The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Tho Baptist meeting 10 this place viii
begin next Sunday
Thorc are umora of wedding boIlg iu
the air. but don't toll
Attention Is directed Co our clubbing
rates iu another column.
An interesting revival r. In prograr
at Missionary Grove this week
Take your county papor-oulyJ JOcauts
per years 80 cents for siZ months
A lcttor from Missionary Grove isI
held for signature Of the writer
Owing 10 the continued dry weather
very little fodder will be saved this year.
The protraotod meeting at the Meth
odist Church here will begin Wednesday
evening, September 20.
A new choir has bocn organized at tho
Methodist Church, and its members are
practiciug some new music and songs.
Cattle buyers are both numerous and
active, and they are leaving the dollars,
too, as they spread out over the county
Revs 4. L. Cason and J. G. Doshazo
are holding q union moating nc Pleasant
Grove, on the lattoI's circuit, this week
The Shelton property, which was sold
here Monday, was purchased by Mrs
Bettio Cunningham The consideration
was $29850.
Caroline Oakley, a noted character OF
the demi-monde, died at her homo about
eight miles south Of Camden, Wednes-
day morning.
The season Of July flies, katydids and
crickets is drawing TO a close What
Jack" will shortly do for their brief ca
reer will be a plonty.
Marriage licenses have been issued by
County Clerk G.. 3. Greer to Henry
Webb and Maggie Quillen aud to S. +.
Haynes and Decie Saunders.
Rev. T. f. Cason will begin the pro-
tracted meeting at Postoalr next Sunday
He will be assisted by Rev. Q. 4. Cole
man, a former pastor and well-known on
this circuit.
A petition endorsing Hon. John r.
Mccall to be United States District
Attorney for West Tennessee was circu-
lated here Friday and was freely signed
by our citizens, irrespective of party.
John Marehbanks of the tenth district,
son Of William Marchbanks, died Tues
day night, Of brain fever, after an illness
of three weeks. The deceased leaves a
wife, but they had been living apart for
several years,
The attention of our readers is called
to the law card Of Messrs. Hawkins g.
Caraway, which will be found in anoth-
er column. They will practice in all the
courts of Benton County, and special
attention given to administration Of es-
tates. We bespeak for them a liberal
share of your patronage.
Hon. James N. Nolan died at his home
at Wayerly Saturday morning. For
number Of years he had been a leading
citizen and progressive business man
of Waverly. He held the office of comp
troller during Governor Hawkins ad-
ministration, and was actively identified
with the Republican party. He had
number of friends here who were panied
to learn of his death.
The end of August has not found the
farmers of Tennessee in such condition
for rejoicing in perhaps twenty years,
says the Nashville Sun. With an abun-
dance of good wheat playing around the
dollar mark, the corn crop as promising
as could we'll be wished and all other
crops lending their full share of encour-
a9ement, the outlook for our agricultu-
raj friends is bright indeed.
The dilapidated building short dis
tanoe northeast of town, which has been
used as a house of iu-fame, was destroy
ed by fire at an early hour last Friday
morning. For some time the place was
q rendezvous for soiled doves from all
points of the compass, but no effort was
made to interfere with these seducers to
lewdness, and they held high carnival
there for many months. There is no clue
to the origin of the fire, but the moral
people of Camden regard it as a provi-
Dental removal of one of the most re.
voting eye-sores in the community.
Tennessee has an excellent school for
the blind, located at Nashville. 1t is q
State institution as we'll as part of the
public school system, and offers to every
blind child in Tennessee between the
ages of z and II years an opportunity to
procure an education as good in every
respect and as complete as that received
by their more fortunate brothers and
sisters, Girls are taught to sew by hand,
to manage q sewing machine, to cut aud
fit dresses, bead working, knitting and
crocheting, while boys are taught piano
tuning, broom making, mattress making
and chair Gaming. All this with board,
washing and medical attention is free
Parents Or guardians incur only the ex-
pense of transportation to and from the
school and providing suitable clothing,