The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-11-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

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from a visit at Mckenzie.
Trustee j. 4. Camp has been in
ourmidst several days this week
Last Sunday evening was Hal
loween. What did You see, girls?
Clerk and Master ID. G. Hudson
has gone 10 East Tennessee on bus
mess.
Mr. j. R, Davidson, Of Britts
Landing, is visiting relatives here
this week.
Miss Eulah Lashlee is spending a
few days with relatives and friends
at Dickson this week.
Sidney l.. PeeleE esq, went to
Huntingdon last Monday TO see his
brother, who is quite sick.
The county teachers association
will be held at Flatwoods near Nc
Illwain Saturday, November 20.
Next Saturday evening and Sun
day monrinp are the appointments
of Rev. l.. J. Leland at this place.
Rev 4. +. Cason will preach at
Postoak next Sunday forenoon and
at Mount Carmel in the afternoon.
After spending a few weeks with
relatives here, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Webb, Of Jonesboro, Ark, returned
home Saturday.
The State board of health very
wisely decided to raise the State
quarantine Tuesday. The advent
of cold weather renders the further
spread of yellow fever impossible.
The protracted meeting at the
Presbyterian Church closed with
the services Thursday of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Foust is a practical rea-
soner and created a very favorable
impression here.
Quarterly conference Of the Cam
| den circuit of the Methodist Chuch
began at Bethlehem yesterday, and
is presided over by Elder G. B. Bas-
kerville, who will probably preach
at this place before taking his final
departure from our midst.
The meeting of the annual con.
ference at Trenton has been post
| poned one week. This will delay
the meeting until the 18th, and Rev
Mr.. Cason requests us to announce
that he will hold services at Cow.
ellis Chapel the second Sunday al
IL a, m. and at Camden at 1902. m
Mrs. Mary Yarbrough will give
a mite supper at her residence il
South Camden tomorrow (Satur.
day. evening. Everybody is cor.
daily invited to attend and spend
socialevening together. The pro
ceeds of the entertainment will bt
Igiven to the Presbyterian Church
MIR. Van Davidson, who resides
near Eggville, met with an unfort
unate accident Thursday of las
week. He was driving a team to ;
wagon and in some way he lost hi
footing and fell in such a manner
as to fracture the bones of one o
his legs. He is resting easily a
present.
County Clerk G. B. Greer me
with an unfortunate accident tht
first of the week. While chopping
wood he accidentally inflicted a Sc
we're wound on his foot, which i
very painful. His many friend
hope he will recover from his in
juries rapidly and that there will
be no bad results.
Amos Corbitt, prominent citi
zen of this county, died on Monda.
Of typhoid pneumonia, after lin
gering and painful illness. The re
mains were inferred at the famil
burying-ground a few miles mort
Of town Tuesday. The decease
served through the civil war on tn
sidewith Lee, Jackson, Forrest an
other distinguished chieftains c
the Confederacy, and was brav
and gallant soldier. Mr.. Corbit
was a lifelong Democrat, and a
though he seemingly had no polit
cal ambition he was several time
honored with the endorsement {
his party for the general assembl,
!. He was 73 years Of age, and ha
never been married. He was higl
/ ly esteemed by all who knew hin