The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

LAST week Mrs. William Gregory, an
old and highly respected woman, died
at Humboldt of general debility. aged
79 years. She was a member of the
Cumberland Presby terian Church.
THE Obion County Sunday School
Convention met at Troy last week with
its enthusiastic workers, teachers and
friends. The crowds were large and the
work run on smoothly under the con-
troll of President F. M. Mckee.
JEFF ROBERTSON, farmer who lived
near Boons Hill, felled tree last week
and being deceived as to the direction
the tree was falling. ran under it. a
large limb struck him on the back of
the head, killing him stantly.
THE big Southern spoke factory at
Humboldt begun operations last week
after rest of over four months. This
factory gives employment to. eighty
hands, and is branch of the largest
factory of this kind in the country.
The Tennessee State Baptist conven-
tion, which met at Jackson last week,
elected Rev. T. j. Henderson, of Messy
Creek, president; Rev. G. M. Savage, of
Jackson, and Rev. J. M. Frost, of Nash
vile, vice-presidents; Rev. o. L. HALEY,
of Knoxville, secretary; ]. M. Senter,
of Trenton, statistical secretary, and
w. NJ. Woodcock, of Nashville, treas.
urer. There were more than 200 minis.
ters and delegates present The report
on State missions showed slight de-
crease in mission collections, but an in
crease in collections for foreign missions.
EssIE LONG and John Williams, the
two negroes who, several weeks ago,
plotted their escape from the Madison
County Jail, and made murderous as
sau1t on Jailer Brooks, and in which
Sheriff Brooks was shot down by Will
liams, who succeeded in escaping, had
their trial last week. Long was given
sixteen years in the penitentiary as the
originator of the plot, and Williams fif-
teen years There are other counts
against Williams which will increase
his term.
NOTICES similar to those posted by
Whitecappers on gins in Mississippi and
Alabama have been posted on several
gins in the western part of Madison
County, warning the owners not to gin
any cotton till the price advances to 10
cents per pound. No one seems to know
who the authors of these notices are
They must belong to secret organiza-
tion of some kind, and their handiwork
appearing in the last two weeks in at
least three States would indicate that
this clan is widespread in extent
RECEIVER BLAcKMoRE of the Com
mercial National Bank of Nashville has
received from the Comptroller of the
Treasury checks for S13s, $3.50, cover
ing the second dividend of the 10 per
cent declared. Receiver Blackmore has
previously paid out the following sums
in dividends: July 1, 1878, ,321.25; August
81, SO, 416. A and ST, 451.59. Including
the amount now being paid out the total
amount of dividends aggregate $751;
1857. The total amount of claims
proved so far amount to 81, 379, ,265 3s,
and the amount paid on these leaves a
balance of 1927, 449. II unpaid. There
are number of other claims, however,
which have not been allowed, but are
being held under advisement
Mrs. MARTHA BELL, an old and much
esteemed lady, died at Memphis last
week Mrs. Bell was in her SD year,
and probably she was one of the Oldest
residents of Shelby County, having
lived there about so years. She was
esteemed and beloved by all who knew
her, and many will be panied to learn Of
her death.
Four hundred miners, who have been
out on strike for two months in Coal
Creek and Briceville districts, returned
to work last week on a compromise with
the companies, which was 10 per cent
reduction in wages and $40 of on the
house rents,