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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-24
IMPENDING HOSTILITIEs.

The Lynehing of Two NIurderers in Brea-
thitt County, Kentucky Leads to Eek.
ceedingIy Strained Condition of Affairs
-BIoodshed Liable to Result Between
Friends of the Murderers and the Lynch
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-24
A RAID ON TIE BEARS.

Party Of Chicago Provision Men Make ~
Raid on the Bears in the wheat I'it and
Get Away with Huge 'ScaIp"-CIever
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
BOARD OF SELECTmEN.
Petitions for Guardians Acted Upon Maps for the Annex xD1scuSsed-Othe

Petitions for Guardians Acted Upon
 Maps for the Annex xD1scussed-Other
 Matters of General Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Select men was held last evening. Present, Select men English (presiding), Tyler, Feldman, Beecher, Treat and Faulhaber.
 A petition for the appointment of guardian over the children of James Aimes was signed by the Board.
 The petition for a conseryator over Mary Turner, an insane woman, was signed.
 It was voted that the Board meet the city committee to elect janitor on next Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock in the Se- lectmen's office.
 The Board of Assessors appeared in regard to their petition for maps of the Annex DOT ton of the town so that they may be better able to arrive at 8 correct valuation of the property.
 The question that seems to agitate the minds of the Selectmen was whether out lay of S2, 500 or s. 900 for maps would pay the cost in increased taxes from the Annex. Since the annexation of a portion of East Haven to the town of New Haven there has been no change in the valuation of property, the assessors having taken the figures hand ed down to them by the East Haven authori- ties as Ghelr DaslS on Wn1cn to assess proper ty owners. It was not doubted but that the maps would be a convenience, but no action was taken in the matter.
 Bills were approved as follows: Almshouse, $103. 60; roads and bridges, $80.95; construc- ton, $29.O8; outside poor, $92. 37; insane poor, $28. 68; general account, $35; tax town of Orange, $0.99.
 After the regular meeting of the Board there was a committee meeting of the Board of Public Works and the Selectmen in regard to the strengthening of West river from Whal- ley avenue to Martin street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
PersOnal.

Rev. Charles s. Nash has been called to the pastorats of the East Hartford Congrega- tional church. Rev. Dr. Hawes is home from Europe. Congressman Mitchell is in Philadelphia. Governor Waller will attend the Water town fair next week. S
 H. l. Thompson's fine painting Morning has been photographed and copyrighted. Dr. w. B. Cunning, of Hartford, in prae- tice there for seven years past, is obliged to go to Colorado for his health.
 The Rev. and Mrs. Aarcellus Bowen, late ly missionaries of the American board at Smyrna, have recently returned to this coun- try to remain Their many friends in West Hartford rendered them public reception, which was held at the Congregational church
 Charles A. Burwell, who died at the hos pital Saturday of dropsical heart disease, aged 59 years, was buried in the town cemetery in Westville yesterday.
 Samuel Poet, popular and efficient en- gineer on the Consolidated road, has been temporarily suspended for breaking the crank pins on his locomotive.
 Mrs. c. w. Kellogg and children, who have been spending the summer in Torring- ford, are home again. Their looks will bear evidence that the air on Litchfeld county hills is excellent. MT. Henry P. Palmer of the Steam Heat ing company, wishes it stated that he is not the MT. Palmer who signed the application for license for Charles W. Bradley, jr.
 MT. Edward J. Alling, of Thomas filling & Co.,, visited the fire yesterday st the filling establishment He has been i'll for short time, but is convalescent.
 MT. Edward Stevens, of Wooster Place, and family, who have been summering in Chesh- ire, return to their city residence this week.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
Two Accidents on thc New York au NeNw EnUlnnA
Aaubieet For Cn.-,.,

Mrs. Henrietta Bradley, widow lady, re- sides in room at 502 Elm street. She haa no children and no near relatives, and for the past eight years has been an invalid and en- tirely dependent on tho public for support. While suffering partially from necrOuis of the bones, she also has an immense tumor on one side of her body and is otherwise suffer ing from a complication of dissases which for many years have bsfaed the skin of the most eminent physicians. Her case is 50 peculiar that physicians from near and far have visit- cd her and they all say that case of the. kind is not found in the medical works eth CT in this country or Europe. For three and . half years the unfortunate woman has rested night and day in nearly sitting posi- hon, not being able to sleep in any ether way and being almost perfectly. helu1aas
 She is very large woman, weighing oyer three hundred pounds, and ths care md at- tention extended to her by her neiehbors haa been very great. What the woman needa is constant good nursing, but shs has uot the means to provide it. The charitabiv ircIin- ed could not do better than to intersst fKem- selTes ia the unfoE aate Mcutan,s behsR.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
RoARnoF. HEALTH.

