The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Durdin and |
-. M. Lashlee, esq, went TO Nash
vile this week where Mrs. Durdin |
remained to receive medical treat |
ment
Editor John Il. Hardin, OF the
Savannah Courier, who was n del |
egate from Hardin County 90 the
senatorial convention, was a pleas
ant caller at THE CHBoNIoLE Office
Tuesday.
Mr. Sol Newsom, who has been
prospecting in Dyer County, left
at this Office Wednesday a sweet po-
tato he brought from that county.
1t is OF the well-known Bermuda
variety, and weighs 6 pounds.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk G. b. Greer
to r.. L. Cowell and Lena d. Greer,
Samuel Walker and Mary Wheat
ley, and G.. w. Hoy and Ada Kee.
! Colored Frank Lassiter and Mat
tie Springer and Charles Swift and
Jeanette Dudley.
Humphreys County was repre-
sented in the convention by j. r.
Thomas, @. w. Turner, Sheriff Bell.
b. r. Thomas, NJ. @. Carnell, j. 2.
White, II. G. Garter, j. I. Loggins,
| G. w. Turner, George Gould, r. q.
McKelvey, Bright Johnson, w. Il.
Traylor, Il. G. Wyatt and Terrell
Rodgers; Hardin, by J. I. Hardin,
G. w. Shaw and jeff Wilkerson;
Decatur, by Oscar Cummings.
A Jackson dispatch of Saturday
says: "The Eighth Congressional
District contest has ended. At a
meeting of the Madison County
Democratic executive committee
this afternoon the committee on ap-
peal to Senator Faulkner, Of the
National Congressional committee,
reported their correspondence, in
which he stated the action of the
district committee was final. The
special committee, after declaring
they believed the returns should
have been investigated and fraud
eliminated, recommended that all
support T. w. Sims as the nominee.
Mr.. Enloe Withdraws his contest
and comedies the race to Mr.. Sims.
The Sun, edited by Chairman Bur-
kett, of the Congressional commit
tee, will tomorrow declare for Mr..
Sims as the nominee"
Criminal court meets here next
Monday. The following cases are
set for trial: w. l. Farmer, fraud
ulent breach Of trust; Dave Wynn,
larceny; John III. Rives, felonious
assault, remanded by supreme court
for new trial; Martin Swindle, dis
turbing public Worship /. w. Glib
son and Bill McDade, tippling; G..
7. Brecheen, tipping; Harry Glib
son, disturbing public worship; Ed
Perkins and Jesse Dudley gaming;
Bud johnson, giving liquor to mi
nor; George James, carrying pistol; ;
John Whitfield, carrying weapon;
Robert Redick, assault with intent
to commit manslaughter; Daniel
! Presson, disturbing public worship;
Noah Berry, carrying pistol; James
Kelley, tippling; w. @. Mitchell,
carrying pistol; Joe Clark, disturb
ing public worship; A. w. Presson,
selling liquor to minor; Frank Las
sitter, larceny; Walter Elmore, pro-
family. There are a large number
Of forfeitures on subp@nas and 9TH
or minor cases on the docket.
One Of the most successful reviv-
ais ever held in Camden is in prog
ress at the Methodist Church. The
services are being conducted in the
nature Of a union meeting, being
participated in by members Of all
the churches here. Rev. Lewis j.
> Leland, of Jackson, is assisting Rev.
I. F. Cason. Though q youngman,
Rev. Mr.. Leland is markedly elo-
quent and effective speaker. His
sermons, which are characterized
by intense earnestness and religious
fervor, are powerful and convincing
onslaughts against the sins and Vi
ces Of the world, especially as APP
piled to young men. Mr.. LELAND
is being ably seconded by Rev. Mr..
: Cason, than whom there is no more
earnest and truer minister. Their
jealous efforts are being crowned
with wonderfulsucces a large num-
berof conversions have resulted and
the interest among members Of the
the church and many Of those out