The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-08-20


we bespeak for him q liberal pat
ronage while in our midst
Rev. /. r. Hubbs, who has had
charge Of a circuit the past year at
Corvallis, Mont, came in yesterday
aud left for Holladay 10 visit his
mother. tie is in excellent health
and is we'll pleased with HE work
in tho Northwest
Mr.. J. B. Nance, of Eggville, let
on our table yesterday n sample OF
apples grown on his place that are
royal beauties. The variety. iRuoi
known, but they attain very large
growth, rich and juicy He also
left a sample Of the first cotton we
have seen this season
The following parties attended
the Centennial Saturday: Sheriff
W. A. Lashlee, Circuit Clerk A. II.
Brooks and family, Clerk and Mas
ter ID. G.. Hudson, Hon. William
l.. Morris, w. L. Morris, ESQ.,, and
Messrs. Q. V. Hawley, inisRush-
ing, A. IL. Gibson and j. II. Pres.
son.
The meeting CONDUCTED by Revs.
j. E. Arnold, pastor, E..M Joynsr
and Elijah Dye at Chalk Hill last
week was a big success. There was
a general revival Of religion among
the christian people of that neigh
borhood, and there were four i'm
mersions Sunday. The meeting
closed with services. Sunday.
The protracted meeting at Flat
woods last week was a regular re-
Vival, and resulted in about eight
professions. There was some good
preaching during the meeting, and
we understand the people were we'll
pleased with the work of the pas
tor, Bev.R. p. Witt. Themeeting
closed with Sundays services
Account negro" day at the Cen
tennial August %, the Nashville,
! Chattanooga and ST. Louis Rail
road will sell excursion tickets at
| low rates. Tickets on sale at Cam
! den for trains Nos. 3, 81 and 63 Of
! August "a and for train No. I of
August 25 good to return until and
lon August rs. Rate for the round
trip from Camden $1.55. This in.
cludes one admission 10 Centennial.
! According to present prospects
the farmers Of Benton County can
prepare to garner the best crop they
, have made for years. The wheat
and Oatcr already harvested, was
an unprecedented yield, and .good
rains have, insured excellent corn,
lpeanut and cotton crops. The TO-
bacco crop only will be short, due
to the drouth at the time of trans
] planting, If these ercrops can be
disposed OF at fair prices twill aid
/. the farmer and help out all lines OF
trade.
"Yes," says an exchange ,,1bhssc
: are hard times. We let our timber
! rotand buy fencing; we throw away
our ashes and grease and buy soap
we raise dogs and buy hogs; we lei
. our manure go to waste, raiseweed.
G and buy vegetables and brooms; VIZ
catch five-cent fish with four-dollaI
rods; we build school houses anC
: send our children offto beeducated
9 andlastly, we send our boy out Will
: a forty-dollar guneand ten9aollal
dog to hunt ten-cent birds. Yes
times are hard"
i PFomiscuous shooting at nigh
8 has been revived in our midst, W,
regret to say, and two ladies had
j. marrow escape from a stray shot a
II an early hour last Sunday evening
/ Phe ladies, Mesdames @. N. Travi
}. and G. l.. Totty, were seated ON th
formers porch when a pistol wa
= fired to the east of the house an,
:. the bullet just missed their heads
: This does not speak we'll for th
! town, and'we are loath to beliey
: that any one in our midst would-b
guilty Of such an act.
7 About 2 o'clock Monday morr
: ing Mrs. Bette Cunningham wa
Il aroused by a noise on her bac
+ porch asif'somes0ne was trying
Z get in her room. She asked whf
was wanted, ,sbut'recewed no repl,
1t and IN a few moments q violent a
n tempt was made to force open TIL
lt door 'She instantly. called to tn
A. family'of Mr.. III. I. Stigall whe