The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-06-01

Mrs. VIII s. Corbitt aud children
were called to Ralston last Sunday
to see Mrs. Corbitfs brother, who
was reported very sick
w. ID. Steele, of Nashville, was
down Wednesday He went from
here to Htna, where he has accept
cd a lucrative position.
Erie Holladay and mother, who
reside near Dresden, stopped off
here Saturday and Sunday while
en- route to Brevards Landing.
Ex-SheriG w. A. Lashlee has
bought the stock of goods of the
Phillips Grocery Co., and will con-
tinue the business at same stand.
Sheriff e. d. Fry is having the
chain hitching arrangement around
the courtyard moved and the gaps
on the east side will be made com
plete.
Tier Hubbs and Joe Odle have
returned from Mckenzie where
they have been attending school.
Mr.. Odle left yesterday morning
for his home at Coxburg.
We hear more or less railroad
talk among our citizens. Camden
will rejoice if the proposed railroad
from Cairo to Birmingham should
be constructed by this place.
At a meeting Of the town council
Wednesday evening J. B. Vickrey
rendered his resignation as record
or, to take effect as soon as his sue
cessor has been elected and duly
qualified.
The remains of Mrs. Rushing,
widow of Calvin Rushing, deceas-
ed, were buried at Rushing's Greek
Cemetery Tuesday We have not
been able to learn the particulars
of her death.
Capt. Leon Caraway, A. N. Lind
sey, I'll. A. Caraway, r. A. Goodin,
Wyly Floyd, Will Dean and Her.
schell Lindsey, of Big Sandy, came
up to the dramatic entertainment
Saturday evening.
Attorneys L. G. Rye, D. G. Hud-
son and S. L. Peeler, of Camden,
were here yesterday taking deposi-
tions in a case growing out Of the
old Camden Bank and Trust Co.
Waverly Sentinel.
Misses Allie Alsup, Della Cooper
and Tenie Schoening, Of Big Sandy;
Miss Lois Paford, Of Way and Mad
ison Tomlin, of Faxon, have joined
Professor Cooper's teachers train
ing class this week.
DR.. Sam and Almond Chandler
and Mrs. Mollie Barnes, Of Obion
County, attended the burial Of their
brother, DR.. @. S. Chandler, here
Friday. Mrs. Briggs, their niece.
accompanied them.
The dramatic entertainment al
the courthouse Saturday evening
was we'll attended, and those who
took part in the drama did very well
considering the short time given tc
preparing for the entertainment
The Phillips Grocery Co. made
an assignment Tuesday, naming d
| Ct. Hudson assignee. The asset.
are about S475, and the liabilities
$3.50. The assignment, we under
stand, is due primarily to the wind
ing up Of the affairs Of the Farm
ers' Building and Loan Association
now in the hands Of a receiver.
A Huntingdon special Monday
says: "Ihe jury in the case Of th'
State VS.. Marehbanks, charged will
criminal assault, returned a verdic
of guilty this morning and fixed til.
punishment at eleven years in tht
| penitentiary. There WIS q motion
for new trial, and il that is over
ruled the case will go to the su
! preme court
Profs. w. ID. Cooper and Alber
! A. Lindsey, associate principals 0
Benton Seminary, viii soon hav
the annual announcements read
| for distribution. The faculty ar
highly gratifed with the prospect
| for the next term of the school, an
have already been assured of
much larger attendance than fo
| the past year.