The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-01-11

durant and family. who have been
residents of the country south of
Fulton for some years. have located
in the vicinity north of Union City,
and we gladly extend them our good
wishes.
Mrs. John R. Pitts and family left
last week for Huntington. Tenn,
where Mr.. Pitts is located as agent
for the N, C. & St. L. Ry. They are
now at home at Huntingdon and the
many friends in Union City tender
them the kindest and best wishes.
Call SO if you have family wash
troubles. The Union City Laundry
can do it cheap.
Private, First-class, Joel Brevard
who has been stationed at Camp Jack
son, Columbia, S. c., is at home this
week on an eight-day furlough. He
is visiting his parents and relatives
and friends here. Says he is with
Howard Tanner and they are both in
fine health and spirits.
D. N. Mcclure, general division
manager of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co. in this State, left Monday
to look after the. agencies between
Union City and Nashville. Mr.. Nc
Clure has been shut in for some time
with an infected arm, but has about
recovered, and the friends are glad
to see him out.
Turkeys to Lett have a lot Of
fine stock turkeys to let out on
shares. Phone 206, Geo. P. Moody.
Geo. A. Gibbs, Jr., Clerk and Mas
ter of the Chancery Court. who has
been assisting the president of the
Land Loan Bank, Walter Howell, in
Louisville for few months, was at
home this week and informs us that
he will be at home permanently after
few weeks to devote hio entire time
and attention during business hours
to the Clerk and Masters office. Mrs.
Gibbs and baby are in Georgia visit
ing relatives and friends.
s. e. Almond left this week for
Chicago to enter the Northern Illi-
nois College of Opthalmology for a
course of lectures and demonstrations
in special optics. Mr. Almond has
made study of optics and has ac-
quired the elementary branches of
the work, but he desires to get a
thoro practical knowledge for the
profession he has decided to follow.
The gentleman is we'll known here,
having been connected with the post
Office work as carrier. He is fine
man and a good citizen, and wherever
he casts his lot the people here will
extend him the kindest wishes.
Disc Records for all talking ma
hines.-DietzePs Jewelry Store.
News comes to the folks at Wood
land Mills and the friends here that
Mr.. Garrett Pruett, who entered the
U. s. Radio Service at New Orleans
Dec. %, has made splendid record
and that his services have been rec
ognized in his transfer to Harvard
University to continue his training
He began Dec. % and by the first OF
the year he was able to forward and
receive 15 words a minute. The
regulations require only ten words tc
the minute, but Young Pruett went
lover the top" He was formerly
connected with the telephone service
at Woodland with his father, and
from there went to New Orleans tc
enlist in army service. Our boys are
making good and some of them, like
Mr.. Pruett, are extra good.
G. V. Jones, of this city, who has
been connected with the Canvas De-
coy Co. as secretary and Office man.
ager for few years, has resigned
and become identified with the Childs
Speciality Co. as travelling salesman
Mr. Jones desires to change the ma.
ture of his work for reasons affecting
his present and future plans and en-
tiers a line not altogether different
but branch of the work which will
be more susceptible to the develop
ment of his own interests. He is one
of our first and best citizens and We
trust will make his new work meet
with the most sanguine expectations
Mr.. Jones is succeeded at the Office
of the Canvas Decoy Co. by e.. v
Caldwell acknowledged financial
expert and one of the best account.
fants in the county.
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