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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

Miss Verlia Craig has bad bone
felon on her finger.
Miss Vera Presson visited Miss
Eunice Markham Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Craig
visited j. w. Greer Saturday.
w. f. Durdin has moved from
his farm to the section houses.
M ISIS Max Johpson and Master
John visited their uncle Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Allen EImore Wis
ited tie latter's parents Sunday.
Miss Cola Elmore visited her
brother he latter part of the week.
Miss V-rdia Craig spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her cousin,
Miss Max Johnson.
Emily Jane, little. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ,Vessie EImore, has
been visiting her grandparents
Quarterly meeting will be at
Pleasant Grove March 16 aud II.
Let everyone come who possibly y
can. There will be dinner on the
ground Saturday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

erection of dwelling on the west
side OF town.
Ct. G. Kirk is anxious to know
when another tooth carpenter will
pass this way.
j. N. Watsonris getting ready to
carry the star,ronte mail from this
place to Wesiport.
Gus Whitfield and Ermine Hol-
laday have returned from visit IN
Arkansas'in order to get ready to
pull the bell cord over Old Beck
this spring and summer.
The young folks were entertain
ed at the home Of james Baker on
Saturday evening. There was a
good attendance, including ID. A.
Oxford with his graphophone.
You may talk about champion
eaters, but -Ermine Holladay can
easily get away wilh.M oranges, 30
cookies, / dozen eggs, three cans OF
tomatoes aud then some. Isn't
that right, boys?
Well, l viii close; best wishes to
the editor and the many readers OF
The Chronicle. 4;S
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08
Sunday School Officers.
To County and District Sunday
School Officers:

To County and District Sunday
School Officers:
thereby call conference of the
county aud district officers of the
Sunday School Associations of the
counties in West Tennessee to be
held in the First Presbyterian
Church atJ ackson on Tuesday aud
Wednesday, March 1918. The
conference will open at 10 a. m. ON
Tuesday.
1t gives me pleasure to inform
you that E. E. French, chairman
of our State executive committee,
will be with us.
The State convention is to be
held at Memphis in June, and we
desire to confer with our county
and district officers about the prob
lens of their county and district
work, aud also about securing
full delegation from the counties
mentioned above to the State con-
vention. This is one of numb Der.
of conferences we expect to hold
in the State.
Yours fraternally,
JOSEPH CARTHEL,
General Secretary.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08
MIDDLEBROOK.

Farm work is somewhat retarded
by the recent snow storm.
: No serious sickness is reported
throughout this community.
Now a word Of warning This1s
leap year, and one quarter will llsoon
be gone. If you ever intend to,
girls, its time to get busy.
If there is anything in the old
adage that hard winter foretells
a good crop year, that is some en-
couragement to our farmers.
We had good sermon by our
pastor the third Sunday in last
month. Lets give him good at
tendance hereafter; it helps the
pastor, and twill help you, too.
We were disappointed because
it showed out our singing Sunday
at Cowrlrs Chapel. We think we
are safe in sayingSthat we have one
of the best singing classes in the
county.
Elbert Smothers has returned
from Kentucky, and he says as the
poet, "There's no place like home"
We are sorry to learn that he met
with an accident while there, III
which his foot WAS painfully in
jnred by the wheel of handcar
running over it.
Best wishes to the editor and
you, too, dear reader.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

For the party to become reunited
at an early day the prospects seem
now very gloomy indeed.-Paris
Post-Intelligencer.
DOING HARM.
1t is feared that extremists on
both sides would mar the harmony
in the Democratic party. The
Vertrees organ at Nashville is one
thorn in the flesh. 1t daily makes
threats which are daing much to
disturb Independents, who had de-
termined to accept the primary
plan in the letter and spirit in
which it was agreed upon.
The harmony agreement will be
worth but little if reason and mod
Grafton do not prevail. We do not
believe the Democracy may engage
in bitter contest inside the party
on the liquor question and then
close up the ranks and carry the
election in November. 1t might
have been done years ago, when a
nomination was equivalent to an
election, but that time is past.
Such fight on the liquor ques-
tion may be avoided by agreeing to
the referendum principle. We
have adopted direct primaries
which is a great reform. Next
should come the referendum.
If the State convention will con-
fine itself to pledge that the issue
shall be referred to the people of
Tennessee in the form of some rea-
sonable alternative proposition we
shall secure the participation OF
both factions in the primaries and
convention and the support OF
nearly all the party in the Novem-
Der election Chattanooga News
EXISTING CONDITIONS.
The harmony in the Democratic
party extends 10 farth T than al
agreement on a plan by the politi.
clans of holdings a primary election
and it is not clear yet that the
Democrats as a whole are going
to participate in it.
The prospective candidates are
already throwing a damper over
the plan, and if harmony is com
plete and the result of the primary
q true expression of the entire vote
of the Democrats Of the State, a SCI
of candidates must enter it tha
have not been mixed up in factiona
fights Of the past.
There are a number of Ipdepen.
dents that will not take any chances
of pledging themselves to vote fol
Irregular" who was notoriously
} conspicuous in the past, and the
same is true of the "regulars." Sc
} ira complete expression of the pop
ular vote is desired, it must be fol
men who have taken no part OF par
; Gel in past factional controversies
We are inst stating conditions a,
they exist, without prejudice tt
either side.-Erin News.
, CLAUD.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08
PRESS CON NJ ENI.
A NEW DEAL.

