The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-08-25
miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
THE sixteenth annual reunion of the
Confederate veterans of Upton and
Shelby counties was held at Brighton
last week.
THE Humboldt canning factory, which
began operations few years ago, is
running full time and has capacity of
10000 three-pound cans daily.
A NUMBER of Nashville factories, mills
and other industries have closed down
because of the inability of prop-ietors
to get money to meet the pay rolls.
RoBT. MAYS, while in drunken
stupor in the railroad yards at Knox
vile last week, was run over and in
stantly killed by freight train. The
body was horribly mangled.
SQUIRE JOHN B. LANE, prominent
capitalist of Union City, and Mrs. Mag.
gle Hollomon, widow of the late John
w. Hollomon, were married at Kenton
last week. The groom is 70 and the
bride about so.
THE general weather Dconditions
throughout the State have changed but
little since last report. The rains which
have fallen over Middle and West Ten
nessee have been in the form of widely
scattered showers. Where these rains
have occurred crops are showing the
good effects of the much-needed mois-
ture.
REVENUE officers last week destroyed
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| whisky at John Jones', about fifteen
miles northeast of Bolivar, on the line
of Chester and Hardeman counties.
They arrested old man John Jones and
his son, Murphy Jones. John Jones is
the king of wildcattery in that neigh
borhood.
9. 5. HACKwORTH, a clever green
goods swindler, who has been working
in Anderson County for Cincinnati
bunco firm, was arrested at Knoxville
last week. He would represent to his
purchasers that he would give them
So, 600 for $500. He secured about 81, 900
from the unsuspecting, but did not pro-
duce the goods, and his victims squealed
on him.
THE recent assignment of the South
ern Iron Company leaves 1880 unem-
ployed men in Hickman County. The
store at Mamie mines, operated by the
company, was attacked one night re-
Gently and totally wrecked by enraged
laborers. The store at Cumberland
Furnace, Dickson County, shared like
fate. Many of the men now out of en-
ployment have seven months back pay
due them.
THE State Commissioner of Agricu1-
ture is preparing a circular having for
its object the holding of farmers con-
ventions at some place in East Tennes-
see, and at McMinnville, Columbia and
Jackson in the fall. Papers on various
subjects will be read and views ex-
changed. In addition the State will
offer first and second premiums for the
best wheat, corn and oats exhibited.
THE Milan canning factory has opened
for business, notwithstanding the de-
pressed condition of finances, and is
running regularly. The company Is
giving employment to seventy-five
hands, paying from so cents to S1.25 per
day. They are putting up 5000 cans per
day, pronounced by an experienced
tester from the factory to be of splendid
quality.
A HORRIBLE accident occurred five
miles southeast of Union City last week.
The facts are as follows: While Robert
Montgomery, 6-year-old boy. was rid
ing on the tongue of heavily loaded
log wagon, he, by some means, lost his
hold and fell, the hind wheels passing
over both legs. The flesh on the right
leg was completely torn from the bone
from the knee to the ankle, as IL
skinned by a knife, while the left was
completely mashed into jelly.
A VERY peculiar accident occurred in
Henry County last week, resulting in
the death of Dennis Street, boy 16
years of age. Young Street and cousin
of his, Howard Street, about the same
age, had started out riding. Dennis had
mounted his horse, and Howard mount
ing his, when the pony began to rear up
and finally gave kick, striking Dennis
in the side and throwing him off his
horse. Young Streets wounds at first
were thought not to be dangerous. It
is thought that death resulted from in
teEudl
Mrs. NANCY BARNETT died last week
near Humboldt. She was one of the
Oldest ladies in the community, very
highly respected and beloved by all
who knew her. She was nearly 80 years
old, and has been a consistent member
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
for years.
I. R. WRIGHT, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Obion County, died last
week ten miles east of Trimble, and
was inferred at the Hollomon Cemetery
with Masonic, !. o. o. z. and Knights
Templar honors. Over 1000 people at
tended the funeral, which attested the
popularity of this good man.
NATHAN TARvER, life prisoner, died
at the penitentiary last week. Tarver
and his brother, Woodville Tarver, were
convicted of numbering Lawrence
Goodale in Lake County several years
ago, and sentenced to hang. Gov. Bu-
chanan COMMITTED the sentence TO life
imprisonment, and they were received
at the prison last year. At the trial and
on the death bed Tarver confessed that
he killed Goodale, but said that it was
unintentional and that Woodville had
nothing to do with it. Doubts are en-
tertained regarding the guilt OF tho
brother.