The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-01

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Miss Alice Dezonia entertained
her friends OF the Lucky Thirteen
Clublast Friday evening at the home
of her parents on Main street.
Games. music and luncheon were
enjoyed. Miss Louise Mayors won
the prize in an interesting contest.
Deputy Marshal Hawkins went
to Jackson this week with four prls-
oners to stand trial for violating
the Internal revenue laws. Federal
court is in session and Oscar Nc
Kinney has been arraigned tor pill
fering the letter boxes at the post
office.
The Leon1das Polk Chapter,
United Daughters the Confederacy'
will serve dinner in the house on
the corner opposite Woosley's gro
Gerry, May 4 (frst Monday, and
will also have an ice-cream supper
there at night. Benefit of old SOL
diers of the county.
Four prisoners from the county
workhouse, or all, were taken out
by the guard, Scott Wiley, to work
the roads this week. The commits
siouers. VIM. Askins, Sam Bratton,
Adam Semones and MILFORD Farris,
tossed for choice of roads and Mi.
Farris was the lucky man. The
Rives road near his residence is
now being repaired.
HAIRY Cloar, one of the best and
most successful farmers in the
Third District, is the possessor OF
a very fine bunch of sheep. A few
DAYS ago he clipped 42O pounds OF
wool from IS ewes, an average OF
- pounds each, which is worth in
cash SITS. Col. J. A. Reeves, who
is authority on the question, says
this is the best crop reported this
season.
Prof. NJ. f. Foster and ]. w. b
Carroll, of the Mason Hall vicinity
were in the city few hours Satur
CAV and paid The Commercial
pleasant visit. Prof. Foster says
the report circulated that he hac
gone to Missouri to accept worE
for the next school term is a mis-
take, and that for the present he
will remain a citizen of Obion coun
ty.
We are Indebted to DR.. H. S
Hughes for an announcement ane
an invitation to be present at the
commencement exercises of the
North western University, Chicago
April 80. He will take the degree
in full of D. D. S. on that occasion
), and writes us that he will be il
Union City to open an Office on thu
18th. Congratulations to you, Doc
tor, and welcome home and to sue
cess.
Miss Carrie Lee Carter, of Mis-
souri,, national lecturer for the w
c. T. u, will speak at the c. T
Church Tuesday evening, May 5, a
s o'clock, and conduct w. G. Il. U
Institute Tuesday, opening at . a
m. A medal contest will be he'll
Monday evening, May 4, beginnin
at 8 o'clock. Miss Carter is re
garded as one of the brightest VIC
men and best thinkers in the Soutl
: and her services on the platforr
l are much sought after at every. I'm
portant meeting OF the brainy VIC
: men of the nation, so says the Mes
senger, Dexter, Mo.
]. H. Mcdowell returned tror
: New Orleans Tuesday, where h
l completed all arrangements for on
? Obion Confederates and others
the reunion, which meets May l.
: The special train leaves Union Cit
7 on Monday, May Is, at 23o p m
1 instead Of Saturday, as previousl
/. published. He will report in tu
5 at the meeting tomorrow. Vine
the reunion company organizes
2 YOU intend going don't fail to re
) port your name at the meeting a
r the courthouse at P. m. to-mo1
r row, whether you are a Confedei
1 ate or going as visitor.
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