The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
RIVES.

of Kenton, were guests the last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Knox Harper.
Preston Shore attended to bust
ness in Trenton Monday
Woose Womack was called to
Nashville Monday to attend the OBJ
sequies of a relative.
Mr.. Bob McAdoo, of Waverly, was
guest this week of relatives in and
out of town.
Mesdames w. j. Caldwell, Allen
Wade and Miss Martha Wade were
spring shopping in the county seat
the first of the week.
T. j. Walden visited this week in
Jonesboro, Ark, guest of brother.
Mrs. Heulett Whipple is visiting
relatives west of Union City.
B. ]. Wade has come in from points
south.
Miss Estelle Stovall will again
have charge of the spfing millinery
department at the Harper & Shore
store. Mr.. Harper is in the market
this week.
The soldier boys are still making
the home-run. Talmage Johnson has
wounds and a hospital record indi-
eating his nearness to the Boche.
Talmage was reported among the
missing, mistake caused by shrap-
mel severing his number tag from his
neck, which was picked up after he
was carried to a hospital. Corporal
Jesse Woody, en- route home, stopped
over in Nashville, where he finds his
former position open. He came in
Wednesday to take counsel with his
mother, lately widowed, before max
ing a decision. Leonard Stovall, who
was in the historic battles of Verdun-
Chateau Thierry and Mihiel Sector,
writes his parents, Mr.. end Mrs. Geo.
Stovall, he is now en- route to camp
of debarkation.
Shore, Phebus & Co.'S department
store is being remodeled inside. Mr..
Hubert Shore leaves in a few days
for st. Louis for spring furnishings.
Misses Mary Warren and Cordie
Starnes were recent visitors with
Mrs. Frank Walden.
Mr.. Lon Wright is a new member
of the school board to fill the vacancy
on the board, in the death of the late
Dave Woody. The Board of Educa-
ton has returned the faculty turnout
for fall term. With the exception of
Miss Juna Reynolds, assistant to the
principal, the corps Of teachers will
remain with us. 1t is with regret we
lose Miss Reynolds, who, we under
stand, returns to Vanderbilt, her
alma mater, for special work in
pedagogy.
Mesdames Ora Pyles and Leslie
Hooper were social visitors the past
week of Mrs. David Clemmons near
Obion.
Rev. ]. H. Thomas, of Newbern,
delivered two sermons Sabbath to
appreciative audiences. Rev. Thorn
as spent Monday in Union City.
Mr.. Will Starnes is reported i'll
with influenza.
The regular meeting of the w. c.
T. U. meets a day earlier next week
at the A. r. P. Church. A silver tea
and other attractive features will
herald the campaign among members
to boost State and national plans
by their works we shall know
them" If you wear the tiny white
ribbon bow no more need ask how
you stand on the liquor traffic.
Ollie Dickey was in town the first
of the week.
Mrs. Wilce Allan was an end of
the week visitor in Union City with
Mrs. Isaac Etheridge.
Mrs. Fisher, of Columbus, social
visitor of her son, Moss, on Church
OIL C0I, was ChS uOuOl &C hOhudy VA u
highnoon luncheon in the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Smith.
Harvey Morris, serving in the
navy, is taking trip across on the
battleship Missouri. Harvey volun-
teered in the summer but was called
too late to assist in trawling for sub
marines. Peradventure his pleasure
is greater to assist in bringing the
boys overseas safely home.
Claude Spikes, of Pine Bluff, has
been in a few days, visitor of his |
father, Jerry Spikes.
From present indication, like a |
lion at our door, March is coming in
with a roar
H. d. Webster and wife visited in |
Riyes Tuesday.
We congratulate our Number Sew
en- correspondent in owning so excel
lent "a COW.
Edgar Bolts, Jr., arrived this week
via Shorthand in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Bolts, Metropolis,
III.