The Water Used 1n Soda Fountains
 to be Investigated = Are Naptha
 Lamps UnhealthY2
 A meeting of the Board of Health was held last evening, Professor Brewer presiding.
 A communication from the New Haven Medical association was read in which it was stated that certain druggists fill their carbon ic acid and saline water fountains from wells on their premises, some of them being in the cellars of their stores. It was stated that this water, being contaminated with drain matter, was injurious to health. The Board voted to have the standing committee look into the matter and see what stores use their wells and report at the next meeting.
 The clerk reported that well in the eel lar of Jacob HolIer's building at $50 State street was being used as cesspool. The clerk was directed to inform MT. Heller of the law in this regard. e-
 A naptha lamp on Summer Court has been referred to the Board by the Court of Com mon Council on complaint that it is detri- mental to the health of the parties in front of whose premises the lamp is located. The standing committee will investigate.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
FafrH Haven.

William Bishop returned from Brooklyn, N Y, yesterday morning, where he has been spending a short time.
 The condition of E. D. Fowler is still very critical.
 Monday evening the Quinnipiae Blaine and Logan club gave their first street parade on the east side. On their return East Grand street was illuminated by red fire.
 William Hauff, the baker, is expected to return from his vacation on the last of the week.
 H. H. Bishop and family are spending a short time in the country
 c. S. Brown, chief of the fire department, is expected to return to-day from the chief engineers convention at Chicago.
 Mrs. George Wedmore has returned to Baltimore, Md, after short sojourn among her friends here. r,. =.
 The Hemingway Ice company will open their last house on Monday.
 Last evening the sharpie belonging to Jesse Mallory and run by Swede in his employ caused considerable anx- iety in not returning with the rest of the sharpies from the harbor where it had been sent after load of oysters, but it returned all right at a later hour
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
A B1G SMOKE.

Fire Yesterday Afternoon at filling &
 Co.'s Mf1l-A COmMagrattOm Threat.
 ened-Hand Grenades and Lively
 Work by the Firemen.
 A fire broke out in a corrugated iron build ing at Thomas filling & Co.'s sash and blind turning and scroll work manufactory on Water street yesterday afternoon at about one o'clock. The building was in the rear of the upper buildings of the concern. The flames ragged with great violence, having sawdust and shavings to feed upon and dense smoke poured from the fire and it looked at first as if there was to be con- migration. The wind was blowing hard at the time. Near the burning building in the rear were large quantities of lumber belong ing to the concern. Just east of the iron building where the fire was discovered, is a passage few feet in width and beyond this stands the building in which are the steam boilers, furnishing power to the establish ment The fire was confined to the iron building and the one to which it was at tached.
 In the one first mentioned are tempor- arily stored all the shsvingS, sawdust and waste turnings, which are carried into it by shutes, the material being either sucked or driven in by blowers No one had occasion to enter this building and the trap doors between the two floors are kept closed, Whether an ineendiAry applied a match to the great accumulation of shavings or whether the eVsrheating of it caused the fine nay never be known, but appearances favor the idea that the fire WAS accidental \ second alarm was quickly struck by orders of Assistant Engineer Kennedy, and the ad- ditlonAl help from the fire department quick ly responded, while the crowd at the fire was soon increased by hundreds and the roRd- ways were alive with teams. Many women and girls were spectators. The police stretched ropes and kept back the crowd. The fire was got under control after hard work of about an hour and half When the fire was hottest workmen at the factory worked like beavers removing their tool chests and other property and portable property of the concern. When the fire was over they soon rushed the rescued property back into the shops. The recall to the fire men was sounded at 2:40. There was an in surance on the establishment of $35, 900.
 The loss is estimated at under 5000. The
 insurance was in about twenty or more diff ferent companies-in companies repre- sented by John G. North & Co.,, and other offices. MT. Thomas All ing said he could not see how the fire could have originated except from spark from a locomotive which might have found it's way into the iron building. He said splendid service was rendered by the hand grenades which John G. Chapman was agent for. They broke about dozen of these before the firemen arrived and this did great deal toward preventing the spread of the flames into the adjoining buildings, which being of wood would have been burned. MT. filling thought the engine had escaped damage. He asked the insurance agents to meet and adjust the damage soon as possible, which the agents very cheerfully acquiesced in promising to attend to without the slight est delay.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
The Yacht Wanda Sold Yesterday |
 NIT. Smith of the Annex.

