The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-06-02
Mi6cellaneous.

WEBB ADAMS, president of the Milan
Banking Company, was stricken with
paralysis last week, and is in pre-
best citizens, and his misfortune is
greatly deplored by that community.
A NUMBER of persons living near the
village of Rowesville, in Montgomery
County, have received very threatening
letters warning them to leave the coun-
try within twenty days, or suffer the
penalty of their supposed completely in
hanging the wife-murderer Rails at
Shelbyville last year. Some of the let
lers are neatly written with a type
writer, and postmarked Nashville.
THE special legislative committee
which has been investigating the books
of the old State officers for the past
three months have about completed
their task, but the report will not be
ready for submission to the Governor
for some time yet. The report will be
a very voluminous one, anG will give a
succinct history of the handling OF
State finances for the past four years.
THE Primitive Baptists of the north
western portion of Hardeman County
had their annual foot-washing at An
tioch Church last week. As class,
they are most excellent citizens. They
discard Sunday-schools, and do not
adopt the missionary schemes common
to other churches. The strictest hon
esty is required of their followers, and
a failure to pay just debt is scarcely
less than a crime. If asked by what
authority of Scripture they practice
foot-washing, they will answer by quot
ing the words of the Savior: Eye call
me Lord and master. and ye say well
for so 1 am. II, therefore, wash th 9
disciples feet, ought ye not to wash
one anothers' feet?'
THE people of Union City are at
present deeply interested at the pros
pect of securing the female college, as
Presbyterian Institute, organized by
the Presbytery of the Western District
in connection with the Presby
Church in the United States. DR.. Sam
uel Phelps Leland, of Chicago, proposes
to raise, within one months time, the
sum of S25, 900 for this institution when
site is decided upon by the Board of
Trustees. There are seventeen coun-
ties in West Tennessee embraced
within the bounds of the Western Dis
trict Presbytery, and great effort is
being made by the Presbyterians of
Union City to have the college located
there.
IT would seem there are more old
men and women to the square mile in
Hardeman County than anywhere else
in Tennessee. In one small church
there are three old gentlemen, all in
perfect health, whose aggregate age Is
26O years. At Mount Comfort Church
last Sunday the services were conducted
by Rev. T. M. MeCutcheon, aged IS
years, and Rev. DIR. Meorman, aged 81
years, both of whom are in possession of
their full mental faculties, and preach
about as vigorously as man of "a.
COMPANIES c, d and E of the National
Guard held a contest at rife practice
near Nashville last week for gold cup.
given by Capt. W. G. Smith. Company
ID won by O score of 290 out of 500. Com
pany z was next and Company c. last
The individual medal, gift of the
Stief Jewelry Company. was won by
Sergt.-Mai Sawrie, of Company D,
with score of 80 out of possible so.
Ed. Atkinson of the same company was
second, with 81.
RALPH DAVIS career as an attorney
has been brought TO close, the Supreme
Court last week affirming the Judgment
of Judge Estes, disbarring him from
practicing law before any court in this
State. Judge McAllister delivered the
opinion of the court which was unani-
NOUS
WILLIAM and Ewing Allen, aged and
5 years respectively, sons of Constable
Allen, of Davidson County, got hold Of
some blasting powder by accident, and.
piling it on the floor in room at their
home, stuck match to it. Both boys
were so badly burned that they will rs
sisHaured for life.