The commercial., January 13, 1922, Image 3

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M. A. JRL
Jno. T. Walker . Co.
PHONE 118.
UNION CITY, TENN.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE Some extra nice fur
niture. Phone 499. 41-2t.
FOR SALE White Leghorn Cock
erels. Mrs. L. J. Gray, Union City,
R.F.D. 6.' , , 41-2tpd
' FOR RENT With board, one
front room. ' Will accommodate two
people comfortably. Call 277-W. 41tJ
Ihe Commercial, Union City, Tens.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1922.
FOR RENT Two nice rooms
lights, water and bath. Apply 502
North First street. 42
I have some extra good clover
seed,, hay and shelled popcorn for
i
sale. Clifford Joyner.
42-2tp
It pays to keep clean. Let us
help you.- Metcalfe's Union City
Laundry..' Phone 82. 42-lt
FOR SALE L. C. Smith Typo
writer and' desk combined for $40
-cash. Address Box 268, Union City
42-ltpd :
LOOK When you meed a good
.Jersey cow see Ollie Nichols. I will
treat you right. Telephone 3 8 9-J.
41-4t - v
FOR SALE Ten acres of land
near Union City, good five-room
house, good barn and well. 41-2tpd
JOHN KURT.
Union City, Tenn., Route 1.
. FOR SALE Cypress boards, $1.00
per hunared;. shingles, ?7.50 per
thousand: cypress lumber at $2.00
per hundred and all other kinds of
lumber cheap. D. J. SIMMONS.
-39-4p R.F.D. No. 1, Rives, Tenn.
FOR SALE Some hay at barn.
Price, 50 cents a bale; $12 per ton,
all cash. Call rural phone 157.
41-2tpd DALLAS FORESTER.
FOR RENT The one-story dry
cleaning house now occupied by ihe
Blue Bell Dry Cleaning Co. Apply
to Mr. Marion Carey, Mgr., Metcelfe's
Laundry. ; 42-tf
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS Open,
men, women. ' Experience unneces
sary. Honesty required". Good pay
to start. Write T. M. McCaffery, St.
Louis. 42-5t
. .-Call 160 for Bon Air. '
Mr. Walter McDaniel, of near Crys
tal, is very sick. ,
, : Mrs. Dr. Darnell, of Obion, was a
Wednesday visitor. . '
Rub-My-Tism, a pain killer.
, Mrs. R. E. Maiden, of Dresden, was
a Monday visitor and shopper.
' , Miss Gladys .ones is suffering this
week with an attack of influenza
r Ice all the year. Ca.ll 150.
Little Richard Cox, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Cox, has been very ill this
week.t 1 '
Miss Hattio May Clemmons, of
Rives, was a shopper in the city Wed- i
nesday.
To break a cold take 666.
Miss Mary -Louise Duke and Miss
Smith, of Margin, were here Tuesday
as shoppers.
Mr. William Jordan, of Crystal,
who has been quite 1111, is reported
much better.
Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism.
Mrs. Ed Parks, Mrs. Dave Clem
mons, of Obioiiif were in the city Mon
day shopping.
Mr. Albert Caldwell, of Clayton,
was . reported - very- sick this week
with pneumonia.
666 cures Bilious Fever.
L. E. Haskius, traveling for the
Cadillac Garment Co., left this week
to visit r.is trade.
Miss Lila Patrick, of Rutherford,
was a visitor here. this week with
Mrs. R. E. Owen. '
666 cures Chills and Fever.
Mrs. P, A. Briggs is very sick this
week at the home of her daugh
tcr, Mrs. R. H. McCIanahan.,
Miss Daisy Allen, of Clinton, Ky.,
is a visitor in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Graham Allen, in . Union City.
666 quickly relieves a cold.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brown, of St.
Louis,' are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brown Pt Gibbs
known aa a fine man and workman Pledge Party.
Mr. Eugene F. Woodfin, of Mem-
sonal exemption of $1,000 or $2,000, i phl8 wa9 tne week-end visitor of his
does not alter the requirement to file
a" 'return of "gross income, if such
gross income equalled or exceeded
I5.-000.