The Yacht Wanda Sold Yesterday to
 MT. Smith of the Annex.
 Weire Point, just outside the New Haven Lighthouse, was the scene of very narrow escape from fatal disaster Monday night at 9:3O o'clock. The sloop yacht Wanda, of New York, was bound from New London to New York, where she was to be laid up for the winter On board of her was her owner, J. M Hartshorn, of New York, and Sailing Master Ferguson, of Groton. There was 8 fierce southwestern blowing and very heavy sea running. The Wanda is thirty-two- foot boat When off the point the two yawls she was towing together with high-sea kept her from tacking, and in five minutes from. the time she was of the point she lay the rocks with the sea washing over her. Her house was washed away, her cabin flooded, and her sails torn in shreds. One of the yavrls was wrecked and the men barely es- capped with their lives. They went to the Forbes House. Yesterday an attempt was made, after the gale had subsided somewhat, to patch the three holes in her bilge on the starboard side, through which the rocks protruded. The Wanda was very badly damaged. She was sold yesterday as she lay to Mr. Smith of the Annex, a well known mariner, who will get the boat repaired. The men who were on the Wanda were still at the Forbes House last night.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
The Knight PoIeoninp Gaze.

The Knight poisoning case was the subject
 of conversation between Medical Examiner M. c. White and Coroner Bollman yesterday morning before the coroner departed for Wal -lingford Dr. White said substantially that the autopsy and such an examination as had been made of the contents of Knights stom- ach and portions of his internal organs re- vealed conditions indicating that cholera =morbus was not the sole cause of death.
 .( What other causes were solely or partly re- sponsible for Knights decease, however, Dr. White was not prepared to say. The indica- lions of poisoning were not very pronounced and still chemical analysis might disclose the presence of poison of some description in fatal quantities. When detailed report is made by the medical examiner Corone1 Boil man will lay the whole matter before State Attorney Doolittle so that he may decide what to do about ordering an analysis As an analysis costs the State from $200 to $500 the authorities would probably not be in .clined to authorize one unless there was a reasonable prospect that facts indicating criminal connection on the part of someone would be developed
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
LOCAL NEWS.
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 Tho Committee or Sewers meet this eYen- ing.
 Harper's for October is for sale by T. H. Pease & Son.
 Hartford has B electric street lights and Bridgeport has twenty.
 Lace day at the Ruffle store to-day. Laces cheaper than ever before.
 Sheriff Hutchinson's barn iu Essex was destroyed by an ihcendiary fire Monday night. Loss total.
 The special tax commission at their Hart ford meeting laid out various lines of work and adjourned subject to call. Prizes for the bicycle races arc to be seen in Armstrong's window. The races take place at Hamilton Park September g and 24. -
 The Adamless Eden company plays in Mer- iden Thursday night and Bridgeport Friday night. New Haven is to be given the go by.
 Bridgeport delegates to the Fourth district congressional convention were A. B. Beers, Amos $. Treat, Joel Farrist, D. ". Kis- sam.
 Mrs. William Tragwe1l, of MiddIetown, died Monday night. She leaves husband and children and many friends to mourn her loss. Sister of Mercy Alphonsus, aged 8, died in Norwalk Monday of lung disease. The funeral will be held in Meriden this morning at 9 o'clock
 The laying of the corner stone of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Bridgeport, takes place next Sunday afternoon. Bishop Nc Mahon is expected homo from Europe in time to oficiate.
 Ridgely Degree camp, Odd Fellows, have their annual fall parade next Tuesday. They take dinner at Frink's House, Stony Creek About 100 will go
 The members of the Second regiment are talking of making an excursion to witness the inauguration of the next President. The idea is popular with the command.
 Miss Lizzie A. Hodges, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George H. Hodges, and John J. Farrell were uarried-on Monday night at the residence of tho brides parents, Rev C. B. Ford, of New Haven; and Rev. J. L. Peck, of Waterbury, officiating.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
Police Notes.

