The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-02-05
Miscellaneous.

THE Humboldt Canning Factory
shipped three carloads of canned toma-
toes to st. Louis one day last week. The
factory has proved to be financial sue
cess.
LAST week Jack johnson, near Wash
burne, in Granger County, gave his wife
beating. His boy John, 16 years old,
objected and finally shot his father.
The latter is dead and the lad is a fugi-
tive from justice.
JAMES AMIs, prominent planter of
Madison County, formerly deputy sheriff
and also member of the County Court,
fell on the ice last week and broke the
socket bone of his hip joint, which
caused his death.
COMPTROLLER ALLEN has declined to
encourage Chattanooga land companies
to resist the State privilege tax. They
submitted proposition to him that one
joint bill be filed against them all for
the collection of the tax and all of the
matter to take its course in court. Mr..
Allen objected to this and instructed
the County Court Clerk to insist on pay
ment, and If the tax was not paid to at
once institute proceedings against each
company separately.
THE Grand Council of Tennessee
Masons and the Grand Chapter met at
Nashville last week. The Grand Coun-
Gil elected the following officers: Fl. R.
Howard, of Tullahoma. Grand Master;
j. III. McClister, of Morristown, Illus
trious Deputy Grand Master; T. o. Nor
ris, of Nashville, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; w. A. Clendenning,
of Nashville, Grand Secretary; N. 8.
Woodward, of Knoxville, Grand Treas
urer; j. S. Carles, of Nashville, Grand
Chaplain; A. w. Downer, of Nashville,
Grand Sentinel.
ONE night last week upon retiring to
rest M. M. Lecroy, of Chattanooga, an
old citizen and septenarian, told Miss
Diehl, an inmate of the house, and his
6-year-old child, that they would find
him dead in the morning. The child,
who slept with him, walked shortly be-
foreDday break, and fearing something
laid her little hand upon her grand
The premonition had been verified. The
coronerw was summoned, and an inquest
held. A verdict of death from natural
causes was rendered.
MASON EVANS, the wild man who
lived for many years in cave among
the Chilhowie Mountains, is dead from
the grip. For the last few years he has
been in a dime museum. He received a
fine education, but went crazy when a
young man because q girl Tilted him.
For twenty years he lived in the woods,
wearing no clothes and eating raw meat,
roots and herbs. When captured his
body was covered with long hair.
JUDGE b. NJ. WEBB, OF Nashville, last
week quashed the Indictment against
John Corney for violation of the elec-
tion laws, on the ground that at the
time of the city election last August
there was no election law applying to
Nashville. This was before the Legis-
lature at its last session amended the
law which, through carelessness at the
regular session, was rendered inopera-
tive.
THE Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
way Company, .lessees of the convicts,
have made a formal demand on the
prison inspectors for the return OF con-
victs 20 the Oliver Springs mines. The
eonvicts will be returned there as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be
made. 1t Is not known how many con-
victs will be taken to Oliver Springs
For the present, however, only sufl.
cient number will go to build stockades
and make necessary arrangements for
the safety and comfort of the prisoners
The inspector will require guard of
twenty-five TO be provided in addition to
twenty-five soldiers.