The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-12-11

abridged 20 John smilor and tbon 10
John smilhor, and finally 70 John
Smith. a smith iaa amitor-a gold
smith smiles gold blacksmith amitoa
iron. Aud go an these soldier on Che
highlands became smitha by name, and
we're good patriotic fighting stock.
Hurrah for the smiiha-includine
John The Jones family arc OF Moloh
extraction, aud NO doubt had similar
origin for Che original namo Was Jone,
and the s wa8 added for o plural.
But names woro still acarcer than
people, and so they had 90 resort to
occupations 20 distinguish them hence
camo tho honest names Of Farmer,
Carpenter, Mason, Baker, Gardner
Tanner, Weaver, Taylor, Draper
Cooper, Miller, Porter, Joiner, sadlor,
Brewer, Barber, Turner, Plumber,
Thrlsbor, Carter. Currier, Granger
Cook, Bridgman, Bowman, etc. Scores
OF others could bo added that indicate
trades aud occupations.
Not long after, aa the people multi
piled, they were named for the places
whore they lived or some natural OBJ
joct near by, as Hill, Dale, Forest
Wood, Grove, Fountain, Lake, Pool,
Rivers, Brooke, Branch, Bush, Grubb,
Tree, Stone, Banks, Shore, Beach,
Birch, Waters, Wall, Gin, Peak, Scay,
Rain, Rainpa'er, Timberlake, Rice,
What, Corn, Alleorn, etc
They even appropriated the names
Of animals, birdie, otc., as Lion, Lamb,
Hog, Colt, Fowl, Bull, Bullock,
Beaver, Bear, Buck, Deer, Swan,
Hawks, Dove, Crane, Bird, Herring,
Bass, Trout, Salmon.
And next the fruits and flowers, as
Apple, Orange, Lemon, Plum, Cherry,
Berry, Haws, Coffee, Turnip and Tur-
nipseed. Colonel Turnipseed was coll
ouel Of tEo Ninth Georgia regiment.
OF flowers aud trees, there is Rose,
Violet, Primrose, Chestnut and Holly.
Then they had to encroach on the
nobility and clergy, and so we have
King, Queen, Prince, Earl, Lord,
Duke, knight, Page, Stewart, Cham.
berlain, Pope, Bishop, Priest, Abbot,
Prior, Deacon and Bailey.
Aud on tho heavenly bodies and
heavenly things aud precious stones,
as Sun, Moon, Star, Cloud, Wind,
Gale, Sky, Angel, Diamond, Pearl,
Gold, Glass, Jewell, etc.
And on parts Of the body, as Head,
Heart, Beard, Hair, Arms, Legg, Foot
Shinn, Back, Hipp, Hand, etc.
And on oolors, as White, Black
Brown, Green, Redd, Blue. Gray
Hoar and Violet.
Some were named on account of per
sonal peculiarities-as Long, Long
fellow, Stringfellow, Short, Small
Strong, Meek, Ligbtfoot, Good, Best
Bliss, Wise, Witt, Wisdam, Fite anC
Fittcn.
But there are enough for the youDt
folks to build onto and make n yer!
good catalogue of names. Charlie
Lamb says that the original name o
Bacon was Hoghesh, who was q yer,
wealthy and clover gentleman, but hi
| girl wouldn't marry Linn because sh
couldn't bear to be called Mrs. Hog
! flesh. 1t would be awful. And so h
applied to parliament and had hi
name changed to Bacon. He couldn'
give up the whole hog, but took i
cured. Many names were abridged o
changed from circumstances. John a
the Moor was changed to Atmore, an
At the Wood to Atwood aud Peter q
the Seven Oaks to Peter Snooks
VIII, the taylor, had @ sign of
peacock over his shop, and got to b
called Will Peacock. Anslem, th
pawnbroker, had a sign of a red shield
which in the Jewish language wf
Rothschild, and 50 he and his brother
were called Rothschilds, and becam
the richest men in the world. Tt
old story of the firm of /. Ketchul
and U. Cheatham may have never e,
listed, but before the war there was
firm in Rome OF Wise & Goodman, an
close by was Wit and o Wisdom
There is Foute, and Fite in Ca
tersville, and some years ago there vi
a FIFTEEN. The poet asks what's in
! name? There is a good deal, and if
! was a pretty girl, and bad pret'
name, l wouldn't change it for Hos
or a Sheepshanks. -BILn ARP in a
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