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

Miss Gertie Wallace has been alb
sent this week visiting the Sever
Hills Chhattaaaqaa at Greensboro
KY, a very popular summer re
sort.
Mrs. ]. r. Moffatt and son, Brice
returned to Troy Thursday from {
visit to Mrs. R. c. Garth. They
were accompanied by little Miss
Lola Harper.
Bob White, Payne Bransford, Ar
thur Stitt, Fritz Kimsey, Howard
Odom, Oscar White and Ben Harri
son are camping and fishing a
Reelfoot this week.
The supper at Oak Grove last
Friday night was largely attended
and the proceeds very satisfactory
to the managers. A library will be
purchased with same.
Miss Daisy Wade entertained a
party of friends last Friday night.
It was the occasion of her birthday,
and she was a charming hostess.
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Cotter, the freight conductor
who was crippled at Jordan few
weeks ago, returned Monday to st.
Louis. He had improved so that
he could be carried on cot.
Editor Stanfill, of the Dyersburg
Herald, was here Tuesday on his
way home to Erin. From thence
he went to Nashville to attend the
special meeting of the Tennessee
Press Association.
F. A. Behymer, reporter for the
st, Louis Post-Dispatch, was here
last week gathering material for
his Sunday paper. The story of
the insurance case was put in
very romantic and interesting form.
Prof. Lee Chambers, as principal,
will open the Pleasant Valley
school on the first Monday in Sep
TENDER He will be assisted by
Miss Sallie Byrn, who is now visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. 10 Latimer in
Ontario.
T. P. Noah informs us that he
will leave this week for Colorado,
probably to locate. Mrs. Noah is
now in Missouri, where she has
been spending the winter. This
family have many friends in the
county who will regret their leav-
ing.
Miss Mary Lizzie HALEY, who
was visitor at the home of Mrs.
Bette Davis last week, was Joined
here Friday by Mrs. HALEY, Miss
Annie Gilmore and Miss O'Donnell.
The ladies went to Hickman and
rom thence returned to Nashville.
Van Brown, 90 years of age, a
citizen of the county
lear Mt. Manuel, died on the End
INST. and was buried on Monday fol-
owing at Mosier's graveyard. Mr..
Brown was a member of the Meth
)dist church. He was a good man,
md his demise was a keen dispen-
alton to his wife and two children
Who survive him.
Homer Hale, who has been taking
training course in the insurance
BUSINESS with Gardner & Mailing
or some time, now embarks as
gent himself for the Metropolitan
life of New York. He is in the
singer Sewing Machine office. He
as also fire and casualty iusur-
nee, and starts out with high
opes of doing a fine business.
A young man, we'll known IN the
icinity of the county west of this
ity, W.D. Shultz, died last Monday,
he 10th inst, of typhoid fever, at
lis home near Clayton. Deceased
vas Is years of age, honorable
md highly respected. With his de-
MISE he leaves wife and a three
'ear-old child. The burial service {
occurred at Clayton Tuesday at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Stigler.
The remains OF little Walter,
he three-year-old son of w. J. and
Mrs. Arm, Of Jackson, were con-
7eyed to East View, this city, for
burial last Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. Mccoy conducted the
services. Mr.. Arm is a cousin of
Messrs. F. E. and James A. Arm,
If this place, and there are also
many friends who sympathyze with
hem in their loss.