The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22
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scissored Items of Occurrences In Our
Sister Counties,

firm OF Todd d Roper, OF thus city, are
shipping the output Of their factory direct
to Porto Rico and other West India ports.
This firm is giving employment to a large
number of men, bringing money from for
eign countries and distributing ii in tie
community. MILAN Exchange
While other canneries are closing down
because Of failure in supply OF tomatoes
the Mckenzie factory is moving OH
smoothly and have plenty Of tomatoes to
keep them running for some time. Ev-
erything indicates that this is a tirst-class
point for not only cannery, but other
kinds of machinery as well.-McKen2ie
Herald.
The following shipments for the season
Just closed are credited to the "diversi
fed farmers" OF Gibson, Tenn; Berries,
20,244 crates; apples, 1000 boxes; pota-
toes, 100 barrels, and good shipments OF
cantaloupes, eggplant, and other vege-
tables. Revenue received by the rail-
road company, $685.; express company,
50, 200; total, $685..
News reached here yesterday that at
about O'Clock in the morning the Clean
err building at Futon was burned, destroy
ing both the Cleaner and Graphic printing
outfits. The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin, inasmuch as both
papers have recently had some very Sc
we're editorials concerning certain lawless
conduct in that town. Both papers will
resume publication as soon as possible
Union City Commercial.
On Wednesday, the 9th instant, Mr..
Anderson, who lives at Whites factory,
was engaged in blasting rock in the Mans
field road, 5 miles from this city. The
last hole had been drilled, the powder put
in and the fuse applied, when prema-
tire explosion took place, MIR. Anderson
being Immediately over it. 1t looks al
most miraculous that he escaped with his
life. He was terribly burned in the face
and the muscles of the right arm extern
slvely burned and lacerated. Paris Post
Intelligencer.
John Williams, the black assassin who
shot Sheriff E. A. Brooks i'll Jail here last
week and made his escape, is still al
large, Notwithstanding armed men and
blood-hounds have been securing the
country ever since the dastardly deed took
place. We understand that an effort will
bemade to induce Governor Turney to Of
fer reward for the would-be-assassin. II
the meantime, Sheriff Brooks, who was
dangerously wounded is resting easy, anC
doing well. 1t is believed by his physi
clans that he will get well.--Jackson Dis
patch.
Rather a peculiar accident occurred
near Hollow Rock one day last week
Andrew Lockard, who owned Glove
huller, was hulling crop for one of tn,
farmers of that community, when a sparl
of fire from the smoke-stack fell in tn
machine, igniting the straw, and befor
water could be secured to put the fire on
the machine was burned. Everything
l about the machine was as dry as powde
: house, almost, and once ignited there wa
no controlling it. The machine was com
! paratively new and cost about $780,
Huntingdon Democrat.
The reunion of ex-confederates in Pari:
: Thursday of last week, isreported to hav
been splendid success Not singl
unpleasant incident Of any kind occurre
to mar the pleasure of the occasion
There were between 5000 and 1000 pee
pie present, and it was a day long to !
6 remembered by the old soldiers. Speal
! ing was had by Col. John NJ. Taylor,
= Lexington; Col, r. H. Crockett, Of A
/ kansas; General J. d. G, Atkins and Co
s w. e. Travis, Of Paris. Dinner VIZ
IS served and good time had generally
Huntingdon Democrat
A high-handed attempt at highwc
p robbery occurred near the little town
10 Friendship, Crockett County, last Satu
day night. Jesse Agee, a young carpe
. ter, who had showed a $l00-bill at sto
y in Friendship, was held up about a hu
e bred yards from the store by a white m'
10 who had negro pal with him. Agee I
:. y fused to give uphis money and the viii
~ man fired upon him but missed him al
ID hit man named Craig across the stree
Sc It is said that the would-be-robber is W,
10 known to a score of people, but there h
ne been no attempt to arrest him.-Lexin
pc ton Progress,
d. Mr.. Maytield, who announced that
a' hailed from Cleveland, Tenn, after t.
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