LOST Dec. 25 on Union City and
Fulton road, black handbag contain
ing child's brown shoes, suit, tie and
cap. Other articles which can be
described. Finder please return to
Nailling-Keiser Hardware Co. 41-2
TAKEN .. UP On my farm two
miles east of. Troy, one mare mule
and ono horse mule, both brown and
about 13 hands high. Owner may
have mules by proving his claim and
paying expense of feeding, etc.
42-ltpd :.: T. J. WHITESIDE,
. R. F. D. No. 2, Rives, Tenn
TYPEWRITERS
Cleaned and Repaired.
. Staf fords Superfine Ribbons
Cdtnb. phone 317' .-
'.ft iS BYRN
Removal Notice.
' Dr. J. F. Roper, Physician,
Announces that he has moved from the
JJailliog building on First street and is
now located at the Red Star Drug Store,
Main street. "
Exchange Street Christian Church.
'Elder Claud Hall will preach at
the Exchange Street Christian
Church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and
at "7 p.m. ."' '-
' - .' Preaching.
I will r-reach at Shady Grove Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock and in
vite -the entire membership to be
with us. - G. W. EVANS.
"". All Over, At last.
The Christmas company is no more
Perhaps, in all, about a score.
And now that they have gone again
tye say, "Thanks be; the storm is
'J-iNashville Tcnnessean.
hi' , Sunday Afternoon,
, l':X't Jimmie's ' Playhouse next Sun
day' afternoon a program of-music
will be given And Supt. F. E. Ranck
will make' an address. On the Sun
day following Judge Elkins has kind
ly consented to speak, and at all
these exercises the public is cor
dially Invited to be present.
parents, Mr. and Mrs'. W. M. Wood
fin. Fresh Oysters at Burdicks. Phone
185.
Mr. J. A. Latimer, who went to
Bartow, Fla., for a week's visit, has
returned to his home in Waukesha,
Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. ,W. E. Massengill
who have been located in Louisiana
are here visiting relatives and
friends. .
"Habit," the big fashion show,
at Opera House Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rust went to
Senatobia, Miss., Saturday to spend
a few days visiting with Mis. Rust's
parents.
Judge J. S. Roberts, of Jackson
was here this week attending a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Old
National Bank.
Dry kindliifg at Union City Ice
& Coal C",
Mrs. Ras Bransford is reported de
cidedly tetter this week and the
nurse. Miss xLila Ferguson, has re
turned to Menphis.
Miss Marye Louise Woodfin was
Jthe hostess Monday evening of a
six o clock dinner ror Miss Kutn
Brown, of St. Louis.
Fresh Oysters at Burdicks. Phone
185
Mrs. Emma Wheeler and daughter,
Alma, left Wednesday for St. Louis
to visit Mrs. Wheeler's brothers, W.
A. and W..E. Corlis.
Mrs. Herbert Heathman, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. J. N.
Bramham, left this week returning
to her home in New Orleans.
The best is the cheapest In coal.
Cal! 150. ,
Mr and Mrs. H. B. Brown and fam
ily, of St. Louis, were visiting in the
home of their parents, Mr. J. B.
Brown and Mr. W. M. Woodfin.
M. W. Barney, salesman for the
Canvas Decoy Co., leaves .this week
in his new commercial touring car
for his territory, in . Georgia o wait
on his' trade. ' .' " - ' '
Roller-screened uut coal at Un
ion City Ice & Coal Co. " J ''
Mr. Thad Lee, who has been with
Bransfrrd & Andrews and the An
drews JewelryCo. for a number of
years, has arranged to open in the
store with" J. V". Averltt as watch
maker and jeweler. Mr. L has be
cf fine skill. Ho begins in business
iCr iiixiioGir cue sclp t3 s siio-rc of t-Iio
public patronage. You are invited
to give him a call. ;' ;
Mr. and Mrs. W.' C. Mathews and
daughters, Misses Addle, Nelle and
Pearl, of St. Louis, are visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Austin, at Gibbs. .
Mrs. T. P. Bransford, of Wichita
Falls, Texas and Mrs. Lula High
burger, cf Paris, Texas, are in the
city this week visiting Mrs. W. T.
Bransford on East Main street.
High-grade - furniture varnish,
$2.50 per gallon.-Red Spot Store,
Washington avenue.'
Mr. Pierce Caruthers, who is lo
cated in New Orleans, was in the
city th,is week visiting relatives and
friends. Mr. Caruthers was on his
way to Chicago to arrange for his
work as' traveling salesman.