John D. Rencheller was arrested yesterday forenoon for breach of the peace against Mrs Lizzie O'Neil of Water street, who claimed that be had broken in a door at the house of Mary z. Holmes, Hill street, where the complainant was temporarily stop ping.
 William R. Donnegan was arrested last evening on g charge that he did not support his wife.
 Bernard Higgins was arrested on a war rant last evening which charged that he se- duced Mary Coot. He is also charged with fornication.
 Byron Smith was arrested last evening on a charge that he fired a pistol at Emma Kel- sey, his wife's sister, on Webster street He did not have the pistol when searched at the police station and it is supposed that he threw it away. s=s,e
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
Ar HIGH ROCK GROVE.

sunday School Workers in Conven-
 tfon-The Question BOx-Dr. '. RI.
 Vincent's Address,
 The second annual convention of delegates from the Sunday schools of the State was held at High Rock Grove yesterday. Twelve carloads went from the Derby depot No merrier party visited the grove this season. The exercises of the convention began at o'clock. The first was praise and promise service conducted by the Rev. w. H. But trick, of New Haven, and singing conducted by the Rev. E. P Armstrong, of Taftville. At 1: 20 the round table in imitation of one of the features of the Chautsuqua system was begun. Rev. J. H. Vincent, sD. D., presided The question drawer was opened. A number of questions and statements pre- senting the difficulties and defects of Sun day school work in this region and State were asked and practical answers were given.
 The address on Certain Modern Sunday School Ideas," by pr. J. H. Vincent, exalted the family, the pulpit, the pastorate,as essen= tial to the efficiency of the Sunday school. The importance of thorough, practical and earnest teaching was also emphasized. The
 
 the weekday life of the pupils was present. ed. eve can do but little for boys and girls in our Sunday school classes by one hour on Sabbath, unless we have firm hold on the forces through the week, which make them what they are" The speaker urged the importance of reading in literature and described the work of the Chautauqua spare minute course and the Chautauqua Literary circle
 The committee in charge of the arrange ments consisted of H. J. Prudden, O. B. Foote, O. S. Chapman and F. ". Psrdee.
 Among those present were H. B.. Shares, Humphrey street Sunday school; O.. B. Foote, North Haven; Rev. E. P. Arm strong, TaftviTle; S. c. Johnson, Eli Manchester, Rev. James G. Ross, Wm. A. Lincoln, Rev Mir. Snow, Killingworth; Ken. E. A. Woodruff, Mt. Carmel; Rev. MT. Squires, West Haven; John Higgins, Mt. Carmel; Rev. Messrs. Bray and Buttrick of the Humphrey street and Wooster Place churches; J. T. Ridgeway, D. W. Morrel1 Union chapel, Cedar Hill; Rev. l. c. Me serve, Davenport church; Joseph H. Green leaf, George c. Bradley, College street Sun day school John c. North of the Dwight street Sunday school, F. w.
 Pardee of the George street Methodist church, L. B. Camp of the St. John street church, Henry Warner, Starr H. Barnum of the First Methodist church, T. P. Merwin of the Church of the Redeemer, Charles Arm strong of Trinity Methodist Sunday school, Charles H. Baldwin, First Methodist; Angus tus Pardee, James Jarman, R. P Cowles, College street church; John Smith, Rev. MT. Baldwin of Northford, A. H. Holmes, Rev. MT. Flochen of German Baptist, Jacob Krafts.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
JOHNSON BOUND OVER.

