The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-07

Miss, arrested man by the name of
Dunn for stealing a yoke of oxen
from a party in Tishamingo Coun-
". The arrest was made near
Cox's bridge, where Dunn had loca-
ted for the purpose of hauling cross
ties with the stolen oxen. After
the arrest, Deputy Sheriff Blakely
started back to Mississippi with the
prisoner and oxen. a woman,
20 years old, claiming to hail from
Humboldt, of this State, was with
Dunn at the time he was taken pris-
oner, but did not return with him
to Mississippi Dunn is said to be
a married man and has family living
in Mississippi,
The fourth annual session of
the West Tennessee Medical and
Surgical Association, which cOnve-
ned in the city yesterday adjourned
at / O'Clock this morning. The
attendance was fair and the proceed
ings brim full of interest. DIR. NJ.
N. Smith, of Cedar Chapel, was
elected president, vice DIR. J. A.
Crook, of this city; DIR. G.. b. Gil
lespie, of Coyington, first vice pres
ident, DIR. J. A. McSwain, of Paris,
was unanimously reelected secreta-
~. The semi-annual session will be
held at Covington in October, and
Jackson was again selected as the
place for holding the next annual
meeting. jackson Blade.
The closing exercises of a pros
prous session of st. Katharines'
School took place at the opera house
Wednesday evening, in the presence
of an immense audience which taxed
the capacity of the building. The
program, consisting of cantatas,
vocal and instrumental music, es-
says, etc., was rendered with great
credit. After the close of the exer-
cises, the following prizes were
awarded by Rev. G.. S. Ware: Miss
Mary Ingram, music, and Miss Sallie
Emerson, penmanship. Those re-
ceiving certificates of honor were
Misses Lucy Hardaway, Terrie
Chandler, Mary Ingram, Alma Will
liams, Mary Wellington, Matte
Cochran.
The BULLETIN desires to re-
mind its readers that in the
court house yard at Bolivar is
bon1oo,,ar Y,,oOup,apt aroofoI n,
honor of the brave soldiers of Har-
deman County, who were killed in
the late war The entire South is
thickly dotted with similar testimo-
malls, representing undying love
and devotion to a cause which was
considered right and just, and for
which the flower of our young man
hood gave up their lives. Each
year, with the return of spring,
these monuments, almost without
exception, are wreathed with flow
ers, a beautiful custom inaugrated
years ago, to perpetuate the deeds
of valor of our dead and to trans
NIT them unimpaired to posterity.
Hardeman was among the first
counties lin Tennessee to erect in
honor Of her fallen brave a marble
shaft. Shall we be the last to deco
rate it? The BULLETIN believes not.
The matter has already been discus
sed by some of our ladies, who are
always first and foremost in such
labors of love, and they will no
doubt see to it that our monument
is adorned from cap stone to base
with natures rarest flowers. Later:
Since writing the above we learn that
Mrs. r. p. Nicely, by request, has
consented to superintend the dec
grafton. She invites, through the
BULLETIN, the ladies to meet her in
the courthouse yard on Tuesday
morning, June 1lth., at o'clock,
at which time the decoration will
occur, bringing with them such
flowers as they can secure.