The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-27

I ness at the OLD stand. lie mas Just
feoeivey an elegant stock of Wall pa
per, Paints, ETC., and is prepared to
paint your house, or paper your rooms
on short notice. He also puts on
alabastine and calcimine, cheap. GiYe
him a call
Rufus X. Wilkes has re opened
his Barber Shop on the north side
of the public square, and is prepared
to do Shaving and Hair-Cutting in
first-class style. He is now located
permanently, and is an excellent
barber. Give him call.
Prof. J. NJ. Hubbard has contracted
to open a school in Sheffield, Ala on
9Th Of Sept, next. His family,
except his oldest son will remain in
Bolivar for the present. He has
a bright prospect of an excellent
school, and his many friends here
wish him abundant success. He Is
an able educator, of a long experience
in the school>room.
Miss Ivy Lightfort, the only
daughter Of r. l.. Lightfort, died at
the residence of her father in Boil
var. yesterday morning at II
o'clock, after a protracted illness, in
the 31st, year of her age. She has
been q great sufferer for some two
or three years, and only the hand OF
the dread destroyer could release
her from her Affections. Everything
which kind friends, and doting par
rents could do to restore her to health
was done untiringly. and cheertully
but without avail. She was a
devoted member Of the Episcopal
Church, and pious christian wo>
man. The community extends to
the family its heartfelt coincidence.
The funeral will take place this
morning at 1O3 O'Clock at the resi-
dence her father. Rev. MI, Hinckle
Of jackson, officiating.
Nearly $500 was paid to persons
at work at the Asylum last week,
and the amount will be increased to
perhaps 81, 0OOa week from this on
which is making trade lively. There
is no estimating the advantage the
location of this institution at this
place will be to the people of this
community.
We are in receipt of a private let
ter from Prof. q. p. Hudson, Of
Batesvllle, Ark, in which he says
that the prospects of his school are
very Aattering, and that Mrs. Hud>
son had been selected as first assls-
tant. Prof. and Mrs. Hudson. have
many friends here who will be pleased
at his success,
The Illinois Central Railroad will
run an excursion from Brookhaven
and intermediate points to Chicago
on September z, 1886. Leaving
Brookhaven at 3 o'clock a. m. and
arriving at Chicago in the forenoon
of the following day, the rate from
Bolivar VIII be $3.50 tickets good for
90 days toreturn Oh regular trains.
l.. NJ. DARLINGTON, Agt.
Friday night last, near Salisbury
in this county, Alex Taylor, colored
entered a house in which Bill
Weakly and Allen Colyar, both
colored, were staying, with a pistol
IN each hand, and as he entered he
fired, simultaneously, at both
Weakly and Colvar. Weakly was
shot in the neck, and the skin on
Colyars head was penetrated by one
bullet. Taylor turned and ran off,
when Colyar grabbed shot gun
loaded with squirrel shot, and shot
Taylor in the head and shoulders.
Taylor was arrested, tried before a
magistrate and bound over t. the
Circuit Court. He is now in jail.
None of the parties were mortally
wounded, We did not learn the
cause of the difficulty,
The next penny-reading of the
Guild will be held at the residence OF
A. T. MeNeal on Monday next, at
! 8, p, m.
We suggest that the democrats
in every civil district in this county
meet at an early day, and organic e
r. L. Taylor clubs. That is an
excellent plan for doing campaign
work. No better plan has been found.
This must be done, and we must
work earnestly for democratic ticket
IN this county, ifw expect to retair
our present position as the banner
democratic county of Tennessee.
A killing Near POcahOntas.
On Saturday last, at picnic neal
Pocahontas, in this county, BudC