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t'iiEgcniPTioNS Accurately Compounded at All Hours, Day and Night.
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R. G. Iliulpna has returned from
Centorville.
The, nick iu torn arc all reported
on the mend.
1. F. Davidson, of Way, was in
the city yesterday.
Uyrd Hubbs is handling tho yard
stick at Stk'all &, Potts.
Misses Cla ie Clement and Annie
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N. It
Thumlay is ThankiviiJ ('ir
ihi) eili.en.s ol I ainuen aio
milium; to rent) tho evil eneru i
tLo great Bawdust bunkM that have
been aecumulatini; lor years near
tho depot m South Camden. lli
appearand) thin unison of niemhra-
imusthrcinttroublesaiid thet vt'hoil
typo of nearly every ease of siekm
is attributable to theso decayin
lieapHoif-awuiibi. Utir peoples havt
been freduonllv warned of what
miirht be cxDectod. but thev havt
Vdauis speut bunday m tho coua- not hooded theyo well-meant warn-
try intra of BOtno of our local physicians.
D. 15. Thomas of Eva, tho popu
lar live stock dealer, was in town
Mouaay. The sixteenth annual fiesfinon of
Mrs. MftSRio AVhitfield ia having tho MemphiB conference of tho M
new improvements mauo on tier nurcu, oouui, openca auspi-
dwellinir. ciously at Urownsvulo last week
... rho memberR of ihn cnnfprpnro im.
.gounuy i jiepaun , tered upon their work with a reli
the ret urninc: soldier boys a hearty S , , .
0 lhous L'low wliiJi nrew mrnwp
U'o pnnin "... . . 0
wiui f(u;u Kt'bsiuii,
C. V. Hawley is having attract- Bishop W. A. Candler of Atlanta
we building improvements made (ia., presided over tho conference
Bishop A. P. I ltzgerald, who was
appointed to hold tho Memphiscon
din is vMfiu::.a'
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TIIK BIKMrillii CONFEKKNC1C.
at his homo place.
Alma Fry and son, Bud, of Cox-
burgh, left this week to visit rela
tives at Uarris btation.
Cold weather has about landed,
and the beautiful Indian, summer
days are a thing of the past.
Benton County will be well rep
resented at tho reception to be in
ference, had failed in health recent
ly so that he was unable to attend
A change has been made in tho
Camden circuit, whereby Camden
and Cowells Chapel are made
station.
We give tho appointments for
tho Lexington (which has been re
Contest closes March 1,1900. No Rtiess will be recetved bearing post mark later than March 1, 1000.
All award will no pant ltninmuaieiy alter closing 01 coniest. 11 there should he any tie guesses
that Is, two or more guesses eatitUivj; the parties to the same award-it will he equally divided.
Hotid in your $1 and inicss t his day. Try to Get the w, Jus;; think what you can do wit li Smeash.
and no one has a better chance to secuie it than yourself. 11 you do not net lirst you may pet sec-
. nnct. ine American always pays us prizes promptly., in iormer contests it nas paid many prizes.
We Rive the name and address of a few of those who have received awards: Wellington Kdwards,
Jturnersviuo, icon., toou casu; 1 mines 11. uope, rpana, icnn., two.
dered tho soldier boys at Nashville, vived) and tho Paris districts:
3IG AGENTS' OFFER.
Send postal for aprcuts' terms if you want to act as Egeut. All cttessca must lie accompanied by
51 101 ii niuiiuis, suuscnpiion. Autuesd
THE AMERICAN, Nashville, Tenn.
COMPANY I RECEPTION.
Sunday night, after services -at
. the Methodist Church, our citizens
-held a meeting -to arrange for the
reception and banquet to be tender-
ed the Benton County boys of the
: First Tennessee and their comrades
who have been invited to stop over
with them. . Tho Benton County
boys who will be here are as fol
lows: Capt. Leon Caraway, Lieut.
E. B. Bowles, Jesse A. Dowdy, W.
Lawson Beaton, -Will M. .Robins,
. Jesse S. Howell, Dave Qnillen and
William T. Brewer. They will bo
. accompanied by-fifteen or eighteen
of their comrades, who will remain
over for a day in order to take part
j in the reception.
The meeting was quite a success
1 ful one, and.the unanimity showed
that everybody. v.ras in favor of do
, ing all they could to honor the boys,
. and that they proposed doing it.
The various committees appointed
; follow:
TABLE COMMITTEE.
