The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

first of the week
j. r.. Luhn, Of Doherty, was in
the city Tuesday.
r. G. Hudson has returned from
a trip to Nashville.
Eugene Travis left Wednesday
morning for Petros.
County Clerk G. B. Greer is up
on the river this week.
Dwyer & Hargis have sold their
saloon to Joe Gillespie.
Hon. JamesJe Jeffreys, of Memphis,
was here awhile Saturday.
Hon J. A. Clement went TO the
ninth district Wednesday.
Lawyer Shannon, of Waverly,
was in the city Wednesday.
Miss Irene Morris returned to
her home at Big Sandy yesterday.
Miss Matte Lashlee has return
ed from a visit at Tennessee Ridge.
Henry Richardson, a prominent
attorney, of Dickson, was in the
city Wednesday.
Children's day services will be
held at the Methodist Church the
third Sunday in May.
Rev. Charles Greer, a prominent
Baptist minister of jackson, will
preach here next Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary Brewer was called to
Lexington yesterday to attend her
son, Beeley Brewer, who is criti-
cally i'll.
Trustee J. 7. Camp, who has been
very i'll with the grip, was able to
be removed to his home at Chase
vile Saturday.
d. B. Harris, of Holladay, and
A. M. Spicer, Of Paris, have located
in Camden this week. Let others
come. All are welcome.
Guy Hall came over from Cam
den the latter part of last week and
will remain with us for awhile
Carroll County Democrat
d. J. McRae, w. P. McGill, r..
L. Rogers, J, G. Presson, John b.
Waters, William e. Rogers, d. j.
Allen and others went to Nash
vile to attend the State Republi-
can convention.
The Democrats of Henry County
will hold a mass convention April
80 to select and instruct delegates
to the foterial convention called to
meet at Camden July 18
J. F. Beaton and J. +. Dowdy at
tended the convention at Lexington
Wednesday to elect delegate from
this Congressional district to the
national Republican convention.
Lee Allen, who resides in the
third district, had the misfortune
to get his dwelling destroyed by fire
one night last week. A defective
fue was the cause. No insurance
There are few homes in Camden
where every member of the family
have escaped the epidemic of grip
which is sweeping over the country
but there are no serious cases, we
are olad TO learn.
j. d. Crocker has removed the
blacksmith shop building next tC
his livery stable to make room fol-
new building. The building viii
front about 25 feet OH the square
with a depth Of 65 feet.
The first full moon in April came
on the scene Saturday night at mid
night, and we may confidently as
sumo that the worst is now over, SC
far as the cold weather is concern
ed. says the Atlanta Constitution
Mrs. Mollie Hicks, wife Of Ton
Hicks, who resides near Devider
died Tuesday morning, of pneumo
MIA. A husband and FIVE children
survive her. We understand tina
Mr.. Hicks and the eldest child ar,
very sick. We extend sympathy
to the bereayed family.
The report that there would b.
no services at Old Hollow Rocl
church the first Sunday in May i
a mistake, as we are informed tina
J, Rev. Samuel Kirkland, a distin
guished divine Of Nashville, vii
hold the regular meeting, and tn,
usual crowd is expected.
r Mrs. Dillie Kee. probably one O