R. H. Davis, one of The Commer
cial's good friends, telephoned yes
terday from his home in Number
Seven that he had killed a hog
weighing 610 found?. That hog, fed
on forty cent corn, was a valuablo
animal.
Subscriptions taken for all mag
azines. Mrs. C. L. Ridings, Phone
503.
Mr. Vernon Verhine left Wednes
day for Nashville, Protestant Hos
pital, expecting to find Mrs. Verhine
able to return home. Mrs. Verhine
was given treatment for appendicitis
and has been making splendid prog
ress in her recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Croft, who have
been located in Fulton for a number
of years, will hereafter' be at home
in Cfiicago, Mr. Croft having been
transferred by the I. C. R. R. Co.
from Fulton to one of the general
departments of the road.
$100,000 woith of furs, and fur
belows are shown in "Habit," a fash
ion show ror tne lames.
Mr. and Mr3. J. D. Littleton, of
Greenfield, Tenn., are here for a few
days visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Whipple. Mr. Littleton
and Mis3 Elam were married at
Greenfield during the holidays, and
the friends of Union City are extend
ing congratulations.
Mr. Will D. Fry, Jr., after a visit
to the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Fry, Sr., has returned to
school. Mr. Fry had vith him as
his holiday guests from Pittsburgh,
Pa., Messrs. Jack Gray and Jamas
McFarlaud, who enjoyed a few days
at the lake shooting. They are at
ttnding the .military school at Colum
bia, Tenn.
New stock window glass, all
c'zp.s; wind shields for automobiles.
Red Spot Store, Washington ave
nue.
Friends and relatives of Mr. John
Godwin, accompanying the remains
to Union City for the funeral' and
burial, were as follows: ; Mrs. John
Godwin, Nashville; Mrs. Ed Godwin,
Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. Bib Gambill,
Nashville; Mr., Harry Eskew, Nash
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Rayburn
and son, cf Dyersburg. Mr. W. Levi
Chisholm, of Fulton, was also here
to attend the funeral.
One of the moot unique affairs of
the season was the annual pledge
party of the Baptist Ladles Aid So
ciety which was held on last Friday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Er
nest King on East Church street.
The large living room was beauti
fully decorated in red and green, an
abundance of holly and mistletoe be
ing used. The program consisted of
a Christmas reading by Mrs. Sherman
Sutherland, followed by a humorous
selection.
At one end of the room a minia
ture living room was arranged where
a group of young women gave a par
lor pageant. Miss Sarah Nash acted
as "hostess to a few friends returning
from a very boresomo party. While
discussing the tiresome round of par
ties, Miss Mozello Glover, gowned in
a black satin and lace dinner dress,
expressed a wish that she might
change and be some one else for just
a day. Suddenly a fairy godmother,
representea by Mrs. Clarence Cloys,
appeared in the doorway, and waving
her magic wand, announced that she
would grant one wish. to each girl.
After a moment's pondering, Miss
Glover wished to be an Indian Prin
cess. As the fairy waved her wand
the wish was granted and Miss Ruth
Marshall, dressed in an Indian cos-
Simpson-Jordan.
' Mr. Tern Weal Simpson, of Mem
phis, and Miss Thelma Jordan, of
this city, were quietly married at the
home of the bride, Florida aenue,
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev.
W. B. Cunningham officiating.
A small number of immediate rel
atives and friends were present, in
cluding the grandfather, Col. Tom
Neal, and his granddaughter, Miss
Gerster, Mr. and Mrs. Champ Simp
son and son, Degrove, of Dyersburg,
Mrj and Mrs. W. J. Engles, of Nash
ville. The home was decorated in a set
ting of pink and white, and the rite3
were beautiful end impressive.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Jordan, a very charming
young woman, educated here in the
City High School and Vanderbilt
University. The groom is a Memphis
business man, the grandson of Col.
Tom Neal, of Dyersburg.
An informal reception was held
and the bride and groom left here at
4 o'clock for a trip South.
The warmest congratulations are
extended.
Disastrous Fire at Ridgely.
Red Spot house paint, $3.25 per
gallon; Red Spot flat coater, $2.75
per gallon; Red Spot stucco coater,
$3.if per gallon; Red Spot concrete
coater, ?3.15 per gallon; paints and
varnishes for all purposes. R. C.
