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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

Here is the law on the question
axation under the new charter:
Senate bill No. GA, can act to
incorporate the town of Camden,
etc, passed April IL, 1903, and ap-
proved April Is, 1903, section 6,
article 3, says:
"Toassess property fortaxes, and
to levy and collect, by proper Off
GERS, taxes upon all real, mixed and
personal property, polls and priyi-
leges taxable by the laws Of the
State; Provided, that no levy for
general corporate and school pur-
poses shall exceed one dollar on
each one hundred dollars valua-
tion Of taxable property"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22
G. w. BAKER,
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn,
November %, 1902.

To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that [ have had
a forty years standing sore eyes.
I have spent about three hundred
dollars on them, with no effect. l
used one sample bottle of DR.. Gar
fnkle's Eye Remedy, and it did
them SO much good that 1 wrote
this without my glasses some
thing that I have not been able to
Go for forty years,
THOMAS PARKER.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The stockholders Of the Benton
County Telephone Company are
hereby called to meet at Big Sandy
Monday, June l, 1903, at l o'clock
p. m. Business Of Importance will
be transacted and all stockholders
are urged to attend.
g. w. BAKER,
President.
Big Sandy, May 4, 1903.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

n To maintain our public school,
CRmden contributes for that pur-
pese $130 per month. In return,
besides the education of the chill
dren of the community, the town
RECEIVES back nearly or about S400
pe month, not counting the $l30
paid the teachers, which nearly all
comes back to the town in one way
and another. The above figures
are correct, and, if anything, fall
below the actual amount when you
q pit up the total expense of the
ty-fve boarding students (the
average attendance per mont&) at
Benton Seminary. We hope that
our citizens will recognize the folly
of letting our school go down and
once curb their vindictiveness
a matter that has been settled
for the next two years at least, and
let us as a community turn our faces
toward the future instead of nurs-
ing the passions of the past.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22
a CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

we, the uhderslgu having /
agreed TO become candidates for
the positions of mayor and alder
men Of the town of Camden at the |
coming election to be held on the |
28th day Of May, 1903, beg to an
nounee to the public that we are
for a corporation, and that we will !
at all times oppose any effort to
abolish the same.
We favor maintaining the Cam
den public school at its present.
high standard, and, if elected, we
will do all within our power 10.
have said school run at least eight.
months in the year, free TO every
child of school age within the cor
porate limits of said town, and Civ
ing to all tax payers who do not
live within the corporate limits the
same advantages to said school that
they now have, that is, allowing
them credit on their tuition for
their children for the amount of
school taxes paid by them.
We favor tax sufficient to run
the school and also a tax for nee
essary street improvements so that
the same does not exceed the sum
of one dollar on each one hundred
dollars worth of taxable property.
We believe that with this amount,
and one dollar on each poll for
school purposes, supplemented by
the amount derived from the pub
lie school fund from the State and
county, we can run our public
school eight or ten months in each
year and keep our streets and side
walks in as good condition as they
have been kept heretofore.
In levying the tax for municipal
and school purposes, if elected, we
will be governed as to the valua-
tion of property by the value fixed
by the district assessor and the
equalizing board of the county, and
will not value any property at a
higher rate than fixed by them.
Soliciting your votes and prom
ising you, if elected, the enforce
ment of law and order, we are
Yours respectfully,
d. b. THOMAS,
For Mayor,
S. i. PEELER,
J. j. WEATHERLY,
d. j. MCRAE,
f. 3. MOELYEA,
S. S. CLAYTON,
For Aldermen
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

IT would bring JOY to certain of
our citizens If by any sort of de-
vice public attention could now be
temporarily withdrawn from the
school and municipal government
questions of Camden.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

SOME Of our citizens will vote TO
kill the school, even if they lost
their heads for it. But there are
men who don't allow any one to
dictate their vote.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

