The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-02-10
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS.

MI. A. Fry OF Lllburn was here
few days this week.
| DR.. w. T. Barnett of Coxburg
was in the city Tuesday.
Auther Howe of Crooked Greek
was in town Wednesday.
Tom G. Rye and family Of Paris
returned home Wednesday.
The farmers of Carroll County
are organizing for the purpose of
reducing the acreage ofcotton one
third of last years crop.
just as we were getting accus-
toned to the glass-like surface of
ourstreets and side walks theweath-
er has moderated and spoiled it all.
Prof. Luther Hollingsworth is
visiting homefolks in the country,
having closed his school at Hol-
low Rock for a week on account of
the bad weather.
One of our Texas subscribers re-
news his subscription this week,
and says "we can't get along with
out The CHRONICLE, which is al
ways q welcome visitor in our
home"
D. B. Thongs, president, has is
sued call fof a meeting of the
Tennessee Fencing Co. in Camden
Thursday, February 16, 1906, in
the office of Clerk and Master A.
G.. Mcdaniel.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. E. Church, South, will meet
with Mrs. A. V. Bowles next Tues
day afternoon. AS this is an i'm
portant meeting, a full attendance
is desired by the president of the
society, Mrs. A. E. Justice.
AS we go to press we learn that
q. A. Potts has been advised of the
death of his brother, Pleas Potts,
at East Prairie, Mo-, yesterday.
The body will arrive here on the
Dixie Flyer this morning. The
former only returned from East
Prairie Monday morning.
Though the weather conditions
have been extremely disagreeable,
the attendance at school has been
good the past week. The notice.
able vacancies are in the primary
department, as the cutting winds
and ice-coated pavements are too
much for the little fellows.
County Clerk w. d. Cooper has
issued marriage licenses to Allie
Wilson and Hattie Lindsey, Bun
McKelvy and M. Lee, Joseph Box
and t. A. Tubbs, A. V. Bowles and
Mag Melton, H. J. johnson and nj.
A. Johnson, Ollie Deaton and Josie
McEwen, Z. j. Throgmorton and
Eva Stem, A. e. Durdin and Bessie
Hudson, John Melton and Annie
Greer. Colored Riley Weather
spoon and Bette Mitchell.
Mrs. Matilda Presson, as estim-
able lady of the Postoak locality,
died at the home of her son-in-law,
L. Ell. Presson, Tuesday morning,
and was buried at Postoak Gene
terry. She was the widow of the
late William Harvey Presson, and
was held in high esteem by many
friends in the community where
she spent the best part of her life.
We extend coincidence to the be-
reaved family and relatives.
Replying to one of our CORE
sponaents, we wall say that the
Cum mberland Telephone Co, recent
ly offered to buy the local telephone
exchange, which wasaccepted. One
of the conditions of the deal was
the granting of franchise to the
umberland Co. Owing to some
hitch in the proceedings the city
council at its the last meeting post
poned action on the granting of the
franchise until they know just
what,the Cumberland Go. proposes
to do.
Eugene burden and Miss Bessie
Hudson we're married on Tuesday
evening at the home of the brides
parents, only a few friends being
present. Judge W. L. Morris tied
the knot which made the twain one.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Q. G. Hudson, and is
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