The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-01

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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mr.. and Mrs. William j Rye, of
Paducah, arrived here Saturday on
a visit They were met at Hollow
Rock Junction by his sister, Miss
Matte Rye. Mr.. Rye went back
20 Paducah Sunday evening.
Itwas reported here Wednesday
that Mrs. Efhe Frazier, daughter of
Mr.. Burrell Woods, of Holladay,
is very low, and can hardly survive
through the week She has been
in bad health for some time.
Mrs. Harriet Farmer, formerlyo
this place, has opened a boarding
house at 5l3 South Spruce Street,
Nashville, Tenn, where firstclass
Accommodations can be had at very
reasonable terms Her house is
well situated, the rooms are large,
airy and we'll kept, and Che house
is on street car line.
Rev. r. w. Ayres will preach the
funeral of Mrs. Martha Barker at
Mount Zion, in the sixth district,
next Sunday. He will also preach
! the funeral sermon of DIR. ID. M. X.
Collins at Flatwoods Sunday, May
III. On this occasion there will be
a Masonic procession, and all men,
! bers of the order are invited to at
tend and participate in the honors
due a deceased brother.
Mrs. McGill, wife Of Mack Nc
Gill, who resides near Aliens Mill,
! died Monday morning after lin
gering illness from consumption.
The deceased was about forty-six
years of age. She was a devoted
wife, a loving mother and a faith
full christian, being a consistent
member Of the Baptist Church at
! Rushings Greek, where the remains
were inferred Tuesday. She leaves
a husband and three little children,
to whom we extend sympathy in
their sad bereavement
We take pleasure in announcing
that Mr.. William Creelman, b. A.,
LII. b., agent of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, of New York,
will deliver a public address at Ben
ton Seminary Saturday, May 9, at
730, p. m. Mr.. Creelman is a So
cial, pleasant gentleman, an enter
tanning conversationalist, and his
; splendid subject, "Our American
Humorists," will surely please all
= who hear him. The entertainment
3 will be free, and everybody is in
e. viten to hear Mr.. Croelman.
Mrs. Dickerson, the wife of Mr.
:, A. r. Dickerson, who resides neal
: Pleasant Valley, died one day last
: week. Mrs. Dickerson had been il
bad health for a long while, bur
g bore her suffering with the forti
a tude of noble christian. Her re
:, mains were inferred at the Hudson
burying ground. Funeral services
e were conducted by Rev. r.. w. Ayre
It at the grave. We join in extend
c ing heartfelt sympathy to the be
) reaved husband and relatives il
their great loss and bereavement
II A spirit of opposition to the con
? templated change in the Star Rout
"a mail service has been aroused a
McIllwain and other points in th
% southern part of the county. TIL
!, mail route from Camden to Suga
q Tree, via Holladay, Chaseville an
- McIllwain, is to be discontinued
: and the mail to the above points i
this county will be distributed b
. a line from Westport to Sugar Tree
. . 1t is complained that the propose
~ ~ change will not be as convenient t
% Chaseville, McIllwain, Coxburg
and Sugar Tree as the present SCI
V. vice, and petitions will probably t
n circulated opposing any change
al the present mail route from Can
le den to Sugar Tree.
A. The regular monthly meeting
ed the Benton County Teachers ASS
re citation will be held at Flatwood t
", morrow. One Of the most impor
rt, ant questions to be decided at tn
n meeting is the time and place
hold teachers normal. Itseer
lily to be the general opinion that Il
lat normal should be held at Camdl
on from the standpoint Of convenien
ed to the greatest number OF teachel
ter Camden would be more convene
+o the teachers OF Holladay tht