The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-31

! Hon. J. A. Manson returned til
week from Washington City. Mr.. Man
son is an applicant for the position o
United States Marshal of West Tennes
see, and reports his chances good. FL
has strong backing.
There will he most enioyabl,
"Half-hour in Ole VirginIe," and Panto
mines, under the management Of tn,
Guild. AT St. James Hall Friday evening
April 9TH. Program will appear next
week
Mrs. Jane Harkins died yesterday
morning III Memphis, al the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Mask, of pa.
rslysis. Deceased was about &c
years OF age. Four children sLr-
vive her. Her remains were inferred
in Union Cemetery this morning.
Mr.. James Denton died oil
pneumonia III the Fourth district
Wednesday. He had recently
returned to this county from Aar-
kansas. Mr.. Denton was twice
married. His second wife and
four children sur vive him.
-Messrs. CASTOR WhitmOre, Earn
est Rose, Thad Prewett, Will Shell
ton, Clarence Rose, and will May,
of Hickory Valley, Were In the city
Monday evening, aud attended a
meeting of Tennyson Lodge No
10Y. K of P, of which they are
members.
Farmers have taken ad vantage
IF the opportune weather by com
mencing in earnest to prepare for
aunI her crop. Many acres of corn
land have already been seeded. 80
tar. We have not heard of any cot-
ton seed being snwn, but If the fav-
orable weather continues cotton
planting will be started before long
John NJ. Bass died at Grand juno
ton ON Friday of last week and was
buried the following Saturday. Mr..
Bass was first taken with la grippe and
then pneumonia, which, after sickness of
nearly four months duration. resulted in
his death. Deceased was 55 years old,
and was born at Collierville, in Shelby
county. lie has been a citizen of Grand
Junction for over twenty-five years. A
wife and seven children survive him.
John Bass was a valuable citizen, and
his death is loss to the county.
-Tramps will do well hereafter
to avoid Shandy. Five or six of
these uuIortunates recently appear
ed at the above named place in
body and ordered dinner. When
informed that there was nothing
cooked upon the place, they be-
came euraged and refused to leave
until their order had been filled
A resolute and determined woman
with a shot gun in hand forced the
tIamps finally to move on to more
cOngenIal CLINE.
"A special dispatch from Mid>
dleburg to tie AppeaI-Ava lanche
states that on March 26th, heavy
rain fell at that place late in the
afternoon of Thursday, of last week.
The yellow substance that re-
sembled sulphur so much was very
plentiful. During the storm large
h louise two miles west of here was
struck by lightning and a negro
boy about s years Old was killed.
The current passed down the Chin
ney and on reaching the ground
floor. where the boy was engaged
IN popping corn. it devialed, and
passing through his body killed
him instantly. The only sign of
violence was a sight burn on his
neck One of his brothers was also
ST. htly injured The building was
not seriously damaged.
Owing to the continued lness
of his wife, Rev. John M. Clark
to be re leased from the
cal rendered, aud by hum accepted.
from the Prcsby erian church OF
this place. At "a con gregati0ual
meeting held last Sunday morning
It was agreed to JOIN IN with Mr..
Clark in the cancel alton of the cOn>
tract entered into. No decision has
vet been reached by the congrega-
non as to wi next be calle 1, but a
a selection will no doubt he made In
he near future. Since putting the
b"ve tr type, we were shown
ett-r rrctI hI one 1T the officials
+ the pove name church, from
Hr Clark, in which he stated tina
his wite's health hal greatly Im>
aud that il no action had
been aiken dls-n, vI0g the agreement.
IA might he expectet NV the first
SUNDAY IN May. a telegram was
,eut him accepting his proposition.