The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-27
NIiscelIanaOus.

| broken up by revenue officers was that
destroyed by Deputy Collector j. L..
| Spurrier and party last week. The still
was located in Lincoln County, on the
| Alabama line, and in very wild section
Of country. The plant consisted of two
| wooded stills, one copper worm, thirty
fermenting tubs and two large tanks.
ALI were destroyed, with 1000 gallo ms
of beer and 125 gallons of singlings.
The still was new one, having been in
operation only a short while. No ar
rests were made, but the owners are
known. .{N
THE magnificent new iron bridge
across the Tennessee River, connecting
Chattanooga with the north side of the
river, was formally opened last week
with imposing ceremonies. 1t is the
first public bridge built across the river
since the old war bridge was destroyed.
1t cost $250,0OO, is 2,370 feet long, and
105 feet above high water mark.
Mr. B. S. ENLoE, father of Congress.
man Enloe, died of La grippe and pneu.
monia at Jackson last week, aged rs
years.
w. c. WILCOX, the newly-appointed
postmaster of Clarksville, has executed
his bond, amounting to about $4,000,
and will probably take charge of tho
Office about March 1.
No COUNTY in Tennessee has suffered
such enormous losses in property
and horse flesh as has Sumner County.
Fully 5000, 900 in barns, fine horses and
farming machinery have been destroyed
by incendiaries.
E. A. COLLINS, the well-known West
Tennessee breeder of trotters has just
sold to William Simpson, of New York,
the 4-year-old bay colt, CIpt. Mack, for
$26, 900. This is the highest price ever
paid for Tennessee trotter.
THE body of J. L. Hanie, farmer re-
siding near East Lake, was found at
Nashville last week near the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad bridge across the
Tennessee River in horribly mangled
condition. 1t is supposed he was run
over last night while walking along the
track.
Mr.. JOHN p. HENDRIX, of Jackson,
has recovered $3.50 in suit against the
Western Union Telegraph Company for
failing to deliver a telegram. through
failure of which Hendrix lost on the
sale of cotton to the amount Of $3.50.
A soUTH-BoUND fright train on the
Illinois Central Railroad was wrecked
at Hillside, ten miles north of Milan,
last week. Twelve cars were completely
demolished and the track was torn up
for some distance. A broken rail caused
the wreck.
Mr.. w. NJ. HEBRON, one Of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Gibson
County, died at Trenton last week. Mr..
Heron was a native of Williamson
County, where he was born in 1910, and
married there in 1s41 to a Miss Nc
Cutchen. He moved TO Huntington in
1868, where he lived until he moved TO
Gibson County in 1870. He leaves FIVE
children living, all prominent citizens.
In the Criminal Court at Covington,
last week, Paul Brooks was convicted of
stealing one chicken, valued al Is cents,
and given one year in the penitentiary.
WIN. CHILDREss, farmer living near
Milan, Tenn, was the victim of terri
BILE accident last week. His team ran
away, dragging him half mile over
stumps, etc. He is in serious condi-
tion, being one mass of battered flesh.
THE enumeration Of the voters Of
Weakley County has been completed,
and shows tho number TO be 6,059-4s7
colored and 5,572 white. The number
of votes usually cast in the county has
not been above 5000.