The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-15

Alabama Street, after pfOIFacleu
visit TO relatives in Chicago, has re
turned hOme.-Commercial Appeal
We understand that j. b. Foot,
of Whiteville, has purchased a sa
loon at Someryille. However, he
will continue to run his Whiteyillc
store.
The Methodist choir numbers
fifteen. Mr. Felts should be de
servedly proud of such an attrac-
tive and important feature to the
church.
j. Y. Cornatzar, of Cairo, was
in Bolivar Saturday and Sunday on a
visit to his parents. Heis now tick
ct agent of the Mobile and Ohio X.
r. at Cairo.
Mr.. Hart, of Henderson, was
In Bolivar last Friday night. Our
town can still boast of attractive
ness that draw young men from a
distance.
Bolivar can no longer be biz
zardless town, but as the nOrthwes-
terners are coming into our midst,
we may expect such until they be
come acclimated.
Mr.. Litchy, of Landoval, Iii
nois, representing the Keystone
Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Mo.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will Williams
the first of the week.
The government thermometer
at Bolivar registered five and one
half degrees below zero last Friday
morning-the coolest weather
known here in many years.
Capt. Thomas Polk on yester-
day sold out his stock of hardware
on Market street to Messrs. Lawson
White 81 Co, who will conduct bus
mess at the same place.-Whig.
Mr.. Peter Siler, of the 18th
district, and Miss Samantha Scog-
gins, of McNairy County, were uni
ted in marriage at the home of the
bride on Thursday of last week.
r. /: Lightfort slipped upon
the ice the first of the week, striking
his head against the brick wall of
Kahn Bros. IS store. a cash was cut
in his head, but we are glad to say it
was not serious.
BE sure and see The Coming
Woman" and ''The Mouse Trap"
two very amusing plays to be presen-
ted by home talent, at the Opera
house, Friday night, February 22nd.
Admission for all, 35 cents.
w. A. Huddleston, formerly a
resident of Bolivar, but now of
Jackson, was here the first of the
week to estimate the price at which
he would contract to repair and
paint the Presbyterian church of
this place.
Garden Seeds at Hudson's
fresh and new-Landreth's, Fer
RVS and Ullathorne's.
This has been the coolest
weather at this season of the year
for several decades. In '93 the
lowest temperature was 10 degrees
on the 4th, and the same in "a, on
ly twenty-five days later. The
lowest so far has been 5. below re-
TO.
The Commercial Appeal recent
ly contained a notice of Mrs. Per-
kins' death, which occurred In
Vicksburg, Miss, interment in
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis.
Mrs. Perkins was well known in
Bolivar. She was teaching in the
Female Academy at the outbreak of
the civil war.
Several days ago, Grover, son
of w. Il. Deming, met with a pain
full accident, in having the whole of
the little finger of his left hand
split through the bone by coming in
contact with an ak that was being
welded by his brother. At the time
of the mishap, both of the boys
were engaged i'll chopping wood.
Mrs. Moments residence in
Bolivar had a narrow escape from
burning Sunday night about eleven
O'Clock. A coal of fire fell from
the CRATE upon the carpet, burning
a large hole in the floor. Almost
suffocated from smoke, which filled
the room, Mrs. Norment arose and
extinguished the fire.
Mr.. James r. Withers and
family are pleasantly located in
Ocala, Fla, where, his many friends
in Jackson will be pleased to know,
he has a good situation at the head
of the dry goods department of a
large store. They are much pleas
ed with their new home in the Land
of Flowers. -Jackson Blade.
The Bulletin again reminds
our city fathers that the necessity
of lighting the streets of our town
is as pressing as ever. Besides the
great convenience that would accrue
to the travelling public from light.
ed lamps stationed on the public
thoroughfares, there would be de-
cided improvement in the towns
appearance.