The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-24

or three Gays Squ1rreI nunt IN TIT
Mosier woods near Reelfoot lax,
this week.
Miss Hazel Johnson entertained
the Lucky Thirteen Club last Fri
day afternoon. The club will be
entertained this afternoon by Miss
Alice Dezonia.
Ed. Gideon, of Paris, filled the
pulpit at the First Christian Church
last Sunday, in the absence of Ed
Shelburne, who has been visiting
in Paris and Memphis.
Mrs. Alfred Dantzler and mother,
! Mrs. Slaughter, off Moss Point,
Miss, spent few days here this
week as the guests of Mrs. Seid
Waddell, Mrs. Slaughter's sister.
The Review Club met last Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Chas.
Gibbs, Mrs. John e. Wells presid-
ing. Hawthorne was discussed and
finch and refreshments followed.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Blanton,
whose residence and farm is in that
fine country near Polk, spent the
day with their friends and amongst
the shops in Union City last Satur-
day.
Mrs. w. H. Swiggart entertained
at six-o'clock dinner last Thursday
complimentary to her uncle, Mr.. T.
L. Bransford. Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Robinson were present with the
relatives.
Mr.. Caut Jackson, of Trimble, is
stu ying telegraphy in the office f
the ~, G. & st. L. railway in this
city. The young gentleman is a
nephew of Esq. S, F. Howard, with
whom he is boarding.
Rev. w. ]. Mccoy was called to
the Palace Hotel Sunday morning
to administer the rites of matrimony
between Mr.. Spencer Hill and Miss
Lille Jones, of Cairo. They return
ed home on the next train.
r. S. Wheeler, formerly OF the
Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, this city, has been
appointed to succeed c. P. LaSueur
as manager of the company's inter-
ests at Paris, Tenn. Mr.. Wheeler
is good man for the place. He
will be joined there by Mrs. Wheel
er, who has been visiting her par
ents here.
Jas. l.. Haguewood came up from
Rutherford Sunday to see his
friends in town, Mrs. Haguewood
accompanied him Ell route to St.
Louis, where she goes to spend a
couple of weeks visiting relatives,
to be joined later by Mr.. Hague
wood during the dedication of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in
that city.
Chas. Johnson left Monday for
Hot Spring, Ark, to spend few
weeks taking baths and treatment
for eczema. His place is filled by
r. H. Bats, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and Mr.. Bats
place by Claude Whitley, night
operator. Charles is a fine fellow
and we hope he will return COM
pletely cured.
DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Jones delight
fully entertained a number of their
young friends last Monday evening
from eight to eleven. Various par
lor games were enjoyed and at an
appropriate hour dainty refresh
ments were served. Some excellent
music was furnished by the male |
quartette. The evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. w.
Burney for an invitation to attend |
the closing exercises of the Nebo-
vile High School, Thursday and
Friday, April 23and "a. Rev. w.
A. Boone will preach the commence
ment sermon. The examinations
in all the departments will be held
Fri lay and the graduating exer-
cises Friday night; followed by an
address to the graduating class by
Rev. Elisha Scott. Mr.. Burney is
principal of the school and reports
fine attendance and scholarship.
The Sam For bar Fl xtures were
moved out this week and shipped to
Greensboro, Ky, The pure laser is
proprietor of saloon in that place
and remarked to US while here that
we could inform the people that Ow-
ensboro would never bea dry town.