The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

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Mr. T. J. Brown has moved his
family from the station 20 town.
Mr.. "A. j. Saunders has opened !
business at the stable Of 1lr. II. +.
Shgall.
Children's day viii be observed |
at the Methodist Church Sunday, |
May "a
Mr. Jack Fuller, the barber, has
opened a shop at Lashlee & Crock |
er's stable.
Letters from Eggville and Way /
were received too late for publica-
tion this week.
Benton County's delegation TO |
the convention numbered 40 ster-
ling Democrats.
Mr.. @. j.. Holland, of Paris, is
spending a few days with Benton
County relatives.
Mr.. G.. W Arnold and sister, Miss
Pearl, of Brownsville, spent Friday
with Camden relatives.
Hon. Il. N. Davis, of Lexington,
Republican candidate for criminal
judge, was here this week.
Messrs. Bateman and Brecheen
have temporarily located their sa-
loon in the Rushing building.
A marriage license has been IS
sued by County Clerk G. b. Greer
to A. L. Weatherly and NJ. Henry.
Misses Emma and Bessie Vaughn,
of Ralston, are spending the week
with their sister, Mrs. w. S. Cor
bitt.
Rev. L. Il. Cason will conduct de-
votional service at the Methodist
| Church next Sunday forenoon and
evening.
Mr.. A. w. Presson has moved his
saloon from tho station to the build
ing formerly occupied by Rushing's
drugstore
Sidney L. Peeler, of Camden, is
among the visiting attorneys here
at court this week.-Huntingdon
| Democrat
Quite a number of delegates left
for home Wednesday night, and a
large squad of them left yesterday.
All left proxies, however.
The delegates to the convention
: are a fine looking gentlemanly body
of men, and Camden is glad of the
opportunity to entertain them.
Hon. Tom @. Rye, Of Washing.
ton, who attended the Democratic
love feast at Nashville last week
spent a few hours here Friday anC
left for Brownsville.
S. L. Peeler, esq, had Englisl
peas, Irish potatoes and American
spring chicken for dinner Monday
This is the first report Of vegetable
and spring chickens this season.
Elder Wellborne Mooney pre-
sided at the quarterly meeting a
Morris Chapel last Saturday an
Sunday. He delivered an excellen
sermon at the Methodist Churc
here Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. A. Rushing lei
Wednesday for Box, where theywi
reside for the present. We regrt
that they prefer to reside elsewhel
than at Camden, and when they d,
eide to return to Camden a heart
welcome will be extended them.
A good audience assembled
Benton Seminary Saturday evel
ing and heard the interesting an
entertaining address Of Mr.. Villa
Creelman on "Our American Hur
orists." Mr.. Creelman is a gentl
man Of rare attainmeuts, and h
address was a literary treat Of
high order.
Mrs. Harriet Farmer, formerly
this place, has opened boardil
house at 513 South Spruce Sire,
Nashville, Tenn, where frst-cle
accommodations can be had at We
81 reasonable terms. Her house
well situated, the rooms are larl
airy and we'll kept, and the sire
cars pass the door.
The following members Of
press attended the convention:
w. N. Burkett, jackson Sun; @.
9niis Herrin, jackson Wing; James
! to Blount and Hugh Pettus, Decatr
tas, fbe vile Herald; =. nj. Belts, Lexil
a to ton Democrat; w. v. Barry, u
= ington Progress; Frank Chambe
r. special reporter for the Nashvi
JUS. American. The latter is accom-
9ON nied Inv his wife