The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.


was here on business Monday.
Cashier William e. McRae, Of
the bank, was at Nashville Wodues-
day. Il
No marriages. for several weeks. |
Cupid must be off on an extended
vacation.
Needed repairs have been made
on the Methodist Church building |
this week.
Alonzo Hawkins, esq, visited his
family at Huntingdon last Friday
and Saturday,
Misses Matte and Eunice Farm
or, of near Point Mason, visited in
town this week
Mesdames w. l.. McElyea and
j. g. Presson visited relatives and
friends at Eva Monday,
There will be public speaking and |
a barbecue at McIllwain tomorrow.
A good time is promised.
Mn. Wyly Welch, travelling sales
man, was on our streets Monday, for
the first time in eight years.
After spending several days in
our midst, Miss Ellen Hatley left
Tuesday for her home at Holladay.
Dispositions we're taken yesterday
in the case of J. Cooney q Co. vs.
| @. L. Brecheen, now pending in the
chancery court.
The teachers association meets
at Baker Chapel tomorrow. The
program was published in our is
sue of last week.
Rev. John Doherty, an old Ben
ton County boy, whose home is in
Missouri, was shaking hands with
. old friends here Monday.
Mr.. Harry Bartlett, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bartlett, of Colum-
bia, Tex, has been spending a few
days with relatives here.
We want correspondents at Hol-
laday, Big Sandy, Eva, and at every
post-ofice in the county Call OF
= write to us for instructions.
St Rev. and Mrs. l.. j. LELAND re.
turned home Saturday from q visit
q at Jackson. They left Monday tc
: spend a few weeks in Middle Ten.
nessee.
F. e. Cuff was thrown by a mule
while in town yesterday, but aside
from a severe shock and a painful
scalp wound it is not thought tina
he was seriously injured.
The contemplated public enter
tainment by Postoak Camp, No. AZ
Woodmen Of the World, is in th,
hands of a committee, and we ma,
assume that the public can antici
pate a treat in the near future.
Quite q number from here spen
Sunday at Sulphur Springs. It i
now in order for some one to sug
gest that when rain is needed the
make up party and spend Sunda
at the springs, as it seldom fails t
rain on such occasions.
Claud is the name of new post
Office recently established near th
Tennessee River, with Mr.. 7. "
Farmer as postmaster. This is
miles south of Point Mason, an
will be a great convenience to th
people of that thriving community
TIE CHRONICLE can see no plaus
iblereas why the town of Camde
can not have O brass band. Othe
towns with fewer young men pos
sessing musical talent have goo
bands. The young men of Camde
would find it to be excellent pal
time as we'll as employment,
During the heavy storm Frida
afternoon Of last week a fine null
the property of Mr.. L. M. Pressol
was severely injured by q fallin
tree, and we learn that other stoc
in the county was killed and inju
= ed during the storm. More or LEI
property, such as fencing, barr
and timber, was damaged by IL
fury of the storm king.
on on John Nunnery was arrested
ore McAuley's Bluff Tuesday by Re
I'M enue Collector Mays and carried
Jackson. Nunnery is charged vii
selling liquor without Governmel
license. Hoss Rice, of McAuley
Rlnf: z. p. Beaslev. of Rockno1