The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-30
BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
LOCAL NEWS.

VI
Nashville, are visiting relatives IL
Bolivar.
Come out to the election next
Thursday and vote against the con
vention.
Mrs. Ophelia Franklin moved
Tuesday to the residence of the late
Jack Harris.
Mr.. A. o. Prewitt, an attendant
of the Hospital, is visiting relatives
near Salisbury.
An interesting communication
from Toone was received too late
for publication.
Miss Katharyne Lambert, of
Nashville, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. ]. d. Swinebroad.
MIR. Ned Norment, a prominent
citizen of Paris, Tex, visited rela.
tives in Bolivar Friday.
Miss Sammie Bennett left
Tuesday morning for Fulton. She
will be absent several weeks.
Little George Ingram entertain
ed a few of his friends with birth
day dinner at Horse Shoe Pond We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Festus Rhodes, a popu-
lar salesman for Lipsky Bros.
Whiteville, spent Sunday afternoon
in Bolivar.
-Messrs. Savage & Emerson have
purchased the old Baptist Church
and will soon convert it into a buggy
and harness shop.
Dan Bell, colored, was confined
in Jail Friday, charged with stealing
clothes and money from Mr.. Hugh
Wright near Salisbury.
John b. Ammons and Miss
Mary Lockman were married at the
residence of r. F. Ammons Friday
morning by Rev. w. A. Russell.
The ladies of the Guild will
serve ice cream in the Coates Block
on the first and third Thursdays in
July and August. Doors open at
5p. m.
MIR. ]. w. Lake and family,
of Hickory Valley, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
o. Lake, of Jackson, and -aiss Mag
gle Spinks, of Memphis, are enjoy
ing the pleasures of Dunlap Springs
this week.
Mr.. James ii, Malone, of Mem.
phis, spoke in the Courthouse Sat.
urday in favor of a new constitution.
He was listened to attentively and
presented his side of the case ably,
After he concluded, the republicans
of Hardeman County met in conven
ton and adopted resolutions oppos
ing a constitutional convention.
The face, hands and figures o.
the town clock need painting anC
gliding. When the Board of Al
dermen meets Tuesday night i
should see that necessary steps art
taken to have the work done. W.
understand the cost will be small
twelve or fifteen dollars-but thu
cost is a secondary consideration
About 400 people enjoyed ;
barbecue at John Davis spring, il
the 18th district, last Saturday
Speeches were made by Hon. ]. W
Jones and Mr.. Moore, of Shelb7
County, in favor of constitutions
convention. They made but littl
impression. A large majority o
the crowd was opposed to a conven
ton.
Last weeks BULLETIN state,
that a warrant had been issued 70
the arrest of Is men, residents of tn
18th district of Hardeman County
charging them with malicious cor
spiracy, attempting TO force certai
parties TO leave their homes withOu
their consent, threatening bOdil
harm if their orders were not obeyed
The warrant was placed in the hand
of an officer, but before it was serN
ed a compromise" was effected
the Is men agreeing to pay all cost
Thus the matter stands.
The BULLETIN of March /!
1897, contained an account of no
one J. B. Spray, of Ripley, obtainC
money under false pretenses from
Mrs. Haynes, &C Lauderdale Count
whose husband is conf Il in Il
Western Hospital. The grand jul
of Lauderdale County, then in sc