The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-02-28

candidacy for trustee with us. IT.
is hardly possible that there will be
no entries for this important Office
tins year. Come forward, gentle
men, aud present your aspirations
through the columns Of your coun-
ty paper.
Deputy Sheriff A. n. Lindsey
brought toverfrom Big Sandy, Mon
day, a man named Kelley, who was
tried before Commissioner w. L..
Carter on "A charge of selling whis-
Ky without license In default of
bond he was committed to jail
Paris Post-Intelligencer
Senator Jeffreys was in Wayerly
the first part of the week looking
after his political fences. It's un-
derstood here that Mr. Jeffreys has
the Congressional fever aud may
enter the race for said honor over
in the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict Wayerly Sentinel.
Mr.. w. J. Brecheen and sister,
Miss Donie, accompanied by their
cousin, Miss Lizzie Carneil, and
niece, Miss Josie Rigsby, of Clarks-
burgh, and their uncle, Mr.. Will
liam Smith, of Buena Vista, were
guests of the their brother, Mr.. O..
T. Brecheen, and family Monday
and Tuesday.
The dwelling occupied by Mr.. A.
| w. Presson and family, in South
Camden, was completely destroyed
10y fire Monday forenoon. The fire
is said to have resulted from a de-
fective fue. The building, which
was a two-story tenement, burned
very rapidly, and only a few of the
household effects were saved.
The County Teachers Associa-
tion will be with us tomorrow week.
tits hoped that the teachers of the
county viii show a willingness to
give one day each month and meet
together to discuss the best means
of advancing the cause of education
in our county. All who attend will
receive a hearty welcome to our
midst.
The repeal Of the Office ofcounty
assessor by the general assembly
makesa vacancy for twelve citizens
, Of the county-one in each civil
district. The surest way to success
, to those who expect to become. g
: candidate for assessor in your dis.
' trict, is to announce in The CHRoN
ICLE, which goes to nearly every
7 home in Benton County.
e M. A. Sullivan and j. G. Doug
I las were arraigned before Justic,
w. I. Morris Saturday evening OF
S the charge of lewdness. Douglas
+ submitted his case and was fneC
!. $3.50 and cost. Mrs. Sullivan CAV
bond for her appearance Tuesday
e but learning that her co-defendan
S had submitted, under the advice o
S friends(?) she also submitted he
case and was fined $500 and cost
q j. A. Clement, esq, representa-
s the State, and j. G. Robins, esq
a the defendant Sullivan.
viii Brewer, son Of Scott Brew
: er, who resides between Oamde
# and Big Sandy, was cut in the bow
O. els by his brother last SATURDAY,
IS The boys, who are small, were {
work in the woods, and became Ell
e gagged in a quarrel. The younge
!, lone cut his brother in two places
, .one of the wounds being regarde
!, as a very serious one. 1t was som
time before the wounds could b
properly dressed, and it was firl
! thought the boy could not recove
- but later reports are, more reassu,
= ling, and it is now believed that th
~ wounds are not as serious as fir
reported.
= General gloom hovers over I'll
v home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bat
q man on account of the sad death
- Beulah, their little daughter ear
e. Wednesday evening. She was tai
s. en- suddenly sick last Friday, al
a everything possible was done
At save the little life, but mol Aft,
as lingering nearly three years ogla'
n den the hearts of those who love
Ill her, the summons came to "Con
up Higher" "The visible is Il
IN ladder to the invisible" And
ID by death we are led to life. We.
W touching funeral services were co
th Quoted by Rev. I. I. Cason at Il
d. Methodist Church and the renal
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