WE want to impress upon the
minds of the voters of Camden to
stand by those candidates for city
: Offices who are for the best inter-
ests of Camden and have the town
at heart.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22


ments on his dwelling.
Clifford Bateman has returned
from Mckenzie for vacation.
G.. w. Arnold is having new im-
proyemeuts made at his place of
residence.
Mrs. Jennie Pierce of Jackson
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Il. j Bomar.
P Melton has bought Charley
Bain's interest in the livery stable,
and the firm is now Melton & Son.
They are nice, clever gentlemen,
and deserve the patronage Of the
public.
received a very pleasant call
yesterday from II. B. Miller of
Nashville. Mr.. Miller is assistant
attorney for the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railway, aud
is a jolly good fellow.
The CHRONICLE makes a plea
this week in behalf of the children
of Camden. The municipal cleo
ton next week will decide the ques-
tion Of our public school. Think
seriously before you vote to make
a sacrifice of it.
A splendid program was present
ed at the courthouse last night,
and each child who took part de-
serves special mention, but lack OF
space forbids at present. The pro-
gram for tonight will include a wal
drama in five acts. Don't miss it.
There was a large attendance al
the childrens' day exercises at the
Methodist Church Sunday fore.
noon. Notwithstanding very lit
tie time was given to preparation
a splendid program was presented
and the event was greatly enjoyed
by all present The singing by
the children was excellent, anC
should be encouraged.
The patrons of the boose joints
may find it little difficult to get
morning nip" here after May 81
unless the blind tiger and boo
logger are given an opportunity t.
,. ply their trade in our midst. b.
! the way, some of our citizens seen
to have suddenly lost their antip
athy for blind tigers and boot leg
! gers, and it is even limited that thel
are not so very solicitous about thu
! kind Of "stuff'' they get, anyway
: May we ask, why this thusness?
The courthouse was packed las
: Sunday evening to hear the bac
l calaureate sermon preached
Q Rev. j. N. Hall of Fulton,
Mr.. Hall is a very able miri
D and he did not disappoint hia
: dience. His advice to the young
: men and young ladies was full 0
deep thought, and on "the respec
for parents" he show a remarkabl
|. conception Of human nature. Th
s grandest manhood is that whicI
never puts its foot upon the hear
J Of father or mother Boys, stant
q by your old mothers, honor you
parents. We never knew a younl
, man who ran over his mother
heart that did not go to the devil
We never knew a young man VIII,
honored and loved his father anc
= mother that did not come out al
! right.
b Soda water. all favors. at the FIR,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

TIE Constitution of Tennessee
says emphatically that property
shall not be assessed for taxation
purposes for more than its actual
Qrth.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

You hear some men talk about
it being robbery" to levy tax for
school purposes. This is amusing.
When the town was incorporated
in 1899 there was no talk Of rob
lbery.- Wherein is the difference
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

SOME people are naUural-born
kickers, and yet never anything
suits them, even though they have
everything their way. They want
the earth, and yet they grumble
about the small part Of it they
have to carry.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

VorE AN open ticket, and there
will be no question about howyou
voted
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

THE CHRONICLE advocates the
aJrinciples it believes to be right,
and we will always be found fight
ing for them. This privilege we
accord to every man, even though
it be moral question, and he who
objects is narrow and contracted
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22
THERE may be a few men whe

THERE may be a few men who
pay large taxes in Camden, but it
,is quite evident that they do not
pnstitute the whole town. "There
VI others" who pay taxes, and GER
tainly they are entitled to have a
voice in the municipal affairs of
Camden, especially when there is a
resentful disposition to destroy our
splendid school and turn the town
out in the woods, SO to speak.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

DELIVER us from the man who
FSfes to play both sides. He de-
ceives nobody, but still he tries to
"carry water on both shoulders, -
plays for the popular side, and, as
rule, when he gets run over a few
MINES by a popular wave, he usually
ises with 81 did it" Keep your
eve on him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS.

