The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-14
CRoNANvILLE.

from a visit to relatives in Obion
county.
Had a real large rain Thursday
afternoon and it put quietus on
dust flying,
Miss Ophelia Downing, of Caruth-
ersville, Mo-, is visiting her cousin,
Miss Bessie Downing.
Road working seems to be the
order of the day in this end of the
county at this writing.
Col and Mrs. S. E. Agnew. of
Rives, two of the oldest and most
highly este emed citizens of the
county, were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Meta Dublin, father, mother
and son, spent Wednesday in Ken
lucky Bend near Hawkins.
Mr.. Luther Harris had a very Sc
we're rigor Thursday afternoon from
which he is still confined to his bed.
M. L. Rankin, Joe Estes, George
Estes and Will Armstrong all have
new recruits to their respective
families.
Master Erie Dublin is up and
about again after being under treat
ment of DR.. ]. D. Alexander for
Aux.
There is splendid prospect for
a crop of the fleecy staple, while
the corn crop is as good as could
be wished for.
Mr.. Oscar H. Haley, a prominent
cotton grower of Madrid Bend, KY,
was down in these parts two or
three days of last week.
The Memphis Gin Co. are build
ing new ginning plant at the Low
er Slough Landing, the old build
ing having been torn down.
Mrs. M. E. Sheriff., of Caruthers-
vile, Mo-. has returned to her home
after spending three weeks with
her sister, Mrs. p. A. Dublin, at
Slough Landing.
Miss Jallis Downing, daughter of
Mr.. lark Downing, and one of the
prominent young ladies of TIE COM
munity, has entered the Hall Moody
Institute at Martin.
Clifton Gates and Arthur Hopson
left on the Ferd Herold Saturday
night to enter school, the one at
Spring Hill. Tenn, and the other
at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany are improving their line in
this county very much By putting
up new poles and doing other work
that was needing to be done.
How are you off for gnats? We
have them in such superabundance
that we can scarcely breathe for
them--have to keep our mouth shut
all the time, and that sure is bad.
Mr.. Van New and family and Mr..
Jim Brock aud family, of Steele,
Mo-, who were en- route to Lynn
vile, KY, spent short while at
the home of w. T. Dublin, of Slough
Landing.
School has opened at Oman with
Miss Matte Alexander as teacher.
There will be no school at this place
an account of shortage in the coin
of the realm with which to remuner-
ate the instructor.
We Uncle and the other Bildad's
in his household have recently re- {
turned from visit to the everlast-
ing hills of Graves County. KY, /,
where we attended (part of the s
time) rousing big camp-meeting !
and where we enjoyed ourselves I
,iproariously. r
Mrs. Kate Pruitt (nee Smith) was 9
:arried across the lake and buried \
lear her father last Saturday. Mrs. a
oruitt was noble and lovely lady :
Who enjoyed the friendship Of all i
Who knew her. One Sunday, three a
ears ago in October, we joined in :
he holy bonds of matrimony John ii
'ruitt and Kate Smith, Arthur Gin y
I'd and Emma Bradshaw, all of +
Number Eight. To-day both the 81
aides who were there, rosy and gay, !.
re sleeping beneath the sod, while
heir spirits have gone to their
liver to rest in peace.
II eeenS that we are not fhe onlv -