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


vacated by Mr.. Brown.
Mrs. Cora Atchison, Of Big San
dy, went TO Nashville Monday for |
special treatment and operation 10y |
specialists. Hermany friends here |
wish her a speedy recovery.
The many friends Of Mr. Joe
Melton, an aged and honored citi-
zen Of the Flatwoods neighborhood, |
will learn with regret that there is
no improvement in his health.
Mr.. NJ. w. Presson, proprietor Of
the well known Benton Nurseries,
at Garfield, and who has recently
returned from an extended trip
through Missouri, was in town Mon
day.
The following members of the
Big Sandy Dramatic Troupe took
part in the entertainment here Sat
urday evening: Misses Luna Haw-
ley, Mollie Davis, Cora Brewer, Lii
| lie Caraway and little Buel Robins
aud Messrs. w. p. Caraway, Mar
vim Luter, r. NJ. Travis, L. B.
Bowles, j. B. Waters, Prof. L. l..
Jones, A. L. Hassell and Ed Lind
sey.
Two extra passenger trains were
put on by the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and ST. Louis Railroad the
first Of the week, and the following
time card went into effect Monday:
Passenger trains going West-No.
6, 436 p. M; No. 4, l0.l7 a. M; No.
p, ll22 p. m. East bound-No. l,
400 a. m; No 3, SIT p. M; No. 3,
1858 a. m. Through coaches be-
tween Nashville and Memphis and
| Nashville and Paducah via Hollow
| Rock Junction now run daily.
We have in press a statement of
the receipts aud disbursements of
revenue by Mr.. d. j. Allen, as trus-
tee of Benton County, which will
soon beready for distribution. The
statement is very complete, show
: ing all the receipts and disburse-
ments of the trustee from October
l, 1894, to October l, 1895, and any
p one can tell almost at a glance Just
how we'll Trustee Allen has dis
charged the duties of his Office.
Scarlet fever is reported from the
: Way neighborhood. Thelittlechild
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pafford died
t Thursday night of last week from
4 what was pronounced scarlet fever
:. by the physicians, and a little child
D of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Harris
+ near Flatwoods, is afflicted with the
same disease. It's life was dispair.
ed of Monday. 1t is the same dis.
: ease that prevailed several weeks
l ago among the children at Waverly
= where a number of deaths resulted
d The Sunday schools Of Camdel
have begun the new year with the
. most fattering prospects for a grea
work. The officers of the Sunday
g school at the Methodist Church arr
e w. E. McRae, superintendent
u Eula Hudson, secretary; Mrs. w
L. Morris, treaserer, and Miss OF,
|, Mcdaniel, organist. Thenew off
/ GERS of the Sunday school at tn,
n Presbyterian Church are F. r. Nc
Elyea, superintendent; j. G. Rob
$ ms, assistant superintendent; Prof
! j. w. Blair, secretary and treasurer
p and Miss Bertha McElyea, organ
!. ist,
= The meeting Of the Knights o
= Pythias Monday evening was of un
usual Importance, it being the oc
: casion for installation of the follow
ing officers: w. I. Morris, chan
cellor commander; w. S. Corbitt
Il Il vice-chancellor commander; Rev
q T. f. Cason, prelate; w. L, Morris
u keeper records and seals; 0. T
81 Lashlee, master at arms; j. G
Presson, master of exchequer; j
II w. RUSSELL, master of works. j
e d. McAuley, master of finance elect
a was not present on account of i'll
1t ness.
/ Criminal court will meet at thi
place next Monday. The numbe
d Of cases and different offenses 70
y which parties are indicted or pros
Is ecuted are as follows: Disturbing
n public worship, 5; tipping, Is; fe
+. lonious assault, l furnishing liquo
to minors, 4; gaming, 1; carryin
e weapons, 5; larceny, l fraudulen
l. breech of trust, l; sabbath break
l. ing, 3; public drunkenness, 2; al
" tempt to commit manslaughter,
r. murder, first degree, 1; destroyin
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