The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs }. J. Bateman Is quite sick
this week.
Hon. w. l.. Morris was at Jack
son Saturday.
J. A. Clement, esq, was at Jack
son yesterday.
County Clerk G. b. Greer was
indisposed yesterday
Mr.. Alec Biyens, OF Huntingdon.
is visiting homefolks.
Mrs. Cora Atchisou is visiting
relatives at Big Sandy
Mrs. j. V. Travis and children
are visiting in the country.
Miss Bette Boswell is convalesc-
Ing from her recent illness.
Protracted meeting is announced
to begin 40 Liberty tomorrow.
Mrs. T.. L. Cason and little child
are visiting at Big Sandy this week.
A splendid meeting is in prog
.ress at Cowells Chapel this week.
Miss Maude Saunders and Mr.
Eula Hudson visited at Waverly
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. A. McMackin, of
Hollow Rock, are visiting Camden
relatives.
Messrs. Buck Barker and Cen
eral Barker, Of Hurstburgh, we're
here Monday.
Messrs. S. A. Clement and w. A.
Beatou, of Enloe, visited Camden
relatives Monday.
A barbecue and bran dance will
be givenat old Beaverdam camping
/ ground tomorrow.
A new daughter made her safe
arrival at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
! @. ii. Sullivan Tuesday.
Mesdames J. II. Wyly, William
Z. Bivens and a number of others
are indisposed this week.
Mesdames A. j. Saunders, Tom
lC. Rye and w. J.. McElyea were
reported very sick yesterday.
Mr.. J. G. Fry left the first of.the
week to resume guard duty at the
new State prison in WestNashville.
On account of the extremely hot
weather some of the public schools
have been closed from to 3 weeks.
An old-fashioned sheep barbecue
and bran dance will be given Sat
urrday, August 20, at Chalk Level.
A great many prostrations were
reported in town yesterday. The
hot wave still continues as we go
to press.
Miss Bette Whitfield, who has
charge of the school at Eva, spent
this week at home on account of
indisposition.
The Rushing land, 1888 acres,
was sold Monday to A. N. Lindsey,
e. M. McAuley, Robert Cherry and
James Mobiles.
Copies of THE CHRONICLE con-
ftaining the official vote of Benton
County in the August election can
be had at this Office at cents.
q, Misses Mary Wyly and Lizzie
3 Mccullough and Messrs. Dorsey
= Crocker, Nola Cuff and w. T. Nor
Y ris visited at Hollow Rock Sunday.
Mr. Martin Presson and family
> and Mr. Emerson Presson and fam
7 lily, Of Bertrand, Mo, are spending
! the week with Benton County rel
8tives.
Messrs.i William Creelman, Prof.
6 John w. Blair, Nola Cuff, Vernon
! Farmer and John Maiden went on
e q camping trip to Sulphur Springs
last Friday.
i Misses Lou and Matte Clement
/. and Mamie Arnold visited at Enloe
r and attended protracted meeting
j. on Lick Creek last week, returning
home Sunday.
Mr. G. V. Hawley had narrow
e escape in a runaway accident OF
d thesquarelast Wednesday evening
r He jumped from the buggy before
. the team got under fall headway
n, and escaped without injury. The
s. buggy was slightly damaged.
The following Benton Count,
&c Republicans attended the Repub
70 lican convention at Nashville: D
n J. Allen, James Jeffreys, L. T. FL
NJ more, G. I. Brecheen, A. N. Pres
1e son, d. j. McRae, L. N Lanier, ]
y Il. Kirk, d. Y. Allen, Joe Coleman
Jack Allen, A. Allen, A. j. Farm
is er, Henry Tilson, Charley jackson
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