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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
OBION.

Wade Moore. Ode Nelly and Earl
Henry were Sunday visitors in Horn
beak.
u. e. Crawford, Of Memphis, spent
Sunday with his family here.
Patrick Hurt, Of Okolona, Miss, was
the guest Of his sister, Mrs. R. W. Ma
hon, here few days this week. He
was en- route to Central City, KY, where
he has a position as engineer with the
Brown Coal Co.
r. w. Mahon and wife and Pat Hurt
spent Sunday in the country as the
guests OF DR.. N. M, Farrior and family.
w. j. Brown and wife visited relatives
at Mason Hall Sunday.
DR.. f. j. Kramer and wife, Of Milan,
are attending the bedside Of Mrs.
Ramer's mother, MrssJ. Fl. Reed, who
is real sick.
". B. Beard and j. j. Harmon were
in Union City Monday on business.
t. G. Wilson was in Union City the
latter part OF last week on business
ID. H. Ledbetter is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Roberts. at Pope, Tenn.
Attorney E. J. Green is in Union City
this week on legal business.
Miss Margaret Roy, Of f1enning. was
Tie weekend guest Of Miss Elizabeth
Stanfield.
Miss Lucille Brown, Of Newbern, was
guest Of Miss Maggie Grisham this week.
Mrs. J. a. Harmon is visiting her
parents at Gleason this week.
ESQ. e. N. Moore, OF Glass, is re-
ported on the sick list this week.
j. 4. Albright and wife, OF Glass,
we're visitors in Union City Monday.
Mrs. j. P. Turner and daughter, Miss
Ellen, are on the sick list.
Henry Flowers, q Kenton, yislted'G.
w. Reed and wife Sunday.
Misses Pearl and Matte Brown, q
shelbyville, are the guests Of Miss Lucille
wall at her home near town.
Sam Garter, the piano man OF Union
City, was here this week on business.
vern Fcrcum is in Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana Oh business trip IN the IN
terest OF the Forcum-James Cooperage
and Lumber Co.
H. A. Crayer has moved hIs family
to Obion from Union City and y occu-
plying residence on Main street.
7. N. TankersIey and family were
visitors il Glass Sunday.
g. a.. Nichols was 10 Union City
Monday attending court
s. j. My and family spent Sunday
with relatives ii the country.
John Collins attended court at Union
City Monday,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
J.. M. Embry Friday, Jan. 16, at 2;30
p. M, Mrs. Henry Parks, Superin-
tendent Of Proportionate and Systematic
Giving, as leader.
Opening song.
Prayer.
Scriptural reading, Luke 1922 to 49th
verse.
Business.
Responsive reading, "Tithing
Leaflet, Gods Truth, Mrs. Parks.
Social hour.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
Death Of Mrs. Keaton.

Mrs. Clarence Keaton, who is very
kindly remembered il this city as Wis
itor in the home Of her sister, Mrs.
John w, Bransford, died last Sunday
afternoon, the 18th inst, at her home
in Cairo, and the remains were taken
on a special train to Charleston, Mo-,
for interment. Mrs. Keaton was Miss
I.evie Bondurant, daughter Of DIR. A.
A. Bondurant, we'll known citizen
and prominent physician Of Cairo. The
family is we'll known here to many Of
our citizens and the kindest sympathy
is extended to the bereaved.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

Richmond Vancleave left Friday morn
ing for Texarkana, Texas, TO spend
several days with relatives.
Will Morris was visitor in Bradford
Sunday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

La. to Harry May WaddeIl, Of New
Orleans. The marriage wiz occur on
January p st Saint Joseph's Church,
Patterson. Mr.. Waddell is a son Of
the late Mr.. Tarver Waddell, Of New
Orleans, Who had many relatives and
friends here.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
Fairyland.