The Preliminary Hearing At Walltng-
 ford Yesterday-The Prisoner With.
 out a Lavyyer-LaughinS With the
 officials.
 The preliminary hearing in the case of Johnson, the Wallingford wife murderer, took place in Wallingford at the court room yesterday before Justice William M. Hall. Johnson had no attorney, and L. M. Hub bard appeared for the State. Johnson pleaded not guilty.
 The first witness for the prosecution was Mrs. Amy Smith, the wife of E'Tony" Smith, who kept the house in which the murder was committed. The occupants of the house the night of the killing were Augusta Johnson, the murdered woman, Arthur Jackson, her alleged paramour, Thomas Wormsly, the witness, her husband and their two children, who occupied bed with the two children of the Johnsons.
 Here the accused was asked if he expected to have any counsel
 E'I ain't got no money to hire a lawyer with" was his response. He added that he was ready to have the trial proceed. The witness then went on to say that Jackson had only been an inmate of her house since last Thursday. Mrs. Smith was positive that Mrs. Johnson and Jackson did not occupy the same bed the night of the assault or on any other night.
 The prisoner listened attentively to the testimony, but did not seem in the least dis turbed over the recital of his bloody work. On the contrary he turned and laughed at Constable Austin, by whose side he was sit ting.
 The testimony was concluded about 5 o'clock and the prisoner bound over to the October term of the Superior court. He was taken to the county jail
 The autopsy was completed at noon. The result showed unquestionably that the woman's death was caused by the fracture of her skull.
 There is considerable feeling among the people in Wallingford of a nature sympathiz- ing with Johnson. Jackson has even worse reputation than Johnson It is said that he has broken up several families. Johnson's s wife does not leave the best of reputation behind her, and it is thought that there was considerable provocation for the bloody deed
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
Chick Rum.

The schooner Thomas L. James, Captain A. P. Longstreet, made the run from New York to Newport News, via Sandy Hook, leaving Brooklyn Friday, September 12, at 8. m. and arriving at Newport News Satur- day at 12 o'clock midnight, 325 miles, over twelve knots an hour. The schooner James is largely owned in this city. The parties will be interested to know that she can make such good time. .--ys-
 Two Accidents on tlac New York and
 New England.
 The New York and New England road has been singularly free of accidents of late. but there were two on Monday on the western di- vision. rAs the early morning train was near Plainville both connecting rods of the loco motive broke The fireman was slightly in jured, the only casualty. Another locomo- tive was substituted and the tlain left an hour and twenty minutes late. The second accident occurred at Brewster to an cast bound train. A freight train was standing on the siding at that station. It broke in two and the rear half ran down the grade to the main track as the passenger train came along. The locomotive struck it. The force of the shock crippled the engine and broke one of the gravel cars, but no person was in jured. Another engine was substituted and the train came on after delay of about forty minY1ta4 -si
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
American nIechan1cs, Renefits.

At the meeting of the Funeral Aid asso- citation of the order of United American Mechanics of Connecticut held in Loomis' Temple of Music, last evening the reports of the secretary and treasurer were read, show ing the membership to be 513, gain of 37S in one year; S1, ,145.11 in the treasury ex- penses for the year $263. .68, including the one death benefit paid. (This benefit was paid when there were only 213 members.)
 The following were chosen officers for the ensuing year: W. o. Staplse, president; Geo. A. Fancher, vice president; F. E. Field, sec retary; Wm. Smith, treasurer There were about 15O members of the association present, number coming from New Britain, Meri- den, Southington and Bridgeport.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
NINTH HWARnERs.
The w. W. Converse PIumed Knights
 =RaIIY At the W1gWam.

The w. W. Converse R1umed Knights
 Rally At the Wtgwam.
 The Ninth ward Republican club held a meeting last night in the wigwam on the cor ner of Sperry and Dickerman streets. By a unanimous vote the club adopted the name of the wv. Converse Plumed Knights A committee consisting of Captain Henry E.. Marsh, George Lacy, N. H. Ballou, William A. Quigley and w D. McCarter were ap- pointed to procure uniforms. They will re- port at the next meeting. The uniforms which they expect to adopt are as handsome as any in the State. Messrs Jackson and Taylor were added to the finance committee. About twenty new names were added to the roll. After the business had been disposed of the company were drilled in marching. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president ~