'H'f3H wv ~ ~ 81 ~ p w ~
W. J.. Morris was in Nashville
Tuesday
w II. Hooser was in Nashville
yesterday.
w. p Redick was in Nashville
yesterday
l.. r.. Watson was in Nashville
yesterday
J. n. Naifeh was in Nashville
yesterday.
Joe Melton of Way was in the
city Monday.
B. Z. Brown went to Yuma the
first of the week.
J. J. Cole Of Garfield was in the
city Wednesday.
R. H. Fryer of Paducah was in
the city Monday.
DR.. J. T Bray of Eggville was
in the city Monday.
d. G. Hudson went to Paducah
the first of the week.
Claude Hudson was in Nashville
Saturday on business.
S. M. Naifeh left Monday on a
trip to the Indian Territory.
Camden was we'll represented at
the Elks' Carnival at Paducah.
BY the way, has Camden an or
dinance in regard to vagrancy?
S. L. Peeler was at Sugar Tree
on professional business Tuesday
Mrs. Childress has moved to the
Plant place, now owned by J. f
Beaton.
U. A. Potts attended the stock
holders meeting at Chalk Leye
Tuesday.
A new daughter arrived at the
home Of l. N. Bridges of Middle
brook Tuesday.
Mrs. A. S. McGill has been crit
ically i'll, but we are glad to learl
that she is improving.
DIR. r.. L. Barker of Holladay wa
shaking hands with friends and ac
quaintances here Tuesday.
Miss Della Lockhart of Wyl,
has been the guest of the family o
J. J. Weatherly this week.
} Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Fry of Cox
burg spent few days here witt
relatives and friends this week.
Quite a large delegation from
here attended the teachers associ
alton at Big Sandy last Saturday
Prof. j. A. Spence, who has re
Gently closed a very successful
school at Hollow Rock, was in th
city Wednesday.
, Rev. D. G. johnson was called t
Martin Wednesday, where he off
/ ciated at the marriage Of a promi
{ nent young couple.
Lost-Last Friday, black en-
ameled automatic indelible pencil
! Finder will please return to thi
Office and get reward.
Agent W. A. Yarbrough move,
? into the new depot building tn
first Of the week. 1t is substan
, tial building, and more roomy thar
the one recently destroyed.
! DR.. F. G. Hudson, Claude Hud
! son, D. G. Hudson, j. @. Cowel
! Lem Thompson and perhaps som
others whose names we did no
: learn, have gone to New Orlean
! to the old soldiers, reunion.
! Carl McRae of Memphis cam
3 up the latter part of last week t
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

MUNICIPAL election Thursday,
May %.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

For "H. NJ. T." buggies, call on
Melton & Balm. They've got 'em.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

Don't fail to read the advertise
ments in THE CHRONICLE this
week.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

Soda water, all flayors, at the Fry
Drug Company.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

When in need of nice stationery,
send us your orders.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

THE Chronicle and the weekly
Memphis Commercial Appeal, 81,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

Best feed and hitching accom-
modations at Melton e Bain's sta
BILE, Saunders old stand.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

When you want a good turnout
60 to Melton & Bain's stable.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-22

Bring or send us your news of
general interest, and we will pub
lish it with pleasure
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
State Session Be ing Held In
Perth AmbOy for the First Time
Large Gathering.
MASS AT ST. MARY'S.
Delegates Continued to Arrive up Till Noon
Following the Mass Short Business
Session Was Held in X. of C. Hail.
Addresses This Afternoon-Grea Pre-
parations tor Reception Tonight.