The entertainment by the school
children at Reynolds Theatre last Fri
day night attracted a very large audi
ence, as the school entertainments
usually do. 1t was fairy story with
singing and drilling, good fairies in
white, evil fairies in black and the
Teddy Bears, the children Of the gram
mar grades being in the cast. Quite a
number of the little fellows had sing
ing or reading part, and they were ex
ceptionally we'll trained and disported
themselves in fetching way. The
audience enjoyed it hugely from rise to
fall OF curtain. The scenery was good
and the last part, with all the children
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
AL AND PERSONAL


IRIS. BerryhilI, Editor.
.i4O. Kindly report as early as con
sotL
iage q great interest to Union
ads was that in Memphis last
evening Of Miss Sara Erwin to
Scott, the latter one Of this
puIar young men formerly.
larriage occurred at the home
lde's aunt, Mrs. e. X. White,
Milo Atkinson officiating. The
sople will live at 1852 Patton
Memphis, Mr.. Scott holding a
lon in The National Cash Regis
in that city. The bride is said
most beautiful and charming
ioman and the warmest con-
pms are being showered upon
/, than whom a more popular
ty boy could not be found. He
DO OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard
the west side OF town, a grand
trs. Ellen Joyner and a nephew
viii Scott, OF Memphis. He is
sndid family and is esteemed
fine nature and cordially Of
The best wishes are extended
& and happy married life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

We will give discount Of 20 per
cent. for cash on anything except dia-
monds and watches during January.
BRANsFoRD X ANDREWa.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
stahr-Pickett

Miss Wayne Pickett, a pretty and
prominent young lady Of Hickman.
and Charles Stair, Of the same town,
were married here on the evening Of
the 9th inst. at the Palace Hotel. The
bride is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pickett. Mr.. Stair is bust
ness man Of Hickman, where the couple
will reside.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
sr-WaddelI.

tions have been received here
ives to the approaching wedding
Myrtle Bernauer, Of Patterson,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
!. Rainey's Monthly Price List
Live and Let Live Prices Subject
to Market Changes.

nber we guarantee everything sell and guarantee
} price
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

On Dec. 81, at his residence west Of
town, Mr.. Jas. A. Morgan gave din
ner in commemoration Of his passage
Of the SD mile pest on LIES journey.
His old friends, John O'Donnell, Bob
Whipple, Josh Adams, George Moody
and Jim Miller, felicitated with him and
partook Of his hospitality. The dinner
consisted Of all the good things and
served in courses as only Mrs. Morgan,
assisted by her charming daughter, Miss
Lorena, can do such things. Those
present were unanimous in wishing Mr..
Morgan many and happy returns OF his
natal day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16
On DC .laes !. 0aos vas vsry beauIIIuI.
Mr.. DeCraaenreids Social


Mrs. H. NJ. De Graffrenreid enter
tanned the Young Ladies Missionary
Society Wednesday, from 8 70 8 P. M
at her home, s22 South Third street.
An unusual delightful feature was the
program. The old blue-back spelling
bee and the double-back action spelling
contest, we're both very amusing. just
few got the 'catsup". White and
yellow were the Society colors. Palms,
ferns and cut flowers were used to en-
nance the beauty Of the rooms. Tempt
ing refreshments were served in which
the yellow and white color effect was
used.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-01-16

Fresh Country Butter. per lb..... $1,000.
Fresh Country Eggs, per doz... 1899
Special prices made on all kinds Of case
goods.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

There has been considerable
talk lately in governmental cir
cles about pensioning employees
who have become old and worn
out in the service of the country.
Assistant Postmaster General
Roper, addressing a convention
of postmasters from nearby
states recently, expressed the
opinion that 1T is not probable
that the people of this country
will. eyer endorse a system of
civil pensions. He gave no
reasons for his suppositions, nor
was any necessary. # the gov
ernment employees expect to get
an old-age pension they will have
to organize more thoroughly, as
many trade unions have done,
notably the printers, cigarmak-
ers, and other unions. The Inter
national Typographical Union
(which embraces the United
States, Canada, the Hawaiian
Islands, Cuba, the Philippines,
and Porto Rica), pays its super
anuated members $500 a week
after they haye reached the age
of so years and have had contin-
uous membership in their or
ganization a prescribed number
of years. But the printers are
thoroughly organized.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
A Great Evil

