The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-12


considering a proposition made him
a few days since by the trustees Of
the Union City Training Schools
and he may remain here and
accept the place as principal of this
school. DR.. Brown is fine fellow
good school man and we hope we
can in few days announce that he
will remain citizen OF this city.
Russell Garth returned from Col.
orado Sunday looking in excellent
health. He has been stationed at
Undercliffe, near Pueblo, for some
time teaching, and reports that the
young lady, who is superintendent
of the county schools, has found
him fine school for fall at another
point. Russell was glad to get
home for visit, but says that he is
highly pleased with Colorado.
H. Dietzel, Chas. and Herman
are busy in the harvest this week
on the Dietzel farm north of town.
This week begins the work of gen.
eral harvesting in Ob1on county.
So far, the reports on the condition
OF wheat are somewhat better
than a few days or W eks ago.
How much of a crop we are not pre-
pared to say, but it is certain that
it will be considerably short of
previous years.
Rev. F. L. Ewing, of Union City,
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and even
ing by exchange with the regular
pastor, and preached two interest
ing sermons. The sermon at night
was especially able and eloquent,
and on it's conclusion the Doctor
was warmly congratulated. DR..
Ewing will always find a welcome
from a Dyersburg audience.
County Herald.
Chas. E. Keiser, representing the
great Simmons Hardware Co., st.
Louis, has been assigned to the
territory of Kansas. Mr.. Keiser
was in the city visiting friends a
few days ago, and informed us that
he would leave St. Louis for Kan
sas in few days. Charley is a
first-class hardware man and
genial, companionable fellow and
we wish him mighty we'll out with
the Jayhawkers.
We are in receipt of an invitation
to be present at the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Humboldt,
Tenn, at nine o'clock on Wednes-
day, the twenty-fourth of June,
1908, to witness the marriage of
Miss Leila Fowler to Mr.. Vernon
T. Grizzard. Mr.. and Mrs. Griz-
card will be at home after July 3,
Bristol, Tenn. Miss Fowler was a
teacher in the city last session and
has large number of friends and
admirers here.
]. r. Scates leaves this week for
Murray, Ky, where he will be mar
ried to Miss Leona Belle Moore
Monday, June IS, (his birthday.
Rev. A. ]. Meders, pastor of the
M. E. Church at Paris, Tenn, will
officiate, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Scates will take the evening train
for Chicago, to enjoy the lake
breezes for a week, returning to
Union City, after which they leave
for an extensive tour in the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scates will make
their future home in Southern Tex
as.
E. B. Chester and family, we re-
greet very much to report, left us
this week for Brownsville to live.
Mr.. Chester was accompanied by
Contractor w. H. Spaldin, of this
place, who will begin at one to con-
struct some factory building for the
former gentleman, who will enter
as soon as practicable the same
character of business he conducted |
at Rives. We we're unfortunate
indeed in the fact that Mr. Chester
could not locate with us but wish
him the very best success and the
pleasure and good health of his
family at Brownville.
Last Monday night the proprie-
tors and employees of Morgan &
Hardy Bros. department stores
presented Algie Sheriff., just be-
fore his departure for Hattiesburg,
Miss, with handsomely engraved
gold medal as a mark of esteem
and a memorial of the friendship