u N''''~'t ~ N'"''y
in the Democratic party, when a.
new deal in leaders would be high
ly satisfactory, and for the good of
the party and State.
The trouble with the present
compromise is the common people
have lost faith. in the leaders and
the old bunch of seekers for the
State Offices. They have acted
with so little regard for the good
of the people, and showed SO little
respect for their wishes in the past,
that the masses will be slow to be-
lieHe them in the future.
, The people are reading, they are
thinking and growing more deter
mined than ever before to act as
they please. There is more real
independence among the people
than ever before, and they have not
forgotten the action of the State
Committee in reference to the last
primaries and conventions held in
the party, and so long as the party
machinery is dominated and direct
ed by that same gang or gets it's
inspiration from it there is going
to be lack of confidence upon the
part of the masses of the party.
When thecompromise was reach
ed and harmony was announced a
grand rush was made to get into
the primary or get themselves talk
ed about as probable candidates.
And who are they? Benton Nc
Milliu, Bob Taylor, DeLong Rice,
Ham Patterson, Frank Dibbrell,
J. b. Fraziers Felix Moore, A. M.
Leach, Jim Senter and Others OF
the old guard. What bunch!
We have looked patiently for
Bancroft Murray, but, SO far, in
vain. The regulars have plenty of
good men, and men who, If brought
forward ~as leaders or candidates,
would inspire confidence and in
sure harmony in the party.
If they want harmony and party
success in November they should
act with better Judgment, With
the present deal, aud the scramble
promised by the old chronics for
Office aud leadership, there can lie
no harmony and there will be par
ty failure in November.-Carroll
County democrat.
DON'T MEET APPROVAL.
In this issue we publish the bar-
mony plan as agreed upon by the
two Democratic committees at
Nashville last week. From the
best information the Independent
element Of the party in Henry
County are very much dissatisit d
and will have nothing to do with
the matter, and will not go into
any primary scheme that would
commit them to support any man
who favors the repeal Of the present
temperance and election laws.
They seem to regard the whole
plan as a play Of politics, and the
Independent Democrats are un.
willing to be pledged to vote for
candidates without regard for what
they may stand for.
Already the leaders differ as to
what the plans adopted were as to
the naming of the temporary ofti-
GERS of the convention called for,
and Judging from the expressions
published from all over the State,
disappearing this action OF the
leaders, there will be another hard
fought political battle in Tennes-
see this year.
Harmony appears to be a mis-
nomer in Democratic ranks, much
to be regretted, especially in a
Presidential year. It was hoped
that the two factions might bury
their differences and agree upon
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

just rain and snow, aud rain again,
And dribble, drip and blow!
Then snow and thaw and slush
And then more rain and snow!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08

Plant less ground to corn and
give it better culture. That is sll
there is to intensive farming. Too
many farmers are land poor.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-03-08
Take Notice.

Allaccountslpast due will be put
out at once If not settled imme-
diately.
M. J. RUSHING.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
SERGEANT FR!SBY
Sends Two More Men to Co.
lumbus to BE Assigned to
Artillery Service.