In a day and at times our Lord
through His deciples, spoke to
the people and a Book of Remem,
brance was kept. DO you read
the Book and heed the counsel
given therein? This dates back
for hundreds Of years and on
down through the ages his faith,
full disciples have cried aloud
against forbidden things, such
as are destructive both to the
soul and body and to all happi:.
ness Of this life. Did you read
the article in The Sentinel from
one of Gods ministers against
the one great evil, strong drink!
And have you let it Danish from
YOUR mind and like Felix say, at
some later date [ will think more
of it!
I contend, with many others,
that it is the greatest evil that
we have to contend with. It
destroys more liyes, disturbs
more homes, makes more pau
pers, fills more prisons and leads
more people away from a true
life than anything that can be
mentioned. If anyone will take
issue, let him speak out. II no
one disputes this, then will not
all the people decide now to touch
not and handle not the damnable
stuff? Is there a doctor in all the
land who will say that it is a
cure for any disease? Let him
speak out. There is not. SO,
why not drive it away from US!
The true, democratic principle
is to let the majority rule. That
iswhat we should ask for. Leave
it to all the people of the state to
say what we want. Dry coun-
ties are not only imposed upon
by the neighboring county sell
in spirits, but the Webb bill in
congress prohibiting whiskey be.
ing shipped into dry states is OF
no benefit in South Carolina: In
this state 36 counties are dry,
while eight are wet. So you see
the eight counties getting the
revenue from dispensary sales
are also ruling the other coun-
ties in regard to the Webb law.
Is it right for the minority to
rule and force this great evil on
the majority? May the Lord put
it into The hearts of his ministers
to cry aloud unceasing against
his monster. Let the people
Jake heed.
Will not the lawmakers give
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
GOULD NOT SLEEP !,
COULD NO1 EAT
Woman So Weak and Nervous
Could Not Stand Her Chill
dren Near Her - Vlnol
Changed Everything for Her

Plant City, Fla" wish / could tell
everybody about Vinol. For nine years
was in bad health. I got so / could
notsleep, and / could notstand it to have
my children come near me- could not
even sew or do any heavy housework.
Twas simply tired all the time. tried
so many medicines I could not recall
them all, but nothing did me any good.
One day friend asked me to try Vinol
and said it was the best tonic she ever
saw. l did so, and soon got the first
good nights sleep l had had for long
time. Now I sleep well, my appetite is
good, my nervousness is all gone and I
am so strong and well ! do all my house
work and work in my flower garden
without feeling tired or nervous. Vinol
has made me we'll and happy woman.
Mrs. C. H. MILLER, Plant City, Fla.
Vinol contains the curative, healing
principles of fresh cod livers (without
oily and tonic iron.
We ask every weak, rundown, ner-
vous person in this vicinity to try Vinol,
our delicious cod liver and iron tonic
without oil, on our guarantee to return
their money if it fails to benefit.
Pickens Drug Co., Pickens, S. C.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

The lamented Henry Grady
was called upon several years
ago to address a manufacturers
association in Boston, and in the
course of his remarks took oc-
casion to show the implicit faith
the average Southern farmer put
in cotton. to the exclusion Of
everything else. Hesaid, in part:
II attended a funeral once in
Pickens county A funeral is
not usually a cheerful object to
me unless could pick the sub
ject. Still this funeral was par
ticularly sad. It was a one
gallus' fellow, whose breeches
struck him under the armpits
and hit him at the other end of
the knee. They buried him in
the midst of a marble quarry.
They cut through solid stone to
to make his grave, and vet
little tombstone they put above
him was from Vermont. They
buried him in the heart of a pine
forest, and yet the pine coffin
was imported from Cincinnati.
They buried him within touch
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
Oldest Person In Pickens Dead

The Liberty correspondent of
the Easley Progress says:
leah Price, colored, the oldest
person in Pickens county. died
here early Sunday morning after
several days illness. She had
been in failing health for some
time but was able to 90 about
the house. Did house work and
cooked for one of her daughters
up to two years ago, but has
done no active work since. Re
tanned fairly good sight and
hearing and was rational until
her last illness. Said to be lis
years old the 10th of May 1914
Was born in slavery in 1899, the
property of the late Harden
Price of the Grow Creek section,
and was in the Price family un.
til emancipation. She lived in
Pickens county all herlife. She
was buried in Liberty colored
cemetery.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Foreign sardines for which
we used to pay double price,
will now be furnished by our
home fisheries. The foreign
brand of sardines were supposed
to be packed in olive oil, but in
reality it was cottonseed oil.
America has the fish and the
South has the oil. After this
war is over, if America will take
advantage of the situation,
there will be no market for
many of the foreign-made ne
cessaries, because we can pro-
duce as good and in many cases
better goods at less cost.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

