The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-04
Miscellaneous.

THE Irish potato crop, from which
Sumner County has heretofore received
thousands upon thousands of dollars, is
falling far short of the usual average.
The crop is turning out badly, and leaves
planters in bad fix financially. Many
have in hundreds of acres, and as this
is one of their principal crops, the re-
suits are very discouraging for planters.
The first new wheat of the crop OF
1890 was marketed at st. Louis on June
20, and was raised in Lake County,
Tennessee, and sold at $1.O5 per bushel.
THE farmers in the neighborhood of
Humboldt are very much elated over
the crop prospects. The cotton in
growth is three weeks in advance of las:
year at this date. Corn is very fine, and
the hay crop now being cut is far above
the average. The tomato-growers and
truck-farmers are realizing good returns
on their shipments. About 100 carloads
boldt this season.
A RIOT occurred recently on the streeUs
Of Erin. Bob Warden, Willie Warden,
Walter Warden, John Walker, Joe Henry
Breeden and others, it seems, wanted
to wipe III. l.. Mcmillan from the face of
the earth. The fight commenced be-
tween the Wardens and their crowd on
Mcmillan, a dozen or more encouraging
the fight and only two or three trying
to stop it and dissuade the mob, which
was probably 100 strong. The abettors
would push the officers or citizens back,
and drew pistols and knives on them.
Finally Sheriff Mcintosh and Constable
Broaddus, with the help of Mr.. Charles
Rolston and others, got among the com
batants and made the necessary arrests.
Nobody was seriously hurt. A more
boisterious riot probably never occurred
in Erin before. The three Warden
brothers and Walker and Breeden were
tried before Esquires Nesbitt and
keenan, and fined. The grand jury in
August will be likely to find indict-
ments against all who interfered With
the officers.
MIR. A. A. MYRICK, of Pocahontas.
possesses a razor that has been in tho
Myrick family $50 years. 1t has been
handed down to the youngest son
through seven generations. 1t is one OF
Theod's Damascus razors, with brass
cleats, in which the blade is set in ths
full length of the blade. Mr.. Myrick
says he was offered at the Exposition at
Louisville, some years ago, 800 for this
family relic, but would have refused
twice the amount. Mr.. Myrick also
gives the ages of four of the old Myricks.
One died at the age of 1o4 years, one at
9s years, one at 80 and one at 81.
A COUPLE of sharpers worked off lot
of counterfeit money on the merchants
af Humboldt last week by purchasing
small articles and getting their money
changed.
THE Baptists of Dyersburg are build
ing an elegant brick church, which will
be completed in short time at cost OF
$4,000.
L. T. FRIERsoN, Maury County's Po-
tato king, is shipping daily $50 barrels
of Tennessee Rose potatoes to North.
western markets.
THE States financial officers have sBe-
ceeded in borrowing $3.50, 600 to meet
the July interest on the State DEBT.
One hundred thousand dollars of tr
amount is secured from /. A. Ivans
Co., of Boston, at 5 per cent, and the
balance through the Capital City and
Commercial Banks at Nashville at per
cent. Coupons will be properly taken
up upon presentation at the State Treas,
urer's Office after July 1.
THE bankers of Memphis have inau-
gurated movement looking to the or
ganization of State Bankers Associa-
tion, such as are in vogue in most of the
other States of the Union.