The commercial., September 11, 1914, Image 10

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Dr. Lasley, o! Troy, was in the ci
Uooday.
Mr. Mike Buchanan, of Folk, was
town Monday, 1
Miss Addle Allen visited Hickman
friends Sunday.
Prof. F. C. Aydelott was a visitor
McKenzie Ejunday.
T. J. Easterwood, of Troy, was one
iho Monday visitors here.
Mr. John T. Walker is a business
Visitor in St. Louis this week.
Mrs, C. E. Cobb has returned from i
twiait with her son at Louisville, Ky.
Mr. Tito Lannom left this week totak
a course in the Lebanon Law School.
Bee the new styles at Mrs. Aran's.
Mr. Terry Bowman, former post
master at Troy, and son were in the city
, Monday.
Messrs. J. H. Blanton and Polk Mc
Donald, of Polk, were Tuesday visitors
in the city.
W. F. Barry, of Jackson, secretary of
the West Tennessee Fair, was a visitor
fcere Monday,
G. E. McDadc, W. J. Erwin and
others of the well known Troy citizens
were here Monday.
Mrs. Douglas Walker, of Georgia, is
an the city visiting the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. N. Walker. '
Telephone Union City Ice & Coal Co.
when you want coal right now.
Mr. Jas. PreBsly, Miss Anna May
rressiy and Miss Janie Moffat, of Troy,
were in the city Monday.
Dr. J. B. Havner and B. P. Moffatt,
cf Troy, were in the city last week at
tending the Masonic meeting.
Cashier Preston Shore, of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank, Rives, was a
social visitor in the city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harrison and chil
dren, of Hickman, were in the city this
week visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Averitt and family
Averitt has been engaged in bis work.
Beautiful China wedding presents-
Dictzel.
Mr. Tom Cunningham, independent
candidate for the , Legislature, was up
Monday looking in at the Democratic
committee meeting.
Esq. W. E. Shropshire, Clinton Cal
licott, Walter Agnew, Fount Holloway,
T. J. Bonner and other prominent Bives
citizens were in the city Monday.
Mr. John George has returned from
St. Louis, where be has been with bead
quarters for a week or more, and he and
Mrs. George left for a short stay at
Dawson Springs.
' Miss Elizabeth Moss has entered the
office of her father, C. T. Moss, with the
Moss Lumber Co., as bookkeeper. She
will be in school and attend to the books
in the afternoons.
Mrs. Arnn invites you to her millinery
display, which is now ready, comprising
some of the most beautiful effects and
styles ever seen in Union City,
Mr. Urover Wilson has returned from
a circuit of the Chautauqua work with
one of the companies through the cen
tral States. Mr. Wilson will probably
return to school this fall.
Miss Ninnie Barksdale has charge of
the sale of schoolbooks at Oliver's Bed
Cross Drug Store, and she understands
the business, having been attached to
the schoolroom some herself in the art
of instruction. ' '
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Messrs. Joe Rodgers, Wright Pardue
and Jim Fate Glover left Tuesday for
fit. Louis for a few days. The mer
idian ta will be busy duridg their stay
buying new fall goods for their houses
in Union City.
Big Muddy washed nut coal is best
for cooking. Call 150. Union City
IceVCoal Co. '
J. 'II. Bobcy, of Uornbeak, and B.
M. Shepard, of Obion, were in the city
Saturday. Mr. Robey has taken charge
of the Hornbeak school with Mrs.
Eobcy as assistant, and they opened, with
a splendid attendance of 123 pupils.
Mr. Shepard has a good school at Obion
Chapsl.
Messrs. Bex Naylor, Melvin Tiadale
and George Miles will probably Jleave on
the 15th inst. returning to school, the
former to Yale and the latter' two to
Cornell. Dr. Ira rrk?, who has been
attending Vanderbilt, is being prevailed
upon to accompany the boys East, but
lias not decided altogether, borne of
the young ladies have also been invited
to go.
When the bowels feel uncomfortable
and you miss the exhilerating feeling
that always follows a copious morning
operation, a dose of HERBINE will
set you right in a couple of hours. If
taken at bedtime you get its beneficial
effect after breakfast next day. Price
,,T0, Sold by Oliver's Bed Cross Drug
Store, "
W. M. Jones, who has been engaged
in the office of the West Tennessee
Wholesale Grocery Co., left this week
for Grafton, West Virginia, where he
will take up the work of teacher in the
commercial department of the Grafton
High School. Mr. Jonev is' a Union
City High School boy, and has been
East finishing his commercial educa
tion. He is one of the best products of
Union City, and leaves with the highest
indorsements. Good wishes are with
him. ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Coble, Jr., have
returned f rom Portersville, Cal., and
Mr. Coble will arrange at once to open
a men's furnishings store in the room
heretofore occupied by Miss Flanary as
a millinery store, Miss Flanary moving
across the street to the old Farmers Ex
change Bank stand. Mr. Coble has
been engaged as salesman in California
in the same line of work, but thinks
more of business in Union City than
be does of the West. The family is
very kindly welcomed home again.
