The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-09-22

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district, on account of the whoop-
ing cough, which is almost an cpl
demic in that neighborhood
The attendance on the protracted
meeting at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, here this week in
creases daily, and unusual interest
has been aroused among the good
people of Camden and vicinity.
Messrs. w, E. Rogers and Z. j.
Dodd, of Holiday, were in town
last Friday. Both are full-hedged
commercial tourists, Mr.. Rogers
representing the Paducah Vinegar
Works, and Mr.. Dodd the West
Tennessee Tobacco Works.
Mrs. A. Wood, widow lady liv-
ing near Paris, was shot and killed
by a burglar Tuesday night The
brute then ransacked the house for
valuables and escaped The whole
country is aroused, and if caught
the murderer will be lynched.
Work is being pushed steadily on
the bridge of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railway across
Tennessee River at Johnsonville,
and when completed the bridge will
be 4 feet and Z inches higher than
the old structure, and the draw will
be about one-third longer than the
one formerly used.
Misses Lizzie Mccullough and
Mary WHY and Mr.. Ernest Nc
Cullough returned Sunday from
Henry County where they attended
camp-meeting at Manley's Chapel.
They were accompanied home by
Miss Mollie Richardson, Of Manly
vile, who is the guest Of the family
Of Mr.. Joe G. Hudson.
When completed the new build
ing of DR.. E. M. McAuley, which
is being erected on the lot east of
, the residence Of Mr.. Evart Steele,
will be a very convenient business
house. The contractors are engag-
ed this week on exterior work, and
the building will probably be COM
pleted before the end of October.
We learn from the communica-
ton of our Eva correspondent of
the sad death Of Ada, the little
2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
) Mrs. CAME Holland, near Eva.
She died after a short illness at G
o'clock, a. NJ, Wednesday. The be-
+, reaved family have the sympathy
} of the entire community in their
hour Of deep distress.
| Our correspondent at Matlock's
Chapel reports mad dogs in that
, community. Mr.. J. w. Miller's
dog went mad last week and several
l dogs there and at Lees Point are
known to have been bitten by il
l before it died, and there is a sharp
= lookout in that neighborhood now
for mad dogs. Several dogs thai
were bitten by the rabid ANNA
= have already been killed.
!. MI. Job Hubbs, son Of Mr.. Carr
n Hubbs, Of Holiday, went to Nash
vile Friday of last week to have his
! eyes treated by noted specialist
\ He was accompanied by DR.. r. B
p Travis, of this place. Mr.. Hubs
! was taken sick before the operation
was completed and they returned
Sunday morning. AS soon as h,
RECEIVERS sufficiently to go to Nash
: vile Mr.. Hubbs will have the oper
4 alton completed.
In another column will be founC
a call for a meeting of the commit
tee to arrange for the reunion o
theEx- Confederate Soldiers Asso
Q citation Of Benton County. TIL,
. members Of the committee on ar
8 rangements, list Of which wa
d published in The CHRONICLE weel
Il before last, is requested to meet a
this place next Monday week t,
T. make such arrangements for the re
n union as are considered necessary
? Messrs. William Caraway an,
u Silas w. Bullock are making al
/ rangements for putting in a plan
ing-mill at Big Sandy. Mr. Cara
70 way, who paid us pleasant ca
1t Tuesday while in the city, informe
/ us that they would be prepared t
e turn out all kind Of dressed lumber
le including doors, sash, and blinds
I This will be a valuable enterpris
for Rio Sandy. and will Give en-