The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

A new sidewalk has been built on
the street leading to the Jail
Enoch Harris has returned from
a visit to relatives at Liveoak.
The Bristow Telephone Co. has
connection here at the post-ofice.
Aunt Mary Browning, of near
Eva, was reported very i'll Monday.
P. A. Bridges has returned from
a trip through Missouri and Hi
nois.
DR.. F. G. Hudson is able to be
out again, after a severe tussel with
the grip.
The writer of the Glendale letter
mustsign name to articles intended
for publication.
r. j. Work, of Dickson, spent a
few days here last week with his
daughter, Mrs. j. A. Clement.
Hon. B. A. Enloe has been here
a few days this week mingling with
old friends, who are numerous in
this county.
Col. r. P. Cole, of Paris, was in
town this week shaking hands with
the boys. He says he is improving
in health and gaining in strength.
Eugene Travis, Of Petros, while
on his way to Henderson, stopped
off here the first Of the week to
see his father, DR.. r.. B. Travis,
who is very sick with the grip.
Her Hubbs, who has been attend
ing school at Mckenzie, was called
home last Friday by the illness Of
his mother. We are glad to learn
that Mrs. Hubbs was some better
yesterday.
Lost-Between Camden and two
miles northwest of Eggville Tues
day, tobacco sack containing $40.
The finder will be literally reward
ed if returned to John w. Herrin,
Eggville, Tenn.
Chairman J. B. Florence of the
Populist requests us to announce
that there will be a mass conven-
tion of Populists and public speak
ing at the courthouse at Camden
Saturday, April IA,
G. 9. Farmer, of Omaha, Neb.,
will address the people at Camden
on fraternalism Monday evening,
April %. The speaking will be un-
der the auspices Of the Woodmen
of the World, and the public is in
vited to hear Sovereign Farmer.
Mrs. Hatley, wife of John Hat
ley, jr., of Coxburg, sent us an egg
this week that is a pronounced Gu
riosity by every one who has seen
it. tits of the English variety, and
the egg measures between 4 and 5
inches in length and is remarkably
heavy for its size.
Alvin Lynch, who resides south
of Camden, resisted arrest here on
Monday for being drunk and disor-
derby, and Marshal Flowers was
forced to resort to violent means
and Lynch was knocked down. It
is thought that his skull was frac-
tured by the blow.
We have a curiosity in the form
Of a petrifed sweet potato handed
us by nj. L. Holland, of the tenth
district. Mr.. Holland discovered
it in his cellar where he has kept
seed potatoes for a number Of years.
1t is a perfect potato of the well
known yellow yam variety.
Sheriff E. e. Fry has had the
balcony at the west entrance Of the
courthouse repaired. 1t was con-
demned as unsafe several years ago,
and had been a menace to life and
limb He also had the yard clean
ed off and other repairs made about
the premises Of the county's temple
of justice.
1t is seldom that we have been
called upon during the past ten
years to make apologies to our
many readers for the short cominga
Of The CHRONICLE, but that relent-
less demon, the grip, having pene-
trated to the innermost recesses OF
our "sanctum sanctorium," we are
at present hardly equal to the task