The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-09-26
The Barbecue.


Saturday, although hastily gotten up by a
few persons, was a complete success, and /
was attended by at least for Thousand per
sons. Early in the morning whites, blacks !
old and young ami Of both races, came pour
ing into town by every road and path.
Everything having been arranged, the
grand marshal, Col J. j. Nicely, aided by
J. NJ Richardson, A f. Fleming, NJ Il.
Parrish, and others, formed column in front
of Bills & Hills store, and marched to the
little grove in the rear Of Pybass', where
seats and stands had been prepared. Maj
John H. Bills was made chairman After
making few pertinent remarks he intro
duced Hon. J. w LefIwieh, our candidate
for Congress DR. Leftwich is too we'll
known here to need anything that we could
say in regard to his ability or sincerity as a
public speaker. lie is a gentleman of the
first water. Suffice it, then, to say that we
heard him On the stump many times, but
the speech he delivered here last Saturday
was the master Of them all. At the close Of
his remarks, Colonel Avery-real, live, old
fashioned "Tom Avery" Hardimans pet
chicken, was introduced to his old friends
and admirers. The first sentence he uttered
produced a shout Of applause on his native
heath, and the way he drove spikes into
radicalism was all the most enthusiastic
Conservative could desire. 1t seemed to US
that he struck right and left, butted forward
and kicked behind all at the same time,
making the ugliness of the radical party
more loathsome than before, and us he stir
red up the radical beast with his facts and
figures, he looked every inch of a man, tried
and true When the Colonel had finished
dinner was announced. Colonel Nicely and
| his aids were at their posts. Brooks silver
band, and a beautiful United States flag,
made especially for the occasion by the lady
| members Of the family Of MIR. Joseph Willis,
headed the whites, while Stephen Greason' s
/ band Of drummers and ifers, from Memphis,
with large banner bearing an eagle and
the words Seymour and Blair our choice,
which was gotten up by +. Sloan and MIR.
Habert-headed the blacks In this order
the great crowd was easily and successfully
escorted to the tables prepared in the grove
in front Of the residence Of Mrs. G. G Joy,
where A ). Coleman had done his best to
provide enough for all to eat. The white
people filed off to the tables set for them,
and the freedmen to theirsz-all of which
had been supplied with the choicest of pig,
mutton and beef with an abundance OF
fresh, wholesome bread. After dinner was
over, the procession was again formed, and
marched back to the stands where DR.. Left
witch engaged the attention of the freedmen
for one hour Bill Foster and Stephen
Greason, of Memphis, besides other colored
orators, followed DR.. Leftwich, and made
many converts to the Conservative cause.
The Memphis press was ably represented
by Col Berney Marshall, of the AUalanche,
and Colonel DeBose, of the Ledger; both Of
whom our people were happy to welcome.
Take the affair, all in all, 1t was success
title Dire AIMED of and goes to show that
"some things can be done as we'll as other"
especially 10 Old Hardiman
., The day was beautiful, and everything
passed off without incident or accident
PLAIN TALK.-Hundreds of persons in
this county are indebted to us for subscrip-
ton, Job work and advertising. We have
debt to pay that MUST BE PAID, or this pa
per will sustain loss it can i'll afford to
bear. For three years and over we have
striven hard to do our duty as journalist
no one cun dispute it. We came here
with the intention of making an honorable
support; we have done it; thanks to our
patrons. Every man who owes the BOLIVAR
! BULLETIN is asked to come forward and set
tle-do not wait to be called on, for we can.
not call on you. The money due US is
needed to pay just debt and that debt
must be paid If you are friend, you will
appreciate our condition. Gentlemen, the
credit business has almost ruined US. We
accommodated you now will you accommo
date as ?
RrINoUs.-We regret to say that the IN
precedented wet, cold weather for the last
ten or twelve days has almost ruined the
cotton crop of this county. Such weather
as experienced the greater part of last week
and all of the present, was never known in
this section before during the month of Sep
tember Corn is rotting in the fields, and
without a sudden change for the better, the