The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-13

beef, pork, dry goods and groceries.
This is a great north and south line.
II we could only get to Memphis by
rail within a reasonable time we
would be so happy. Memphis is
naturally our trading point. 1t is
only slxty~five miles west of us, yet
the journey to Memphis is more te-
dious and as long as to st. Louis or
10 New Orleans, which are hundreds
of miles further.
Among the most attractive and
handsome displays of iewelry and
silverware to be found out size the
cities, is exhibited by that we'll
known and reliable finn of r. l..
Lightfort & Co., of Bolivar. Mr..
r L. Lightfort, the head of this
firm has been in the jewelry bust
ness for years and is recognized
as authority on anything pertaining
10 his line. It is entirely contrary
to his custom and against his prin-
cipal to mIsrepresent goods, and he
/ protects his custO by giving
them the benefit Of his exper-
fence.
How would the old fort on the
apex of the Polk hill one mile west
of town answer for the site of the
synodical college? We trust the
locating committee may be invited
to inspect some of the beautiful bull
ding sites near town. A female
school with 800 girls from distance
as pupils, would double the business
of our dry goods merchants besides
afford exceptionally fine educational
facilities. Nor would it IN any way
interfere with existing schools, but
rather benefit them. A generous
rivalry makes all participants bet
ter.
The Hon. P T. Glass, of Rip
ley, Tenn, was here Monday, the
guest of Gen. r. P. Nicely. He is
getting up reliable information of
the early occupation Of this section
by the Indians, and comes to con-
fer with Gen. Nicely and the older
settlers upon that subject. 1t is
important to the truth of history
that the matter be put in tangible
form before old settlers pass away.
Gen. Nicely was familiar with the
languages Of the Chlckasaws years
ago, and was one of the officers ap-
pointed by Government to remove
them west of the Mississippi. He has
| a fund of information as to their
, habits, laws, customs and language.
Future generations will lie interest
ed in knowing all about the abO-
rlg1nies of this country. The red
man is rapidly disappearing from
the earth. Another century will
likely mark his extinction as d race.
Here in West Tennessee where so
; many streams bear Indian names,
and so many relics and mounds re-
!. mind US Of this savage race 1t is Il
matter of greatest interest that we
perpetuate 10 our children some
knowledge of their peculiar ways
; and language. Col. Glass would be
glad to interview any of our old
citizens who lived here in those ear
iy days and who could give hin
! any inform alton relative to this now
lalmOst extinct tribe.
Mr.. William D. Bailey wa
married to Miss SaIIie II. Wallace
at the City Hotel Yesterday MORN
: ing, Rev. w. H. Evans officiating
, The parties are from Marshall coun
: ty, Miss, and we learn it was run
away match. Our proximity to thu
+, Mississippi line affords quick an
!, safe refuge to clipping couples VIII
3 run up here to have the cOnnubia
|, knot securely tied. Since writing
the above, we learn the bride
. from Waterford, Miss, and seem
Z barely twelve years old, and smal
!, for her age indeed a mere child j
= short dresses. Such marriage
cannot be too severely condemned
They ere indeed unlawful. Th
ID child wife has scarcely arrived .
4, the age of consent and the eommu
Of nifty here is dumf0unded. The par
~ ties are all strangers to our peopl
N and no friend appeared TO Oppos
Is the most unnatural union. Late
to The bridegl Dom and bride ha'
m been both arrested upon a telegraI
Il, from the brides mother who STATE