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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
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The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease science
has been able to cure in all of its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer One Humid
red Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of tes-
timonials. Address
L, J, CHENEY d Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, Is cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

As n further action, or attempted
action, they are trying to coeIce
the old Confederate soldiers into
line with the lawless by cartoons
showing n wounded Confederate
soldier with his head in the lap Of
of woman Tabled Democracy, re-
ferring to the pittance of pension
to the helpless and asks, "Can
they forget it?'
No, we have not forgotten what
Democracy has done for the old
Confederate soldier, nor have we
forgotten what it ought to have
done but what it refuses to do
neither have we forgotten what
the old Confederate soldier did
for it at the restoration of Democ-
racy to power when we elected
John G. Brown Governor and also
elected a Democratic General AS
sembly.
/ could cite many other facts,
but this letter is long enough. |
must, however, say a few words for
harmony. Let the October con-
vention repudiate the Patterson
platform, endorse that of the true
Democrats, endorse Captain Ben
Hooper for Governor, admonish
the candidates for Congress to
stick to national politics and urge
their election by the people, elect
q Democratic General Assembly
that will stand for the enforcement
CT our temperance and election
laws. Do this, and in 1912 Ten
nessee Democracy will be solid
enough to elect a Democratic Gov
ernor and cast her electoral vote
for the Democratic candidate
EX-CONTEDERATE.
Paris, Tenn, September q.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
CHALK LEVEL.

Arlie Capps has the fever, we
regret to learn.
"Uncle" John Holland is very
low at this writing.
James Wright is visiting near
Waverly this week.
j. w. Capps of Eagle Creek was
here to see homefolks Sunday.
Miss Dora Capps spent Saturday
night with Mrs. TIME Wright.
f. G. Harden has been very sick
with typhoid fever, but is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landon Walker
visited Mr.. md Mrs. Roy Walker
on Cypress Saturday.
Mrs. Lille Littleton of Waverly
who has been visiting homefolks
returned home Sunday.
All that was mortal of Miss Ra.
chel Harden, who died in Grass
Valley, were laid to rest Saturday
afternoon in Harden Cemetery.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
CHESTNUT HILL.

A welcome rain tell throughout
this section Sunday.
Ira Simpson and others were in
Johnsonville Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Fur has been visiting
her son and daughter.
Mrs. G. n. Pafford has been WIS.,
iting at Eva a few weeks.
Sherman Lawrence visited the
family of James Patford Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Holland
visited the family of 0. L. Wilson
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Holland and
others visited the family of j. l..
Holland last Sunday.
Several from this locality took
in the fair in Nashville last week,
Others will attend the fair in Paris
this week.
The protracted meeting will be-
gin at Wesley Chapel on the first
Sunday in October. Rev. John c.
Holland of Martins Mill will as
sist Rev. E. II. Gender in conduct
ing the meeting, Everybody is
invited to come and bring a basket
of dinner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
TALK ON HARMONY.
Editor THE CHRONICLF:

Editor THE CHRONICLE:
1t seems to be the policy of some
men and newspapers to continue
their criticism of the Governor,
but now that he has withdrawn
from the race we think this should
stop. We don't believe in keeping
on punching q fellow when he is
down. 1t is an old saying, and a
true one, as a rule, that when a
fellow starts down hill everybody
he passes gives him kick.
The election of August was a
more effective condemnation of his
record and methods than any that
can be expressed by tongue or pen.
The fact is, it was so complete that
it needs nothing added to it.
If the Governor had been as
smart as he has credit for being,
he would have seen long ago and
before it was too late to harmonic
that his candidacy this year would
only widen the breach in the party
and make harmony less possible.
But, after all, it seems to be a
repetition of history. Pharaoh re-
sisted all the influences brought to
bear against him for reform, but
"his heart was hardened' and he
refused to yield, and when he
reached the Red Sea his destruc-
ton was made complete. And so
il will be with the Governor. If
he should persist in his course he
is sure to reach the Red Sea of his
political destruction.
We regret that the conditions in
the party are thus, but we are in
nowise responsible for them. The
question of Democratic harmony is
momentous one. Why? Because
there is a great lack Of it, and be-
cause it has been the ruling party
of Tennessee and has largely been
responsible for our laws which
protect life, liberty, property, COM
merce. social relations and pro-
mote religion, morality and educa-
tional interests.
What has harmony among DEM
ocrats to do with all these ques-
lions? This unity of faith and
actions is necessary to make such
laws as are for the general promo
ton of all of these interests. For
success in all of the above we must
have laws for the suppression OF
crime which, to be effective, must
have penalties attached which will
control and deter the lawless and
compel obedience.
How may we accomplish this:
BY selecting our officials from the
best qualified and most courageous
meu-men who are themselves law.
abiding citizens and who will en-
eoroa tho spirit as we'll as the letter
of the law. How to do this in the
best manner and enact laws to Sc
cure the greatest good to the great
est number has caused men to dit
fer, and these differences have
caused men to organize themselves
into different classes or parties.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910
ANNOUNCER NTS.
For State Senator.

