The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

was IN the city Monday and paid US
a pleasant visit.
/ Mrs. Laura McRight, Of Isbell
Ala Ala i: Il Il: the The city spending few
weeks with the family OF her broth
er, DIR. G. B. Jones.
Harry Gibbs, who has a good pc
sition in store at Terry, Miss, is
at home spending short vacation
with relatives and friends.
| Obion Presbytery of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church meets to-
day at T-imble, to be opened at 10
O'Clock by DR.. #. M. Mckee, mod
orator.
Mrs. A. M. Johnston returned to
st. Louis last week, after visit of
several weeks with her son and
daughter, Charles and Miss Grille
Johnston.
Messrs. Henry Mayors, Algie
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Sheriff., c. v. Jones, Stanley Shives
and DR.. ]. B. Hibb1tts were initiated
into the mysteries of Elkdom last
Friday night.
Dallas Pate and Prince DeBow,
two negroes, charged with carrying
pistols, were released from jail last
Monday morning, having served out
their sentence.
N. r. Tisdale, of the Cotton Belt
Route, was here this week in the
interest of the road, and the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Tisdale on
Exchange street.
The Central Drug Store has been
moved to the Lukens stand, First
street, where the proprietors, Doc
tors Hall & Rippy, will be pleased
to see their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell enter
tanned as guests at a six-o'clock
dinner Saturday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Bransford. The menu
and the reception were delightful.
Messrs. r. A. Robinson, E. Rob
inson and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ].
Sicily, of Sparta, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Robinson in
this city last Thursday evening at
dinner.
A resolution of congratulations
and thanks was heartily and imam
mously adopted by the Elks at their
meeting last Friday night, to be
forwarded to the Sparta Military
Band, in honor of their visit to this
city last Thursday.
The lady teachers of the High
School and Grammar School were
delightfully."- entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mayors last
Saturday evening by Misses Bond
and Wingo. Refreshments were
served and games played as amuse-
ment.
The condition of the Hon. D. o.
Thomas remains unchanged. His
affection is probably an incurable
one. In the various positions he
las held he has made wide circle
If friends throughout the state who
sympathize with him in his trouble.
Brownsville States-Democrat.
One of our Terrell friends, John
Goodwin, was in to see us last Sat
friday. He says that Mrs. Daven-
port, daughter of Esquire James
Askins, has been very sick for some
lime, and reports, also, the sick
1ess of Bud Wilson, of a complica-
ion of malaria and other troubles.
Mr.. ]. w. Lockert left Wednes-
lay evening returning to his old
home at Guthrie, Ky. Mr.. Lockert
las been in the city for a number
If months spending the time with
he family of his son, R. L. Lockert.
He has farm near Guthrie and re-
turns to look after some business,
% be gone several months.
DIR. T. D. Edwards gave his wife
A delightful birthday surprise party
last Monday evening 1t consisted
chiefly of flowers and corrections
and the presence of few immedi-
ate friends of the family. The
Doctor is gentleman of good taste,
one of those who find genuine pleas
lre around his home and Preside.
Mr.. M. F Foster, principal of the
school at Mason Hall, was a pleas
INT visitor in our office last Satur-
lay. He informed us that his
school was doing nicely and attend
lnce good, notwithstanding the
-ough weather, but the roads. esDe-