The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-07-13
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.


Of Macon, died at his home last week OF
lockjaw, caused by sticking small splin-
ter in his foot. He was II years old.
The State Teachers Association, which
met at Murfreesboro last week, adopted
resolutions fayoring the establishment Of
chairs of American history in Southern
schools, the object being to secure the cor
rect history of the civil war.
Jim Bell, colored, was arrested in Cheat
ham county last week on the charge OF
killing d child and burning a house at
Bellsburg. While en- route to Charlotte
to be jailed he was taken from officers
by mob, who riddled his body with
bullets and then burned him. He is ac-
cused of having set fire to several barns
in the vicinity of Bellsburg.
Chattanooga celebrated the Fourth with
greater pageantry aud more noise than for
years. There was a parade two miles
long, which thousands of visitors came to
see.
The several buildings of the Chatta-
nooga Powder Company, which were
blown to smithereens by an explosion OK
GOO kegs of gunpowder one Sunday morn
ing recently, will be rebuilt at once upon
their old site at Ooltowah.
John NJ McCorkle, an old citizen Of
Henry, died very suddenly last week He
was sitting in a chair, and leaned over to
tie his shoe and dropped TO the floor dead.
He leaves wife and three daughters.
The w. o. Peoples Grocery company,
one of the oldest and heretofore consider
ed one Of the strongest wholesale grocery
houses in the city of Chattanooga, filed
deed of trust last week, naming A. }.
Flemister as trustee, to secure outside
creditors Liabilities are $136,000 Assets
are said to cover. The Franklin Sugar
Refining company and other creditors OF
the company filed sensational bill charg-
ing that one or more managers of said
grocery company had appropriated $780,
600 or more, defrauding and swindling
creditors. The bill shows that while the
nominal assets in the deed of trust made
to Flemister aggregated $4,000, that
they were in reality worth but few cents
on the dollar and some Of them worth
nothing
President Plunket last week laid befoTs
the State Board of Health q communi-
cation from the Memphis Board of Health
on the subject of infant and child life
insurance, asking that the State Board
petition the General Assembly to enact
such prohibitory laws as are necessary 10
prevent q practice which may lead 10
criminal negligence in the proper care Of
children.
A bloody tragedy was enacted in Knox
vile last week by which John w. Allen,
a well-known citizen, met death at the
hands of his stepson, Bob HuskisOn. AL
len had been drinking hard all day and
had abused his wife in a terrible manner
during the day, he even going so far as to
make her leave home. HuskisOn heard of
his mothers treatment at the hands of
her husband and proceeded TO make repa-
ration. The two met in front of the home
and hot blood at once began to show.
They had only talked for few moments
when Allen was seen to draw pistol.
Huskison also pulled one and fred three
balls into his stepfathers body, killing
him instantly. Allen fired once, but the
ball went wide.
Last week man named Self called at
the house of old man John Powers, who
lives near Lexington, and asked for a
drink of water. A daughter of Mr.. Pow
ers gave him drink and started to return
to the house when he grabbed her and de-
manded money. The girl got loose, ran to
the house and with the assistance of her
aged parents securely held the door
against his repeated efforts to push it
open. The would-be burglar thereupon
began shooting through the door, one Of
the shots taking effect in the left side Of
Mrs Powers ranging near the heart, and
she fell to the floor in a state of uncon-
sciousness. BY this time the neighbors
had come to their assistance and fright
ened the seoundrel away. The infuriated
citizens started in pursuit, but failed to
capture the brute.
Tracy City was the scene of desperate
affray last week in which Deputy United
States Marshal John Smith was shot and
killed by A. ]. J. Roddy. Roddy himself
WAS Ddulg Wbuuueu. ASouuy was cOuFlCA~
cd of sending obscene matter through
the mail some time since, but at the con
clusion Of the trial succeeded in being
granted an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court on the ground that an un.
naturslized citizen was on the jury. Pend
ing the appeal he was released on $1,000
bail. Some time ago Deputy United
States Marshal Roberts was shot at
Tracy City and Roddy was implicated in
the affray. This moved Judge Key to or
der his re-arrest, with the above result.
Riley Nail and Paul TilIey, Of Dyer
county, had a difficulty over some tri1ing
affair end Nail Knocked Tilley out Of the
wagon in which they were driving. They
did not meet again until last week, when
Tilly saw Nail coming to Holidays mill,
and he bid behind the door, and as Nail
entered the door lilly jumped out and,
seizing Nail, cut him terribly with a
large knife. lilly has beat hasty retreat
and has not been caught.
Members Of the various Epworth
League societies in Chattanooga, assisted
by private citizens, are making strenuous
exertions TO secure the meeting Of the
next international conference in Cbatta-
nooga. A guarantee fund Of 5000 for
the entertainment Of the body has been