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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-12-11
Days without Nights.

Nothing strikes stranger more forclbly,
if he visits Sweden, at the season OF the
year when the days are the longest, than
the absence of night. Dr. Baird relates
some interesting facts. He arrived at Stock
holm, GOttenburg, a distance of four hun
dred miles, In the morning; In the after
noon he went to see some friends. He re-
turned about midnight, when it was as light
as it is in England half an hour before sun
set. You conld see distinctly, but all s
quiet IN the streets it seemed as though
the inhabitants had gone away, or were dead.
The sun In June goes down in Stockholm
little before ten o'clock. There is a great IL
Illumination all night as the sun passes
around toward the north pole, and the 70
fraction of its rays is such that you can see
to read at midnight without the aid of any
artificial light The first morning that Dr.
Baird awoke in Stockholm he was surprised
to see the sun shining in his room. lie
looked at his watch and found that it was
only three o'clock. The next time he
awOke it was five o'clock but few persons
were in the streets. The Swedes in the city
are not very Industrious There is noun
tain at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia,
where on the Dist of June the sun does not
go down at all. The steamboat goes up
from Stockholm for the purpose of convey
ing those VINO are curious to witness the
phenomenon. 1t occurs only one night.
The sun reaches the horizon, you can see the
whole surface of it, and in five minutes it
begins to rise. At the north Cape latitude
seventy degrees, the sun does not go down
in several weeks In June, it would be
twenty five degrees above the horizon at
midnight In the winter time the sun disap-
pears, and is not seen for weeks; then it
comes and remains fifteen or twenty minutes,
after which it descends, and finally does not
set at ALL bat makes almost a circle around
the heavens. DR.. Baird was asked how
they managed in these ATTITUDES with hired
persons; and what they considered day.
He replied they worked by the hour, and
twelve hours were considered days work.
Birds and animals take their accustomed
rest at the usual hour, whether the sun goes
down or not
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SheriR's Sale.
SO. SO19.

No SOI9.
BY virtue of venditioni expoDas. issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
in favor of Anderson for use of L. Bills vs..
Z b. Fawcett, | will sell, at the Court
House door, in the town Of Bolivar, Harde-
man County, Tenn, to the highest bidder
for cash, on the first Monday in January
1870, the following described tract of land,
to-wit trect of land in Hardeman County,
in Civil District No IA: beginning at
white oak with dogwood pointers, it being
the south east corner of small strip of
land that the same J b. Faweett sold to
Willis :. Hornsby, and attached to his
Hornsby's wife's dover, and running east
thirty three poles TO white oak with ,
white oak pointers; thence south % poles
t. black oak, red oak and pine pointers !;
thence east 30 poles to a white oak with
chestnut and hickory pointers; thence north
80 poles to stake with pine, black oak and
post oak pointers; thence north 5550 west
So poles to n stake; thence west 334 poes
to stake with pine and sweet gum pointers
thence south 378 poles to the beginning
rfl0 ". ". MEGA LIZ, Sheriff.
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Two Yankees, strolIing in the woods
without any arms in their possession, OBJ
served bear climbing a tree with It's paws
clasped around the trunk One of them
ran forward and caught the bears paws,
one in each hand He then called out to
his comrade:
"Jonathan, run home and bring me some
thing to kill. this varmint, and mind you
don't stay or I'm in a fix"
Jonathan ran off, but staid a long time.
During the interval the bear made several
attempts to bite the hand of him who held
it. At length Jonathan came back.
"Hallo, what kept you so long p
"Well, I'll tell you. When l got home
breakfast was ready, so staid to it.
"Well," said his comrade, "coIne and
hold the critter till | kill ii"
Jonathan seized the bears paws and held
the animal.
"Well, have you hold of it ?"
eyes"
avery well, then hold fast I'm of for
dinner"
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united states Bonds.

