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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

Man of 81 Tries to Commit Suicide
Wilmer, SO years old, of Mountville, this
morning attempted 10 commit suicide on
the Porch Of the Mountville postofiice by
sending a bullet into his head Small
hopes Of his recovery are entertained. The
act was due to meiancholia.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
COWELL CHAPEL.

Jesse Cain of McIllwain is visit
ing Alfred Williams this. week.
9. j. Thompson visited in the
Morris Chapel community Sunday.
Miss Aileen Greer is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. James M. Lockhart, in
Camden.
Monroe Malin of. Holiday was
the guest of Cason Williams last
Wednesday.
Rev. w. T. Stubblefeld will fill
his regular appointment here next
Sunday at 1890 a. m.
The people of this community
will meet next Thursday afternoon
and clean off the cemetery.
G. v. Spencer and wife we're the
overnight guestssof Mr.. and Mrs.
William Spencer Tuesday.
Shafter Greer, Wallace Thomp-
son, Cason Williams and others
took stroll up the railroad Sun
day and got soaking.
While picking blackberries Lois
Barker was bitten by snake last
Tuesday. Fortunately the reptile
was non-poisonous enc.
The Masons will give a-barbecue
and picnic here Thursday, July 20.
There will be ball game in the
afternoon. Refreshments on the
ground.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
L. L. HATLEY.

Under the proper heading in
this issue Of The Chronicle APP
pears the announcement of Il. u.
Hatley as candidate for Tax
Assessor of Benton County. Mr..
Hatley is a young man we'll and
favorably known to many voters Of
the county. He has served as
Justice Of the Peace in his district
and is now serving as member OF
the County Board Of Education.
Mr.. Hatley belongs to one of the
oldest families in the county, the
older members Of the Hatley fami-
-ly being among the first settlers OF
Benton. County. He is well quail
fed for the position he seeks at
the hands of the voters of the
county, and if elected will, no
doubt, fill the Office with credit to
himself and satisfaction of the tax
payers of the county.
Mr.. Hatley resides in the elev-
enth civil. district and is married,
having a wife and three children.
He will greatly appreciate your
support and influence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
CHANCERY COURT.

The regular session Of Chan
Gerry Court met here last Monday.
Chancellor j. w. Ross was called
to Jackson that morning and conrt
was adjourned until Wednesday,
Court adjourned yesterday. The
proceedings are as follows:
H. A. Phifer vs.,A. w. Lucas,
bill dismissed at complainant's cost
for lack of jurisdiction.
j. M. Hatley VS.. S. L. Hill etals,
report of sale confirmed.
G. Ell. M. Freeman VS.. w. w.
Wiseman ct ais, bill dismissed at
defendants cost.
Sarah Matlook Va. Raymond Mat
lock, decree for divorce on plea of
abandonment and failure to pro-
vide.
Wynne, Love g. Go. vs.. j. w.
Jordan, remanded to rules upon
motion, of complainant for proof as
to genuineness of exhibit; COM
plainant taxed with all costs ex-
cept State andcounty to date.
Y Virgil Henry ct ais VS.. HI D.
Odle ct ais, report Clerk and Mas
ter confirmed and cause referred to
Clerk and Master for further proof
and report.
John E. Allen ct ais vs.. E. E..
Bray ct ais, injunction reinstated
and decree for sale to collect pur-
chase money notes.
May Pafford VS.. Modern Wood
men of America, case dismissed at
compliments cost.
L. j. Lowry ct ais VS.. Charles
Levy, administrator, ct ais, order
pro confesso granted; afterwards
overruled and set aside.
Joe G.. Hudson vs.. Beatrice
Wiseman ct ais, decree for sale Of
house and lot subject to widow 8
homestead and dover.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
WHEATLEY.

