The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-07-28


police court Tuesday on the charge
Of drunkenness. Friends secured |
the fine, and Swindle was released.
After spending "a few weeks with
homefolks, II. Clay Benton left last
Wednesday to resume his duties as
railroad and express agent at Clay |
Court House, w. Va.
We understand james Yickrey, |
who has formed a partnership with |
is. J.. Peeler, will rent the place oc-
cupied by B. @. Rushing, which
will be vacant in about ten days.
After suspending for sixty days,
the band will resume practice next
week. The boys have had a good
rest, and some new music has been
received, so they will have plenty
! of work to do.
A good meeting is in progress at
| Cowells Chapel this week. Heavy
rains interfered somewhat with the
attendance the first Of the week, but
| what was lacking in attendance was
made up in interest.
Prof. w. d. Cooper spent a day
or two in the city this week. The
4 professor is enjoying his vacation,
and is, delighted with the prospects
of the school at Benton Seminary
at the opening in September.
Mrs. G. T. Brecheen and little
daughter left the first of the week
; to join hex husband at Memphis,
: where they have taken a mansion
and will reside for the present We
. wish them we'll in their home in the
t Bluff City.
DR.. w. p. McGill is the recipi-
e ent of a novel present, shipped tc
a him by Mrs. NJ. E. Grim, of Pilot
Point, Tex. 1t is called a horned
frog, multi. colored reptile with
t feshy horns, and resembling oul
common frog. 1t is found in many
of the Western States, but is quite
!, a curiosity to those why have no
i met the strange creature in its na
tive haunts.
!, Messrs. Stigall & Potts will eTac
IS a brick block just across the stree
from their present stand on wha
). is known as Hotty's corner. They
.. havepurchased the adjoining build
ing of Donaldson Yick, and a fore,
of men was put to work Wednes
- - day removing the old -buildinge
- The plans are for about a 26x8t
foot two-story building, and tn
k work of construction will begin a
sr soon as the debris OF Ghe old build
ings has been removed. The pres
" ent intention is to complete it il
e 60 days.
Nashville is making an effort +
n have the First Tennessee Regimen
h on its return from Manila to com
homein a body from San Francisco
Although the boys feel that the
II were mistreated while III camp an
IS before they left Nashville, we be
g. lieve they should accept in goo
re faith this attempt to make amend
Of on the part of the officials and eli
n. liens Of Nashville. The regimen
has voted we understand, to dis
,. y band at San Francisco, but it
N thought that an arrangement ca
. be made whereby they can accom-
plish this (by which the boys woul
y, each receive a snug little sum) an
It, still come TO Nashville in body
y j. I'll. Moses, son Of DR.. and Mr..
j. M. Moses, of Big Sandy, passe
h. through here Saturday en- route t
e Jefferson Barracks at ST. Louis
lg join the volunteer army. He was
member Of company [ aud.left.Sa
y francisco with the First Tennessee
N Regimentonthelong voyage to til
" Philippines, but was taken sick an
: sent to the hospital et Honolulu
Subsequently he.was sent home o
SIS sick fnrlough, and was then give
a ah honorable discharge. We III
II derstand that he was disappointe
in not accompanying his regimen
to to Manila, and last week he wer
os to Nashville, the nearest recruitin
t. station, and re-enlisted for servic
in Uncle SANS volunteer army.
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