First Lieutenant C. E. swartz,
of the recruiting service of Parkers-
burg, paid the local station visit
Tuesday evening and accepted two
men for the field artillery service.
The two new soldiers are Jesse Res-
ling, of Buckhannon. and Emery
Mullens, of Replete. They were
sent to Columbus barracks wednes-
day morning by Recruiting Ser
geant j. n. Frisby of the local sta
ton and will be assigned to their
new duties at once.
Tho sergeant stated that recruit
ing business in the city was pick
ing up some in the last few weeks
and that he hopes to make record
this month.
Lieutenant Swartz returned to
Parksrs6urg "wednesday morning
after visiting the local and Fair
mont stations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
PRISON REPORT
Of Warden Brown for the
Month is Sent to the
Governor.

CHARLESTON, Mar. 8.-The
prison report for the month of Feb
ruary, sent in by Warden Brown
of the penitentiary, shows a decrease
Of five in the population at the big
penal institution. There were 40 re-
ceIved from state courts and one re-
turned from the asylum during the
month, while So we're discharged by
expiration of sentences. 3 were par
doned, 6 we're paroled, and one died,
during the month. The population
on February % was 1172.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
TRACTION COMPANY
EXPANDING ITSELF
Year Ended the Busiest 1t
Ever Had in Consruc-
tion Work.

The annual report of the Fairmont
and clsrksburg Traction Company
has just been completed and shows
much progress made by the trans
portatlon system for the year Just
closed.
A resume If the report shows the
following interesting items that have
taken place during the year.
The first is the completion and
opening OF the Fairmont and Northern
line between Fairmont and Fairview.
This line was built through some
very rugged country and is considered
the best road of the system from a
physical standpoint. 1t was opened
May -. Ever since its opening that
road. has been doing splendid busl-
ness. The taking over and operation
Of the FairmoAt and Warrington line
is constituted another achievement
during the year. The construction,
completion, opening and operation OF
clarksburg and Weston line to Mt.
Clare was another big undertaking
that was accomplished by the COM
pany. The construction Of the Eighth
street line at Fairmont and the
building and opening of Loop Park
there was part of the years work.
The company in conjunction with
the Harrison county court and. Judge
Con constructed a $4,000 bridge over
Elk creek here shortening the line
to the new fair grounds and to Bridge.
port one mile. permitting the opera
ton Of double truck cars. The COM
pany constructed a fifty per cent all
dition to the Fairmont ear barn and
an addition. to the barn here s. by
(Continued on PAGE four.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
THREE Eel ONY BILLS
BY THE GRAND JURY
And a Dozen Misdemeanor
Indictments Are Re
turned to Date.

When the criminal court opened
Wednesday morning for the second
day of its March term, the grand
jury made It's first report, bringing
ins three felony indictments and
twelve misdemeanor true bills"
"A felony Indictment against Wal
ter u. coales charges him with the
embeEzlement of S24 IS October %
from the United States Express
Company.
One against Alex Reeves, colored.
charges him with the theft of s175
from Tdgar w. Davis January Is.
clete C.. Heeflin is charged in a
felony indictment with the theft OF
a horse January "a, belonging to
Stephen e. Swiger and valued at
s1Os.
Arless Harbert in a misdemeanor
indictment, is charged with disturb
ing a literary society on Columns
creek.
John Webb against whom a mis-
.demeanor Indictment was returned
is charged with an assault on Ma
.thaniel q. Green in December.
Edgar w. Davis, John " Duffy,
Mark F. Mcdonnell. James Delaney
and wilbur CE Cork and Thomas c
Prosser are charged with selling
liquor to Everett Davis. an alleged
minor.
John n. 1Graz IS charged With
selling liquor to Willie efcNemar.
an alleged minor.
Jack smithers in one indictment
and Nike Gorilla in two, are charged
with selling liquor without a state
license.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
@(1IAA|G7
Has Already Marked Up Its
Slate for the Conven-
ton Tonight.

The Democratic gang has already
marked up its slate for the Democra-
tic city convention tonight in the
court house.
1t has been arranged to run DR..
s. W. Johnston for mayor. In order
10 make the usual gallery play against
slate making there will be three nom
nations and Attorney Fred L. shlnn
and William Mayo will be Che goats
The nomination however is to go to
DR.. Johnston.
Fleming Holden is to be the nomis
nee for city clerk and his dummy
competitor wiz be B. Frank Horror.
For chief of police, Cal Hart is to
be the nominee.
David o. Booth has been duly an
nointed as the gangs man for collect
or and treasurer.
Homer E. Martin is the slate man
for superintendent Of streets.
For member of the water works
and sewerage board, Vincent Cooke
is to be railroaded over w. H. Lewis,
Attorney R. A. Loar is the fellow
picked out to serve the gang as as
SCISSOR. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
BIG FIRE VISITS TOWN
OF WEST ENTERPRISE
DOWN THE WESTFoRK
Two Buildings, Four Stores
and other Properly Are
Destroyed.
OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Is the Blaze Which Starts
ina Meat Shop There
at Night.