Claud Berry Of Flatwoods visited
here the first of the week.
Mrs. Eada Lindsey, who has
been on the sick list, is improving.
Mesdames Lisa Wynn and Lena
Fitzhugh are visiting relatives at
Stewart this week.
Enloe Floyd Of Baker Chapel is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Mettie
Lindsey, at Faxon.
Presiding Elder L. d. Hamilton
Of Paris delivered two impressive
sermons here Sunday.
Mrs. Arbelle Alsup was called tc
Big Sandy last week by the Illness
Of Little Reatha Hawley.
Earl Otto OF Amarillo, Tex,, is
spending the summer with his sis.
ter, Mrs. Adelaide Parker.
j. f. Stoekdale and wife Of Lick
Greek attended quarterly confer.
ence here first of the week.
Mrs. Jennie Wheatley and Miss
Annie Wheatley Of st. Bethlehem
are visiting relatives at Faxon and
Big Sandy.
The Chronicle has,the best corps
Of correspondents of, any county
paper in the State. Lets hear
from somebody in every section Of
the county.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
Special Notice
TO MRS. j. ID. ALLEN.

AS the owner OF 1GS acres of land situated In
the eighth civil district of Benton County, Ten
nessee and bounded on the north by Greer, on
the south by Allen, on the east by Mckenzie
and on the west by Greer, you are hereby n0t-
fed that unless you appear at my Office in the
court house (First National Bank Building) in
town of Camden, Tennessee, on or before the
18th day OF September, 1915, and pay the sum Of
"a. 0 State, county and all other taxes assessed
against said lands together with allinterest and
cost incurred, including this notice of publica-
ton as now provided by law, your right to re-
deem same shall be forever barred and deed to
same will be at once executed by me to George
Allen, purchaser OF said land.
Witness my hand, at office, on this the 10th
day of July, 1916 G. b. H0LLADAY,
Circuit Court Clerk
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
BEAVERDAMs

Vilus Wilson has been visiting
Oscar Cuff recently.
Newton Wilson was at the home
of George Beasley Friday.
Little Miss Dorothy Cuff was the
sabbath guest Of Miss Ollie Cuff.
Ed DobsonTof Cedar Grove has
been visiting his father, w. Ell.
Dobson.
Carson Dobsen and Will Spence
attended the singing at Chalk Hill
last Sunday.
Miss Celia Crossnoe was guest
Of Misses Zatha and sAtha Beasley
last Sunday.
Misses Bessie and Earlene Dob
son are visiting relatives in Ken
tucky this week.
Revs. Brown and Moody, Burton
Dobson and wife and Mrs. Make
Guff'spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Edith Cuff.
Elder w. T. Beasley Of Belle
view opens q protracted meeting at
Cedar Grove next Sunday, preach
ing twoysermons. You are invited
to- attend and bring a basket OF
lunch. We should rouse ourselves;
take more interest in religious work
and "get right with God, that He
might be to us as He was to Abra-
hama shield and an exceeding
great reward.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be opened and held at
each voting precinct IN Benton
County, Tennessee, Oh Thursday,
the 3rd day Of August, 1916, with
in lawful hours, for the following.
purposes:
First-As to whether or not
there shall be a Constitutional
convention to alty y. or reform the
Constitution by submitting amend
ments to the present Constitution,
to be voted on separately by the
people, as provided by an act Of
the General Assembly of the State
of Tennessee for 1915, the same
being chapter No. no.
Second 70 elect an Attorney
General for the Fourteenth Judi
cial Circuit of Tennessee to fill out
the unexpired term of d. J. Cald-
well, deceased.
Third-To elect a County Trus-
tee, Sheriff and Tax Assessor for
Benton County.
T Fourth-To elect Constables in
the several districts and members
OF the County Board or Education
and to FIJI any vacancy. that may
exist in the Office of Justice of.the.
Peace.
This July l, 1916.
r. G. FLORENCE.
Chairman
W.. p. REDICK,
Secretary
d. J.. McRAE,
Election Commissioners for Ben.
ton County.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
LET THE PEOPLE KNOW

