The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-07
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Saving hay, thrc3hing barley and
clover seed and corn planting have
kept our farmers busy indeed.
Irwin B. Griffin, of Union City, a
selectman of only few weeks sta
toned at Camp Jackson, S. c., writes
his sister, Mrs. Claude Bolts, all is
we'll. Young Mr.. Griffin already
ranks as corporal.
Rev. Doughitt, a student of the
National Teachers and Business Col
lege of Henderson, was here Sabbath
last with the Christian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Snow, of Full
ton, were end of the week guests of
Miss Missile Harris.
Mrs. Ernest Carter and children,
Of Martin, are vacation guests of
Mcsdames T. A. Cummings and w.
E. Warren. In the lovely and COM
modious Warren home are also
Mcssrs. Jay Warren and H. D. Bur
nett, of the Waverly vicinity, other
wise known as Big Bottom, large
acreage of alluvial land on Duck
River, which now is thickly popu-
lated with some of the "salt of the
earth"
Mrs. Nellie Bone, of Brownsville,
has been in socially, guest of Mrs.
Eugene Dufford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bolts are ex-
pected in this week from Metropolis,
ILL.,, to visit in. the home of Geo. F.
Bolts.
Mrs. Eugene Stovall, of Jackson,
has been at the bedside of her moth
er, Mrs. ]. S. Bean. We are glad to
state that there is some improvement
in the condition of Mrs. Beams seri-
Gus illness.
Miss Johnny Woody has been in
Obion this week, guest of her cousin,
Miss Esther Fox.
Miss Felts Houscr, of the Wood
land Mills vicinity, was a recent
guest of Misses Hattie Mai and Min
ME Starnes.
Misses Bonnie and Ellen Fox, of
Obicn, were guests of the Misses
Warren for the school closing.
Members of the o. E. S. will take
notice that next Wednesday after
noon at regular time a memorial
service will be observed for Mrs. Ella
Holloway and the late R. L. Phebus
The taking away of these members
is loss locally, but gain for that
Grand Celestial Chapter, a house of
many mansions prepared for those
that love God.
The corn crop is being set back
by continued replanting to the third
time. 1t is evident that the seed
corn is deficient in vitality. One of
our prominent farmers, Horace Wade,
believes the germ was frozen in the
exceedingly cold weather last win
ter.
The school year has come and
gone. 1t has been successful school
session, Notwithstanding the recesses
for conservation of fuel and the fol-
lowing enforced home-staying dur
ing the bitter siege of ice and snow
and other rough ripples across the
sea of discipline. The enrolment
exceeded anything in the past history
of the school. Only two nights of
entertainment were given. Thurs
day evening Miss Boyle had her class
in recital in a splendid program
in which the pupils showed progress
and reflected the watchful care that
Miss Boyle had given her instruc-
ton Friday evening we had the
four-act play, "The Claim Allowed"
which, as the plot was unfurled from
act to act, assured the immense
audience that the. promise of the
pupils and teachers to put on
the best play ever seen here was
making good. For want of space we
forbear delineating the several
prominent characters and various
features of vaudeville between acts
that kept the audience either in
laughter or tears. Since the pro-
ceeds were to be given the Red Cross,
entrance fees were abandoned and
chance given the audience for a free
will offering. Interest was shown in
an Offering of more than fifty dol
lars. The personnel of the above
put the play on at Obion Tuesday
evening in which, we dare say, our
versatile correspondent there will
tell us about in this issue of the good