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Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07

Unless Mr.. Addicks pays the taxes
and a judgment IS given against
him, the plant could be sold to sat
isfy the claim for back taxes.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07

A prayer for leader to pilot the
Democratic party to victory in Kent
county next fall, was printed in the
Dover Index" last week; but it
build be a miracle, indeed, if the
people so soon could forget the dis
grace heaped upon the Democratic
party of Kent county by those who
have been its managers for ten
years past. Prayer is all right, in
its place; but honest government
and Justice for all are the stern facts
they must overthrow before the peo-
pie will entertain their petitions or
protestations ofreform. The Moses
for Kent county Democracy IS yet
in his swaddling clothes.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07
Don't Want Free Delivery.

The Town Council of Dover last
Tuesday evening temporarily
turned down a free mail delivery
system by five uniformed carriers,
offered by the Post Office Depart
ment in consequence of the excess
of $4,000 receipts at the Dover
post Office for one year.
Thepost Offices earnings brought
Dover under these privileges some
time ago, and the department at
Washington waited to see if the
extraordinary receipts attending a
legislative session had not some
thing to do with the good showing.
and if the subsequent quarters re-
ceipts would justify the installation
of letter carrier system.
This quarter, too, came out all
right, and Post Office Inspector,
William ]. Maxwell went to Dover
and asked Council to order the
streets placarded and the houses
numbered. When the matter came
up in council objection was raised
on the ground that the people, hav-
ing their mail delivered at their
doors, would not come out so much
and stop to patronize the merchants,
also that the citizens would be de-
prived of the one-cent drop-letter
privilege, and the town, in mailing
its statements for light and water
rents, would have to pay extra post
age on its envelopes, probably
amounting to $50.
4 Representatives of the Dover
post office, who apparently favored
change, showed that over $500
paid out in box rents might
aved to the citizens by the car
system. City Clerk Cooper
instructed to prepare a notice
posting in the lobby of the
raj building calling upon the
cir opinions
xt council
5 to be an
appoint
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07

THE reports from various State
Offices show very gratifying results
in a financial way for he year just
passed: From fees in the Office of
Secretary of State a revenue OF
forty-nine thousand, five hundred
dollars was received, while the In
surance Commissioner turned over
to the Treasurer the sum of forty
three thousand. This is satisfac-
tory to the people, and it should
forcibly remind them that the
county offices should be made sal
aried, and their fees be turned into
the county treasury, in compliance
with the Constitution of the State
Scores of men, capable and anxious
to fill these offices at salary car
be found, and the next Les latur'
should see that the a
law is complied
spect.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07
HARRINGTON.

]. w. Paris, town bailiff is indis-
posed, in as much that he has been
confined to his room for several
days. Mr.. Paris is greatly missed
on our streets.
Little Charlie Hopkins, the grand
son Of Charles Smith who has been
extremely low with pneumonia, is
now past the danger mark and re-
covering slowly. DR.. Lewis was
his attending physician.
r. w. c. CULLEN met with a
us accident Wednesday even
V slipping from ice that was
ng to his shoe heel. He had
Il his room. and stepping on
Of oilcloth was thrown heav-
king his hip bone. Drs,
I'd Riley were called in and
ed 20 his comfort, but he
all day Thursday.
emed to be resting
the sympathy Of
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07
Idicks.

ldickS.
General Rich
unity Treasurer
es Horace G.
it in Super
ticks, to re-
! the plant
as Com
It, opposite
5wOrth Com
: form of an ac-
id may not come
: the May term
sents the taxes lev
le gas plant for the
and Mr.. Addicks
it, although he has
mt notices to do so.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07
FRIDAY, FEB. 7. 1902.

TErEo. TOWNSEND,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS, Executions,
WI and State Warrants for sale at THE CHRON-
TCLE office. Other blanks printed to order.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

