The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-08-27

The infant child of Mr. John
Rushing, who resides a fow miles
north OF town, died suddenly last
Saturday We Join in extending
sympathy 10 the bcrcavod family
Mr. Riley Warrick, who resides
in the Flatwoods community, was.
reported very in the first of this.
week, and his chances for recovery.
are regarded as somewhat doubtful.
by the family.
The following gentlemen from
Holiday are attending the great
Centennial at Nashville this week:
Messrs. Luther Watson, William
Hatloy, Pinkuey Kirk, Cub King
and Hanna Hilliard
Rev Y. Q. Kee, of Metropolis,
| H., who is here on a visit to rela-
tives and old friends, paid MS a
| pleasant call Tuesday. He talks of
returning TO old Benton, his former
home, to reside in the future.
Marriage licenses have been is.
sued by County Clerk G. b. Greer
to G.. r.. King and A. p. Pollard,
| T. q. Oxford and Cora Buchanan,
Galley Holland and Ila Childress,
W. Q. Hyatt and NJ. c. Buchanan.
An Ohio man sold his wife for
800 and a man i'm Missouri has
traded his wife for % mule. This
may be looked upon 10y some as an
evidence that there is a revival of
commercial activity, says an ex-
change.
Quite a number of wagons were
employed by Mr.. j. w. Bateman
Monday and Tuesday in hauling
| peanuts to Cooley's Landing. In
all about 5000 bushels were sent
there for shipment by river, it be-
ing cheaper than shipment by rail.
tits mere waste of money to have
the public schools taught in sum-
mer. There can be no good done
during such intense heat as we have
had during the past few weeks. We
are becoming sufficiently civilized
it would seem by this time to have
our public schools taught during
the fall and winter ponths.-Sel
mer Symposium.
| We have received a copy Of the
Visitor, four-column folio pub
lished semi-monthly at Big Sandy.
1t does not give name of publisher,
but we understand it is published
in connection with the Big Sandy
| Collegiate Institute, Of which Pref
John T. Hill is principal. It is a
commendable enterprise, and we
wish it all success.
Two sons Of Mr.. David Rushing,
near Rushing's Turnpike, on Big
Sandy River on Thursday Of last
week got into a quarrel and one
struck the other on the head with
a piece of plank breaking his skull,
and from the effects of which it is
feared he will die. They are aged
respectfully II and ID years.-Paris
Post-Intelligencer.
Workmon who are boring well
for Mr.. Polk Cowell, mile west Of
town, are interested in the peculiar
formation of the ground at a depth
of about forty feet 1t resembles
soft soap when first brought to the
surface, but when exposed to the
: atmosphere it soon become a flint
J chalk and crumbles easily. Speci
mems can be seen at this Office.
, From reports received late corr
in many localities is greatly in neeC
of rain; in many parts Of the coun
: ty it develops that corn will not bt
more than half a crop. The felC
pea is reported generally fine; alsc
. the peanut and sorghum crops ar,
s good, Turnips are growing well il
! some localities. A general gooC
/ rain is needed all over the county
The many friends here Of til,
t family learned with much regret 0
]. the death of Mrs. Luter, wife of Dr
: Z. r. Luter, who died at her hom
: near Luterton last week. The fam
lily resided at Camden a number o
years ago, and Mrs. Luter forme,
o a host of friends, who esteemed he
@ for her christian piety and gentle
r pleasant nature. We join them i
their sympathy for the bereave
family.
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