The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-08-14

Rev. S. w. Kendrick conducted a
revival meeting at the Cronanville |
Baptist church in Lake county last
week. He reports a very success
full and refreshing occasion. There
were ten conversions OF religion,
and much good done in the church.
The chemists and physicians re-
port that the medical eXamina ton
upon the body of Mr.. Walker will
not be ready until Friday or Satur-
day, and therefore the trial is neces-
sarily postponed until Saturday.
Nothing at all is known of the eX-
animation yet, Notwithstanding the
reports. The examiners will not
have anything to say until the final
report is made.
The spacious residence and lawn
of the hospitable home of the Gard
ners on Fifth street was Illuminated
last Friday evening, and in respon Sc
to general invitation large party
of friends were present to partici-
pate in a game of finch and mutual
interchange of conversational pleas
antries. Music and refreshments
also served a pleasant palate. Mr..
Sweet Chamberlin was the prize
winner.
Mr.. VIM. A. Mcneil, the popular
young gentleman, office man and
solicitor for the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company, this city, left Tues
day for Huntsville, Ala, to be mar
ried to Miss Susie M. Bennett, an
accomplished and comely young
lady of that city. The wedding
took place Wednesday. Mr.. Nc.
Neil will return with his bride in a
, few days. We tender our hearty
congratulations.
Mrs. Mamie Carter, of the High
| School Department, has been very
sick tor several weeks, and he1
) place will be filled by substitute
during the first month of school
, after which time her friends are ad
; vised she will be able to resume bel
work. Mrs. Carter has been one Of
, the most efficient and capable
teachers IN our schools for severa
years, and an interesting writer, by
r the way, and we sincerely trust that
she will soon be we'll and strong.
Y Mr.. r. F. Tisdale, who has beer
v here for number of years as gen.
eral agent for the Deerlng Har
s vester Machine Co., has rendered
r his resignation, and, we are rel1abl!
informed, the same has been &C
n copied by the company. Mr.. Tis
dale has held from the time h
q located here years ago a very i'm
portant place in the esteem of tn
people and in business, church AM
social affairs of the city. He is a
: affable gentleman. a man of char
!, acter, etninently successful an
, honorable in business, and we trus
may see fit to remain with us i
some other line. However, we ar
informed that he contemplatcs &C
ing to Arkansas, and should he de
; eide on this step he will carry wit
him the kindest and best wishes c
y this people.
Mr.. Jesse Tams, an Englisma
- and a gentleman by birth, one c
= the oldest and best known citizen
of near Hickman, died last Nor
day and the funeral obsequies wer
held Tuesday, services being cor
. Quoted by Rev. Mccoy, of this city
Mr.. Tams, as we kindly remembe
him, was an affable, courtly gentle
! man, one of those characters of til
old English school, who were inv;
~ riably men of intelligence, scrupl
lousy honorable and always dign
= fed and polite. He was also
member of the Methodist churcl
an esteemed citizen and a devote
relative and friend His family al
among the best known people abo,
Hickman, two of his daughters r
: siding in this city, Mrs. B. F. Bee
- ham and Mrs. w. E. Scates. v
- tender our sympathy.