The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-01-17

Mr. Eula Hudson, who has been
spending a few weeks visiting az
several points IN Texas and the In-
dian Territory, returned home Sun
day, coming by way ofNew Orleans,
Birmingham aud Nashville.
w. d. johnson, near Smith'sMill
ON Birdsong Creek, relates an expe-
rience hadSaturday evening thathe
will not forget soon. While cross
ing the creek on a log his foot slip
ped and he fell 20 feet to water,
bruising him about the head con-
siderably. IL was with some diff
Guilty he managed to get his wife,
who accompanied him, across the
stream.
At the regular annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Camden
Bank and Trust Company at this
place last week A. G. McRae was
elected president, +. G.. Hudson,
vice. president, and w. e. McRae
cashier. Thefollowing are the di-
rectors elected +. G. Hudson, A.
j. Farmer, j. M. Wiseman, g. y.
Bane, A. G. McRae, w. Il. McRae
and A. j. Saunders. A. semi-an-
nual dividend Of 5 per cent. was de-
clared. A statement of the condi-
ton Of the bank at close Of busi-
ness January l3. 1896. will be found
in another column.
A good house greeted the preRen-
tation .af "Tom Blossom, or In the
Spiders Web" by the Big Sandy
Dramatic Club at Benton Semina-
ry last Saturday evening. The en-
tertainment was presented entirely
by local talent of Big Sandy, aud
> surpassed anything they have ever
> before exhibited here. The drama
J is very good, and possesses the
: merit OF diversity. "Out in the
Street" was also presented IN, a very
g .clevermanner, and the "UnjustJus-
: tico" simply captivated the audi
ence. Lack of space prevents US
! from making personal mention of
the characters who took part in the
entertainment, but all did theirpart
very creditably, and some of the
impersonating was exceptionally
good. The music was furnished by
local talent. The entertainment
- was a most gratifying success, and
we extend the invitation for the
club to come again.
Mr.. Allen G. Presson died at his
4 home near Zach Wednesday. The
q deceased was one of the oldest citi-
zens in the county, being in his
7 90th year, and had been in very
u feeble health for several years.
s. Mr.. Presson has resided in Benton
9 County for a long number Of years,
and at one time was very prominent
> in the political affairs of the coun-
5 ty. He was elected to the office of
= sheriff in 1842, serving. two years.
l. He filed the Office of county sur
II veyor from lS48 to 1852 and again
e from 1860 to 1865. In 1865 he was
1t elected to the office of county court
y clerk, serving until 1868. He was
e one of the public spirited and en-
J; terprising citizens of the county,
Z. and a justly popular official The
Ia remains were inferred with all the
i honors of Masonry yesterday after
le noon at Mount Carmel. He leaves
9 host of relatives, o,whom we ex-
, tend coincidence and sympathy in
t. their sad bereavement.
+, George Hicks, of .nearBig San
l. dy, who was held in jail at Paris
for allegedrape upon the person Of
of a negress-ln Henry County in Au-
d gust of last year, made his escape
G. from the Paris Jail last Monday.
v An amusing feature connected with
4 the escape was the disguise assumed
t, by the prisoner. Some of his rela-
v. tives went from Big Sandy to Paris
S, Monday and called at the Jail to
Z. see Mr., Hicks. The visitors, which
]. included several ladies, went pre-
J. pared. The prisoner hastily dom
J. ned the e.habiliments of the fair sex,
t, and thus disguised he passed out Of
l. the Jail without detection. A fleet
footed horse was held in readiness,
is and mounted on this the prisoner
or left Paris without ceremony. A
1r short time after the wife of the
s. jailor discovered his escape, and a
lg posse of deputies, were hastily dis
e. patched in pursuit. After a chase
Or of uearlyfve miles the prisoner was
lg overtaken, but after firing several
ut shots at him the posse we're soon
k left behind. and Mr. Hicks was