The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-18
Miscellaneous.

THE late storm did considerable dam
age in vicinity of Kingston.
THE Board of Directors of the Masonic
Widows and Orphans Home at Nash
vile hope to get the building inclosed
and under cover this year, though it
will not be ready for opening for some
time afterward. About $4,000 has
already been expended in the construc-
ton of the first story and foundations,
and there are funds on hand amounting
to $4,000 to go toward the work this
year. Some 5000 or So, 600 more is to
be raised this year. Several thousand
dollars of the amount has already been
pledged. The Ladies' Auxiliary has
agreed to raise 81, 900 to be used in con-
structing a chapel in the building, and
have already in their treasury 81, 100 of
that sum. In addition to the amounts
mentioned, $4,000 or $1,000 will be
needed TO finish the building and make
it ready for occupancy. The first story
Of the building is of Tennessee stone.
The remainder of the superstructure
will be of brick. Contracts will be let
very soon for this work.
A TABULAR statement was completed
in the State Comptroller's office last
week of the telegraph property in the
State, as assessed by the State Board of
Railroad Tax Assessors. Three compa-
MES do business in the State-the West
Railway Telegraph Company and the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tele-
graph Company. The Western Union
has s445 miles of wire in sixty-two
counties, valued at $3.50, 349. The Ten
nessee and Ohio sixteen miles of wire,
all in Hawkins county, valued at $500.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has PA miles
in Dyer, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby and
Upton, valued at S6427.5O. The total
mileage of wire is s675, valued at $780,
1850. Shelby County, with $50 miles,
has more wire than any other county in
the State. Hamilton comes next, with
5O7 miles, and Davidson third, with 4s9
miles.
THE 16-month's old daughter of DIR.
r. NJ. Boyle, of Nashville, is the victim
of a terrible accident. The child, while
playing in the kitchen, upset from
shelf a can of I've, which in falling
covered the sleeve of her dress, and
some PARTICLES flew in her eyes. To
make it worse the child attempted to
protect its eyes by rubbing it's sleeve
across them, thus completely filling
both eyes with the lye. Her mother
was in the room at the time, butdid not
notice the movements of the little one
until too late to save it's eyes from be-
ing almost totally destroyed. All that
medical science can do to relieve the tiny
sufferer has been done, and DIR. Savage,
who has charge of the case, is hopeful
of saving the right eye, but the sight of
the left is completely ruined. The
little one is an only child, and the pa
rents are we'll nigh distracted.
THE people in the vicinity of Oldport,
Cooke County, Tenn, are greatly
alarmed over the recent appearance
there of nine lakes. The water has ap-
peared where it was never known to
stand before.
Two NEGRO convicts named George
Washington and Dave Anderson had a
fight in their cell at the penitentiary
last week Before the guards could in
terfere Anderson was stabbed seven
times by Washington, and is perhaps
fatally wounded. The men fell out
about a counterfeit dime, which takes
the place of genuine currency inside
the walls.
TUE bridge across the Tennessee
River at Johnsonville has been COM
pleted, and the passenger and freight
service is being put into shape.
Mr.. PAYNE, of a company of Northern
men, was at Cannon last week, looking
over the route of a new telegraphic
system TO be established, connecting
many of the large cities of the United
States. The line will run from Chat
tanooga to Nashville via McMinnville,
Woodbury. and Murfreesboro. Eight
wires will be used along the line, but it
is not likely that an Office Will be es-
tablished at Cannon.