The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-01-12

2 miles east of Hollow Rock, took
there friends by surprise Sunday
by getting married. Rev. A. G. Nc
Rae performed the ceremony, the
young couple being on horseback,
near the residence of Mr.. S. T. Pres
son. We join their friends in con-
gratulations and best wishes for a
long life of usefulness and happi-
ness.
Mr.. N. Futrell, of Milan, special
grand dictator of the Knights of
Honor for West Tennessee, will de-
liver a lecture this evening at the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Everybody is cordially invited toI
goand hear him. The oficers-elect
of the Knights of Honor will be
installed tomorrow evening, and
we understand that Mr.. Futrell will
remain over with us and preach at
one Of the churches Sunday.
Capt, Tom Baker, a well known
Republican politician and newspa-
per man, Of Huntingdon, Tenn, was
in Dayton last Saturday looking
over the field with a view to start
ing a new Republican paper in this
place. Since Brother Brown of the
Leader has got to calling Harrison
a buccaneer, a Bedouin and other
pet names, the Republicans here
abouts are making a kick and de-
mand a new organ. IfCaptain Ba-
ker starts in there will be music in
the air.-Dayton Times.
A strange negro stopped at the
home of Mr.. Albert Durdin, in the
tenth civil district, during his alb
sence one day last week and called
for something to eat. When told
that there was nothing prepared, he
savagely abused and cursed Mrs.
Durdin and left. The neighbors
were soon informed of the above
facts and the negro was followed to
this place. He was captured near
the depot, taken out and given 100
lashes and told to skip. He needed
no secondinvitation, and, in fact, he
wasdelighted to get off with a sound
thrashing.
Mr.. Chesterfield Melton and son,
Mr.. Harvey Melton, of the eight
civil district, both met with uDfor-
tunate and painful accidents Thurs
day of last week. They were haul
ing cross-tie timber to Big Sandy,
and while going down somewhat of
an incline on the road near that
place some part Of the harness of
their team gave way, causing the
wagon to turn and careen to one
side and throwing Mr.. Melton and
son out The former had his arm
fractured between the hand and ell
bow and the latter's leg was broken
between the knee and ankle. We
join their many friends in hoping
that the wounds will not prove Sc.
rious, and that they will soon be
out again.
Last Sunday was an important
meeting of the Sunday school at the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
it being the occasion of the annua
election of officers, and there was
large attendance present. f. e
McElyea was elected superintend
ent; j. J. Wyly, assistant superin
> tendent; Miss Matte Rye, secretar,
and treasurer; Mrs. G. w. Arnold
assistant secretary and treasurer
Miss Pearl Arnold, organist; j. j
WHY, director of music; Clarenc,
Steele and Johnnie Robins librari
: ans. The christians of the churcl
= are all united in the great work t.
be accomplished, and the new yea
/ dawns full of hope and promise t.
: those engaged in the special felC
t of training the children for divin
r grace and conservation to hole
S life.
e Particulars Of a singular Difficult
t ty in the seventh civil district dur
). ing the holidays have reached her
< through creditable citizens of tina
locality. 1t seems from the repor
e that a certain candidate for justic
e of the peace in that district on tn
e Republican platform, and a youn
t, disciple of Hsculapius practisin.
) his art in that district, and of tn
e same political faith, got into a diff