The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

Miss J.orene Carter returned Mon
day from a three-months visit il
Biloxi and Greenwood, Miss, witt
her sister. Mrs. Sam Montgomery
She was accompanied home by he
brother, Mr. Gus Carter, who ha
been in Greenwood for the past tire,
weeks.
L. A Smith. of Troy, was visito
in the city last week and tells III
that his nephew, Mr.. Smith Crock
EFT, Cotton Plant, Ark, has been sui
fering with en- attack of fever. Mrs
Wallace Crockett, of Troy, went ovel
to Cotton Plant to visit hcr son, thC
patient.
Mr.. Bob Marshall, formerly witt
the w. G. Clcgctt Co., is now with
the local Offices of the American Elk.
press Co. in Union City, entering the
service last week. This company
Offers first-class young men fine op-
portunities and Mr.. Marshall is the
right man in tho right place.
Miss Grace Glover is in receipt OF
a souvenir machine-gun shell, which
was sent to her from the battlefields
of France. 1t is an empty brass shell
about twelve inches in length and
three inches in diameter, reshaped
for souvenir purposes with an acorn
branch. 1t came from a friend on
the firing line.
Mrs. Geo. A. Gibbs, ST., and fami-
ly are moving back this week from
the farm to the residence on Ury
street, which has just been COM
pleted, after extensive construction
and decorative work made necessary
by the fire last winter. The home is
much improved and the neighbors
are indeed glad the family is return
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Cunningham
and family, of Number Three, have
'ented the residence on TRY street,
between Vine and Grove, belonging
% J. C. McRee, and will move from
he farm to town for the fall and
winter to take advantage of the City
Schools, and the neighbors and
friends here will give them a kind
Welcome.
Go to Wright's for your merchants
unch.
c. H. jerks, who has been out of
he city for several days, returned
saturday and we learn he has Sc
ured two important contracts, one
n Louisiana in e municipal plant
ear Baton Rouge and one for the
1ater plant at Ripley, Miss. Mr..
cnks will be the supervising engi- |
eer on both contracts, and he is
uthority in the business.
Mr.. c. B. Hickok, now salesman
18th the w. G. Clagett Co., has been
citizen of Union City for two years
nd has been serving the people in
ne capacity of grocery salesman
18th Mr.. Woosley. He has taken an
lterest in the work and the trade
nd is properly qualifying himself
IT business. He would appreciate a
LII on him at his new place of bust
ess.
Mr.. Irving Griffin, who has been
ationed at Camp Jackson for sew
al months, came home this week
a furlough, and soon after arriv-
lg was notified to report at Camp
ordon, having been accepted at the
ficers training camp, where he will
ndertake to qualify himself as a
officer. The young
an Is a SON of Mrs. SaIlie Griffin,
Id his many friends will be glad
deed to see him secure promotion
military ranks.
Messrs. Carl and Horace Nc
ichGcl have written to their par
lts, DR.. and Mrs. ]. f. McMichael,
MON City, that they are shipping
r France. Mr.. Carl, from Camp
crritt, left Tuesday, tho 9Th inst,
r port of embarkation, and Mr..
GRACE, late of Camp Dodge, left
turday from his latest training
alton for Eastern port, both bound
r France to engage in the great
'rk the American forces ore doing
France, and the good people of .
hon City send kindcst greetings.
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