Last week an article relative to
the high school proposition APP
peared in this paper. That article
undertook to show that no school
in the county would be hurtfully
affected by the change of the rate
of taxation. It is hoped that this
WAS made sufficiently clear to all
interested.
The additional information now
comes from the State Department
of Education that our county will
receive as it's share of the high
school fund of the State $3.50. This
amount is clear gain. 1t would
have gone to some other county if
the County Court had seen fit to
reject the proposition to set aside
ten cents of the elementary fund
for high school purposes. It is the
same as a gift, for the people of the
county will not pay one penny
more tax than they would had this
change not been made.
But the change has a deeper sig
nifcance than that indicated by The
financial gain. Benton County
moves out of the rank of counties
having no high schools into the
rank having highsohools. Itlines
up with the State administration
lin it's ideas and ideals of education.
It can now carry on it's high school
work systematically and legally.
High school work has been done
in, the schools affected by this
change for years. This work has
been paid for out of the elementary
fund. No one questioned that pro-
cedure.
But the Attorney General says
that procedure is Illegal. The
State Superintendent points out
the proper and legal way. We
follow his directions.
It dces not cost the taxpayers Of
the county penny more.
II brings seven hundred fifty dol
lars into the school fund.
It will not shorten a school Of
the county one minute.
it's the right way, not the wrong
way.
It helps all and binders none.
It blazes way for better things
/ In the name Of fairness, how car
q proposition Of this kind find op-
position r
+ believe in bowling to the law
always, but when we are paid fol
bowling let's bow as gracefully at
possible.
p. j. CLEMENT:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
PORTER SPEAKS
AT SULPHUR WE'LL

Dudley Porter; candidate for
Congress, spoke at Sulphur Well
Tuesday. He discussed prepared
ness, good roads and other national
questions. He also referred to the
Senatorial race Of Congressman
Sims, and had the following to say
regarding some Of the campaign
arguments now being made by
Mr.. Sims.
"Judge Sims and his Subsidized
newspapers are advancing argn-
ment that it would be unwise, in
view of the European and Mexican
situation, to retire from Congress
an experienced man like Mr.. Sims
at this time.
1T will be recalled tina in tthe
campaign of 1910 that the Con-
gresham and these same newspa-
pers were singing practically the
same tune and making practically
the same argument. They then
said that the Democrats of the
Eighth District would commit a
grievous error If they failed to re-
elect Mr.. Sims, because the tariff
would probably be revised by the
Sixty-second Congress, and that
under such conditions man Of
experience, would be needed in
Congress.
"In view Of the fact that Judge
Sims is not chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs or any
other committee that deals with
the grave problems presented by
the European and Mexican wars
and is not regarded as a Congress
sional leader in Washington, it
does not seem to me that the logic
of the Congressman and his lie,i-
tenants can hardly be considered
sound. The Republic does not
rest on the shoulders of Mr.. Sims,
and he is not national necessity.
Other young Tennessean who we're
elected to Congress years later
than Mr.. Sims have become con-
spicuous members of the House of
Representatives and are invited to
to the White House to conferwith
the President about the foreign
situation. Why does not President
Wilson also seek the advice and
counsel of the veteran Representa-
tive from the Eighth Tennessee
District?
"Mr. Sims, in his speeches and
letters, dwells at length upon the
many advantages of long Congress.
sional service. Nearly twenty
years of Congressional service,
however, has failed to make him
chairman of House committee or
or a recognized parliamentary
leader. Mr.. Sims, Of course, votes
for all administration measures
this any other Democrat can be
relied upon to do. Is it not far
better, under present conditions,
for this Congressional District to
be represented by a younger man,
who is at least active, than to be
represented by a gentleman who ia
asleep at the switch, and who has
outlived his day of usefulness ?"
Adv.
sata Nrr
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
Nonresident Notice
+, E. McElyea VS.. A, j. Bryan ct als--BefOre w.
A. Lashlee, Justice of the Peace Of
Benton County, Tenn.


A. Lashlee, Justice of the Peace OF
Benton County, Tenn.
In this cause it appears by affidavit that the
defendants, A. J. Bryan and the Interstate Con
struction Company, composed OF A. }. Bryan,
II. M. Cunningham and j. w. Hood, are jus thy
indebted to the plaintiff and are non-residents
of the State so that the ordinary process of law
can not be served upon them, and an original
attachment having been levied their property.
and returned to me, it is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the Camden Chronicle,
q newspaper published in the town of Camden,
Tenn, for four consecutive weeks commanding
the said A. J. Bryan andR. M. Cunningham, J.
w. Hood and A. J. Bryan composing the firm OF
the Interstate Construction Company to appear
before me at my office in Camden, Tenn, on the
Goth day of July, 1916, and make defense to said
suit Oh it win be proceeded with exparte.
TiisJane 20, 1916
w. A. LASHLEE,
Justice ofthe Peace.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
Alaska presents a great hon

Alaska presents a great home
missionary opportunity. 1t is es-
timated that inside Of FIVE years
the entire population will reach
100000. There were only 200
white people in the whole territory
less than forty years ago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
GRIFFIN CHAPEL.

