The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-31
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]. j. Connors and granddaughter,
Miss Madge Slayden, of Waverly, are
the house guests of Mrs. Dora Petty.
Clarence GULL, of Union City, was
in town Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Hyman and two grand
children. of Washington City, were
guests over Sunday of Mrs. Hyman's
niece, Mrs. Knox Harper.
After a brief farewell visit with
homefolks at Columbia Mr.. Earl
Jones, nephew of E. T. Mitchell, re-
turned here to entrain Tuesday for
training camp.
Hon. T. ]. Bonner transacted bust
ness in Union City Tuesday.
w. C. T. U. meets next Thursday
at M. E. Church at o'clock. Mrs.
Caldwell leader on legislation.
"The Claim Allowed" a patriotic
play of wide reputation, will be Civ
en- tonight, Friday, the 31st, by the
students of the high school depart
ment. The teachers and pupils have
spared no trouble in getting this up
as a grand closing feature of the
school. Popular prices of Is and rs
cents will give you entrance for this
play of four acts. What is the
claim? and why was it allowed?
Come and see and hear.
Miss LOWE Mai Reeves, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Reeves, of
the Pleasant Hill vicinity, was mar
ried Sabbath at Troy to Mr.. Joe
Litchford, of the Whiteside commu-
nifty. This is another youthful cou-
pie, the bride being past sixteen on
ly, and the the groom eighteen.
E. T. Mitchell and family were
evening visitors in the county seat
Monday for "Gerard's Four Years in
Germany"
Mrs. Sallie Woody, of Dyersburg,
is here with her daughter, Mrs. Les
lie Shore, who continues i'll.
Postmaster Cotton is moving over
on West Quality this week. Monroe
MCGOWAN goes to the residence va
Gated by Mr.. Cotton, while Rev. Reub
will occupy the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. MCGOWAN.
Tuesday was summer day in the
springtime, yet there was delight
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room where busy fingers basted and
stitched into comfortable garments
for our soldier boys wishes for hon
orable adventures across the sea and
a safe return home.
The fact that there are six Ger
man radio stations in Mexico shows
which way the wind blows.
DR.. and Mrs. R. E. HELEN, of
Ridgely, J. D. Palmer and family, of
Number Thirteen, were guests at
Moffatt Heights Sunday to meet their
near kinsman, Mrs. w. Palmer, of
Portland, Oregon, who is a recently
promoted warrant radio officer in
the navy. Mr.. Palmer was en- route
to Norfolk, Va, for laboratory serv-
ice and dropped down from St. Louis
for a few hours with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P Palmer.
Misses Evelyn and Frances Mont
gomery, of Kenton, are end of the
week guests of their cousin, Miss
Ruth Harper, for the closing exer-
,cises of the school.
Miss Aletha Bonner, for several
weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. Allan
Wade, in Rome, Ca, returns home
next week.
The school board gives us for the
coming fall session the same faculty
turnout with probably an additional
teacher as assistant in the primary
work. The faculty is as follows:
w. H. Cravens, principal; Miss Juna
Reynolds, assistant; Miss Sadie Fry,
secondary, and Mrs. Roscoe Kitchell,
primary. Miss Irene Boyle will
again have charge of the music class.
The c. P. Missionary Society will
have at its regular meeting Monday |
afternoon special program in which
the junior members will take part.
Will meet at the church at usual
time.
McAdoo Harris is reported greatly |
improved from a Knockout by vi
cious draught horse while out in the
field. Mr.. Harris was badly bruised |
but no bones broken.
Burglars are taking great deal
of levity with our merchants, play
ing hide and seek in which there
promises to be much seeking to ferret
out their hiding places. Twice with
in the month the dry goods store Of
Harper & Shore has been burglar
lied Entrance the second time was
made thru a large plate glass win
dow, the damage of which probably
the value of the goods taken.
Again the grocery store of T. A.
Cummings was entered either with a