The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-22

three dollars in money. This i
the second time the league post
Office has been robbed within tn
last few years.
! Col. Marchbank's lecture Mon
day night will be a great treat
Everybody who has the price of adj
mission to spare and who live in {
reasonable distance of Bolivar
should be certain to come.
Tonight, friday Feb. %, al
the Operahouse, the local talent OF
Bolivar will present two very inter,
esting plays. The price of admis
sion is low-25 cents for children,
35 for grown people. The public
is cordially invited.
Harry Joyner came up from
Jackson, Miss, last week to visit
his family. He returned Monday
morning. Harry is now running
from Jackson to Greenwood as pos
tai clerk, and he is one of the most
efficient in the service.
Don't fail to see ''the. Mouse
Trap and "the Coming Woman"
at the OperahOuse tonight, Friday.
Go and see, not what a mouse
can do, but what the "'idea"
of a mouse can do. Go and see
man humbled and woman exalted.
The Bulletin has no truer friend
in Hardeman County than Nat Hud-
dlestOn, of CrainsvilIe, and we will
add there is no mans friendship
we esteem more highly. Mr.. Hud-
dlestOn was III Bolivar Wednesday
and had his subscription to the Bull
letin renewed for another year.
Deputy Marshal Perry arrested
this week George Miller and Frank
Spencer, both colored, near Hickory
Valley, for selling whiskey without
license. They were carried to Jack
son and bound over to Federal Court.
Spenser gave bond. Miller was con-
fined in Jail.
Over one hundred pounds of
meat was stolen from Register Foot's
smokehouse on last Saturday night.
The thief had in his possession a
key with which the door was I'M
locked. One of the stolen mid
lings was found the next morning
near Mr., Foot's front-yard gate.
We understand that a young
man aged about twenty, and a lady
aged about seventy, came to Grand
Junction Tuesday from Oxford,
Miss, with the intention of marry
ing. The young man was furnish
ed with sufficient money by the lady
to defraY his expenses to Bolivar
and return, and the cost of license.
At last accounts, the young man had
not been heard from.
The death of Mr.. John Drake
occurred on the 18th of this month
at his home in Kappa, Ill, which
was caused by pneumonia. AT the
time of his death, he had almost
reached his 88th year. In 1871, he
moved to Uardeman County from
Virginia, and was a resident of this
county until 1864, when he moved
to Kappa, where he died. Mr..
Drake was the father of Edwin r.
Drake, of Brownsville, who was al
so at one time a citizen of this cOun-
ty, and of John B. Drake, Mrs.
Louisa Porter, of Kappa, and Mrs.
Jennie Allen, of Bloomington, Ill.
On Monday night last, quite
number of ladies and gentlemen
assembled at the residence of Mr..
ID. K Durrett for the purpose of de
vising means that would be instru-
mental in creating a greater interest
in literature and music in our town
than now exists. Rev. j. NJ. Clark
was elected temporary chairman and
committee consisting Of Misses
Mary Smith, Kate McNeal, Mrs. j.
L. Roberts, Messrs. J. NJ. Clark, r..
Z. Durrett and r. III. Jones were APP
pointed to formulate constitution
and bylaws for governing the club,
and make their report to the next
meeting, which is to be held on Tues
day night of next week at the resi-
dence of Mrs. NJ. E. Wells at
which time a permanent Organiza-
ton will be perfected.
Hon. j. w Jones Sick.
A dispatch from Nashville
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