The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-09-09

was a member OF the last legisla-
ture, and impressed himself upon
that body as nm able aud fearless
advocate of the right. He win be
candidate for speaker Of the
House.-American.
Returns show that Hon. A. j.
Coates, of Bolivar, democratic can
didate for the State Senate. has
carried McNairy by a large ma
iority. This insures his nominal
tion by the convention which meets
i'm Selmer ON the 10Th of this month.
The BULLETIN desires to congratu-
late Mr.. Coates i'm advance and TO
assure his constituents in Chester,
McNairy and Harieman, that iD
him they will have an honest rep
resentative, who will zealous!y
guard their interests.
Judge John l.. L. Sneed. Of
Buntyn Station. delivered his lect-
ure in the court house at Bolivar,
Monday afternoon. ON the swift
and HumOr of the Forum" tor the
benefit of the Memphis Law School,
of which he In principal. Judge
Sneed ia engaged in q laudable UNI
dertaking and deserved q better
audience than that which greeted
him here. The lecture will be re
peated i'm different towns i'm w est
Tennessee.
Miss Cora Thompson, of Boil
war, has accepted q position in the
city schools of Marlin, Texas.
Miss Thompson Is a graduate of
the Peabody Normal Of Nashville.
She is not without experience,
having taught q private school
here, and also assisted at st. James
Hall, giving entire satisfaction.
Highly intellectual and refined, she
can but succeed i'm her chosen pro-
fession, and the people of Bolivar.
among whom she has many friends
and we'll wishers, will watch her
course with interest.
MIR. Martin Moore, dn old and
respected citizen of the 4th disArict,
died at his home ednesday Of
heart disease. He was in Bolivar
ON Monday before his death, COM
planning of pains i'm his arms, but
apparently in good health. MIR.
Moore was about 20 years of age
and was born and reared in Harde-
man County. He was twice mar
ried. Five grown chlldreH sur
wye him. HIS death Is a severe
loss to his community and to the
County. He was an upright, hon-
orable gentleman and q valuable
citizen.
The following gentlemen COM
pose the grand jury for the present
term of Circuit Court: w. G.
Deming, foreman, Alex Bizzell,
w. r. Rock, j. Phillips, >. L.
Avent, b. +. Majors, j. w.
Sweeton, Slater Simpson, j. A..
Link, B. F. Huddleston, j. j. Nc
Clendon, b. F. Murdough, j. w.
McCarter. Members of petit jury:
Samuel Gladney. III. f. Wilson,
w. g. Burrus, w. r. Woods, q. G.
Cornatzar, j. N. Smith, u. w.
Spurlin, J. A. Cheshier. j. M.
Pettigrew, Berry FutrelI, s. FL.
Gibson and I. I. BIaylock.
Improved Gelatin, 10 cents per
box at Hudson's.
The cares of office, for the first
time in twenty years, have been
lifted from the shoulders of that
upright citizen, j. q. Savage. He
has most sensibly realized the res
possibilities that rested upon him
during his long official career. and
with jealous care discharged the
duties pertaining thereto. He has
been greatly honored, but not above
his deserts. With him at the helm
the people of this county we'll
knew that their finances were in
safe hands. His accounts with the
state and county funds have been
balanced, and the balance due on
the school fund has been deposited
i'm the Bank of Bolivar. He re-
tires from Office voluntarily, and is
deeply grateful to his friends for
confidence rsrosed in and h0nOrs
conferred upon him.
The death of Mrs. james Col
Inns, which occurred at her home in
Bolivar Friday night, removes a
devoted wife and loving mother and
leaves n vacancy in the family cir
Gle that cannot be filed. She was
born ON September End, 1880, in
County West Meath, Ireland. She
came to this country in 1848, land
ing at New York, where she re-
NAMED about two years. From
New York she went To Memphis.
Here she met and married her be-
reaved husband on the 9th day of
July, 1850. From Memphis they
moved to Bolivar In the year 1851.
where they have since resided.
She was the mother of five children,
all of whom survive her. Mrs.
Collins was a member of the CATH
Ollie Church. The numerous in
stances in which she has admins
tered to the poor and the afflicted
are testimonials of her charitable
disposition. The burial took place
in jackson Monday morning.
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