THOMAS-We are authorized to announce d.
Il. Thomas as a candidate for reelection to the
Office OF State Senator from the Twenty sixth
Senatorial District of Tennessee, composed of
the counties OF Benton, Decatar, Hardin, Hard
eman and McNairy
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
FLATWOODS.

Ernest Davidson spent Sunday
with homefolks.
Lawrence Ryan spent Sunday
with friends on Beaverdam.
A new boys has brought cheer
into the home Of Herbert Cuff.
Allan Cuff smiles when talking
of the new daughter in his home.
Ii. W, Pafford and family, Mrs.
Lee Blanchard and Miss Lille
Blanchard visited relatives near
Liberty Sunday.
We suggest that the patrons Of
the Chestnut Hill, Ebenezer and
Farrar schools take some steps to-.
ward improving the buildings be-
fore the approach of winter. The
teachers would dismiss schools for
harvesting, or as long as we wanted
them to, if the buildings were re-
paired and made comfortable. AS
we are compelled to keep the lar
ger children at home for awhile to
help gather crops, let's organize g
School Improvement Association
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

The Daughters of John Watson
Morton Chapter U. d. @. will OBJ
serve "Sam Davis Day" next Thurs
day, October 6, with splendid pro-
gram.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

Apretty bone wedding took place
at the home of the bride III Buena
Vista last week when Ether Cooper
Of Devider and Miss Lena Todd
were married. Mr.. and Mrs. Coop
er spent few days in Nashville at
tending the fair. They were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Coop
er Saturday departing for the home
of the groom at Devider. May
their happiest wishes be realized,
is the wish of their many friends
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

bNiS "iN Al bObI iJhl tltp hiti W ~
have the welfare of the whole peo-
pie at heart, and all must concede
that this class is in the majorityin
each party The evil disposed of
each party are also divided.
The long continuance of one
party in power gives these offend
ing classes longer time to form
combinations for the defeat or
overthrow of the laws Of restraint.
This continuance in power also
brings about undesirable alliances
among the ambitious, covetous,
lovers of authority and boosters
that they may continue to rule,
and 50 they form alliances with
the lawless.
To do this the executive officers
of the State and counties refuse to
execute the laws of restraint; the
minor legislative councils of cities
and towns enact such municipal
laws or repeal such as this lawless
class desires.
When these evil-disposed and
ambitious classes get together in
combination they imagine that
they are in the ma ority and begin
to throw off all restraint, and the
executive officers, from the Gov
ernor down, pardon the convicted
criminals, refuse to serve papers
and summon for jury duty only
such men as will ignore both law
and evidence.
That is just what is now the mat
ter with the Democratic party in
Tennessee. The ambitious, the
vicious and the lawless Of both
parties have com bined to overthrow
the temperance laws of the State
Fearful that they could not control
the General Assembly, an effort
was made to coerce tho Supreme
Court of the State, that they might
be made to give decisions in har-
mony with the desires Of the party
in power.
Failing in this-thank God they
did fail-they tried by an arbitrary
convention, called by a self-ap-
pointed committee, who adopted a
platform demanding the repeal Of
the temperance and election laws
passed by the last General Assem-
bly,, thus debauching Democracy,
and for the first time in its history
it is made, or an attempt is made,
to make it stand on a whisky plat
form, backed by the lawless of all
parties,
A judicial ticket in harmony
with the platform is nominated
and misnamed the straight Demo-
cratic ticket, and all who show a
disposition to object are before
hand called boilers, traitors, de-
serters and forsakers of Democracy.
The August election shows that
the majority Of the Democratic
party in Tennessee voted for list
of Democratic judges who had
been nominated by the largest and
most popular Democratic conven-
ton ever held in Tennessee.
These men were nominated be-
cause they had proved themselves
to be men, who would and could
not be coerced. Men of that class
are admired by all good people re-
CARELESS of party. They are known
to stand for the right regardless of
party power. This fact, and this
fact alone, caused the best people
of the Republican party to vote
with the law-abiding element of
the Democratic party, which re-
suited in the election of those truly
Democratic judges by a majority
of over 10000.
nLoa, lon1 IL e Al
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-30