A Georgia Cracker, being pes,
tered in the early morning. when
a little wink or two of sleep is
always better than the rest one
has had, by a pet Shanghai roos,
ter, played a mean trick on the
Door chicken. He discovered
that a rooster can t crow unless
he stands up straight; so what
does this degenerate do but fix
the chicken roost so Mr.. Rooster
could not stand, cutting off the
crow and getting his highly
priced forty winks.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Each section of Pickens county
should be represented in the
news columns of The Sentinel.
We would be glad to have a cor
respondent in each section Of the
county who would send us~ae-
counts of the happenings in their
section, such as deaths, mar
riages, births, etc. Tell our read
ers about the new buildings 60
ing up, about the new citizens
moving into your community,
about the fine fall gardens, big
pun pkins, ETC., and let other
sections know that YOUR COM
munity is alive. twill do your
community good, it will do The
Sentinel good and it will do ou1
readers good. And what's the
use Of living, anyway, if you
can't do some good?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Three ladies of Columbia, Mrs.
Thelma Bowman. Mrs. L.SE.
Harris and Miss Miriam Smith,
were on Saturday, Oct. 24,sworn
in as members of the Columbia
police force. Mesdames Harris
and Bowman served only during
The state fair; Miss Smith, who
is secretary of the associated
charities in Columbia. will re-
main a policewoman and will be
known as Officer IS.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

A writer in the Charleston
News and Courier asserts that
Carranza and Villa are consplr-
ing against Mexican prosperity.
Didn't know there was any pros
perity in that country to con,
spire against. Diaz and Huerta
vamoosed with most Of it, and
Villa and Caranza are about to
fight over what little is left.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

of an iron mine, and yet the nails
in his coffin and the iron in the
shovel that dug his grave came
from Pittsburg. They buried
him beside the best sheep-graz-
ing country on earth, and yet
the wool in the coffin bands, and
the coffin handles themselves.
were brought from the North.
The South did not furnish a
thing on earth for that funeral
but the corpse and the hole in
ground. They buried him in a
New YORK coat, a Boston pair of
shoes, a pair of breeches from
Chicago, and a shirt from Gin
cinnati."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Did John Barleycorn is Ger
tainly getting some awful sWats
these days. Russia has cut out
the use Of their national bever-
age. vodka, and England has
cut out all Intoxicating drinks
for the army and navy, as long
as the war lasts, at least: Poor
old John will soon be a thing OF
the past.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Here is a little bit from the
Bible, which we commend to
some of the readers of The Sen
tineI, especially in this time of
stress aDent the cotton problem.
It is from Proverbs, third chap
ter, 9th and 2Sth verses, and
reads as follows: Withhold not
good from them to whom it is
due, when it is in the power of
thine hand to do it. Say not
unto thy neighbor, 20 and come
again, and tomorrow I will give,
when thou hast it by thee" In
other words, the Good Book ad-
vises you to pay what you owe
first, and hold your cotton after
ward, if you have any to hold.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
A Little Chat
About Hats

Our Hats this winter are the
prettiest in years. From the
broad brimmed Gainsboroughs
topped with ostrich plumes to the
saucy little Tricornes or the
Modish Georgette sailors. every
Hat is marked by exceptional
charm. Black Velvet Hats take
the lead. in small. medium or
large sizes. but there are plenty
of rich colors. Trimmings in
clude handsome Gold and SILVER
Ornaments. Ostrich Fancies,
Numidis and Velvet Flowers.
We are just now offering pop
ular Millinery Special at IS that
is meeting with great favor.
Don't fail to see/ our Hats be-
fore making xsu winter selec-
ton.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
Card of Thanks

Mr.. Editor: Will you allow
me space in your valuable paper
to thank my friends and neigh
bors for their kindness during
the sickness of our son Hardy;
also to thank DR.. Robinson for
his close attention. May the
Lord bless them all.
B. 3. GILSTRAP.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Several daily papers have dis
continued their comic supple
ments. And yet some people
say the world is not growing
better. -Spartanburg Journal
The advance in the cost Of paper
did the trick, Brother Booker;
but let us be thankful, anyway.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Up to the hour of going to
press the legislature has done
nothing definite except to pay
itself high wages. The laborer
is worthy of his hire, :" but what
have our legislators done to earn
ANYTHING?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