land. Un'mproyod land bought todayuf
t3 to AZ an acre mHy in thr fpace oI %
couple ol years bee made to SELL go tlj tu
S25au acre. Here then Be- au opportunity
for lho man OF small means go better bis
condition. tocarve ont home ul his own.
iosecufc n farm af q few dollars cost that
willc0mpare ipyoubIy in point fertility
aud pr0ductvpncss with the hundfDddol-
lars an acre land Of Illinois. Ohio, Indiana
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Those desiring 10 visit this country 90
see for themselves may, ON the fret aud
Third Tuesdays Of each mouth, purchase
tickets over the Cotton Belt at rate of
one larp plus So for the round trip, on one
way tickets at one bali the one-way fare
plus 50
The Cotton Belt issues n handsomely
| illustrated booklet entitled "GIimpsps OF
Southeast Missouri" which is sent free
on application 10 the passenger depart
ment at ST. Louis, Mo.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
sHERIFF'S SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of venditoni eXponas in my hands,
issued by J.. r. Watson, Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Benton County, Tennessee, will on
MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1903,
expose to public sale to the highest bidder for
cash, at the courthouse door in Camden, Ten
nessee. the following described two tracts Of
land, situated, lying and being in The seventh
civil district of Benton County, Tennessee, and
known and bounded as follows, toWit
First tracts known as the land that Mary
Melton and NJ. c. Hartley drew IN the division
OF the lands belonging to their father, john Phi
fer, and is bounded on the north by the lot
drawn by Dan Phifer in said division, on the
east by the lands of A. j. Melton, on the south
by the lot drawn by A. l.. Phfer in said division
of the lands of John Philer, and on the west by
the lands of q. w, Farmer, cOntaining--acres
including aad excluding IS acres sold to PA.
Hartley.
Second tract-Is known as the residence lot OF
NJ. G. Hartley, and is the lot upon which shere
sides, and contains 10 acres more or less, and is
bounded by the lands above mentioned, the
same lying adjoining the above described tract,
| is embraced within the same boundaries. The
same was condemned as the property of M G.
Hartley and ordered to be sold by the circuit
court of Benton County, Tennessee, to satisfy a
! judgment IN favor of c. o. Hubbs and against
NJ. G. and 0. c. Hartley for $lO5 20, interest on
same and all the cost.
This November 10, 1902.
2522 r. d. BICCORD, Sheriff
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
THE AWAKENING OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
A Story of Development and Progress AL
most without a Parallel in the
History of the' Country.

They used to tell good many tales on
Southeast Missouri, the country that has
been known as the Lost Lands" and
tue "Swamp Country"
Stories have been told of hunters who
lost their way in the Businesses of the
swampand wandered for days in an effort
to escape the tange of vegetation and
perils of the lost country of persons who
fled to this dismal region to evade officers
of the law and there set up habitation on
an island" or section of raised ground
with naught for neighbors but tue wild
beast and water fowl.
But different story may now be relat-
ed of that country, story of concret fact,
telling OF the wonderful development and
reclamation OF the low lands.
Within the past five years, unheralded
and unaccompanied by demonstrations, a
work of the greatest magnitude has been
accomplished. Great drainage bitches
have been dug, sluggish streams dredged
and Strengthened, draining out the swamp
and leaving instead country whose rich
ness of soil and general productiyeness is
a constant marvel, Great forest tracts
have been cleared by saw mill companies
and land that was formerly under inches
to feet OF water is now producing % to
80 bushels OF wheat and 40 to 60 bushels
OF corn to the acre
Land that could have been bought a few
years ago at ST. % to 50 per acre is now in
the improved state selling at $40 to $35
an acre. And the development is but
begun. Thousands of acres remain un.
, touched, except that the water has beer
drained. New farms are being opened
climber removed paying for such work
The center Of this great area is pierced
by two lines of the Cotton Belt railroad
one line running to Cairo, and the otheI
to Chebes. The principal revenue for the
company in this section was derived from
hauling out saw logs and, later on, lumber
and planning mill products. Now the pros
porous towns Of New Madrid, Maiden
East Prairie, Lolita, Dexter, Paragould
Piggott, Rector and many others line thu
+ Cotton Belt and ship great quantities O
( corn, wheat. oats, cotton, cattle, hogs anC
z other products Of the farm, as we'll as o
the saw mill.
As the waters Of the swamp disappear
S ed, SO have chills and fever, until nov
p this section enjoys as good health as an,
average community Every wear sees adj
ditional farms cleared, every new plac
: opened adds to the value Of surround il
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
SHERlFF'S SALE OF LAND.