"Misses' Anuie- and Millie Davis, Stella
and Myrtlo Tierce, Lena Lmdsey, Mary
' Flovd. Cora Brewer, Lula AIsup,' Ethel
Akera, Mary Goodin, Daisie Brown, Mol-
. he llusluiii? and Mesdames Mary Duly
II. M. Robins, V. F. Morris, W. A. Watts,
"J. B. Bowles, Emma Hicks, J. C, Davis,
T. W,. Floyd, T. R. Cantrell, L. B-Luck,
.' John Covington, V. V. "Nichols. W. Car
away, Sophia Pierce, David Cooper, V.
II. Hushing, Lucy Lindsey, J. F. Dowdy,
' H. W, Bullock, Cora Atchison, V. S. Mc
: Daniel, YV. W. Atchison. W. P. Carawav,
I). M. Dowdy,. Lou Winfiehl, C. G. Curd,
- Emma Richardson and Miaees Clem and
Maggie Lowry.
BKCKPTION COMMITTEE.
"Rev. W. A. Watts, J. C. Davis, L. B.
- Luck.'W. K. Hicks, W.. Caraway, J. W.
Luter, J. B. Bowles, T. JL Tayloe, N. C.
Brewer, T. E. Barnes, A. N. Lindsey, J.
-' F. Dowdy, G. W. Baker, D. J. Grp in,
11. M. Cunningham and S. YV. BuI!o 1
'ROGKAM COMMITTEE.
' TI'A. Caraway, W. P. Redick, Marvin
' Luter, liernchel Lindsey, R. A. Goodin,
Wyly Floyd, W. N. Rushi.lg, John Lind
sev, II. D". Cheek, Will Atchison, V. F.
Morris and TV B. Cantrell.
At a -meeting of tho lablo committee,
' held at the residence of Mrs. O. M. Rob
Ins, Mrs. II. M. Robins, chairman, and
Mrs. Cora Atchison, secretary, the fol
lowing auxiliary committees were ap
' pointed :
Contributions Misses Lena Lindsoy,
Cora Brewer, Myrtle Pierce and Annie
Davis.
bneeial table committee Misses Cora
Brewer, Stella and Myrtle Pierce, Grace
Sawyers,' Lena Lindsey, Millie and An
. nie Davis', 'Ethel Akers, Mary and Laura
Dowdy, Lula Alsup, Mary Graham, Mary
-Floyd, Mary Goodin, Mary Wilson, Ada
Her'rin, Minnie, Maggie andCiem Lowry,
Mattie lV-aton, Fleta Qnillen, Mollieand
Minnie Beaton, lies'er Bell, Delia Lock-
kart. M'llin Rtxshin;:, Jeniiie Ci'ck, Vick
Nobles, Una Graham, Miss Nichols and
Misses 1 ticker.
Committee to return dishes, table linen,
etc. Mesdames 11. M. Robins, E. Stag-
ner, Emma Hicks, Dora Bullock V. fc
Morns, Will Wedeletedt. J. C. Davis. L
Cooper, Julia and John McRae, W. A.
Watts, W. W.Atchison, W. II. Rushing,
Sophia Tierce R. M. Cunningham, V, V.
Nichols, Maggie Lindsey, L. Tayloe, T.
E. Barnes, Mrs. Renfroe and Misses Mary
Goodin, Stella Pierce. Mary Floyd, Ada
Herrin, Millie Davis, Ethel Akers, Daisie
Brown and Maggie and Clem Lowry.
Table furnishing Mesdames Delia Can
trell, J. B. Bowles. J. C. Hale, L. B. Luck,
Lucy Lindsey, Marv Dotv, John Bruma
ger, W. W.Atchison, W. P. Caraway Mrs.
Richardson and Misses Mollie Rushing,
Hester Bell and Stella Pierce.
House decorations John Hale, Allie
Irby Brewer, John Lindsev, Ike Siagner,
Hob Wilson, Bedford Lindsey, Lawrence
and Marshall -Morris, Newt Bowles, Ra
mon Graham, George Baker and Horace
Ilerrin.
Flower committee Misses Lula Alsup,
Marv Goodin. Hallie Moses, Irene Mor
ris, Aline Lindsey , Benlah Robins, Willie
Pierce and Gertrude Cantrell and Mes
dames Lula Dowdy,), M. Dovdy,C. M.
Wilson, D. Cooper and Joi n Luter.
The various committees were giv
en' choice of naming their times and
places of meeting, and were impress
ed with the fact that tho time was
short for preparing the reception,
and the importance of the duties
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uiey nau xo penorm. uoweyer, tne
popularity of the movement is evi
dent, and that the "homo coming"
of -the boys will be long remember
ed by them and their comrades, is
certain to be an assured fact.
Tho friends of the boys all over
tho county, and of other counties
also, are respectfully invited, and
urged to be present, that we may
fittingly prove to our soldiers that
they have not been forgotten while
away doing their duty, and the re
joicing over their safe return is un
iversal and wide spread.