New millinery, notions, etc., complete
in every way at Mrs. Aran's. An early
call will be appreciated.
The Leonidas Polk Chapter, U.'D. C,
will meet this week on Friday (to-day)
at the home of Mrs. Beck on Ury street
at 3 o'clock p. m., and on Thursday
every week thereafter until after tne
convention. Members, please take
notice.
Correction.
Mrs, Phil Wright, of Tiptonville, was
a visitor in the city this week, and asks
us to correct the paragraph appearing in
this paper that she had instituted di
vorce proceedings against her husband.
This, she says, is altogether a mistake.
She has never taken such a step.
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Ingenious Specimen.
Mr. SelmO Harri?,who is arranging
for an agricultural exhibit from Obion
County at the Tri-State Fair, has made
a goat head to decorate the work of his
booth, a very fine specimen of the billy
goat variety and very natural indeed.
Mr. Harris is gifted in this line. His
ngenuity has been demonstrated in
many unique specimens, and ne wui
have in his booth a number of these
original designs. He expects to bring
borne some big prizes and he is prepared
for it with agricultural products as well
as decorations.
Fine Cotton.
J. J. Kee, resident of the vicinity
of "Hauser Valley, on the Dan Word
farm, brought to town this week two
stalks of cotton. One of these bore 75
bolls, and Mr. Kee has 30 acres of this
cotton, which he is confident will make
a bale to the acre. The seed from which
this cotton grew came from Bipley,
Tenn., and 1,320 pounds of seed cotton
made a 500 pound bale of lint. Mr.
Kee's cotton is the, finest seen in this
part of the country for some time, and
has stimulated considerable interest
among the neighbors.
Civil-Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on Sept. 26,
1914. at Union City, Tenn., an open
competitive examination will be held for
the positions of clerk and city carrier in
the post office at the place first specified.
For application blank (Form 1371)
and "Instructions to Applicants," ad
dress the secretary of the board of
United States civil-service examiners at
the post office at the place of examina
tion' named above, or Secretary Fifth
Civil-Service District, Atlanta, Ga.
Birthday Dinner.
J. B. Carter, one of Number Seven's
prominent farmers, gave a big barbe
cue on bis 64th birthday, the 4th day
of this month. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Castleman and fami
ly, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Leigh and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joda Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Castleman and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Carter and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter London, of Ken
ton! Dr. T. P. Callicolt, of Bives, Dr.
and Mrs. J. B. Hibbitts, of Union City,
Mr. Dolphus Leigh, Eev. D. E. Rivers,
of Mount Telia, J. S. Palmer, Mr. and
Mrs. O. B. Roberts and family, of Rives,
Dr. Pierce, of Union City, Esq. H. II.
Hunt and wife, Mrs. Lee Vaughn and
daughter, and Miss Tenney Mathis.
Mr. Carter received many nice pres
ents. . At 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon
thev were much entertained with music.
Cake, cream and melons were served.
Everyone reported a grand time. We
wish to see Mr. Carter living and in
good health for many more of his birth
days to come. A Friend.
We have recently made some im
provements in our plaut, and if you are
not a customer pnone fca ana get tne oest.
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5000 yards Linen Cluney Lace, prices from 4 to 25c
3000 yards Cotton Torchon Lace, prices from 3 to 6c
3000 yards Embroidery, price 5 cents
2000 yards Embroidery, price 8 cts and up
2000 yards Dress Silks, price from 15 cts up
300 ladies' Skirts, price from 50 cts up
200 ladies' Coats, price from $1 up
50 ladies' Wool Dresses, price from $1 up
25 ladies' SillDresses, price from $2 up
5000 pieces Knit underwear, price from 15 cts up
5OO6 pieces Muslin Underwear, price from 2I cts up
10,000 pairs ladies', misses' and children's Hose
price from 1 cts up :
Ladies' Muslin and Lace Waists, Price from 25 cts up
300 white Suits, Price from 69 cts UP
300 Pairs lace Curtains, Price from 50 cts UP
300 Silk and Crepe de Chine Petticoats, Price from
$1.50UP
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IPpiccs Sl Sl.P, ..$2, $2.5Q and up
All Millinery Will Be Sold at a Great Sacrifice
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