Byvirtue Of a venditioni eXponas in my hands,
issued by J.. r. Watson. Clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF Benton County, Tennessee, viii on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2sTH. 1902,
expose to public sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the courthouse door in Camden, Ten.
nessees the following tract Of land in the name
Of John Higdon lying and being ia the fourth
civil district Of Benton County, Tennessee, the
same being known as the Niyens land and is
bounded as follows On the south by the lands
of Allen, ON the west by the lands of Allen, ON
the north by the lands of Kee and on the east by
the lands of Abbott, containing by estimation
40 acres be the same more or less, including
and excluding the amount sold to Alouzo Allen
and levied upon subject to the said John Hig-
dOn's life estate. The same was condemned and
ordered to be sold by the Circuit Court Of Benton
County. Tennessee, at the October term, 1902,
to satisfy judgment in favor of John Spelliugs
and against John IligdOn for the sum of Sill .35
/ and all costs
This November %, 1902
/ 2522 X, d. McCORD, Sheriff
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

yescent In all we may be pleas
ing God.
TO whom is the Christmas mes
sage2 To amy small and selects set
of people? To kings or to the
wealthy?
The way in which it was first de-
liyered ON the day of Jesus birth
shows that 10 was meant for the
poor aud lowly at least as much as
for the great and wise. 1t is a
message TO ALLmen.
And does there not seem to have
been something intentionally APP
propriate in its having been de-
liyered to shepherds? For Jesus
afterward spoke of Himself as a
shepherd. Perhaps God saw in
the shepherds something that al
lied them more closely to Jesus
than men of other trades, some
thing that would make them un-
derstand this Gospel message bet
ter than others.
1t is evident, at all events, that
God preferred to send the message
/ first to Common" people.
The message has been delivered
| through the agency of the Chris
tian church through the centuries
since Christs birth. Scarcely ever
has the world been without centers
from which the message came with
eyer-renewed freshness.
Christ Jesus has brought JOY to
the world already great deal OF
it. Even in a material way He
has benefited mankind in such a
way that the lot both of the poor
man and of the rich is very much
better today than it could have
been if He had not come to earth
and taught men how to live, or if
He had not given the world high
thoughts to stimulate its mental
powers.
But the great thing which the
Christmasmessage hasaccomplish-
ed is this, that it has given men
new life spiritually. 1t has saved
menfromsin; issaying them hourly
For the Christmas message is
not only that Jesus was born. We
are forced to look for the reason OIL
that, and looking, we see a life Of
self-sacrifce with the cross at it,
end. The birth Of Jesus has M
meaning apart from His death
He was born into the world tina
He might die and so be a sacrifice
for our sins and reconcile us t.
, God. That was the only way tina
peace and joy could come on earth
: and His birth made certain the full
fllment of the angels promise
For the time all creation SCENE,
to be taken up with the though
of the JOY to be. At later tim
creation seemed to groan in sym
pathy with the suffering Christ
Ile heavens became dark and til
earth quaked.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
UNREDEEMED LAND.

Notice is here given that decree vii,
be entered al the next term of the citcuit
court ON an lands struck off to the State
prior TO 1900 on delinquent taxes con-
frming sale of same Unless redeemed
before that time writ Of possession will
be issued putting the State into possession
of the property so purchased according 10
section IS, chapter ia, acts Of 1901 BY
order Of Theo + King. comptroller,
J.. r. WATSON, Clerk.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

S. G, Oyerstreet VS.. Edna Doherty ct ais In
the Chancery Court at Camden, Tennessee
In this cause, it appearing from the AFFIDAVIT
of the complainant, that Bless Holland and W.
G. Holland, defendants are nOn-residents of
the State and residents of the State of Florida;
they are therefore hereby required to appear on
or before the 4th Monday in January, 1903, be-
fore the Chancery Court at Camden and make
defense to the bill filed against them IN said
court by S. G Oyerstreet, seeking 80 sell for
partition the house and lot OF Judith DohertY
III Camden, or otherwise the bill will be taken
fer confessed. 1t is further ordered that this
notice be published four consecutive weeks IN
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE.
A. G. MCDANIEL,
Clerk and Master
ByJ b. NICKREY,
Deputy Clerk and Master
S. L. PEELER, Solicitor.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

The subscription price Of .fHE CHUONtCLF lg
81 On per ytali 90 cpuls iur Sis months, 20 ceuts
for three months, which positively must Dee paid
iu advance AN subscriptions viii he promptly
stopped Ht expiration of tiWe paid i0r.
Obituary and similar notices will be charged for
nc Che rate OF cents per Hue. We VIII furnish
rates for display aud local advertising on apphca-
ton
of public Interest are solicited. but wee assume n0
responsibility Tor the expressions contained n all
such communications and articles published
Nemlltauees can bee made in various ways That
are perfectly safe, bat Hl tpmitauecs sent are at
risk of Che sender
An remillnces and business communications
should he sent % TRAVIS BROS,
Telephone 80 Camden, Tenn,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
WIN orCARDUB

