The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-01

boys became engaged in a quarrel
last week. when one struck the
other on the head with a hatchct,
inficting a painful though not Sc
rious wound. DIR. Tate dressed
the little fellows head.
DIR. T. B. Bradford, of Cotton
Plant, Ark, was in the city yester-
day, from Toone, Tenn. where he
went to see a sick brother, whom he
left on the road to recovery, to the
qualification of his many friends
Mondays Commercial Appeal.
Capt. J. A. Manson, who has
been confined at his home at Sauls-
bury. seriously ill for two months,
is now out of all immediate danger
He is able to be up and to take
short walks now, and will soon re-
turn to his office in the federal
building.-Commercial Appeal.
Col. Isaac w. Pirtle called on
us last Tuesday. He has been a
resident of this county for 70 years,
hence in all probability has been
citizen of the comfy for a greater
length of time than any other res
ident. He is numbered with the
few who owes no man anything.
Captain Polk contemplates
building three two-story dwellings,
about six rooms each, on Murrell
lot, Highland avenue. The old
''Murrell residence will be remod-
eled so as to have an entrance OH
McCOwat street. Such an improve
ment will add very much to that
part of the city jackson Wing,
An unsuccessful attempt was
made at Whiteville Friday night to
wreck freight train by Placing a
fence rail in the cattle guard. One
end of the rail extended over the
track. The engine in passing
broke the rail without damage either
to it or the cars. Two negroes were
and tried, but were re-
leased on account of insufficient
proof.
AT the Baptist church next Sun
day morning, the pastor will begin
a series of sermons On "Denomina-
tional Differences. In these SER
mons will be shown the point of
agreement as well as points of disa-
greement between leading denomi-
nations of christians. These dis
courses will be continued on the lst
Sunday in each month for several
months. Everybody invited.
-Lentern services will be held at
St. James Church, Bolivar, as fol-
lows: At pm, until March 18th;
4:3O pm, until April lst; 500 p.
IN. for the remainder of Lent Lit
any and lecture on Wednesdays
and Fridays. Evening prayer and
reading on other week days. Cele
bration of the Holy Communion on
3rd, 4th, and 9TH Sundays at $50
am. First Sunday at 1870 am.
The interior of the Madison
residence was frightened last Tues
day evening by many of Bolivar's
fair bellies and gallant beaux, who,
to lively strains of music, from, not
exactly, harps of 1000 strings, trip
ped the light fantastic till close to
the midnight hour. The Partici-
pants enjoyed themselves to the
highest degree, being at the home
of one of Bolivar's most popular
young ladies, Miss Jessie Madison.
On last Saturday night,
about o'clock, flames were seer.
leaping from that portion of w. w.
Woods barn which was filled with
hay. The building was situated
one and a quarter miles east of
Bolivar, on what is known as the
Charles Wood place, and when
burned, contained in addition to a
lot of hay, twenty-five hundred bun
dies of fodder, between eighty and
ninety barrels of corn, a lot of
tools, wagon and about
seventy-fve dollars worth of farm
ing implements, between four and
five thousand boards, which were
stacked in the building, all of
which was consumed The total
loss is estimated at $4,000. The
only property rescued was four
horses. The origin of the fire is
not known.
We have it ON good authority