The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-11

been quite sick this week.
Mrs. J. w. Saunders came down
from Nashville q few days ago to
spend a month at their country
home in the third district.
Two families Of Dunkardspassed
through here Saturday. They hail
from Carroll County, and are visit
ing some of their sect in Benton.
J. S. Yarbrough and family of
Huntsville, Ala, came in last Sat
urday to visit relatives. Mr.. Var
brough returned to Huntsville last
Monday.
Mrs. VIII s. Corbitt and chill
dren have returned from a visit at
Ralston. Miss Bessie Vaughan, /
Mrs. Corbitt's sister, accompanied |
them home.
A. Melton paid us pleasant call
Monday. He subscribed for two
copies of The CHRONICLE, to be
sent to his sons at Gainesville and !
Marmaduke, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Hudson, of
Alamo, are visiting the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Hud- !
son. They will probably remain |
! here several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Yarbrough was taken
seriously i'll last Friday and was
very sick several days, but we are
glad to learn that she was a great
deal better yesterday.
Rev. N. R. Waters will begin the
Tevival meeting at Camden Monday
night, September4. 4. He will be as
sisted in the meeting by Rev. w. !
Q. Sellers, of Lexington.
Gus Totty, who came down from
Nashville Saturday, returned Sun
day accompanied by Mrs Totty. |
1t is their intention to reside at |
Nashville Tor the present.
Trustee J. 7. Camp has been oc-
cupied this week receiving reports
of constables, and has prepared
list Of delinquent lands to be sold
for taxes September 4. See notice
in another column.
G. NJ. Wiseman, of Lane, Joined |
his wife here the first of the week. |
Mrs. Wiseman has been here sew
eral weeks, and they will remain
week visiting relatives and friends
before returning home.
Miss Mamie Clement, charm
ing young lady of Vienna, Ill, is
visiting relatives here, and is the
guest Of the family of Hon. J. A.
Clement She will spend several
weeks IN the county with relatives.
The many friends here of Con
gresham Z. w. Sims will regret to |
learn Of his illness. He was taken
sick at Jackson last week, and his
illness has caused his friends un-
easiness, though his physicians are
more confident Of his recovery.
Mrs. J. E. Yarbrough and child,
of Nashville, are visiting Camden
relatives. They have been visiting
her father, Wayne Rye, at May
field, Ky. Mr.. Rye has been in
bad health, but his friends here will
be glad to learn that he is better.
Hon. J. ID. johnson, of Hender-
son, secretary Of the West Tennes-
see Farmers Association, was here
Tuesday, and with the aid of Judge
L. e. Davis delegates were selected
to attend the farmers institute to
be held in Jackson September 5, 6,
7 and s, 1899
j. w. Presson and wife and child,
of Doniphan, Mo, and J. A. Pres
son, Of East Prairie, Mo, are here
on short visit to relatives and old
friends. They are old Camden
boys, and are doing we'll in their
adopted State. William is post
master at Doniphan, and Allen is
engaged in teaching.
Thursday, August "a, has been
set apart as a day for the people of
Camden to meet at the cemetery
for the purpose Of cleaning off the
grounds. Greene Bivens, chair
man Of the committee appointed
for this purpose, requests that all