The State Convention of the Catho
lie Benevolent Legion is being held
in this city today. This Is the first
time this organization has held its
State meeting in Perth Amboy The
sessions are being held in the rooms
Of Father Quinn Council in K. of @.
Hall. Tonight there will be a recep-
tion IN Braga Hall
Delegates from everv city in the
State of New Jersey are present
They began arriving early this morn
ing and at noon there were but few
more expected.
At 10 O'Clock all the visiting dele
gates and State officers were escorted
to st. Mary's Roman Catholic church
in Center street, where a high mass
was celebrated. After mass a short
business meeting was held and at
O'Clock dinner was served.
The dinner over, the delegates and
members of Father Quinn Council
were addressed by the Supreme and
State officers. This occupied the
afternoon.
Following are some of the order s
officials who are present today
Supreme S ecretary, J. E. Dunn, of
Boonton; Supreme Treasurer, J. E.
Roe, Newark, and W. J. Dealy, State
President. of East Orange.
Committees appointed for the day
were: Credentials-Dr. J. J. Rich
mond, Newark; R. Baudman, Pater-
son and P. J. Dyer, Paterson. New
Business. A. Roe, Newark; D. P.
Burns, Jersey City; M. J. Binder,
Harrison. Reports-W. Ballahan,
Perth Amboy; L. F. Denning, New
ark; Urban W. Shafer, Newark.
Elections for president, treasurer,
secretary. marshall, guard and spirit
ual director will be held this after.
noon. Secretary Gheggan was not
present owing to death in his family,
he was represented by Thomas Gal
lacher, of Newark.
| There are about sixty-three dele.
gates present representing fiftyseven
councils.
The members of Father Quinn coun
Gil have made great preparations fol
the reception tonight and fine time
is awaiting the delegates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
VASEL|NE is
BEING PACKED.
Girls Begin Work at the New
Plant Along the Raritan
River.

The work at the yCheeseborough
Vaseline " orks has been started.
This morning twenty-five girls began
packing vaseline in bottles. The vase
line was shipped here from Brooklyn
in large drums and boxes some time
ago.
The only building that is completed
at the present time is the cooperage,
so the girls have been put to work in
that building. The storm of the last
week made it impossible for the
masons and bricklayers to work for
some time, but this morning they
started again. The place is filled
with water, caused by the high tides.
If the weather keeps fair now for a
few weeks the contractors hope to
have the filter building and the offices
finished. AS the different buildings
are completed, the company will
occupy them at once, so when the
place is all finished, the entire plant
will also be running
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
Joseph Fuchs, a Miikman Struck
by Lehigh Valley Train at
Valentines Factory.
DIED IN THE HOSPITAL.
Horse was Killed and Driver was Thrown
$50 Feet-Dr. G. W. Ttrrell Sum-
moned and had Man Sent to Hospital
Died at $50 O'Clock After Showing
Signs of Improvement

Joseph Fuchs, the milkman who was
struck by Leh1gh Valley train at
Valentines crossing yesterday after
noon, died at the city hospital last
night at $50 O'Clock. Fuchs, who
runs dairy farm at Bonhamtown,
has a milk route in this city. He was
we'll known here and was we'll liked.
When crossing the tracks of the Le-
high Valley road at Valentines yes
terday, shortly after noon, freight
train struck the wagon, killing the
horse instantly and carving the wa
gon and Fuchs nearly hundred and
fifty feet on the cowcatcher. DR.. G..
W. Tyrrell was called and he dressed
a wound in the head and one in the
body. He found the man in serious
condition and had him taken to the
hospital. There he rallied and seem
ed to improve until $50, then he died
very suddenly. Internal injuries, be-
low the heart, proved fatal.
How the accident happened is not
known definitely. 1t is supposed
Fuchs did not hear the train and drove
directly in front of the engine. The
funeral will be held Thursday at l
O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
Machine on Exhibition which will
be Used in the Fifth Ward
This Fall.
EXPERT is IN CHARGE.
All Voters are Welcome to Try the Machine
Working is Simple After Explained
Cannot Vote Until Curtain Is Drawn
This UnIocks the Machine-0pening the
Curtain Locks it Again.

