The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

last Friday.
Trustee J. Z. Camp was in the
city yesterday.
r. L. Bridges is in the Nashville
market this week.
JIM. Dreaden, of Payatt, was in
the city yesterday.
Tom ii. Bateman has put a neat
fence at his business house.
Berry Hubbs and family are over
from Hollow Rock on a VISIT.
Prig. Melton is making building
Improvements at his home place.
r. L. Phillips is in the Nashville
market buying holiday goods for
the Phillips Grocery Co.
II is rather late for pear blooms,
but DR.. r. b. Travis had them in
his orchard November %.
Parties owing us stove-wood on
subscription will please note that
it will be very acceptable.
Mrs. Delaney Lynch wants infor-
nation of two. strayed hogs, black
with little white on feet.
e. j. Lagore has sold his stock
of goods to o. @. Hudson and l. N.
Wilson and will go to Paducah.
When a few gaps have been paw
ed, Camden will have a good walk
way entirely around the square,
Sheriff Fry says all subpenas is
sued for the August term hold good
for the December term of circuit
court,
All members of Postoak Camp,
No. AZ, Woodmen Of the World, are
urged to be at the camp hall next
Tuesday evening, as the meeting is
an important one.
George Woods, Ora Gooch, r. L.
Walker, Fl. J. Fry, Robert Rober-
son, Howell Odle and Marvin N.
Fisher, of Sugar Tree, are taking
in the big show at Nashville.
Postoak Camp, Woodmen Of the
World, is growing rapidly in men,
bership. The increase has been
nearly 200 per cent. since the first
of August, and applications are still
pouring in.
Yesterday being holiday, Pro-
fessor Cooper dismissed school at
Benton Seminary. "Arbor Day"
was not observed. It was thought
by many to be an error or oversight
to set this day on Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Bryant, wife of Tom Bryant,
| Of the Cross Roads community, died
Monday morning, after an illness of
about week. Mr.. Bryant is very
low with fever, and there is little
hope for his recovery. The family
have the sympathy of large circle
of friends.
The stave factory has been mov-
ed from the electric light plant to
South Camden. The engine of L.
A. Wyatt's saw-mill at Garfield has
been moved to South Camden to
furnish the motive power. This
change necessitates moving and re.
handling large quantity Of timber
on the yard at the electric light
plant.
Camden's local undertaken is full
of humor, often Of the Mark Twain
variety. Only few days ago hehac
occasion to fully demonstrate this
J, well-known trait. He was crossing
astreet while stray mule stood un,
comfortably near. sthe aforesaid
, mulewith characteristic habit turn.
ed around, business end front, ou1
|, friend was heard to remark: CT
you kick me I'll knock you downl'
Quite large and enthusiastic
delegation of our citizens attended
the reception and banquet of tn,
boys Of Company I at Big Sandy
= yesterday. Great preparations haC
been made for their Homecoming
! and everybody was proud, happl
and joyful that they were at homt
! again; men, women and children
; put their hearts into the welcome
and it was a greeting such as tn
returning heroes truly deserved
= earnest, sincere, joyous and an oc
casion thatwill never be forgotten
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