The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-17
RIVES.

camp in Louisiana, writes to buy
Liberty Bonds and subscribe to the
Red Cross to the limit.
Messrs. Clinton Callicott and Gus
Callieott are in Dallas this week as
representatives from the c. P. con-
gregatfon to the General Assembly.
Our soldiers going to the front
are feeling prime over the monstrous
sale of the third issue of Liberty
Bonds. No better way than this to
end the war quickly, for even in the
days of Napoleon, he said in war the
first necessity is money, the second
money and the third is money. Next
comes the sustaining power of the
Red Cross. Your money under Ger
man government will be as dross.
Leo Bean, only son of Mrs. ]. S.
Bean, has given up lucrative posi-
ton in Murfreesboro to enter the
service as a volunteer. The late ].
S. Bean, Leo's father, was in several
of the famous battles of the Civil
war and was an old Confederate that
never tired of relating incidents of
both pleasures and hardships of his
campaigns.
], P. Harris, grandson of Mrs. Mag
Harris, is now in France. This young
man likes several years of reaching
his majority. For a year or more
]. P. had been in New York City
training school where he qualified as
master marksman. This and his
splendid physique gave him an early
opportunity to serve his country
abroad.
In the good old State of Alabama
you cannot buy Bevo for the perth
nent reason that this beverage claims
and does look like beer, taste like
beer and also smells like beer.
Mr.. viii Pyles, of Louisville, was
in last week, guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Hooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Carter, of |
Hickman, en- route to Memphis, were
guests Monday night of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Woody. Mrs. Carter, who is
a daughter of Mr.. Bill Robinson, is
in Memphis to advise with special
list as to her failing health.
Mrs. David Pruett, of Waverly,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Pickard,
of Union City, have been at the bed
side of Mesdames Pruett and Pick
ards brother, r. L. Phebus, who was
taken seriously i'll Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Trentzche in their
few months stay here won many
friends who will be interested to
know that they are now in the
North Mrs. Trentzche is visiting
her home people in the State of Wis
consin, while the young physician is
in hospital service in Washington
City.
The o. E. S. held a splendid meet
ing the past week. The members
are making a fine start on the Red
Cross benefit quilt. Some three or
four members handed in money to
the amount of more than ten dollars.
There are more than thirty other
members that we have as yet had
no report from on this work. 1t is
a worthy cause and we feel sure that
no no1lontino nop1ao
Considering the inclemency of the
weather the sale of the pig and pair
of chickens, donated to the Red Cross
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Caldwell, at
public auction sold exceedingly we'll.
Mr.. Knox Harper fell owner of the
full blood white plymouth rock pair
of chickens. They brought more
than forty dollars, while the pig
brought over twenty-eight dollars,
Mr.. Claude Bolts being the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Harper presented the
fowls to our resident minister, Rev.
J. l.. Boyd. The treasury of the
local Red Cross is now the larger by
seventy-one dollars.
In the wreck Friday of an incom
ing train from Nashville on the NJ,
C. & St. L. two of our citizens, Mrs.
Tom Overcast and w. A. Mcneil,
were passengers.
Mrs. M. c. Underwood returned
Monday from a visit with relatives
in Lake County.
Mesdames H. D. Webster and Wal
ter McCord were Wednesday guests
of Mrs. Ed McAlister near Union
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cravens visited
homefolks in Gardner Saturday and
Sunday. En- route home their car
suffered a drowned engine near
Rives owing to freshet waters, so
these good people spent the night
with Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo Harris.
The Professor came over by boat
Monday morning and opened school.
School closes the evening of the