\ We have had good rains recently
on Whiteoak.
Tennessee River is. out Of banks
and over crops.
George Turner was at Dankford
Store on business Monday.
Miss Dorothy Hooper is report
ed very sick at this writing.
Sam Thomas of Sugar Tree will
open a singing school here July 49,.
Twin boys have arrived at the
home Of Jesse Outlaw and boy at
the home Of Walter Summers.
Jim Blazer and Misses Geneva
Wynn and Josie Blazer were at
Hall Chapel Saturday evening.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

Nay, me boy;-the loud reports
heard on the Fourth were not heavy
artillery or fireworks, but mere
blasts from dynamite used by rail-
road men in removing stumps Oh
the new right of'way.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

Camden has some Of the best
people in the world, but its the
town Lever saw
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

J.. Sam johnson of Huntingdon
10 the Republican nominee for
Congress in the Eighth District.
Mr.. Johnson was formerly United
States Msshal for West Tennessee,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

ThAtethe streets, alleys, vacant
lots and sidewalks out to be kept
clean goes without saying. Some
thing more, however, than city OFF,
Gals can do is. required to have
cleanliness everywhere in Camden,
phe individual efforts of property
owners and householders are abse-
lutely necessary to insure a clean
town, this in order that disease Of
one kind and another attributable
tosa lack of cleanliness may be
avoided.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

Asgood health record for CAM
den is more important than all
others. That record is always
critically looked into by those who
desire to become citizens. IL fact
it is generally the determining
factor.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

IA part 81 the equipment offthe
State II M. 9. "a. at Camp Rye in
Nashville will be q we'll appointed
reading .room~
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14

The w. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. G.. p. Hicksnext Monday. A
special program will be arranged
and all members are invited.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-07-14
The Benton County
Realty Co..

If you have real estate to sell,
list it with US. We have several
prospective buyers and can proba-
bly, make it to your advantage.
Call on or address the Benton
County Realty Co., Camden, Tenn.
N. ]. CUFF, Secretary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
D. A. R. RECEPTION
To Celebrate Sarah Barton
Murphy Anniversary and
Entertain State Regent.

The local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will eel.
citrate with reception at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Wade on next Monday
May 9Th, the 16Sth anniversary OF
the birth of Sarah Barton Murphy
one of the earliest pioneers of this
county, who came and took up her
abode here in 1903. The vicinity of
Pennington afterwards came to be
known as the Murphy settlement and
long retained that designation In
her party when she came here were
her three sons, daughter, a grand
son and negro woman. She was a
woman of great force of character,
intelligence and religious zeal, and is
reputed to have organized and taught
the first Sunday school west OF the
Mississippi River. Mrs. Waldo, at
whose home the reception is to be
given, is a lineal descendant of this
pioneer Christian woman, and the
house is one built by the eldest son
of Sarah Barton Murphy.
The guest of honor at the reception
will be Mrs. William R. Painter, wife
of the present Lieutenant Governor of
Missouri, who is State Regent of the
d. A. R. organization. The Daughters
will wear colonial costumes and there
will be an exhibition of old relics that
will prove interesting to the invited
guests. Invitations to the reception
were sent out the first of the week,
and the occasion promises TO be one
of the most delightful of any of the
receptions given by the local chapter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
RECITAL A SUCCESS

The recital given last Friday even
ing at the Presbyterian Church by the
Women's Lyric Club of Pennington,
in combination with the members of
the faculty of the Schubert School of
Music, was pronounced artistic sue
cess The Club showed plainly graft
flying development in ensemble vocal
work, as the result of the careful
training given them by Mrs. Nelson,
and as always, the Schubert faculty
members, by their work, proved them
selves artists of the first rank.
The organ solos given by Mrs. For
syth, the violin numbers by Mr.. Por-
ter and the vocal selections by Mrs.
Nelson were all we'll received and
pleasantly demonstrated the ability of
each soloist.
The ensemble numbers rendered by
the Lyric Club were thoroughly well
done and selected with much taste
for their effectiveness in bringing
out the beauties Of female voices in
ensemble. A novelty was on chorus
"Snow," by Elgar, given with duo
violin obligato by Mr.. Porter and Mr.,
Barroll.
Miss Henderson, as accompanies
for the Club gave splendid assistance
to their work, and handled this diff
cult and exacting duty with rare taste
and technical skill.
A free will offering was taken, in
stead Of admission, to partly defray
incidental expenses of the mainte-
nance of the Club.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Literary Society
Closes Tonight

