The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-04-14
SOUTH SIDE

MISS May Lippdfu, OF klDridge
is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. J. W
McCorkle.
w p Webster informs us tina
Bud Lee, one OF the oldest fisher
men on the lake, died Tuesday
morning Of la grippe.
Mrs. Ida Wilkerson and two chill
dren, Lurline and Novella, spen
several days with relatives neai
Clayton last week.
Rev. T. f. Moore. Of Martin
spent few hours ia Southsids
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Litchford at
tended church at Reelfoot Sunday.
Messrs. Robert and Glen Moore
spent Sunday and Monday with
their parents at Newbern. Robert
brought back a hne horse Of Mr. r.
N. Binkly. which he will train.
Rev. G. Il. Stigler spent Sunday
night with j. W Cloar and family.
Ben Long says he has decided not
to sell his farm and intends to plant
it in strawberries.
]. w. Cloar met the early train
Saturday morning and carried Rev.
]. N. Hall to Reelfoot Church,
where he preached two fine sermons
Saturday, and two on Sunday.
There was dinner on the ground
both days. Rev Hall came back
and took supper with Mr.. Cloar
Sunday night, and preached very
fine sermon at the Baptist Church
here to large and appreciatiye au-
dience. Bro. Hall is a great and
good man, and ! am sure his SER
mon Sunday night will live in the
minds Of the people for years to
come.
Rev. ]. Ell. Milburn and w. S.
Jackson went to Reelfoot Sunday
to hear that great and gifted man,
Rev. ]. N. Hall.
Last Friday, April z, in company
with a party of friends, Gypsy had
the pleasure Of attending the clos
ing exercises Of Prof. J.. Ell. Stover's
school at Sunnyside, in Number
Seven. A large crowd was present
on the occasion. The opening song
was led by Mr.. John Smith, fol-
lowed with prayer by Supt. J. NJ.
Moore. The board exercises by the
pupils were real good and proved
that they had been we'll trained by
their energetic teacher. Supt.
M. Moore made some very fine and
encouraging talks, as did Mrs. Lula
Goodwin, who is another one of
Number Seven's best teachers.
Prof. Sheppard made splendid
talk, which was complimented very
highly, one sentence making quite
an impression on the crowd He |
said ''that the Importance of inn
proving our time was to get up and
get; otherwise sit down and sit.
Then came the noon hour, and it
would be useless to try to, describe
the dinner, for it was simply grand
and consisted of every thing good
and palatable. Everyone knows
that Number Seven cant be beat in
the way of good dinners and fine
schools. At /. 80 o'clock the crowd
convened, and after some nice music
diplomas were delivered to nine of
Prof. Stovers pupils, Supt. Moore
making the presentation speech,
which was very complimentary to
both teacher and pupils. An adj
dress was made by Prof. Hughes
Hunt, who only the week before
closed a very successful school
at Crittendon Grove, and which
every girl and boy should have
heard, in regard to parental devo-
ton. Hughes said should he ever
be an Emperor, or become President
of the United States and meet his
aged father with an old pair OF grey
leans pants on, and his dear old
mother, who had watched and cared
for him all through life. attired IN
an old faded calico dress, lie would
honor, own and love them just the
same as if they were attired in the
costumes of a King and Queen.
That is the kind OF boys who make
great and good men those who
are not ashamed to own and honor {
their parents, even If they have
never had the opportunity Of educa-
ton and prosperity which children .
have at the present time. Mark
nv prediction; Hughes will some
day be one of the leading men OF
our State. A paper, the subject