Woods and J. M. Russell's Red Spot
Store.
C. P. Church.
No servicecs will be heid Sunday
morning at the C. P. Church, the
pastor, Rev. W. B. Cunningham, be
ing absent with - Mrs. Cunningham,
who was taken to Nashville to St.
Thomas Hospital for an operation for
appendicitis. Rev. G. W. Evans will
be present to preach Sunday evening
at the C. P. Church and everyone is
cordially invited. .
Ridgely, Tenn., Jan. 9. The busi-
tume, appeared and sang Waters of ness section here was almost wiped
Minnehaha,." Miss Sara Nash. out early to-day by a fire of unde-
gowned in a black beaded after noon I terminated origin, which destroyed
dress, expressed a desire to lead a the Foster building, containing a
Gypsy's life. At another wave of the druS store, grocery and a clothing
wand Miss Minnie Beck, dressed as house, with offices in the uper sto-
a Gypsy, appeared and sang "A Gyp- rles- The Planters Bank building,
sy Love Song." Miss Virginia Niles, adjoining, was also destroyed. The
gowned in a peacock blue dinner Moss wil1 exceed $50,000.
dress, wished to go to the land of Tlie fire started soon after 2
cherry blossoms and live the life of o'clock in the morning and spread
a Japanese maiden. Mrs. Ella Howse raPidly despite the . efforts of the
appeared as a Japanese girl and volunteer fire department. The Wal-
sang "Poor Butterfly." Miss Kath- ker Drug Company lost their stock
arine Richard?, in a saphire blue and fixtures as did the J. W. Wright
dinner dress,- wished to go back to Grocery Company and the Style Shop,
the land of childhood and be a happy a ladies' ready-to-wear concern. Drs.
schoolgirl agr.in. - A group of school Bond and Stephens and Alexander
chilidren slipped in while a chorus an1 Summers, who had their offices
sang "School Days." Miss Inez Love- 011 'tne upper floors of the Foster
lace, gowned in orchid and silver building, lost all their office equip
dinner dress, desired to go back to ment. The loss is partially covered
the long ago and become an old by insurance
fashioned girl. Mrs. Carlton, gowned
in an old fashioned rose and black
costume, appeared and sang "Believe
Me, If All Those Endearing Young
Charms." Then the fairy told the
girls she wished for each one of them
the crowning joy of womanhood. To
the strains of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March, Miss Doris Niles, dressed
as a bride, appeared, led by little
Miss Annie Ruth Martin as a lovely
little flower girl.
The roll call was the next fea
ture and each lady, as her name
was called, presented her five dol
lars, repeating a rhyme explaining
how she made the money.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed, consisting of chicken salad, coffee,
stuffed dates and candy. Dainty lit
tle Christmas corsages were present
ed to each guest by Miss Camilie
Cunningham and Miss Frances Rob
erts, attractively gowned in red and
green.
. Mrs. King generously welcomed
the guests to her home and it will be
an afternoon long remembered by
those who were fortunate enough to
be present. The attractive program
was arranged "and directed by Mrs.
Carlton and was her own original
idea.
, Eeal Estate Transfers.
W. M. Miles, trustee, to G. T. Rem- ,
ley, 38 acres in No. 10, $875.
Mrs. Jennie W. Park et al. to Wal
ter H. Harper, interest in 105 acres
in No. 13, $2500." -
Dave and B. L. Norrid to Lon Pol
grove, pne-half Interest in 75 acre
In No. 10, $3000.
Hubert Bennett to E. H. Bennett.
159 acres in Nos. 1 and 16, $13.
951.73. Wm. Beneflel et al. to E. E. Mc
Culley, 20 & acres in No. 16, $425.
W. L. Willingham et ux. to M. EL
Neely 6 acres in No. 5, $3500.
Geo. W. Carter et ux. to S. T.
Denton, let in No. 13, $4000.
Colpy Upton , et uxl to E.; L. Hoi
landsworth, 15 acres in No. 9m
$800. ';
W. H. Wilson to W. H. Deen, 161
acres in No. 5, $810."
S. W. Corkman to Arra Corkman,
85 acres in No. 5, $3200.
. Ed L. Crockett et al. to Mrs. Em
ma G. Hill," 27 acres in No 7,
$2770.