Both Circuit Court and Quar-,
terly Court will convene here next
Monday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
H. |. LANG.
OPTOMETRIST.
FROM MOFFETT's CREEK

Moffatt's Greek, Sept. 6--There
will be protracted meeting at New
Providence church beginning on Sun
day night next. The pastor Rev. ii.
W. Mclaughlin, will be assisted in
these services byR ev. Dr.. W. H. Mil
ey Of Louisville, KY.
The Misses Parr OF Culpeper county
are visiting the Misses George OF this
place.
The farm of the late Jno- W. Cor
don was sold on Saturday, Aug. 20. to
Henry D. Arehart, consideration ~, 725.
Miss Blanche Wright of Mint Spring
is visiting Miss Louise. Martin.
Miss Bessie Surber Of Stanton is
visiting at the home of Mr.. Thos. M.
Smiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Tribbet OF
Staunton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter E. Beard.
| Jno. w. Beard is spending couple
of weeks at MCGOWAN Springs.
Jno. Yeago, of Wheeling. W. Va ii
visiting his mother, Mrs. ]. R. Ruck
man.
Miss Florence Turk leaves next weel
for Staunton where she will atten'
|school. Miss Louis Martin Will re
turn to Klienberg.
Tom Clemmer, who underwent al
operation at the Augusta Sanitariun
for appendicitis, has returned hom
and is doing very nicely.
The continued dry weather ha
delayed the farmers very much
their blowing. The corn has bee
vey much injured by the same.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
Court Of Appeals in Session


The Court of Appeals convened
here yesterday morning. judges pres
emit, Keith, Buchanan, Wh1ttle and
Harrison.
Case of Commonwealth vs. Gleason
submitted on briefs.
Case of Davidson VS.. Watts argued
and submitted.
Case of Yost VS.. Critcher argued in
part and continued.
Following petitions for rehearing
were received:
W1ckham and Northern, receivers
VS.. 9. Fl. Green.
Greensburg National bank vs.. $.
Izer and Company.
R. F. and PR. R. VS.. Walters ad
ministrator.
N. and O. v. R. Y. Co. VS.. Consoli
dated Turnpike Co.
Miller VS.. Turner.
Edmondson and and Reeks, re
| ceivers, VS.. Potts administrators.
Whitehead vs.. Cape Henry Syndi
cate Go.
Tunerr's administrators We. Citizen
Bank of Norfolk.
Pollard and Haw VS.. American
| Stone Co.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
Gone to the Penstentiary