Has the State of Tennessee the right to
tax the United States Bonds or stocks held
bv the people of this State
By Article TX of the amended Constitu-
ton of the United States, it is said "The
enumeration in the Constitution of certain
rights, shall not be construed to deny or
discharge others retained by the people.
Article X is as follows: " The powers
not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States respective
" or to the people, And there is no prohi-
bitfon in the Constitutional the United States
against States taxing any stocks or bonds
of the United States, in which the people
of Tennessee may invest.
By article 2nd and Section % of the
Constitution of Tennessee, it is declared
that the Legislature shall have power to tax
all bonds, bank stock etc., and such other
property as the Legislature may from time
TO time deem expedient" And in Section
SAL, Subsection and 10, Code of Tennes-
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by virtue of a venditOni exponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1859,
in favor of Pirtle d. JOY, vs. John d.
Ussery, l will sell, at the Court House
door, in the town of Bolivar, hardeman
County, Tenn to the highest bidder, for
cash, on the first Monday in January, 1870,
the following described tract of land, to-wit ::
a certain lot or parcel OF land situated, lying
and being in the town of Bolivar, said
county of IIardemau, mostly part of n
tract of land of i acres, originally granted
to John II. Bills by grant No. %; the lot
or parcel of land hereby intended to be con
veyed is bounded as follows, 10 wit: begin
ming at stake in the road on the North
boundary of said eleven acre grant at the
north west corner of the part thereof con
veyed icy said John Ii. Bills 25th day of
September 1914, to the heirs of Napier;
thence south with said Napier line 93 poles !;
thence north % poles, the north boundary
line of said II acre grant; thence east ID
poles to the beginning at a point on the
north boundary thereof where the west
side OF Water street if extended south
would strike the same; thence north 81
poles; thence west three poles; thence south
81 poles to said north boundary of said
land heretofore described; thence east three
poles to the beginning of said parcels of
land thus bounded together, containing two
acres and l54 square poles more or less.
pfl4 ". W. MCCARLY, Sheriff
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W. w. MoCARLY, Sheriff.
No. 8O2I.

By virtue of vendtioni expouas issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
ia favor of Leon Bills, vs. Thos B. Fawcett,
l will sell, at the Court House door, in the
town of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn,
to the highest bidder, for cash, on the first
Monday in January, 1870, the following
described tract of land, to-wit: the follow
described tract of land in Hardeman
County Tenn, Civil District No. IA be-
ginning at a white oak with dogwood
pointers, it being the southeast corner of a
small strip Ofland the same John B. Fawcett
sold to Willis 5. Uornsby and attached to
his, Hornsbys wifes dover, and running
east 80 poles to white oak with two white
oak pointers; thence south % poles to a
black oak, red oak and pine pointers
thence east 80 poles to white oak. with
chestnut and hickory pointers; thence
north 80 poles to a stake with pine, black
oak and post oak pointers; thence north
soy west IS poles to a stake thence west
334 poles to a stake with pine and sweet
gum pointers; thence south 373 poles to
the beginning, containing by estimation
l53 acres.
pfl0 w W. McCARLY. Sheriff
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NOTICE.

BY virtue of an order of sale, directed to
me by the Circuit Court at the Oct. term,
1869, in favor Of a. c. Nelms, guardian of
j. L. Rosson, vs. f. H. Allen and wife Yrs
nella b. Allen, Will sell, at the Court
House door. in the town Of Bolivar, IIarde-
man County, Tenn, for cash on the lst
Monday in January 1870, the following
tracts of land, to-wit. beginning at J. "
Wilson's northeast corner; thence south "A
poles to Adams street; thence east parallel
with said street poles to the east boun-
dairy of original line entry to stake; thence
north with said east boundary line If poles
to a stake thence west - poles to the
beginning, containing by estimation -
acres, more or less.
Also other lots In said town, in Block 8,
south side NJ. & G r. r., Lot south side
NJ d G. r r., known as Livery stable lot,
one lot or parcel land south of residence
pfS e W w. MCCARLY, Sheriff
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No. 1922.

BY virtue of venditioni eyponas issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
in favor of Leon Bills VS.. Thomas b Faw-
cett l will sell, at the court House door.
in the town of Bolivar, Hardeman County,
Tenn, to the highest bidder, for cash, on
the first Monday in January, 1870, the fol-
lowing described tract of land to wit: the fol-
lowing described tract of land in Hardeman,
County, Tenn, Civil Dis trict No IA; be-
ginning at a white oak with dog wood
pointers 1t being the southeast corner of a
small strip of land that the same John b
Fawcett sold to Willis s Hornsby, and
attached to his Hornsby's wife dover, and
running east 80 poles to a white oak with
two white oak pointers; thence south %
poles to a black oak, red oak and pine
pointers; thence east 80 poles to white
oak with chestnut and hickory pointers !;
thence north 80 poles to stake with pine,
black oak and post oak pointers; thence
north 5540 west SO poles to stake; thence
west 334 poles to stake with pine and
sweet gum pointers; thence south 81 poles
to the beginning, containing by estimation
Isl acres
Pfc w. w. MCCARKY, Sheriff
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No SO7

