The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-05-25

Jasper Mckelvey informed ure-
orter for The Chronicle that &
olt foaled ON his place recently
Iked only rs inches Of being as tQl
S the mare. This was by actual
measurements Can you beat it?
Elsewhere in this issue Of THE
CHRONICLE will be found a fore
asst of the eclipse Of the sun nezs
Monday. The eclipse, which %il.
begin sometime after sunrise, will
be only partial in Tennessee. The
path Of the total eclipse will be so
miles wide, and extending through
the States Of Louisiana, Georgia
and the Carolinas.
regular meeting of the board
Of mayor and aldermen last Monday
evening d. G. Flowers was re-elect-
ed marshal Of the town. The school
board held a meeting and reelected
w. ID. Cooper principal and elected
A. A. Lindsey assistant teacher for
the next term Of the city school
With the amount Of school money
now on hand and q reasonable tax
Camden can have ten monthstern
Of school.
Prof. w. ID. Cooper'e school for
teachers opened at the seminary
Monday. This is a school for gen
eral review, and there are between
twenty and thirty teachers in at
tendance. Professor Cooper in
forms us that this number will be
increased to probably forty next
week. The CHRONICLE extends to
these teachers and all to come .
hearty welcome
John w. Bateman, who has sold
out to MIR. Lowry, has been engaged
in the mercantile business here for
about twenty years, during which
time he built up an extentiYe trade,
and is known far and near as one
of the leading philosophical citi-
zens Of the county. We understand
thathe has decided toretire from the
mercantile business for good, and
for the present will give his undi-
Yided time to his stave factory N
South Camden.
The commencement exercises OF
Benton Seminary closed Saturday
evening with the splendid drama,
"Caste, which was we'll rendered
and appreciated by a large crowd.
ID. G. Hudson addressed the stu
dents, which was entertaining and
instructive. Two songs by Miss
Mae Hughy, Of Memphis, were
greatly enjoyed. The evening was
cool and pleasant, and the program
was we'll carried out and met the
hearty approval Of all present.
Il. O. H. Lowry, OF the Sulphur
Greek community, and Miss Jennie
Berry, a charming young lady Of
Luterton, drove to town last Mon
day and went at once to the Office
of County Clerk G.. B. Greer where
a marriage license, was. procured
/ Rev. N. r.. Waters was found and
very gallantly tied the knot which
made the twain one. The event
took place in the parlors Of the
Melton House, and was witnessed
by large crowd. wish the
happy couple oil 10y and h8ppi~
ness.
During the rain storm Thursday
of last week lightning killed q COW
on the place of the Widow Hetley.
in the, southern part OF. the county.
At the same time a horse near by
was knocked Gown by the shock.
Evidently the animal did not eniov
its experience and,mas in no mood
to play with lightning, for as soon
as it tregained its feet it made dash
for the house and rushed through
the hallway and into the family
room. When driven outthe horse
made bee-line for its old home a
few miles distance. tt was a bad
case Of fright
Mrs Susan E. Smith, the wife of
w. M. Smith, who resides in the
Devider community, died on the
10th instant of consumption. The
lnterment took place near Mount
Tabor church on Saturday. Mrs.
Smith was the daughter Of James
Hogg, deceased, and was 63 years
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