No time was lost yesterday in the
case of Arch Brown. The supreme
court denied the petition for rehear-
ing and a few hours afterwards
Brown was safely on his way to the
penitentiary at Richmond, two officers
having come here from that institu-
tion for the purpose OF conveying
him and Pink Barber of Rockingham
to the scene of their executions. The
guards went to Harrisonburg first and
secured Pink Barber, and returning
removed Brown from the county jail
ana departed with both prisoners on
the 80 p. m. train. Browns execution
Is set for Sept. 22nd. and Barbour
will follow on the 23rd. 1t is I'M
derstood that Browns relatives will
make request on the authorities fol
is remains, the bodies of executed
criminals usually being allotted tt
medical schools in the interest OF an
atomical research.
The guards had taken no chances
with their prisoners They were
heavily manaoled, and chained t.
each other, seeming to realize ina
with the fast fading hopes OF the tW'
men. that either or both might US
desperate means Of escape. Brow
has never seemed to be man OF feel
ing, indeed during the trial his man
ner of speaking of the occurrence wa
one of stolid Indifference, II not entire
I ly devoid of feeling or regret. Not
: word was spoken by him. which al
not seem to show he cared little to
. the lives he had taken, but much II
. yret over the fact that ApesHoy, anotl
K er intended victim, had escaped n
vengeance. Yesterday however,
is presented pitiful appearance, VINE
l. chained to negro convict, he SCENE
to some extent to realize the depths
d which he had sunken. and the hop
N lessness of the conditions surroun
ing him. The defiant spirit in III
d was mastered and he broke down uno
the ordeal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
DEATH OF MR.w.w.FRETwELL

In the death of Mr.. William W.
Fretwell, which occurred at his nome
Sunday morning, Staunton has lost
one of her oldest and best known
citizens. MI. Fretwell was born IN
Augusta county on Oct. 18th 1880 and
was therefore in his eighty first year,
though he was SO very active that
no one would have taken him to be
SO old. He had spent most OF his
life in Staunton and was particularly
beloved by his near neighbors nearly
all of whom greeted him as PAL" "
About ten days ago he went to the
Kings Daughters hospital for an
operation and had seemed to be much
better but on his way home his heart
became effected and he died few
moments after getting in his room.
Mr., Fretwell married Miss Sarah
Trayer who preceded him to the
grave by twelve years. He leaves
the following childrn Messrs. q. W.,
J. @. and G. E. of this .clty and En-
nest of Richmond and two daughters
Mrs. Florence Harlow and Miss Katie
Freuwell. Two of his grand children
Miss Lena and Mr.. Herbert Fretwell
he had raised and they had been as
his own children. He was the last OF
large family one sister having died
in Columbus Ohio about six months
lago. :,
/ Mr.. Fretwell was devoted old
Confederate, being an original member
Of the West Augusta Guards. He en-
listed in Go. L. 9Th Va. Infantry.
He was slightly wounded at the
first battle of Manassas and was cap
tured in 1866 near Waynesboro and
was held prisoner at Fort Delaware
for five months. He was in fftee1
battles.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon from the Methodist churci
! the services being conducted by Kew
ID. H. Kern, assisted by Rev. Q. F
Gregory, D. D. each Of whom spok'
feelingly and eloquently OF the de
ceased. Tie flowers were beautiful
and very numerous. The West AN
gusta Guard attended and fred
volley and sounded taps at the grave
| The pallbearers were, Messrs. J. L
Brooke, @. E. Gregory, VIM. Wnoley
F. J. Bergin, F. T. Woodruff an
Capt. Jas. Bum2ardner.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN

Luray, Va. Sept. 2.-In a small
graveyard located about two miles
east of Rileyville, was inferred We'd
nesday, the body of John Jewell, who
was found dead on Monday near Front
Royal. No one knows the cause OF
Jewell's death, though it is supposed
he fell from a freight train while on
his way home to Rileyville. He had
for some time been working at Mar
tinsburg, W. Va. The little country
burial ground, overgrown with weeds
appears to have been made for those
who had met violent deaths. In re-
cent years have been buried In it, Sam
Nicolson, killed on the Norfolk and
Western railroad; "Sunny" Jewell,
found dead on the Norfolk and Wes-
ern railroad near Compton; John w.
Jewell, killed by falling from train
at Front Royal; James Stoneberger,
killed by the explosion of a sawmil en-
CINE near Rileyville, and Bud" Mich
olson, stabbed to death near where
his body is buried.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09

