The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Thompson,
of Dyersburg, were in the city last
week visiting Mr.. Luther Cherry
during his illness and remained for
the funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Ryan, of Terre Haute, Ind,
formerly Miss Bessie Sutherland, of
this city, was here last week and
this enjoying visit with her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Gardner.
Mr.. Keiser Nance, of Soochow,
China, a student of Vanderbilt, Uni
versity, was in the city Thursday
visiting the home of his uncle, c. q.
Keiser, Exchange street.
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Roberts, Miss
Stella Monrotus, Miss Marie Sedber-
ry and Miss Mccullough are with
Mrs. Arm in the trimming depart
ment of the millinery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen and little
Dorothy Ann, Miss Leila Allen and
Mrs. Dora Bradshaw Herring will go
thru in Mr.. Aliens car to Memphis
this week to attend the fair.
1t was understood that Miss Mar
garet Hassler, who has been suffer-
ing with an attack of paralysis, was
considerably better yesterday. 1t is
hoped that she will soon recover.
Where do you eat and drink After
all Forrester's place is the best.
Mr.. Hixon, superintendent of the
Home Service Department, Ameri-
can Red Cross, Atlanta, Ga, was in
the city this week visiting the local
secretary, Miss Brownie Dickson.
Mrs. John Cherry, Messrs. Roger,
Joe, John Robert, and Miss Irene
Cherry, of Nashville, were in the city
last week and on Sunday attending
the funeral of Mr.. Luther Cherry.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Whipple, Mrs.
Bessie Hubbard, Mr.. John D. Killion,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bramham and Miss
Willie Belle Mays attended Ring
lings' Circus at Jackson Wednesday.
Mrs j. T. Bradford, of San An
tonic, Texas, who has been visiting
| in the home of her brother, DR.. j. B.
Anderson, North Ury street, has gone
to visit her mother at Murfreesboro,
Tenn, before returning to San An
| tonic
Shoppers this week were: Mrs.
X. Martin, Miss Bonnie Bruce, Mar
tin; Mrs. L. c. Thompson, Woodland;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Forcum, Mrs. H. c.
Corley, Obion Mr.. and Mrs. J. e.
| Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Williams,
Mason Hall.
Miss Emma Looney, Paris, and
Miss Jesse Daley, GAINESVILLE, are in
the city visiting Mrs. G. E. Keiser
on Exchange street, and special
guests yesterday afternoon of an
apron shower given by the ladies OF
the Methodist Church.
Rev. ]. w. CARMEL, of Troy, was
in the city Wednesday. The minister
tells us that the people Of Troy are
very proud of their school. The
work is proceeding with the most
flattering results, the school is fill
ing up and the capacity is exceeded,
so that still another teacher must
be employed.
S. G. Alternately, of Jackson, for
merly County Farm Agent in Gibson
and Dyer counties, now District
Agent, filling the place of Mr.
Nichols, whose health is not good,
was here this week as a guest of Mr..
Dougherty, looking over the work
here, and complimenting the people
of this county for our fine farms and
progressive citizens.
Mrs. j. G. McRee handed us re-
port this week, quoting prices for
food and supplies prevailing in Bel
GUM. The report has been mislaid,
but eggs in that country arc sold for
20 cents each, spool cotton by the
yard and other things in the same
ratio. Some difference between this
and the quotations made last week
here by the Price Interpreting Board
of Obion County, which embraced
eggs at 25 to 80 cents dozen and
butter at 35 to SO cents pound.