The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

chinery, the stavo factory Of Messrs.
| i. j. Dodd a. Co. has resumed work
this week.
The indications are that Benton
County will be- well represented at
the Centennial Bryan Day, Thurs
day, October g. Reduced railroad
rates are offered.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Phillips, Mrs.
Leona Mcdaniel and Misses Ia
Lashlee and Elella Presson have
been enjoying the beauties Of the
Centennial this week.
DIR. E. NJ. McAuley accompanied
his family to Big Sandy Saturday,
returning Sunday Mrs. McAuley
and child will spend the week there
with relatives and friends.
/ Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk c. b. Greer
to N. p. Startling and Ada b. Smith,
| ID. b. Harris and Emma h. Smith
and James Wheatley and Willie
Browning.
Are you going to the Centennial?
! Take the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railway trains for
/ Nashville, and when you get there
take the Centennial" train at the
union depot for the Exposition
grounds.
Misses Lizzie Martin and Pearl
| Arnold, Mrs. j. ID. McAuley and
| Messrs. @. V. Hawley, ID. G. Hud-
son, w. Il. Morris, Eulah Hudson,
Guy Hall, Eugene Morris and sew
eral others attended the circus at
Waverly Saturday.
Sheriff w. A. Lashlee arrested
! Walter Kirk and Hugh Lashlee at
Huntingdon last Friday and placed
them in Jail here on process from
the criminal court. The latter was
subsequently released on bond, and
friends of the former were prepar-
ing a bond for his releasc yesterday.
Mrs. Hannie Gleaves, Of Bedford
County, a minister of the Prote-
stant Methodist Church, is holding
a series of meetings at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. She
is a practical talker, and a great
deal of interest is being manifested
by our people in the meetings.
A stranger was found sick near
the residence of Mr. o. G. Hudson
Monday afternoon, but he refused
to tell his name or give any account
: of himself whatever. He expressed
: a desire to go to Nashville, and as
= he did not favorably impress our
citizens, they promptly complied
5 with his request and saw him safe
!. ly aboard an east-bound train.
A goodly number of the people
of Camden and vicinity are being
scourged with epidemic pharyn.
D gifts. The disease is of a serious
? type, and two cases have been fatal
In all about thirty cases have beer
reported in the past ten days. /
: is the first epidemic Of the disease
! that has ever occurred in CamdeI
. or Benton County so far as we Cal
learn.
D Eva, the little daughter Of Mrs
: Bette Cunningham, died suddenly
Sunday morning. She had pharyn
gifts in an aggravated form, anC
: while her condition had been very
r serious for several days she wa
:, more cheerful Sunday morning
and seemed greatly improved, bu
in a violent fit Of coughing the chilc
5 strangled and expired in her moth
Z er's arms before medical assistanc,
i could reach her. The remains wert
taken to Milan for interment.
: Congressman John W. Gaines, 0
IS Nashville, urges the Democrats o
o Tennessee to be at Nashville il
3 force to meet Mr.. Bryan on Ne
g braska Day, October8. All Bryal
v clubs over the State are aiding il
r. this movement to greet the grea
J., Western champion of Democracy
and many of the clubs will attenu
in bodies. 1t behooves the DemoC
Ia racy of the State to give Mr.. Bryar
y a Tennessee welcome. Hon. S. j
e Everett and Hon. jeff d. Newto
81 have issued call to this effect t
the Democracy of the Eighth Con
ss gressional District. An extra lo7
70 railroad rate has been given for tn
3. occasion, including admission t