The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-15

with the family Of Mr.. A. J. Coates.
Col. Paul L. Jones left Saturday
on a visit to his son, DR.. Tuder
Jones, of SOmerville. The latter
Is q leading physician in Fayette
County. He was raised and educa-
ted here.
Mr.. r. L. Scott. who has act
ed as day operator here for severall
months. lett with his family last
week for Coffeevllle. MISS. Mr..
Thomas, the night operator will ill
his place.
The mail for Bolivar is FREE
quently carried by here and brought
back on some other train. This Is
very kind indeed OF the mail agent,
but we would thank him il he would
put the mail of at the proper time
and place.
-JEo. L. Knight, who ravished
Mrs. Gabe Owens, was-trled before
ID. ]. Newbern, Esq, on last Satur-
uay and in default Of bond was
committed TO Jail. The testimony
was revolving in its character and
unfit for publication. The shame
less crime was committed in pres
ence Of Mrs. Soundera and her
children who were pOwerless to pre-
ventit.
Rev. E. B. Mcneil closed the
fifth year of his pastOrate of the
Baptist church here last Sunday
and was unanimously electe d to
continue as pastor. A commit
tee is now at work trying to raIs e a
sufi cient salary to secure his ser
vices two Sundays per month. which
we hope they Will succeed in doing.
Mr.. Mcneil have the confidence and
esteem of the entire community and
commands large congregations.
The court house bell sounded
the alarm Of Ere Wednesday after
noon about Eve o'clock, which
proved to be 3 residence in the
northwestern part of town occupied
by Mr.. p. x. CrOweIl. A detective
fue was the cause Of the Ere. The
satire building was CON summed. All
Of the household goods of any value
were saved. Rev. w. G. Gray, of
owned the house, and we
understand it was insured,
The many friends of Mrs. Lou
Coleman viii regret to learn that
she viii probably soon remove to
to live. While living in
before, Mrs. Coleman
made a host of friends who have
always been anxious for her to re-
turn to that city. They have late
~ offered her such substantial in~
ducements to return 70 them that
il is very probable she will leave
Bolivar within the present month.
When our good citizens leave us
for other climes we realize more
fully their worth. "Lo angels walk
cd unknown on earth, but when
they few we're recognized"
Mrs. Hammons. wife of Mr..
Will Hammons, of Dist. No. z was
badly bur ned last Thursday while
assisting in drying som lard, or at
tending to some department of the
hog killing. Her clothes caught
twice and she managed both times
to put the FIRE out, but the third
time she was unable to extingish
the flames, which rapidly spread
oyer her body. Her husband was
not far of, and she Immediately ran
to him and called for helP. In
fighting the flames his hands were
so badly burned that the flesh is
dropping from his fingers. The
lady was burned from head to foot,
and 1t is very doubtful whether she
will recover.
No young visitor this winter
has made such a marked impression
in society as Mss Katie Smith, of |
Bolivar, who has been the guest of
Mrs. S. DunscOmb, but who is now
visiting Mrs. w. p. Miller. Miss
Smith is bright, attractive and win.
ming in every way and her friends
are numberless. Mra. Miller ten
dered q large card party last night
TO Miss Saith at which society was
well represented, Those pres
emit were Misses Elmer Bruce,
Carrie Bruce. Blanche Rees, Alice
Hays, Nina Conrad, FlOY Latham.
Pauline FEayser, Irene MCNeal,
Sallie Galloway, Ef6e NeeIY, Mary
Lou Nelson, Miriam Nelson. and
Messrs. Harry Brown. Charles
Murphy, Clark KnOwltOn, Tom
Looney, Will Martin, Con Bruce,
George Storm, George Cunning
ham, L. Simpson, George CAN'T,
Walter Webb, Will Scott. Battle