President Ligon of the Equi-
nox cotton mill of Anderson
stated last week that his mill
was running overtime in order
to supply the demand for goods
made by his mill, and further
stated that his mill would. run
night and day if he had houses
enough to house the extra en-
ployes. This mill manufactures
duck.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

tits predicted IN we'll Uniformed
politieal circles in Uncle Joe
Cannon's district in Illinois that
he will be defeated in his race to
come back" to congress, and if
,is proves true it will be a good
aing both for his district and
e country at large.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

the people of the state the privi-
lege to vote upon this question
as state issue! Should that
time come, will everyone bearin
mind: you may think your head
is level, but no matter what you
think, when you vote to license
drink you vote for the devil.
M n
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

T h e 'Washingtonian, a
freight vessel, the first steamer
to enter Charleston bv way of
the Panama canal, docked at the
wharf last Monday afternoon.
The whole waterfront Of the city
was in gala attire in honor of
the event.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

IT'S said that the menu for
that big feed of the Paragraph
ers' union, to be held in Char
lotte nobody seems to know
when, will be made up Of okra
and buttermilk and buttermilk
and okra. We pass.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Dorchester county won the
first prize, 5000, for the best eX-
hibit at the State fair last week ;
Lexington county, second; Union
county, third, and Chester coun-
tY. fourth.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Governor -Glynn is a newspa-
per editor, but sometimes Whit
man must make him feel like
the devil.-The State. We all
feel that way the morning
after''
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

After travelling over Pickens
county last week a prominent
Greenville man remarked that
;e believed Pickens county was
he best county in the state,
king all things into considera-
Them's our sentiments.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

1.-THE British wharships which
have been so busy pestering
Uncle Sans merchant vessels
would capture a few Of those
German destroyers she would
probably be better employed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Peace Talk" is a heading to
a long editorial in one Of our
valued exchanges. We have
heard nothing but war talk"
since this thing began. Nobody
talks peace, except in the maya
zines.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Come on, ye correspondents,
Won want to hear the editor
ire 8 loud yelp Of cheer; send
3 3 N 4 news letter every week
wo. or # you can't do that,
!, month 8 will do. Well fur
gs and stationery toe; 9;
and mail it IS all
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Representatives E. P. McCra
vey of Pickens7.and G. D. Fort
ner of Spartanburg engaged in
fist fight in the lobby of the cap
itol at Columbia Tuesday night.
They were separated before
either received any bodily harm.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

It is very seldom one hears Of
a negro committing suicide.
Most of them enjoy life to its
fullest. Yet one did do so in
Greeis@ilIe last week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

There have been no marriages
between foreign MOBILES and
American heiresses for quite a
spell. The crop Of MOBILES this
year is short on account Of the
WAR;
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

The Colonel and the same old
Bill'' Sulzer are still at it. The
Colonel says Bill's a liar and Bill
says you're another. And so it
goes. Yet they both may be
telling the truth.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

There is a new comet in the
sky. And of course the Europ-
can war was the cause of it's ap-
pearance, to say nothing about
the low price Of cotton.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

H.J.Lewis, of Sunset, brought
to The Sentinel office one day
last week rather a curiosity in
cotton bolls. Tt is al ordinary
size boil, Du, s eleven locks Of
cotton in It.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

e mayor of Columbia has
Snted three women as police
Ks for fair week, and the
son Intelligencer is mean
to ask if they will wear
llation blue uniform, or
Shade of Mary
,Iope
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05
According to advices

According to advices from
Washington, the U. S. govern
ment has made arrangements
with the warning nations of Eu
rope whereby cotton may be
shipped to England, Germany
and Austria without interfer-
ence.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

Prominent farmers Of Bibt
county, Ca, in assembly at Ma.
con last week, pledged them.
selves to reduce their cotton acre.
age one half.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-05

'You can always find some
body in a worse tx than your
SELF" says the Spartanburg
Journal. Sure. The Belgians,
for instance.