The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-02
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Memphis for the fair, guests of Mrs
E. P. Lindsay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Byrd returned
from Fulton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Clements are tax.
ing in the Tri-state Fair.
]. B. Caudle visited his son, Ernest,
in Trenton last week. Several of the
Caudle children we're i'll with diphtheria.
DR.. and Mrs. Lem Taylor, Of Martin,
and Mrs. John Braden, OF Kenton, were
guests in the home of DIR. E. H. White
the first Of the week
Mrs. Knox Harper and son, Joe, are
spending the week in Memphis and Col
liersyille.
Mrs. Cap Wilson, of Kenton, was the
Monday guest Of Mrs. R. L. Phebus.
Mrs. Robt. L. Ship reports the sale
since the first Of January Of 511 pounds
of butter at 25 cents and eggs to the
amount Of $4S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moss Fisher have come
in from Columbus and for the present
will be at home to their friends at Mr..
and Mrs. Mel Smiths.
Our people are taking advantage Of
the beautiful clear days to have paint
ing done. The A. r. P. Church and
the residence OF Charlie Conn are newly
painted in glistening white. Bonner &
Son have frightened up the drug store
with coat of white inside work.
Mrs. Lizzie Farris, of Charlottesville,
Mo-, was the guest of Mesdames Laura
Hutcherson and Ernest Shropshire the
first OF the week.
We notice that Gen. Rye in his adj
dress at Boliver Saturday said, Il con-
strue the temperance plank to mean the
enforcement OF the law and the aboli-
ton OF the liquor traffic in Tennessee
! refuse to accept the nomination other
than on temperance platform. "
Our community was shocked Friday
in deplorable accident in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wright, who live on
the former Anselmo Harris farm just
west OF town. The younger son Of the
Wrights placed a chair near barrel,
climbed up on the chair then on the
barrel, reached up on top Of the safe
and looking into q box found small
bottle and drank portion OF the con-
tents. The deadly potion was carbolic
acid. Frenziedly excited the parents
seized the child and FASTENED to the
Bonner residence, the nearest telephone,
to call physician. First aids we're adj
ministered by Mrs. Bonner. DR.. White
came quickly and continued the anti
dotes, but of no avail. All that was
mortal OF this handsome boy, three
years, six months and few days old,
passed away near the hour OF eight Sat
urday morning. The sorrowing rela-
tives and friends followed the corpse to
the town cemetery Sabbath morning,
where, after funeral ceremony con-.
Quoted by Rev. Holland, the body was
placed in its last earthly resting place.
Miss Corinne Cotton, of Covington,
is the guest OF Mrs. Hal Cotton.
A report over the wire from Chicago
came in Tuesday Of the birth OF son
to Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Lanieve.
Mrs. e. w. Thomas, of Washington,
d. O., comes in this week. Mrs. Thomas
will be the guest Of her brother, Pybas
Rogers.
Horace Wade and sister, Miss Martha,
are in Memphis for the fair.
\ Mrs. T. B. Moffat has come in for
visit with her son, Luther Moffat, at
Obion.
Mrs. w. L. Clemmons attended the
lri-State Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day. While in Memphis Mrs. Glenn
mons was the guest of Mrs. E. P.
Lindsay.
Mrs. G. e. Bowden and Mrs. Will
Of Martin, were guests the
past week OF Mrs. T. P. Callicott.
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DAVIS & RUSSELL,
Real Estate Agents.