The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-01-13
EIBRIDaE.
It's now 1905

It's now l9Oo.
And P. H. O. is married
What has become Of Gipsy?
Marvin Chapel you need have no
fears of us inaugurating another
strike-we are cured.
| Christmas passed off pleasantly
and New Year dawned on happy
and prosperous people in this sec
ton.
Last Saturday morning ]. w.
Whitehead, well known citizen Of
Elbridge, after a weeks illness was
called to his long home. The de-
ceased is brother of Dr. White
head, of Fulton.
There is a petition being circu-
lated and numerously signed petit
tioning the Legislature to establish
law and chancery court at Obion.
If such court is established Obion
is pre-eminently the place for same.
But if we had fewer courts and
about half the laws on the statute
books were repealed and what was
left rigidly enforced the people
would be better off.
Ever and anon we hear the Inter-
urban Railway discussed and we
firmly believe that 1t will material
ize in the very near future. An
electric railway through the west
ern part Of the county would be Of
more permanent benefit to our peo-
pie than any other one enterprise
that could be established,
w. l.. Shelton, of Fulton, State
Deputy for the Woodmen Of the
World, spent last week in Elbridge
in the interest of that organization.
Mr., Shelton will organize a camp
at Elbridge III the near future,
We notice that Speaker Aberna-
thy has made ]. II. Mcdowell chair
main of the Committee on Public
Roads. This means that there will
be strong effort made during this
session Of the Legislature to enact
practical road law for the State.
Messrs. Lewis and James Smith,
sons Of Prof. J #. Smith, of near
Lane, were both united in marriage
Thursday of last week. The bride
OF the former was Mrs. jackson,
widow Of Richard Jackson, who
was a son of the Hon ] Al. Jack
son. The latters bride was a
daughter of Mr.. Joel Smith, but no
relation of the groom. The Messrs.
Smith are estimable young men,
and while we are not personally ac-
quainted with the brides we are
sure they are both ladies in the
true sense and U-Know wishes
them all a life of welded bliss.
There will be bill introduced id
the present Legislature for state
Fair Commission and an appropria-
tion Of $40. 900 to be used for pre-
miums only. We hope The Com
will in the near future pub
lish the full text of this bill that
our people may understand same
and then petition our Representa-
tives TO vote for same.
Wednesday Of last week Dir. /. N.
Johnson closed the deal for 1870
acres of the Hurt tract of land lying
In and just north Of the corporation
Of Obion. The price paid, $40, 900,
was seemingly high, but we under
stand that the Doctor has already
been offered $1,000 for his bargain.
Fl. G. and Albert c. Davidson
have bought from Q. v. Richardson
the E. G. Richardson 40O-acre farm
three miles south Of Elbridge pay
ng therefor $4,000.
Tuesday Of last week the Clover
iale Stock Farm shipped fine NJ.
B, turkey tom to Dalton, Ca, and
Tuesday Of this week shipped fine
B. P. Rock cockerel to De ITuniak
Springs, Fla, and a trio Of B. p.
Rocks to Tupelo, Miss.
J. A. Hutchinson recently sold a
farm that be purchased two years
ago tor nearly double what he paid
Tor same. Good real estate in this
section Is rapidly enhancing in
value. U-KNow