WANTED-A trustworthy gentleman Orlady
reach county to manage business for an old es-
tablished house of solid financial standing A
straight, bona ide weekly salary of SIS 90 paid by
check each Wednesday with all expenses direct
frOmheadquaTterS. Money advanced for eXpen-
SEES. Manager, $40 Caxton Building, Chicago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

hunE II i-2o Jom III 14-t7.
q. NJ. DoUaAbu IN sABnArH READING.
Christmas, as a word, comes from
Christs mass; it is the day which
the Christian world celebrates as
the anniversary of the birth of its
Lord. 1t was in the beginning a
religious festival and should con-
tinue to be so. That is 70 say, we
ought upon Christmas Day to do
something TO commemorate the
birth of Jesus.
We may give and receive pres
ents, we may go to entertainments,
we may have all kinds of innocent
enjoyment, but through it all
should run the thought, Jesus was
born into the world to save men
from their sins. The day should
be to us a religious festival and
should help to bind us closer to
God by reminding us very wildly
of Gods great goodness to us and
of His kind purposes concerning
us. Naturally, therefore, some re-
ligious meeting is an appropriate,
il not a necessary, accompaniment
Of the day.
We should share our joys with
others. 1t will increase their Joy
and it will increase ours. In every
way we should do what we can to
help to make real to others the
great message of Christmas. BY
act and word we should be pro-
claiming:
JOY to the world, the Lord is come,
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing.
Our songs, and our feasting, and
our presenG-giylng, should all seem
to be voicing this one great mes
sage from God to man.
L have said that oil Christmas we
may show our Joy by enjoying our
selves. The word may" is per-
haps misleading. Joyousness is
not merely permissible to the
Christian. 1t should not be a rare
thing i'll life. Joy and the jollities
that spring naturally and whole
somely from it make it an essen
tial part of a well-rounded Chris.
tian life. Indeed, they are a part
of Christ's gift to men. He de.
lights to make men happy-as hap
Ply, as happy as they can be; anC
to increase their capacity for hap
piness. That is one true way o.
stating the purpose of His mission
So we not only may, but ough
to, make our Christmas a festival
The association Of jollity will
religion is not always it is true
very successfully accomplished
But neither is it always easy to as
sociate our grief, or our business
or our ambitions with our religion
We should not try to reduce on
activities and desires, but rather t
bring them into accord with Cod
will. Then our religion will grov
to be the broad sure foundation TO
all our living that it was meant t
be.
People find expression for thei
Joy in many ways, each accordin
to the customs Of the people he bt
longs to, according to his trainin
andaccording to his ownindividut
temperament. One person sing
anotherplays, another goes to hay
talk with his neighbor, and al
other prays. Butamongall Peep.
there is a development in the e,
preston of JOY from youth to oil
age. And it is entirely appropr
ate that whilst the youngster frisl
about like a young dog, the oldc
person should take his enjoymel
more sedately. But the joys
after years are not less satlsfyir
because they are less boisteroI
than the joys of youth, nor are Il
joys of youth to be looked upc
Isr1o;ce,1 booo,,ol, ! !, az, o,.l ofeo
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

WANTED-A trustworthy gentleman OF lady
in each county to manage business for an old es-
tablished house of sold financial standing. A
straight, bona weekly salary of $500 paid by
check each Wednesday with all expenses direct
from headquarters. Money advanced for eXpen.
SEES Manager, $40 Caxton Building, Chicago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

FOR SALE-A good second hand Comet: in.
stument as good ms new. win sell for half its
cost Apply to j. V. TRAVIS, Camden, Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902.
CHRISTMAS.
trs MESSAGE AND MEANING.

hosr II 1870, JOINS III l4-l7.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-14
(Communicated.)
CAPT. SQUIRES' BOLD OFFER.

