The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-01-29


IL o'clock next Sunday morning at
thu Cumberland Pres b yteria n
Church. Public cordially invited
to be present.
After several days reports Of the
serious illness of DR.. ]. J. Wells at
his home in Glass. the intelligence
came Monday that he was improv-
ing. Since then he has been recov-
ering rapidly, which is very pleas
ant news to his friends all over the
county.
Mrs, Sophia Hill has moved her
dressmaking from J. p. Verhine's
to Coble s. Claggett Cos, where she
has arranged new parlors in con-
nection with Mrs. Miller Mrs.
Hill will have the management of
the business and Will have assoc1-
ated with her q corps of trained
seamstresses,
Prof Chas. Andersen, Of the Pea
body College for teachers, has
charge of the Department of Math-
ematics in the Union City High
School This position was vacated
four weeks ago by Prof. Lyon
Norton, who accepted the Principal
ship of the Union City Business
College Prof Anderson's native
state is Texas,
Fernando S. White took charge
this week as assistant postmaster
IN the city postofice, j. D. Boaz
retiring. Mr. Boaz has a good
many friends who regret his alb.
sence in that department, but that
the position will be acceptably
filled by Mr.. White there is no
doubt. He is a first class post
master
Rev. c. L. Dickey left this week,
after a months RECREATION among
the hills and scenes of the old
and friends, for Plano,
Tex, where he is pastor of
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Rev. Dickey is now known as one
of the best young preachers i'll the
church. He has lots of friends
back here in his old home.
Rev. ]. F. Tyler, of Columbia, ar
rived in the city yesterday. He &c
tured to the students of the Bust
ness College yesterday afternoon
and also at the public school audi
toriam last night. He will lecture
there again tonight at 1870 A
small admission will be charged,
which will go to the public library
fund. DIR. Tyler is a scholarly
man and we hope the house will be
crowded tonight.
Mr.. Dee Williams took us through
his shed this week and let us have
a view Of a big 20-horse power new
steam engine and thresher, 1.-The
Leader" made by the Marion Man
Co., at Marion, Ohio.
This mammoth roadster has been
sold to Mr.. J. w. Thorn, near Troy.
1t is a monster and is said to be
0ne of the best machines made.
Mr., Williams says he has a 25-
horsepower on the road.
The knights of the Maccabees
enjoyed very sumptious and elab-
orate supper last Friday night at
Dahnke's cafe. The young men,
who are famously obliging at
stretched red, white and
blue streamers in the form of
tent, which gave the room an air
Of a lodge room. Addresses for
the good of the order were made
by Messrs. Chas. Kaiser, the newly
elected Commander, e. l.. Ownby,
and w. S. White.
Mrs. Robt. McGaugh, whose
home is northeast of Union City,
reports that they were bothered
W til chicken thieves last Monday
1ight, and that when Mr. McGaugh |
lot up to look for the rascals he
of the weather, but Mrs.
insisted that he take his
gun and reduce the chicken. thief
population. He Begged to be ex-
FUSED and she Jhsisted until finally |
she told him to go to bed, that the
thief, chickens and all were gone.
Mr.. McGaugh claimed to be braysk
nan, but Mrs. laugh said
doubted it. -
Mr.. ]. P. Yer
stock this week -
stand and cons
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