The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-04-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

was over the first of the week.
DR.. w. T. Hubbs and Mrs. j. T.
Bowles went to Nashville Tuesday.
Mr.. h. f. Stigall has had gravel
put on the walkway in front of the
hotel.
Hon. Tom G. Rye is at Linden
this week, where circuit court is in
session.
Alex. Bivens, compositor on the
Huntingdon Republican, returned
home Sunday.
Little Miss Bessie Vaughan, of
is visiting her sister, Mrs.
VIII S. Corbitt.
Mrs. Ann Morris is having some
improvements made at her place of
residence in South Camden.
Clerk and Master d. Il, Hudson
offers some valuable land for sale
in this issue of The CHRONICLE.
Hon. W. L. Morris, of Camden,
attended the Coleman trial this
week Paris Post-Intelligencer.
Miss Jodie Sullivan, who is at
tending school at Dickson, spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
Mr.. Arco Baker, of Zach, died
sometime last Monday from asevere
attack of measels. We could get
no further particulars.
Robert Cancer and Dona Mark
ham and j. II. Coleman and L. A.
Galbreath have been licensed to
marry since our last issue.
Mr.. r. S. Tonkins has returned
from few months stay in Arkan-
sas, and says he is contented to re-
main in good old Benton County,
The cotton mills of j. T. Currier
& Co., near Paris, were destroyed
by fire Thursday of last week. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insur-
renee, $4,000.
The Henry County Democrats
have instructed for Snodgrass, Nc
Alister, Caldwell and Beard, and
to divide equally between Seay and
Wilkes for supreme judges.
Camden and South Camden are
now joined by telephone line. If
they were connected bya agood plank
walk, though, the people would be
happier.-Huntington Democrat.
Mrs. John Hudson was taken Sc
riously i'll last Saturday evening,
and has been quite sick all week,
but we are glad to learn that she is
better, and wish her an early re-
covery.
Theremains of Mrs. S. c. Forrest
who died last Saturday, in Henry
County, were inferred Monday al
Ramble Greek Cemetery. She was
the mother Of Mrs. j. 3. Clark, OF
this place, and was Ga years of age
Mr.. Joe c. Davis and Miss Ida
Scott were married Tuesday even.
ing at the residence of Mr.. L. w
Scott. 1t was rather a quiet affair
as but few of their many friends
were present.-LeNington Demo
Crat.
How and why should We pray?'
is the topic for the prayer services
at the meeting of the Young Peo
pies Society of Christian EndeavoI
this evening. The services will be
conducted by Mr. I. A. Potts. Al
are invited.
Acouple of confidence men work
ed a man for 81 at the junction las
Wednesday, but were forced to re-
| turn the money at the point OF
trusty old Winchester rife in the
hands of w. H. johnson, jr.--Hol
low Rock Record.
At a dance on Fords Creek, a
Mrs. Y. Hargroye's, in the thirj
civil district, Tuesday evening, {
difficulty occurred between 0. P
Billmyers and Henry Crajgg, il
which the latter was bruised W
considerably and Billmyers was Gu
several times about the face anC
head. They will be brought to tria
to-day before Justice NJ. '. Hardin
A subscriber at Cromwell, Ark.
a Benton County boy, writes thus
"Times are not very good in Ar
kansas, and little prospect for any
change for the better, as cotton, tn,
main crOD of this State. is very dul