The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-10
Miscellaneous.


AT Grand junction are several extern
sive fruit farms, and berries, peaches,
apples and cherries are raised in great
perfection and with enormous profit to
those who cultivate them. Last year
one man made $3.50 clear on one acre OF
strawberries. Others made large profits,
aggregating from SIPS to S175 per acre.
FAYETTE PORTER shot and instantly
killed James Taylor at Schochoh, near
Russellville, last week. They quar-
relied about a sweetheart
THE Unprecedented high price of hog
products has induced the farmers of
Hardeman County to pay more atten-
ton to the swine industry. Perhaps
no section of Tennessee is better adapted
to stock raising and truck farming. The
''range" is good the year round, and all
that is needed is to look after stock occa-
sionally and feed them during bad
weather. A sheep or pig or calf or
a colt can be raised for almost nothing.
Gradually the people are awaking to
these advantages and abandoning cotton.
Gov. TURNEY has decided to recon-
mend to the Legislature The separation
of the djutant-generalship from the
private secretaryship. The salary for
the former Office will probably be in
creased. In the event it is Adjutant-
General Fife will doubtless remain in
the Office. Adiutant-General Fite says
if he retains the office he will at once
proceed to reorganize the State militia.
Mrs. NANCY CARTER, mother of Hon.
Pryor w. Carter, senator from Macon
County, died at Gallatin last week at an
advanced age, being nearly 100 years
old. She was woman of a remarkably
strong constitution and vitality, and
was as agile as most people of so. She
was able to do her domestic chores up
to within three or four days of her death.
Mrs. Carter was perhaps the oldest in
habitant of that community, and was
beloved for her many admirable traits.
THE valuable barn of Mr.. Will Ray,
about four miles south of Pulaski, was
destroyed last week with it's contents,
consisting of farming machinery, sew
eral tons of hay. about 200 barrels of
corn and about $50 bushels of wheat.
JUDGE JOHN C. GAUT attained his S0th
year last week, and was honored by
dining at the residence of his son, John
NJ. Gaut, near Nashville. Judge Gaut
was born in Jefferson County, served
twice as Judge in East Tennessee, and
has been a prominent citizen of Nash
vile since 1865. Relatives and friends
from each division of the State were
present.
Col. JERE BANTER has one-year's
option on the Nashville s. Knoxville
railroad, and what is known as the
Crawford coal fields, of nearly 100, 0OO
acres on the Cumberland plateau. He
proposes to deed to the State 10, 600 acres
of coal lands, to be paid for in convict
labor, which he says will be utilized in
completing the Nashville & Knoxville
railroad from Standing Stone, in Put
nam County, to the Cincinnati Southern
railroad, about 40 miles, and from Leb-
anon to Nashville, about 80 miles. Col.
Baxter further agrees to transport at
cost all coal mined by the State for ten
years.
DAN N. SMITH, 10 years of age. and
David Sneid, about the same age, sub
stantial farmers of Rutherford County,
were target-shooting near Milton re-
Gently, when Smith offered to throw up
his hat for Sneid to shoot at. The ban
ter was accepted, and Smith tossed his
hat in the air. The rifle failed to go
of, and Smith stopped down to pick his
hat up. At this moment the rife was
accidentally discharged, the ball hitting
Smith in the neck. Sneid was trying
to unbreech it, when the gun was dis
charged. Smith died in few hours.
The parties were warm friends.