EDITOR VIRGINIA CITIZEN:
Seeing report in the Richmond Dispatch
OF the Sth from it's Heathsville CORE
spondent in reference to the "big'' fish
factory TO be located on Indian creek.
Northumberland county, would like TO
state some facts from my personal
knowledge of the proposed works.
Instead OF its being of twelve-steamer
capacity il proposes to operate only one
steamer, the same already belonging TO
the Bay Fleet. These works are TO be
purely experimental, and il those people
who are said to be opposed to it's con-
struction will but wait and see Il in
operation they will find that this plant
proposes TO utilize the sediment of it's
refuse waters-thereby purifying them
to large extent-instead of turning IL
into the creek. 1t is found that there is
considerable wealth contained in this
offal.
i am willing to admit that the offal
from factory in small creek would be
to some extent detrimental to oysters.
but is not wholly the cause of their des-
truction. To show my belief in this
statement L repeat here what l have
already said to one man, that oysters
VIII grow as well this coming season in
Dymer's creek as ever before, and to
prove it will furnish one hundred bushels
each OF seed oysters to any three men
who will agree to plant them on their
shore in Dymer's creek to demonstrate
whether / am right or wrong.
Respectfully,
GEo. T.. SQUmEs.
Ocran, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-14
WHITE STONE.

Miss Alleyne Kelley, of Bluff Point
is visiting friends and relatives near
here.
X. N. Hall, jr., returned |, st week
from two weeks trip TO Baltimore and
Washington.
Mrs. w. K. Hathaway and little daugh.
ter are visiting friends In Newberry,
s. c.
y. w. Hughlett was in town Tuesday
The ice Is fine and all the young folks
are cutting ice" while they may.
Abe Schwar;zman was In Baltimore
the past week.
Mrs. A. II. Mcnamara, who has been
quite sick, is slowly improving much 10
the delight OF her many friends.
Miss Marie Brown was on the sick
list this week.
They do say Matt Ingram is doing
office work for DIR. Hubbard.
w. g. Taylor was seen here several
days this week.
Johnny b. Mckinney Is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. bud" Lokey, of Irving
ton, are visiting Mrs. @. A. Shelton this
week.
Miss Eoline Williams had the mis-
fortune to fall out of door Tuesday
night aud cut her head. DR.. Hubbard
was called In and she is doing as well as
can De expected. PHGby JANE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-14
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

1t Is stated that r. Fax. Mitchell has
sold to g. II. Jenkins his place, known
as Edgehill, near Litwalton-
Police Steamer Nannah, Capt. w. L
Hudgins. was cruising the waters OF the
lower Rsppxhannock this week.
A tenant-hcuse belonging to DR.. F. w
Lewis nesr Litwalton aud occupied by a
Mr.. Brewer was burned Monday together
with all furniture.
II Is reported that dredgers (some O,
them Msrylauders) have again begun
depredating in the waters of Virginia
particularly in the vicinity of Gwynn's
Island.
The residence OF Mrs. Ann NJ. Sebree,
a poor widow residing near Merry
Point, was totally destroyed by fire Sun
day afternoon. Nothing but one bed
was saved. There was no insurance.
The good people of sharps Wharf,
ana particularly the ladies, have been
indefatigable in their work on the new
msnse, and 1t is now one of the finest
parscnages in rural Eastern Virginia.
The Weems Steamboat Company, hay
Ing recovered under their insurance poll
cies the value of the cargo destroyed by
the burning of the steamer Richmond.
agent W. ID. Scott Is busily engaged In
settliugthe losses of the patrons of the
line.-Frederickes6urg Free Lance.
1t Is stated that the extreme high price
and scarcity of English peas will prevent
planting more than half the usual guam
tity on the southside of the Rappahsn-
mock. As many, IL not more than the
usual crop, will be seeded in Lancaster,
and probably the other counties of the
Northern Neck.
The Lenten services in the Episcopal
churches will be as follows: Alternate
Wednesdays at 8 p. m. beginning Febru-
airy 18th, White Chapel; alternate Thurs
days at p. m beginning February Goth,
Wicomico; alternate Fridays at 8 D. m.
beginning February 21st, Grace Church.
Holy Week aud Trinity church services
as announced.
Owing to the scarcity of boats from
Baltimore during the bad weather of the
past two weeks much northern mail for
this section has been scheduled via Rich
mond and West Point 1t took two
wagons several daysto distribute ii from
West Point, and because of the bad roads
they have failed to make daily connec-
ton with the little steamer Owen billiard
at Urbanns. The billiard, however, has
made her regular trips.