counted them and I know that lock-
ed the door. After they got into the
corridor, they took a piece of pipe
from the railing and using it as a
lever priced the bars apart in q Sec
ond floor window, lowered themselves
by means of blankets tied together
and escaped. The supposition is that
the prisoners have been working
some time on rude key as this is the
only means by which they could have
gained the corridor.
"The followi ing, 1 think, is q correct
description of the escaped negroes
"Jim Fitch is dark negro, about. Is
years old, weight about ITO lbs, rather
small features, wore light tailor
, made suit of clothes which he took
with him.
George Brown is light complex
toned Oakley about feetj {
inches in height, ABOUT % years of
age, wore fairly good clothes. the only
thing conspicuous about him being q
prominent scar about his mouth, his
weight is about 140 lbs.
"John Henry is a ratherblack darkey
of almost stupid expression and was
dressed stability. He weighed about
IFS lbs, and is about feet 9 inches
in height. He had on working clothes
Jim Fitch, it will be recalled is thu
little darkey who shined shoes at the
Cash Cigar Store and who was being
held for the grand jury on charg'
of robbing that establishment of abou
800 Jim was noted for his love OF
extravaganza dress and now adds to hi
fame by the energy with which h
champions the cause of liberty. Georg
Brown and John Henry had boil
served terms for fighting scrapes, ant
were at the time also being held TO
the grand jury on charge OF rob
bling Jim Fitch, wilhelm jail. of abou
$40, which the latter had sewed il
his under clothing previous to hi
preliminary hearing before Justic
Glasgow in the police court.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-09
DEATH OF MRS. N. P. CATLETT

Mrs. Elizabeth Breckenridge Cat
lett, widow of the late Nathaniel
Pendleton Catlett, died at her resi-.
dence On East Beverley street, in
Staunton, Tuesday evening about
half past eight O'Clock. Mrs. Catlett
was the only child of the late John b.
Breckinridge, for many years a proml-
nent merchant of Staunton, and his
second wife, Maria johnson Breckin-
ridge.
She was born in Stauntnn, where
she resided all her life. on the 21st
DAY of August 1896 and mad therefore
only recently passed her seventy fifth
birthday.
She married when young woman,
Mr.. Nathaniel P. Catlett, who was
for many years actively identified
with the banks of StauntOn and who
was at the time of his death in June,
1881, the cashier of the Augusta
National Bank.
The children of their marriage
who survive her, are Mrs. Armistead
@. Gordon, DR.. John B. Catlett and
Miss Frances B. Catlett. all of whom
| reside IN Staunton. Her oldest son,
Nathaniel P. Catlett. Jr., resident
of Montgomery, Alabama, died in
STAUNTON about three years ago.
To the older residents of this city
there was no one better known or
more beloved than was Mrs. Catlett
Her home was always one OF gracious
hospitality, and during the years OF
her more active life she was noted for
her many deeds of kindness. Her
| family connections were among the
most prominent of the state. and her
death, though in the ripeness OF the
wears of the Psalmist, will bring sor-
row to many hearts throughout the
Commonwealth. Fga
The funeral of Mrs. Nathaniel T.
Catlett was held yesterday afternoon
from Trinity church at 4:30. In the
absence of both the RevereDds W. ".
Hullihen and R. G. Jett the services
we're conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Lee of Charlottesville and was as
sisted by the Rev. HIM. McIlhany'
The nall bearers were: 81
Active-Mr. r. S. Turk, Judge Il.
W. Holt, Mr.. E. ]. Cushing, Dr.
Franklin Hanger, Mr.. W.P. Eskridge
Mr.. H. H. Kerr and MI. A. +. Rop
ertson.
Honorary-Mr.J R. Taylor, Mr.. Il. A.
Walker, Mr.. Eskimo Gay, Mr.. Jos. b
Woodward, Mr.. Jas. H. Blackley, Mr.
Murray Hilleary and Mr.. William
Miller.
+. The interment was in Thornros'
cemetery.