W. J. Brown et al. to G. W. For
rester, lot In No. 15, $900.
S. H. Weaver et al. to O. Spradlin.
J36 acres in No. 1, $7040.
Harris Parks et al., trustee, to W.
Y.'Pickard, 234 acres in No. 7,
$2030.
C. E. Kendal! et ux. to Lee
Fowlkes, 140 acres in No. 6, $15,-000.
John B. Brown to A. L. Stan
fill, 5 acres in No. 1, $772.50.
C. T. Bondurant to Luciie Cun
ningham, 211 acres in No. 13, $1055.
Dyersburg's New Board.
Dyersburg, Tenn., Jan. ,11.- The
new Board of Mayor and Aldermen
has been inducted into office. The
following compose the board: May
or, L. E. Car no; Aldermen, Joe P.
Tipton, J. B. Carpenter, Milton Ma
gee, Hamner Scott, L. J. Cooper and
W. B. Brogdon. The board has elect
ed the following officials: Recorder.
Henry Norton; Marshal, John Fin
ney; Assistant Marshals, O. C. Hen-
drix and Jesse Bunn; Superintendent
of Streets, B. W Lanius.
MOT
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Parties owing us accounts will please
call and make some arrangments for pay
ment, as we have obligations to meet and
desire to close up all last year accounts
by the 20th of January.
W. G. CLAGETT CO.
Quarterly Meeting of W. M. II.
The quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Beulah Baptist Association will be
held with Martin Society at the First
Baptist Church Jan. 19, beginning at
10 o'clock.
A cordial . invitation and a hearty
welcome are extended to the ladies
of the yarious organizations of the
association. Come, as a pleasant and
profitable day Iz desired.;
JENNIE TAYLOR, Com.
come identified with the
Young at Eighty-Five.
Mr. Charles Wilson, who lives two
miles north of the city, is very well
and as active as a boy, so hie son, Mr.
Hollie Wilson, of the local postal
service, informs us. Just the other
day the family dog found a squirrel
up. a tree near tAe Wilson home and
the old gentlcmin took his gun and
brought his squirrelship from the
top of a tall hickory the first shot.
He does not uso glasses.. He is 85
years old and his good wife is 79.
jewelry They have rearekvai2 boys and
Rook Party.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Sue
Brown Moss entertained with seven
tables of rook, at home on North
Third street. The home was beauti
fully decorated in cut flowers and
ferns, carrying out the Xmas colors
of red and gren.
The places for the guests to play
were marked with Xmas greeting
place cards. In this way each guest
found her favor, a red and green bas
ket and red Santa Claus filled with
green and red mints.
Music on the Edison and pro
gressive games were played during
the afternoon, while Mrs. Wesley
Bransford kept score.
At the close of the games dainty.
prizes wore awarded the lucky co:
testants. Miss Maxine Webster won
first prize, a beautiful gift of lin
gerie; Miss Leda Cunningham, con
solation, two hand made handker
chiefs. Miss Beebles, of Columbus,
and Miss Heaslet, of Clinton, visitors,
were each presented with a lovely
corsage.
The hostess, assisted by Miss Ru
by Caldwell, Mrs. Bransford and her
mother, Mrs. Moss, served delicious
refreshments. . ,
w' y Best
ENERGY PLUS ONE OF OUR SAWS-ZIP! THE WORK
IS DONE. ,
DON'T WEAR YOURSELF OUT BY USING A POOR
SAW. BUT COME IN AND BUY ONE OF OUR NEW KEEN
TOOTHED SAWS. THEN YOUR WORK WILL BE PLAY.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU NEED IN TOOLS OR HARD
WARE BUY THEM AT OUR STORE. THE QUALITY IS THE
BEST: THE PRICE WILL PLEASE YOU. COME IN TODAY.
OUR HARDWARE WEARS '
Frank C. Wehman
business and the trade here, and lsj four daughters, af TUiiens
; j ? Marriage Licenses.
Odie B. Sampson and Katherine
Via. . " ' . t
Henry Holloway and Miss lfyrtle
Robertson.
Dewey Darnell and Man
ley., t : :; .
Everett Covey -and 5T"
ter. ;' .
y- Boss Tanner and Bf '
t Tom -Neal Simpson f
ma Jordan. L
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to Thos. J. Bonner & Son, Rives, Tenn., an" '
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