Tonight (Friday) is the regular
fortnightly date for the meeting of the
Pennington Literary Society, at the
High School Auditorium. This is the
last meeting of the Society for the
season of 1856 except a short bus
mess meeting at some suitable time
in the future to elect officers and pro-
vide for the continuance of the enter
prise next year. Last year it was
pretty generally conceded that the
last program of the year was also the
most enjoyable. So the program
committee and officers have endeavor-
ed to make the last program Of the
season this year fully as good and
perhaps better than last year. Sew
eral unique features characterize the
program for tonight.
Covers Juvenile Band, a regula1
brass band composed of youngsters
less that 16 years of age, for the most
part, makes it's first public appear
ance before an audience. The music
offered is of the simplest and most
elementary sort, but rendered we'll and
tremendously, quite unlike the time
most young bands.
Barroll's Concert Orchestra needs
no comment here. 1t is always worth
hearing, and participates upon lit
erary society program tonight for the
first time, simply as compliment to
its director, who happens to be men,
Der of the program committee of the
Literary Society
The Orpheus Vocal Quartette is a
new ensemble not hitherto heard in
public. Miss Nan Gardner, soprano;
Miss Ada Louise Miller, contralto;
Mr.. Gentry Keith, tenor, and Mr.
Chas Francisco, basso, with Miss
Henderson at the piano.
The Euterpean Instrumental Quar-
tette also has not heretofore i,een
heard in public. This organization OF
four young ladies is unique in Farm
ington, the ensemble never before hav-
ing been offered by home talent. Miss
Alma Radle, flutist; Miss Hattie
Smith, violinist; Miss Alma Will
liams, cellist, and Miss Mary Hender,
son, pianiste.
Among the soloists for the evening
are Miss Rozier, soprano; Mr.. Nc.
Curdy, basso; Mr.. Barroll, cornotisti
Miss Grace Denman, reader; Car
Trauernicht, monoIogist, with other
special features, will contribute t.
the all round interest and enjoyment
of this program.
The program will begin promptly
at o'clock, and as all numbers arc
short, will doubtless not be prolonged
more than about one hour and half
No admission will be charged and nc
collection taken up. The Farnlingtor
Literary Society is always free, and
the whole public is made welcome.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
A Double Wedding


Business continues good with jus
tice Good, Farmington's marrying
justice, whose fame is constantly
spreading as an adept in tying the
hymenal knot without noticeable pain
and in perfectly secure manner, which
he warrants not to slip, providing the
parties so "tied" will but pay little
attention to their vows of wedlock.
Two young couples were drawn to
his nuptial parlor Monday afternoon,
and Justice Good soon had the four
parts welded into two in the manner
for which his services are in such de-
mand. Before repairing to the JUS
tees famous chamber, however, the
twin couples were detained in the
Recorders Office to secure necessary Ii
censes, during which time the fact of
their being there became generally
known throughout the court house,
which resulted in a number of the
clerks and employees bouncing upon
their hand baggage, which had been
left sitting in the hallway, and dec
Grating same i'll every imaginable
way, which plainly advertised their
mission as they betook themselves to
the Justices Office.
There quite gathering of sight
seers had already assembled to wit
ness the festivities, among whom were
several young lady stenographers,
employed in offices over the Farmers
Bank. Their presence added a sort of
pathos to the occasion, indicating as
it apparently did, only the presence
of "few good men and true" for
them to Ego and do LIKEWISE But
the parties principally at interest in
the proceedings stood up well under
the somewhat trying ordeal of innum-
cradle spying eyes, indicating that
they were entirely satisfied with the
proceedings. After the ceremonies,
the welded pairs were the recipients
of many congratulations
The happily married brides are sis
ters, being Misses Natha and Clara
Todd, of Irondale. The husband of
the former is George Hays, of Festus,
and of the latter, Ray V. Stricklett, of
Festus. The Times congratulations
and best wishes are added to that of
their many other friends.