The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-16

still quite sick.
The meeting of the Memphis
Baptist Association, which was to
have convened at Whiteville last
week was indefinitely postponed on
account of the yellow sever quaran-
tine.-Jackson Wing.
Mrs. Ben WILSON retW ell e
Gently to her home in Washi igton.
She was accompanied by her niece,
Miss House, of F.anklin, who will
enter the "Womau's College" "
Baltimore, for the coming year.
On account of the quarantine
the monument in Union Cemetery
over the grave of Mrs. Lula P.
Roberts, erected by the Woodmen's
Circle, was not unveiled Sunday.
The ceremonies have been postpon-
ed indefinitely.
Mr.. James Curry, of Selmer,
visited Bolivar this week. We learn
that he expects to leave soon for
Memphis to take a course of
lectures in the Memphis Medical
College. His many friends here
wish him the best of success.
Tuesday, Z. NJ. Lambeth's leg
was broken below the knee, caused
by the rebound of a falling tree.
When the accident happened he
was telling timber in the 8th dis
trict, near w. ii. Baldy's. DR..
Robert Wood Tate was sent for and
set the broken limb.
Misses Bennett & Black are
in the Eastern markets, where
they will spend some Time
studying the latest styles and
selecting their fall stock of
Millinery. They will be bet=
ter prepared to please their
customers this season than
ever before.
w. T. f. Thompson, chairman
of the county court, has appointed
Rev. w. A. Jordan, ii. E. Carter
and G. A. Miller as a Board of Elk
aminers to examine all candidates
for Superintendent of Public In
structior, said examination to be
held at the courthouse in Bolivar,
on the first Monday in October,
1898.
Our attractive offer-the Bull
LETIN, the Weekly Commercial APP
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Twice-a-W Week Courier Journal-all
Que year for 81 so, has been taken
advantage of by many. The propo-
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promptly.
Last Monday night as Mrs. J.
H. Simmons, of Whiteville, who is
visiting in the city, attempted to
get of the street car at the College
street crossing, the car started and
she was thrown off the step and her
left limb badly hurt. 1t was not
known till yesterday afternoon that
her thigh was dislocated and frac-
tured. DIR. Cook reset it yesterday
afternoon and she was doing very
well last night.-Sunday's Jackson
Wing.
Mr.. NJ. w. Ozier and Miss Lu-
ellie Harris were united in marriage
near WhitevilleWed nesday, Rev. j.
H. Felts performing the ceremony.
The couple left for Henderson,
where they will probably reside.in
the future Mr.. Ozier is a popu-
lar citizen of Henderson. His
bride is the beautiful daughter of
Mr.. Orris Harris, and is one of the
most deservedIy popular of Harde-
mans young ladies. The BULLETIN
extends congratulations.
1t was reported in the papers
about the first of August that 7. j..
Joyner, member of Company H.,
Second Regiment, Tennessee Vol
unteer Infantry, was sick at Camp
Alger with typhoid fever. His
father, our fellow townsman, Mr.. J.
T. Joyner, addressed a letter to
the captain of the company in
regard TO his sons condition,
but failed 10 receive a reply. Time
and again he wrote to different of
ficials and hospitals, but all in vain.
He could not learn whether his son
was dead or alive. Finally, through
the assistance of Senator Turley,
he received a telegram Tuesday
morning from Kellar Anderson, Col