II. A. Caraway,
becretary.
big bandy, JN ovember 22.
Mrs. Lillie Bidgeway and chil
dren, of Union City, aro visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. P.
Haley.
We are informed that many of
our stock raisers will bacon their
hogs this winter rather than sell
them on foot.
Misses Metta and Annie Dread
on, two charming and accomplished
LEXINGTON DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, G, W. Banks.
Lexington, W. C. Hellers.
Lexington circuit, II. G. Ilolcomb
Milllin circuit, D. C. Johnson.
Camden circuit, to be supplied by
J. 11. Harrison.
Camden and Cowell's Chapel, N. R.
Waters.
Hollow Roqk circuit, J. L. .Weaver.
Huntingdon, T. G. Pettigrew.
young ladies of Pavatt, were in the Holladay circuit, A. D. Maddox.
city Saturday. . Wildersvillo mission, T. H. Davis,
Rn rniu y f on ,imf 11 rt nancH Decaturville circuit, 11. P. Witt,
Mclllwain, passed through Satur-ix ?ircufc ? h eadwell
day on his way to tho association a1mis cmb VY' 1imro'
at llamble Creek,
Keuillar Correspondenee.
Miss Maty G(i
M anley villi',
M MesP.ir Bell,
here on it visit.
Born, on the T.Mh ii.
W. A. I'if'ice, a urn.
W. A. Watts has rouined hiit-d-.-tii
h at tin; aradi-iny.
V . 1. JiedicK is puV..:i.A i vinii
on his receniiy iniieisa.-i n ii(iie.
Prof. A. A. Lii'.dsey and wife, of
lolladay.vir.ittHl hen-: Saturday, re
turning buinlay.
I). Pierce, of Lebanon, lias pur
chased the Simon Buker p.acer.nt..
ia moving there.
Mrs. Wilson, who h;;s.hevn assist
ing her son, Prof. J. Pat Wilson, it:
his school, has returned to Hunt
ingdon, her home.
S. W. Bullock and Vnc dare
Davis have gono down on 1 ei;r.
see Paver to build a .house for ir..
Jeannette Buchanan.
Prof, llufus I). Clu'CK, intrucioj
for the McKenzio baml, has arrive'!
and assumed control of. our band
boys. Under his leadeishin t;i&
band is rapidly forging to th? front.
Mrs. A. D. Prosson, wife of cur
townsman, Alvin Prosson, died last
Sunday morning. A husband ami
four children survive her. ,Tie
sympathies of tho community vsa
extended them in their .great, be
reavement. Her remains vero in
terred at Sugar ('reek Cemetpry
yesterday afternoon.
Advices received from Capt. heou
Caraway of Company I Fin:t Ten
nessee llegiinent, -state. th:it fifteen
or twenty of tho comrades of.. tho
boys who went from tins. county
will accompauy them to Big Sandy
and remain one day. They wilf.ho
endered a reception aud banquet
which will be made one of the most
memorable in the history of . our
own.
Bid Sandy, November 21.
FROM CHALK LEVEU
M. C. Taylor, the jewt.jr, will
repair your watch, clock or sewing
machine on short notice. All work
guaranteed. All orders for jewelry,
etc., given prompt attention. Office.
at It. G. Hudson's store.
Going to paint your house? Get
your Ready Mixed Paint at the Fry
Drug Co. It is strictly up to date.
It. It. Hudson can t enumerate
everything in his store, but ho will
sell you groceries cheap, cheap!
When you ere in town come in
and scjo vs.
James Hudson, of Gardner, who
is visiting relatives near Eggville,
is accompanied by his charming
daughter, Miss Florence.
Clerk and Master D. G. Hudson,
Prof. W. D. Cooper and Hon. Lou
It. Watson attended the teachers'
association at Ramble Creek Saturday.
Mike Pettyjohn has left a sample
of his crop of pumpkins at the Fry
Urug Do. it weighs bo pounds
very good for most any old country,
don't you think?
Tom J. Anderson, an old Benton
County boy, who lives at Maiden,
Mo., came in Saturday to spend a
few weeks with relatives and num
erous old friends.
Rev. N". R. Waters will hold ser.
vices (morning and evening) at the
Methodist Church the tirst, third
and fourth Sundays in each month
He will hold services at Cowell's
Chapel the second Sunday.
The farmers of this section have
had a splendid season forgathering
corn aud cotton, and they have been
making very good use or their time,
Both crops are short, and will be
gathered this year much earlier than
usual.