Voters all over the city and par
ticularly of the Fifth ward, are re-
ceiving instructions on the new voting
machine. An expert is in charge and
will remain in this city for the next
fifteen or twenty days to instruct all
who wish to learn. The voters of the
Fifth ward are particularly urged, but
everybody will be shown the workings
of the machine.
The Evening News recently publish
ed cut of the machine with a prief
explanation as to how it is worked.
is very simple after once explained
and it is believed the machines will
be generally adopted throughout the
State. A person going in to vote un-
locks the machine when he moves
that handle to draw the curtain. He
cannot vote until the curtain is drawn.
The levers are then before him, one
for each ticket, and little pointers
drop to the name of each candidate
on that ticket when the lever is pull
ed If it is desired to vote the
straight ticket all that is needed is to
push the handle over which controls
the curtain and the machine locks,
registering the vote. 10 split a ticket,
push back the pointers over the names
you do not wish to vote for and pull
down the pointers over the names on
the other tickets you do wish to vote
for. If a person does not go to the
machine too much excited he can
easily register his vote and no boss
will know for a certainty how he
voted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
BALL AND RECEPTION.
ira B. TiCe Lodge Planning Big Time fol
November 10.

The Ira B. Tice Lodge No. 300,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
will hold a hall and reception in
Braga Hall, Wednesday, November 49,
The following committee has been
appointed to make the arrangements;
John McGrath, chairman; Charles
Palmer, Andrew Kelly, J. P. Jones,
George @. Holmes, James Lamb, V.
A. Abel, @. Gallagher, John J. Darcy.
The ball given last year by Ira B. Tice
lodge will not soon be forgotten, and
the committee in charge this year
claim that they are going to surpass
all previous attempts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
Standard Terra Gotta Have CON-
menCed Work and an Addi-
tiOn to Their Factory.
ROOM FOR PRESSING.
Addition will be 100 by 100 Feet and will
be two Stories High-C0ncern Expects
to Take Some Contracts which Requires
More Room-Work to be completed Be-
fore Cold Weather Sets In.

That the officials of the STANDARD
Terra Gotta do not believe the build
ing troubles are going to hurt the
terra Gotta business is evident from
the preparations being made at their
plant on Lehigh avenue to enlarge
The plans include an addition to the
pressing room and a wing 100 by 120
feet will be erected. This will be
used as pressing room and one end
will be devoted to offices of the firm.
The work on the improvements has
already begun.
This morning men were at work
clearing the ground. The press room
will be extended to Stamford street.
The wing to be built will be two
stories high and will be of brick. The
contract for it's erection has been
awarded to Q. O. Christiansen. The
big fence surrounding the plant has
been partly torn down to make way
for the building.
At the plant this morning a News
reporter was told that the work of the
factory had increased and the work il
wanted to do in the future demanded
a spreading out and the addition was
being made to meet this demand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-13
Chamber of Commerce Said to
be Interesting itself in Nom
inatiOn for Comptroller.
FEELING RUNS HIGH.
Knowing ones would not Talk on the Mat
ter Today-Some Democrats think the
Matter will Blow Over and the Present
Nominee will Stand-Chambe of Com
merce Meets Tonight.

The Democrats are still at sea re-
garding the nomination for comptrol-
Ter. 1t was the subject of a great
many little private caucuses last night
and today it leaked out that the
Chamber of Commerce, when it meets
tonight, would take up the matter of
an independent ticket with Mr.. Voor-
hees on it. This report could not be
confirmed today. When W. A. Bel
cher, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, was seen, he said he could
say nothing about the meeting until
10 O'Clock tonight. He said he did
not want to be premature.
Some Democrats, while favoring
Mr.. Voorhees,, think that the whole
matter will simmer down and the
present candidates will stand. When
asked about the report that the
Chamber of Commerce would take up
the Voorhees, nomination, the Demo
Gratis questioned said they knew
nothing about such a move. One
Democrats, in his enthusiasm for MIR.
Voorhees,, declared that he would poll
300 Republican votes if nominated
He thought the independent ticket
should be named by all means.
That the feeling in the matter runs
high there is no question. The Demo
Gratis have not had such tempest in
their camp N some time and the re-
suit will |be- interesting.