Two buildings containing four
stores, church assembly room and
two family apartments were de.
stroyed by fire Of unknown origin
Tuesday night at Enterprise, caus.
ing loss of about SIS, 900. only
$500 insurance was carried.
The buildings destroyed we're the
Hawkins building, a two-story
frame structure with three store
rooms on the ground floor and ap-
artments on the second; and a one
story frame building containing two
storsS rooms and belonging to James
Lawliss. The buildings were stu
ated on the West Side.
In the Hawkins building, 1. R.
and.w. s. Tetrick, partners. had a
feed store and a general merchan-
disc store. A considerable part of
the stock was saved from both
stores.
The Free VIII Methodist congre-
cation occupied a corner room in
the Hawkins building for church
purposes. There were large num-
Der Of chairs in the room, several
books and a few other articles, the
most Of which were saved.
In the Layllss building, which
adjoined the other, III. R. Neal had
a meat shop and l.. "a. Robey had
a one-chsir barber shop. Practi-
caily everything was destroyed IN
these two shops as the fire started
in the meat shop and spread rapid
ly to the barber shop.
The Rev. Mt. Fish and family
occupied one of the upstairs apart
mepts in the Hawkins building and
Melvin Fortney and family occu-
pied the other Both families
we're absent at the time and none
Of their hosehold goods was saved.
The losses and insurance were as
follows:
F. N. Hawkins, building, So
900; no insurance.
James Lawliss, building, $1,000;
no insurance.
]. r. and w. S. Tetrick, feed
and merchandise stores, $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
H. R. Neal, meat market, ST.
600; Insurance $500.
L. A. Robey, barber shop, $500;
no insurance.
Free Will Methodist congrega.
ton, $3.50; no insurance.
Melvin Fortney, $500; no insur-
ance.
The Rev. Mr.. Fish, $3.50; no in
surance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
Columbus Speech Drives
Business and IaborIng Men
Away from Teddy.
EXPOSITION no HELP
AS President Taft Threw His
influences for the Pa
cfRc Coast.

WASHINGTON %. c., March g.
Representatives julius Kahn, OF CAL
ifornia, makes the Following state
ment;
i have reeeved hundreds or let
tiers from business men and iaboring
men IA my district since Colonel The
odore Roosevelt made his Columbus
.speseh. and they all assure me that
California win positively send Taft
deleEaaea 70 the Republican national
convention IA chicago next June. not
Eithstandlhg the claims OF Governor
johnson.
The achievements of the present
administration are alone shflcIent 10
JUSTIFY the denomination and re-elec-
ton OF president TAFT, But. in addl-
ton the fact that Mr.. Taft threw the
weight OF his influence to secure the
location on the Pacidc coast Of the
International exposition, which is 10
be held to commemorate the opening
of the Pans M canal. has not been
forgotten BY the people Of California.
They feel deeply grateful to the pres
Ident for his. active interest in their
behalf and they are going TO show
that appreciation by sending delegates
to Chicago 70 vote fot his renomina-
ton aud by working for him and vot-
Ing for him nextsfall,
Right now SIX leading Republican
newspapers around the bay Of san
Francisco that,supported johnson for
governor are nov out FOR Taft. Gov
ernor Johnson received the Republl-
can nomination IN 1s1O'oyer four reg
ulars, II the yotesN OF these regulars
had been combined on one candidate,
that candidate yonld have had the
nomination instead Of johnson. In
the campaign 81 fal Q. Goysrnor john
son had the support Of many leading
Democratic politicians These men
wIli not be7for' Taft or Roosevelt; but
will support their own party candi-
dates in a national election. 5alsa y
ga large number OF prominent pro-
gressives who were exceedingly active!
IN making the fights for johnson for
governor have refused to follow, him
into the Roosevelt camp. and are out
openly for TAFT Among these is A.
L Shinn. who believe was the state
president Of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league. The number Of prOgressives
of California who have lined up with
Taft is exceedingly large. Under all
circumstances Mr.. Taft Is bound TO
carry the state by a good majority
An enthusiastic meeting was held
in San Francisco Monday afternoon
by the women's Taft Club. The pres
ident was endorsed and all women in
California asked to support his can
didacy for reorganization and re-else-
ton. Hundreds OF, women's. Taft
Clubs are being organized throughout
the state. ,-a2,.-..-~
Frank Darnux,ra wealthy. man Of
san Francisco. has posted sIn,Oo6l
which he offers to wager in big or lit
tie amounts at ten 20 eight that Taft
carries the statN There have been no.
takers. III
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
PROGRESSIVES IlV CALIFORNIA
STRONGL K LINE Or FOR TAFT
M!N!STER DEAD
AT New Lexington, o., is a
Brother-in-law of Attor-
ney Lee, of This City.

