The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15


Lowe Shearon, newspaper writer,
native OF Troy, Tenn. now connected
with the New Canaan Connecticut Mes
senger as business manager, ia the way
Of "reminiscences, writes in the Messenger
about an oId-time friend Of the family,
Miss Ann McAlister, now Mrs. Jerry
Cioar, and The Commercial takes the
greatest pleasure in reproducing the
article and joining with Editor shearon
in the sentiment which holds Aunt Ann
in the kindest remembrance. for this
good lady was also yisitorin our home
and always with the warmest welcome.
Mr. Shearon left Troy twenty years ago
and went to Texas as the editor Of a
county paper, thence to Chicago as a
reporter, and thence to New York City,
where he remained for several years
with press bureaus. leading often in
some Of the most important disclosures
through the news columns OF the met
ropolitan dailies. or more properly hour
ly editions. From New York City he
went to New Canaan, and referring to
the rural contributors of the Messenger
Mr.. Shearon 5 mind reyerts to the freside
Of his boyhood and Aunt Ann, as fol-
lows:
Long ago the writer, as boy, knew
woman whose name was Miss Ann.
Everybody in the county knew Miss
Ann also. She was one Of those sweet
souls who was friend to all whom she
met Being practically alone in the
world, as far as family ties were con-
cerned, she spent large part OF her
time visiting, and wherever she visited
she made herself busy helping with the
household duties just for the pleasure Of
the thing. When the work of the day
was over, then came the Preside talks.
They had real firesides then-big open
frepIaces with bac1logs a foot or more
in diameter and heaping embers. There
Miss Ann was at her best. All the
others had to do was to listen. She had
obtained all the news through her round
of visits.
John Simmons and his wife are get
ting on monstrous we'll, = she would say,
and they've the prettiest littls baby in |
the world. Do you know, that baby |
had the stomach ache the other night
and John walked the floor with it the |
whole night long, He wouldn't let
Mary sit up with it a bit. Some peo-
pie thought John was going to turn out
bad before he married but / always knew
different. And just to think how good
he is--walking the floor all night and
tending store all day. Then there's old
Mrs. Adams and her boys. That Harry, |
the people all think is so bad, just wor-
ships his mother and would do anything
for her. ! can't see how boy like him
can be SO very bad"
Thus she went on with never thought
Of evil about anyone. Glad to see Miss
Ann? Why, every family in the county
hailed her with open arms and felt sorry |
when she went away TO brighten up
SOME QUIET HOUSE,
And how Miss Ann could cook It's
probable that none OF the good women
Of the New Canaan Grange could beat
her, even with all their good cooking.
Miss Ann had no love affairs in those
days, although she was comedy and not
an aged spinster. But in later years
she has married. How enyiable the
over which she presides with
her magic wand 81 good words for ALI
Miss Ann, even now, sometimes finds
time to write for the local newspapers
two or three columns at time. Read
itS They certainly do and lay the paper
aside, wishing for more.
Such are the village newspaper con-
tributorsl Who can equal them?