The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-02-11

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Horse swappers were muchly In /
evidence Monday, but the crowd /
was an unusually quiet one.
One of the busiest men in town
Monday was our atTable trustee, j.
r. Camp, and he reports good col
lections for the week
We hear no more Of the county
teachers association. Owing 10 in
clement weather, the meeting of
the association at this place was
abandoned.
BIr. II. w. Branch, of Murfrees- |
boro, Ark, who has been spending
several weeks with his aunt, Mrs. !
b. Q. Bushing, will extend his visit
a few weeks longer
A hack load of young people at
tended an entertainment at the hos
/ pitable home Of Mr.. j. @. Rushing,
of WHY, last Wednesday evening,
which was an enjoyable occasion.
Walter Kirk was arrested by
Sheriff Lashlee Monday and placed
in Jail The prisoners failure to
pay the cost in a case against him
in the criminal court led to his
arrest.
Mrs. Anna Rushing, wife OF Mr..
/ A. O. Rushing, who resides near
/ Garfield, died suddenly Wednesday
oflastweek. THE CHRONICLE joins
| in extending coincidence and sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
We have turned out a few pri-
mary election tickets this week.
Candidates who have not already
done so, are invited to leave their
orders with us without delay. The
, election is only three weeks off.
A happy marriage was consum-
, mated near Thompson's School
, house Monday, the contracting
parties being Mr.. j. w. Greer and
, Miss Lizzie McEwen, S. I. Pres.
1 son, esq.,, officiating. The CHRON-
3 ICLE extends congratulations.
Mr.. 7. P. Beasley, the hustline
D merchant at Rockport, was in.towr
= Monday. He is quite an enthusi
asst on the telephone question, anC
e has contributed literally TOWARD
b establishing the line from Camdel
to Sugar Tree. 1t is now though
the line will be completed by tn,
|, last Of next week.
Mr.. E. E. Thompson, of ChalI
Level, who was in town Monday
= talks encouragingly Of the pros
~ poets Of securing a post-ofice a
that place. This would be a gres
Y, convenience to the people Of tha
> thriving community, and M
y. Thompson deserves credit for hi
. efforts in their behalf.
" The stave business continues
s. be a thriving industry, and all th
mills are running regularly. Som
&c good sales have been made receh'
g. ly, though the market is not exceI
4 tionally active. One of the larger
;" sales, aggregating a sum Of owe
$4,000, was concluded by Mr.. v
IN f. Harrison, of Holladay, last wee
% ;s We received a pleasant call fro
- Prof. J. w. Murphy, principal
the normal school at Sugar Ire
O. Monday. Professor Murphy fo
~ merly had charge of the school
s. Holladay, and is a pleasant, clev,
gentleman. He is thinking of |
at eating at Camden, perhaps, in Il
at future, and should he so decide,
J.. will be received with a hearty WI
come.
eel Mr.. Malin, the mail rider fro
,e- Camden to Sugar Tree, had an u
e. pleasant experience when bringil
m. in the mail Tuesday. His hOr
fell with him while crossing a ere
lis andhe not only received a thorouj
9r- soaking but the mail pouch be
on evidences of the mishap. The hi
no matter was soaked with water a
mud, and some of it was considO
is ably damaged.
'er Newspapers could be made mu
en- better than they are, and peoI
o. could greatly assist publishers
they would remember this VIII