The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-08

sued by County Clerk q. Is. Greer
10 i. y. Walker and Y. p. Wheat.
ley, Harris Hargis and Stella Paf-
ford, Thad Furgerson and Roena
Il. Pierce, Il. l.. Matlock and Par
alec Morrison, j. H. Bateman and
Girlie b. Smith.
The Centennial will close with
this month, and everybody should
attend who possibly can. Another
exposition equal % it may not be
held in Tennessee again for years
to come, aud if you miss the Cen
tennial yoU will always have cause
to regret it, The railroads have
kindly made very low rates, and we
thiuk il behooyes every one to make
a special effort 10 attend this the
greatest show that has ever been
held before or since the Columbian
Exposition at Chicago.
Ahappy marriage occurredatt the
home Of Mr. Gillespie Pafford, /
mile north of town, Sunday morn
ling, the contracting parties were
his daughter, Miss Stella, and Mr..
Horace Hargis, son of Mr.. Ingram
Hargis. Esquire +. nj. Greer Off
ciated. The attendants were Miss
| Ida Dickerson and Mr.. Lon Paf-
ford Only a few relatives and IN
innate family friends were present
After the ceremony an elegant din
ner was served. May their voyage
through life be one of peace, pleas
ure, and happiness.
The marriage of Miss Emma
johnson, of Hollow Rock, and Mr.
| j. r.. Presson, the popular merchant
of South Camden, was solemnized
at the home of the bride yesterday
afternoon, Rev. A. G. McRae, of this
= place, officiating. Itwas a quiet af.
fair, the invitations being limited
to relatives and few of their mos
! intimate friends. After the cere.
mony, Mr.. and Mrs. Presson left fol
Nashville where they viii spent
, several days of their honeymoon
at the Centennial. We extend the
, happy couple congratulations anC
best wishes.
{ A word about yellow fever while
r the uncalled for scare is on. Vel
/ low fever is not as dangerous as ty
lphoid, the rate of mortality is no
as high. 1t is infectious, but no
, contagious. A patient might b,
l brought here and the disease woult
= not be contracted even if you slep
I with him in closed room nigh
after night. Yellow fever isquick
er in its action than typhoid. Il
!. four days after contact, headache
= chills and fever come. The patien
: goes to bed in a high fever. Hi
a skin becomes red as as a beet iron
crown to sole, then turns yellow
4 The fever is in his veins four days
- At the end of that time he is eithe
a convalescent or a corpse. TIL
!, quarantine system in vogue is yer,
strict, and it is almost as much a
' your head is worth to stick it on
= of the window in passing near tn
g infected district, and no one ca
y get through without a health Ger
= tifcate.
. " Speaking of what a newspape
does for its community, the lat
/ United States Senator David Davis
q of Illinois, made an address that re
h mains ever green in the memorie
Of newspaper men. Senator Davi
/ said truly: "Every year every locs
d paper gives $500 to $4,000 in FIRE
lines for the benefit of the CON
a munity in which it is located. n
. other agency can or will do thii
; The editor, in proportion to hi
o means, does more for his own tow
It and county than any other maj
/, and in all fairness he ought to b
supported, not because you ma
happen to like or admire his wri
v ings, but because a local paper
/ the best investment a county ca
. make. Itmay not be crowded wit
IS great thoughts, but financially it.
II of more benefit than both preacht
Q and teacher. To-day, editors {
. well regulated local papers do MOI
NJ for less pay than any men on cart
Patronize your home paper, not {
}. charity, but as All investment" "
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