The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-02-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

disposed the first Of the week.
Next Sunday is the appointment
of Rev. Mr.. Couch Mt this place.
Miss May Frank Bivens has re-
covered from her indispositian Of
Tuesday.
Hon. w. T. Morris is at home
during adjournment of the general
assembly.
A newsy letter FROM Big Sandy
was not signed by the writer, and
for this reason is not published
Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk q. 1} Greer
to Thomas Bateman and Ida Kee.
Clark Jordan, whom our Middle
brook correspondent reports very
low with pneumonia, died Wednes-
day morning
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Ellington, Of
Nashville, were guests of Mrs. FL
lington's parents, Mr. and Mrs S.
III. Hall, the first of the week
Harrison and Ephram Williams,
of Manlyville, are spending few
days in Camden. The former has
been employed at McMinnville
Mrs. j. W. Phillips and little
/ Idauglter. Jessie. of Hollow Rock
were guests of r. l.. Phillips and
family last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs, Lucinda Cain, who resided
in the Postoak neighborhood, died
Tuesday, of pneumonia. ghe in
terment was at Postoak Cemetery.
J. G. Davis, Of Big Sandy, was
honored with the position of grand
pursuivant at the meeting of the
grand lodge of Masons at Nashville
last week.
All mails have beer delayed this
week on account Of the blizzard
The west bound mail and express
was delayed "Wednesday morning
about three hours by a derailed
freight train at Tennessee City.
Hon. A. 2. Lashlee spent a few
days with homefolks the first Of the
week. He is a member Of the pen
itentiary investigating committee,
which left for the Brushy Noun
tains in East Tennessee yesterday.
1t is said the Klondike is not in
it with the new "strike" at Cripple
Creek, Col. 1t is said to be the
richest find of gold in the world.
The gold ore, if ore it may be called,
runs from $4,000 to 100000 per
ton.
A terrible blizzard-fhe coolest
of the winter-prevailed here the
first of the week, sending the mer-
curry down TO 6 and 10 degrees be-
low zero. Nearly five inches of
snow fell Monday, and ending in
blizzard.
The preliminary trial Of 0. p.
! Lashlee, against whom a warrant
was sworn out by A. J. Saunders
last week, was heard before Justice
j. III. CASTLE Wednesday, and the
defendant was bound over to the
criminal court. The bond was fix
led at LOCO
The Tenth { (colored) Cavalry Of
| Uncle Sans regulars passed here
| Monday. There were four train
loads, composed of so passenger
coaches and several cars Of horses.
! The Tenth Cavalry was In the fight
at Santiago last summer, aud were
en- route from Huntsville, Ala, to
! San Antonio, Tex
i Camden has almost suffered a
( coal and wood famine this week,
and while some have been incon-
venienced by the intense cold. we
have heard Of no actual suffering.
4 Those who have depended on wood
hauiers have been greatly inc0n-
/ venienced, as the roads have been
almost impossible for wagons
Mrs. Clement, esteemed wife Of
our fellow f0wnsman, Hon. J. 4.
, Clement. died last Friday after
! noon. Her death came as a shock
. to the family and community, as
sue had been sick only few DAYS.
E She was a member of the Metho-
dist Church. a faithful christian.