The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-01-03

night announced the dnWnlug ul H
new year, aud 1896 was ushered IN
bright and clear Wednesday morn
ing
Itrained, sleeted and showed Sun
day night and the weather was iu-
tensely cold until Wednesday when
there was a slight rise in the ba-
rometer
Messrs Sam Priest, Mart Daw-
son, Boas Gardner and Dan John
son, OF Huntingdon, and j g..
Lowry, of Paris, attended the dance
here last Friday evening.
A "tack" party, given at ,be
home of DR.. and Mrs. II. b. Travis
Monday evening, was well attend
ed, the young people appearing in
garbs both grotesque and pictur-
esque.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk G. b. Greer
TO ID. NJ. NOVEL; and Mollie Prater,
Lon Maxwell and Ellen Pace, r.
l.. Lockhart and n. }. Greer and
A. o. Cole and l., b. Greer.
The Big Sandy Dramatic Troupe
will play the famous drama "Tom
Blossom, or Spiders Web" at that
place tonight. This is an excel
lent drama in four acts, and will be
appreciated by all who attend. The
entertainments given for the bene-
fit of the Big Sandy High School.
Mr.. Michael Collins and his new
bride are now domiciled at the old
homestead at this place, and Mike
is one of the happiest men in town.
We did not learn Of their marriage
last week until just before going to
press, and we want to extend con-
gratulations and best wishes TO the
happy couple for a long life Of use
fulness, happiness and prosperity.
By special arrangement we will
send to any address THE CHRoNI-
Gle and the Weekly Memphis Com
mercial Appeal one year for Sl.25.
Both papers are well known to our
readers, and we know of no better
opportunity for providing reading
matter for your family for the year
at SO small an outlay In this way
you get all the county, State ano
general news, besides information
of a general character we'll worth
the investment.
Messrs. Thomas Bros, of near
Eva, gave dinner to few of theil
friends last Sunday. The guests
presentwere Messrs. Charley Bless
ing, James Fowlkes and B. r
Thomas, Of Waverly; L. j. Lowry
J. NJ and A. P. Lashlee and j. j
Weatherly, of Eva; George Gould
of Box, and Robert Lashlee, of Ar
kansas. The dinner was all tina
could be desired to satisfy the cray
ings of the inner man, and wa
hughly enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse II. Greer, o
Huntingdon, who have been visit
ing Camden relatives and friends
returned home Tuesday morning
Mr.. Greer has a new process fo
preparing stock feed that is said t
be very fine, and our people will b
given an opportunity to give it
test through Messrs. Stigall & Pott
who will handle 1t here. The fee
is ground shuck, cob and a
and is highly recommended as
good, economical feed for stock.
Two box cars were derailed o
the Cemetery spur on the Midlan
in this city Sunday afternoon, an
the main line was blocked for se'
eral hours. There was no one hui
in the wreck, but the work of clear
ing it away lasted until early yes
terday morning.-Jackson Whi9
The trial of Harrison Fuller an
Frank Simpson is set for Januar
8 in the criminal court at Lexing
ton. They are the two negrot
charged with nameless crime o
Mrs. Pomeroy and daughter lai
summer The young man Croo
, who was shot at the time the mo
J attempted to take the negroes frol
the Lexington Jail, is still in til
\ hospital at Memphis and may ha1
: to have his leg amputated.
The Columbia Pad Calender f
1896 has made its appearance, rel
: resenting the eleventh annual issu
: and handy and convenient as it hi
!. been heretofore, the new issue ce