The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-11-01

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the city yesterday.
II. Hooser was called home this
week by the illness Of his mother |
Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk c. b. Greer
to l.. G.. Step and Rosa j.. Presson,
John Jones and Laura Pierce.
Petitions to the county court and |
the city council asking that a street
be opened from north to south by
the home of Recorder r.. P. Haley
are in circulation this week. This
would be a great convenience and
would lead to the improvement of
that part of town.
Mrs Eb Davidson went out for
pail Of water Tuesday afternoon
and left her baby on the floor. It'll
crawled to the fire, and Mrs David
son returned to find it kicking up
Goals Of fire. The child is badly
burned about the feet and legs.
A new sidewalk from the Melton
House to the Benton Seminary has
been completed this week, and a
new sidewalk is being built out in
the eastern part of the city. The
old sidewalk from the Wyly corner
to the Methodist Church will be
replaced with a new one. A new
sidewalk will be extended out on
Paris street.
This has been a lively week in
Camden, and Tuesday, especially,
we were reminded Of the usual
busy street scenes on first Mondays
The people are finding out that
there is market here for every
thing they have to sell, from a load
of cotton to a pound of beeswax,
and then the prices paid are all
right. This is an inducement that
the people are quick to appreciate.
Prof. John w. Blair Of Jackson
took Prof. w. ID. Cooper's place in
the Benton Seminary Monday for a
| few weeks. Professor Cooper, who
is a candidate before the primary,
will make a canvass Of the county.
| Professor Blair is not a stranger in
our midst, having served as princi-
pal of the Benton Seminary a few
years ago, and has a host of friends
here who are glad to have him with
US again.
l. N. Bridges of Middlebrook re-
ports an enormous yield of sorghum
grown on his farm. On II acre he
made 281B gallons Of fine syrup.
This was accomplished without the
use Of fertilizer, and parties who
! harvested the cane agree that il
! there had been a good stand, the
, yield would have been $50 gallons
or more. The sorghum is a new
) variety which Mr.. Bridges has beer
7 propagating on his farm, and he
} has named it Bridges Prolific"
The Tennessee Farmer publish
ed at Nashville) reaches our desk
very much improved in every re
: spect. The departments cover the
/ entire farm. in apriculture. hOrti
I culture, live stock, dairy, poultry
apiary, and the household. 1t has
Y been in existence twice as long al
{ any other agricultural paper in The
: State. It is now in its twenty-frs
/ year. It's recent reorganization haI
benefited it in its reading matter
/ and being the only agricultural pa
g per in the State, it should be wei
3 patronized. Only $100 per year
Y The publisher, Mr.. w. G. Sadler
will be glad to send you a sampl
copy free.
S ]. J. Cole of Sawyers' Mill ha
i left with us a specimen of salt h.
4 recently discovered on his place
J. At least it has all the appearance
of salt, and taste likeit. Mr.. Cole
J a firm believer that he has salt OF
y his place, and we are inclined t
: conclude that he is right. He say
. for years there has been Click
on his place where cattle and ever
hogs would gather, but he gave
:, little thought until quite recently