dantzler and Harry
Misses Louie Gibbs,
Mary Beckham, Ella Whipple and
Lulu Swiggart. Miss Whipple was
he winner.
The ladies of the Leonidas Polk
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, served dinner Monday
and ice-cream in the afternoon and
evening for the benefit of the old
who are not able to bear
their own expenses to the New
Orleans reunion. The large store
room on the corner of First street
and Washington avenue was crowd
cd nearly all day after the first din
1er signal was announced, and the
editor of this paper can testify to
he fact that they had one of the
BEST meals we ever sat down to.
indeed it was fine chicken, ham,
neat, salads, coffee, milk and cakes
If the richest favors. Mrs. A. E.
8revard is president OF the chap ]
-er-tO whom MANY of the old SOL j