The death OF the Rev. Beeman at
his home at New Lexington, O.,
Monday morning. is announced
here. The Rev. Mr.. Beeman. was
well known to the older residents
Of clarksburg. In 1870 he and
Miss Hortensia Lee, daughter Of the
late Judge George H Lee, and sis
ter of Attorney Dabney C. Lee, OF
this city, were married and he visited
here frequently after that. He was
a Presbyterian minister.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
RIGHT.OF.wAY WORK.

Smith Hood, of FairmonL general
superintendent of the Fairmont and
clssrks6urg Traction Company, con-
ferred here Wednesday with men for
the purpose Of obtaining their SER
vices as rIght-ot-way agents on the
projected route of the street car line
from ut. Glare to Weston. Right-of.
way men are expected to begin their
work at once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
AFFIRMED
5 the Decision of Judge
Lynch Here in Williams
Brown Case.

The supreme court at Charleston
yesterday affirmed the decision of
Judge Charles w. Lynch in the
case Of James E. Williams and
others against Beeson H. Brown
and Others. The controversy was
over clearing the title Of certain
real esetate belonging to the plant
iffs, of a cloud. The lower court
found for the plaintiffs and the de-
PENDANTS appealed. The plaIntiffs
were represented in the lower and
upper courts by Charles G. coRman.
of this city, and the defendants BY
W. Scott, formerly Of clarksburg.
but now Of Fafrmont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
SCALE
NOW LOOKED FOR
But President White Says
Miners viii QUIT on the
Minute.

NEW YORK Mar S,AThe fiat
rejection of the anthracite coal
miners demands by the coal oper-
ators is expected to be followed by
submission of a modified scale by
the workers. ~
President White Of the miners is
is quoted as saying that the miners
will quit work the minute the exist
ing scale expires. 1t is reported
that the smaller dealers have al
ready marked up the price of cial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
BALL PLAYER LEAVES.

John Dawson, of this city, left last
night on train No. to Join the New
Orleans baseball club OF the Southern
league. His brother. ICY" Dawson,
has not yet signed With Canton. O..
Of tile Central league. He Is, holding
out for a larger salary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
CHANGE
OF Division Engineers at Grafton Is
Made by Baltimore and Ohio.

W. C. Barrett, division engineer OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Grafton, who is well known in this
city, has been transferred to another
like position, not as yet designated,
and W. NJ. Bond. of chillicothe, o..
has been appointed in his place. Mr..
Bond has entered upon his new duties.
Mr.. Barrett has been prominent
resident Of Grafton for a number OF
years and has many friends in this
section who regret that he will leave
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
DYHAMITER
Train Robber Becker Appears
from Find in His Room
to Be.

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. SHINE
sticks of dynamite we're found today
In the room of Frederick a Becker,
charged with robblng a Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train at Everett Tun-
ney Md. Becker formerly. worked
here as motorman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
COLONEL POORMAN
Former Secretary of State OF
Ohio Drops Dead at
Bellaire.

BBLuAIRE, o, Mar. 6.-colonel
Christian L. PoOrman, a prominent
newspaper publisher and politician,
who served as secretary of state of
Ohio during the Mckinley administra-
ton. dropped dead at his home here
today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-06
MURDERS WOMAN
Who Got a Divorce When He
Was in Jail and Then
Committed Suicide.

FREMONT, o.. March s.-Angered
because his wife obtained divorce,
while he was in worshouse serving
a term for mistreating her. Henry
Dorman today shot and killed her in
the main street OF the town, and then
committed suicide. firing bullet into
his brain.