The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-05
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/ lamp duQ Was SERIOUSLY ouIhSu'
Miss Jennie Priest. OF Rutherford.
was the guest of Mrs. R. L. Phebus
the latter part of last week.
Gus Bryan, after spending a
month with relatives and friends in
and near Rlves, returned to Union
City Tuesday. He will work with
Hardy Bros. & Sheriff..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Caudel, of
Nashville, are visiting Mr.. Cauders
father, Esq. J. B. Caudel, tor the
first time since they were married.
A crowd of Rives people were in
Union City Monday to hear Pierce
and Garrett speak. Some of them
were so enthusiastic over Garrett
that they stayed until it was all
over and hired a hack to bring them
back.
MISS Essie Caudel was the guest
of Miss Willie Caudel last week.
Well. cousins, / never had more
fun in my life than had on dear
old Reelfoot lake. We started at 6
a. m. on the 10Th day of July. 1t
was warm day, but by starting
early we arrived at the lake about
2.30 o'clock. After putting the
tents up we tried to enjoy ourselves
as best we could until supper time,
for you know that long ride c1e-
ates an appetite that isn't very
small. Although we took dinner at
Protemus, we could not wait very
late for supper, so we fixed supper
at 4.30 and it seemed that never
was there anything better than the
meals we ate on the lake, not only
the supper that night, but all of
them. After 4. 30 it is not very long
till dark, especially on pleasure
trip, for then the hours fly. When
dark came, seats were fixed around
the tents and we gathered around
to tell jokes and spend the time in
various other ways. Being some
what tired from the days journey,
we retired early. We thought we
would sleep some, but the mos
qultoes, myl | don't think they
had had anything to eat this year.
Esq. Caudel Che is magistrate and
of course he could sleep, but then
he did not snore as loud as the one
Barleycorn told about and Mr. Bob
Shankle we're the only ones that
slept all night. Mr.. Bob went to
sleep close TO the door of the tent
and when he woke up he was on the
opposite side of the tent. He de-
clares the mosquitoes pulled him
across the tent, and he's considered
a very truthful man, so it can't be
mistake. We got up next morning
about o'clock, and though we had
slept little, we were rested and
ready for all the fun that life could
give. We had just breakfasted
when it began to rain and we we're
driven into the tents. In the girls
tent part of the crowd was enter
tanned by Mrs. Spookendyker, and
in the boys tent part of the crowd
of boys was entertained by some
eloquent preacher, whose name l
have been unable to learn. We
we're certainly highly entertained.
Before the rain was over the bril-
liant young physician in the crowd
was called in to administer to Mary
Sara Elizabeth Jane Almeta Fores-
ter Maria Paine Nora Dora Eliza
Fan Alice Cornelia Flora Ann
Spookendyker, and she was soon
we'll and on the scene of action
again. The rest of our time was
spent in boating and fishing and of
course we had lots of other fun, for
the half of it has not yet been told,
but / do not want to take up so
much of the valuable Commercials
space. We left the lake late on the
evening of the 10Th of July with
praises to our noblest and best of
chaperones, Messrs. J. B. Caudel
and r. G. Shankle and Miss Minnie
Caudel.
Will A. Bryan, the four-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bryan,
died Monday morning, August l.
He was their tender, loving care,
but their loss is his gain. We ex-
tend to the bereaved parents our
sincere sympathy.
Heavens gates again stand open,
Another mothers heart is broken;
Another tie calls her to heaven and |
right,
That she may enter the portals Of
LIGHT