The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17
PERSONAL MENTION

was in the city this week visiting
homefolks and friends.
| Miss Addie Murrell. of Hickman,
was in the city last week as a guest
of her friend, Miss Lucile Morris.
Mrs. Jas. Carson, Of Jackson, was
in the city the first of the week. the
guest of Mrs. T. r. Stubs on Di-
vision street.
Mr.. Darnell, of Obion, and her
sister, Miss Mary Cunningham, of
Glass, we're Mrs. J. T. Chiles' visit
ors last Monday.
Mr.. Ed Inman, of Jackson. spent
few days in the city last week Wis.
iting his sister, Mrs. J. c. Rey-
nolds, at the Palace Hotel
Principal Johnson, of Bethel Col
fisge- Mckenzie, and a body Of stu
dents visited Principal Austin, of
/ Union City Business College, Fri
day.
| Mr. Herschel Brown and Miss
Alma Hayden, representing the
local Christian Endeavor, attended
the convention at Dyersburg last
week.
/ Mr.. Fred Smith, Of Number Sew
en-, IS now employed as salesman
in the clothing department of the
Hardy Bros. & Sheriff. stores in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Waddell, of
Memphis, we're in the city this week
as the guests of Mrs. A. p Wad-
dell, Mrs. Seid Waddell and Mrs.
Dantzler.
Mrs. NJ. B. Carson and grand
daughter, Miss Belle Barclay, OF
Mississippi are in the city as the
guests of Mrs. J. c. Reynolds at
the Palace Hotel.
Attorney f. w. Moore was last
week retained as local attorney of
the M. d 0. r. r. Co. Mr.. Moore
held this position before his recent
retirement from law practice,
James Russell, son of Mr. ]. H
Russell, of the country near Gibbs,
who has been very sick of typhoid
fever for three or four weeks, is re-
covering, so his father informs us.
Andy Totten, colored. was badly
crippled at the Hardy Grain Com
pany's mill last week, The palm of
his left hand was lacerated in very
serious way while operating the
machinery.
Mr.. w. A. Taylor, Of Kenton, is
the latest recruit to Coble q Clagett
Company's sales force. Mr. Tay-
lor is employed in the dry goods
department. He IS a good man
and the company's interest will be
much advanced by his work.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. Bas-
kerville, Rev. Mccoy, Rev. Wynn
and Mr.. Fry went to Mayfeld this
week to be present during the meet
ing of Annual Conference. AS
soon as the list OF appointments
are announced they will be pub
lished in this paper.
Arthur Norton and family, who
have been located at Moorehouse,
Mo-, for some time, have moved
back to the country near Spout
Spring on Reelfoot Lake. Obion
and the prospects Of this country
look better to Mr.. Norton than
those of Missouri. He will prob
ably buy farm and settle here
permanently.
Mr., M. N. Walker, train dispatch
er for the Cotton Belt road at Mt.
Pleasant, Texas, was in the city
the first of the week visiting his
uncle T. f. Stubs. The Com
mercial regrets TO learn that Mr..
Walkers wife died few weeks
ago of consumption. She had Wis
tied in Union City and was known
and loved by quite number of
friends.
Esq. T. J. Ogilvie, of Obion. was
in the city Monday returning from
a visit to his son at Brownsville. |
This gentleman, who is one of the
OF the stanchest and most reliable
Democrats in the county. has been
mentioned as probable candidate
for the State Senate to represent |
this group of counties in the Gener-
al Assembly. Mr.. Ogilvie informs
us, however, that he has no inten.