The First Tennessee Volunteer
Infantry is no more. The muster
out has been completed, and the
soldier boys heroes, all of them-
lef t San Francisco yesterday after
noon aud will travel to Nashville
by way of New Orleans.
m i i i
ine two young men wno were
" pulled " for discharging a gun and
disturbing the town one night last
week were taught a wholesome les
son by Recorder Vickrey. A hat,
supposed to belong to tneni, was
found the next morning by some
on and left at this om.ee.
Account of the reception of the
1 irst lennessee Regiment at Nash
ville, the Nashville, Chattanoog;
and St. Louis Railroad has made a
rate of one fare for tho round trip
for individuals, and 1 cent per milo
on party ticket 0 twenty-five or
more. Tickets on sale November
28 and 29, good to return Decem
ber 1.
i 't. t . ti t-i
Auamsviiie circuit, o. r.Ajari.
Ramer mission, N. W. Lee.
Bethel and Selmer, R. W Nance,
Shiloh circuit, S. R. Hart.
1 ransf erred to Illinois confer,
ence, A. Jj. JJallis; to tii6 Montana
conference, E. R. Manley: to the
1 londa conference and stationed at
Havana, Cuba, R. C. Holder.
rAMS DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, G. 1R Martin.
Paris, E. B. Ramsey.
Conyersville circuit, J. W. Iron
New Providence circuit, H. B.
Owens.
Crossland circuit, T. J. McGill.
Murray and Goshen, J. H. Felts.
mission, W. P. Pntchard,
Sedalia circuit, B. J. Russell.
Dexter circuit, W. A. Cook.
Olive circuit, B. T. Fuzzell.
Benton circuit, P. H. Roberts.
Cottage Grove ctrcuit, H. T. Berry,
Dresden; C. A. Waterfield.
Gleason circuit, J. W. Joyner.
Henry circuit, R. S. Harrison.
McKenzie, M. F. Leak.
McKenzie circuit and mission,
H.Witt.
Big Sandy circuit, I. W. Brooks,
Flatwoods mission", -W. A. Watts,
Manleyville circuit, W. ii.
Milan, J. R. Hardin.
Atwood circuit, R. B. Duckworth
Conference adjourned to meet at
Martin in 1000.
Diggs
FROM GAUFiKIiD,
oi a serious
Regular correspondence.
Wheat is up and seems to be in
a healthy condition
-The saw-mill is in operation, anc
timber is in demand,
Rev. J. B. Bushart preached an
excellent sermon here last week
There is some sickness in this
locality, but nothiu
nature.
The corn and cotton crops have
been gathered, aud the yield is con
siderably below tho average,
The public school here is again
open, and let us hope "that it wil
remain open without further inter
ruption until the final close
A Sunday school has been orgau
and if the right kind o
is manifested by parent
we will nave an luiereslinir aru
izeu here,
interest
will
f i i 1 i. i i 1
proMaoJo ounuay scuooi
(J vjifirLi), No
Special correspondence.'
Foster Marclibaui's is no better
as to hearing.
Mrs. Ed Beasley, of Lilburu, vis
ited here Sunday.
ih peanut crop in: this locality
is about gathered.
V. C. W unnery has gone to Car
roll County to teach aud John B.
Anderson is teaching in his place
Here.
A"shiveree" took' place at the
home of Alex Harrison Wednesday
evening, on which occasion the new
bridegroom was treated to a gentle
(that is, as "gentle as the occasion
would permit) ride on a rail.
Alex Harrison -and Miss Bettie
Russell surprised their . rieiKls" by
getting married Monday evening.
The happy event took place at the
home of Mrs. H. Mitchell, Rev.'Mr.
Pollard officiating. We wish them
a long and happy life.
We notice that the published pro
gram gives the date for the teach
ers association to be the 15th; We
are quite sure there must be a mis
take, as Saturday before the third
Sunday is the regular time for the
meeting of the association,
We believe that if the county is
redistricted in the right way it will
be a good thing, bet we have some
doubts along that line. " ' We don't
believe that' any change of the lo
cation or number of schools or in
crease of the school tax can'auiottnt
to-thuch until we have'a-law com
pelling the' people -to--send their
children to school regularly at least
five months in the year.
Chalk Level; November 18.
''!'FKOM WIIEAIXKYVIIXE.
Special correspondence..)
Health here is very good except
a fewnesses of chills.
An "effort will be made to get e
post-office at this place, which is
badly needed, as it is four wiles to
tho "nearest office.
What has become of the corre
spondents at Sulphur-Creek, Eve.
and Mount Zion? Let us: have &
few lines from each of you.
Wheatleytille, November' 2i.
Don't fail to read the big adver
tisement of Claude Hudson rn this
issue of The Chronicle. He has
some fare bargains that will pay
you to investigate at once. "Fr-rs'
rome. first serve:! -yet- L-f-Vr.