By vitue of venditi0ni exponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
county, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
in favor of j. A Webb VS. b. n Hendrix
and Webb IL Price, / viii sell, at the
Court House door, in the town of bolivar,
Hardeman county, Tenn, to the highest
hldder, for cash, on the FIRST Monday In
January, 1870, the following described tract
of land, to-wit lying in Hardeman county,
Tenn, in Range 3, Section ,, of the 10th
Surveyors District, on the waters of spring
Greek, and bounded as follows, beginning
at black oak % poles west of the most
southern southeast corner of entry No. S35
for 1873 acres, made In the name of Pitser
Miller, and runs east % poles to a stake
with 3 post oak pointers thence north 343
poles to a white oak; thence east IA poles
TO stake on the west boundary line of
entry No. $50 for 100 acres in the name
of James D, Allen thence south with the
same, and the west boundary line of entry
No lI4S for 300 acres, IN all 228 poles to
stake; thence west with the north bounda
ry line of entry No. LOG for 200 acres, I43
poles to a stake with 2 post oak pointers,
a corner of the same thence north 1881
poles to the beginning. containing 1877 acres
pf 10 W. w. MCCARLEY, Sheriff
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M 900

By virtue of an execution issued To me
by the Chancery Court, at the February
term, 1869, in favor of j. j. Polk. admir-, v.
f. D. Pledge, ct al, will sell, at the court
house door, in the town Of Bolivar, Harde-
man county, Tennessee, for cash, on the
first Monday in January, 1870, the follow
ing described tract of land towit: A certain
tract of land lying and being in Hardeman
County, Tennessee, containing two hundred
and seventy acres more or less, lying near
Grand junction, in said county, and bounded
as follows, to-wit Commencing at the sec
and culvurt east of Grand junction on the
Memphis & Charleston Railroad, running
north 2l2 poles; thence east 222 poles +;
thence south LOG poles; thence east poles !;
thence south to the Memphis d Charleston
Railroad 81 poles; thence along the Mem
phis & Charleston Railroad to the beginning,
it being the property of J. W. Majors
This 25th October 1862 at 10 o'clock, a.. m
". w. MCCARLEY, Shift of H. c.
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No Qn06

By virtue of venditioni ezponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1859,
in favor of Webb and Price vs. Bedford
Thomas, will sell. at the Court House
door, in the town Of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn, to the highest bidder, for
cash, on the first Monday in January, 1870,
the following described tract of land, TO- wit
lying in Hardeman County, in District No.
9, on Spring Creek and bounded as follows
beginning at a black oak % poles west of
the most southern 5. f.. corner of entry
No. 835 for I39 acres made in the name of
Pitser Miller, and rams east % poles to
stake with white oak pointers, said s. E.
corner; thence north 344 poles to a white
oak thence east l Il poles to stake on the
west boundary line of No $50 for 100 acres
made in the name of James D. Allen
thence south with the same 1l7S poles to
an oak, maple and white oak pointers; thence
west l42 poles to a stake, 3 red oak pointers;
thence north SO I-6 poles to the beginning
containing ninety eight acres mere or less.
pf9 W. w. NoCARLY, Sheriff.
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No. 1920.

By virtue of venditioni exponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term. 1869,
in favor of Leon Bills VS.. Il. T. McCarter
| will SELL at the Court House door, in the
town of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn,
to the highest bidder, for cash, on the first
Monday in January, 1870, the following de-
scribed tract of land, to wit: tract of land
in Hardeman County, in Range and Sec
ton 2 of 10th Surveyors District, begin
ming at stake IN branch with a white oak
and maple pointer, on the east boundary
line of entry No 24l9, for 90 acres n the
name Ii. r. Groves, II poles south of its,
northeast corner; running thence down said
branch, meandering the same, divisional
line between r.. Mashburn and Kinchin
Basdin, south $50 east % poles
thence south % poles thence east poles
thence south 800 east % poles; thence
south co. east SO poles; thence east 81 poles
to a stake with black walnut and white oak
printers, n corner of the same thence
south with the same II poles to and with
the west boundary line of an occupant sur
vey for 200 acres made in the name of
w. r., Steward; a poles to black jack
with black jack pointer, the n E. corner
of an occupant survey for 574 acres in the
name Of }. ii. Cam; thence west with same
81 poles to a stake, post oak and black jack
POINTERS; thence south % poles to stake
with hickory POINTERS; thence west 124
poles tn a red oak a corner of entry No. 3S9,
for 800 acres in the name of John w.
Witty thence north with the same 50
poles to hickory and black oak pointer,
corner of the same; thence west 50 poles
to a stake a corner of the same; thence
north 50 poles to the most northern north
east corner of the same; thence south 20
poles to a stake and . hickory pointers
thence north so poles TO a black jack. cor
ner of occupant survey for I30 acres in the
name of B. Davis; thence east with the
same 100 poles to hickory, corner of the
same; thence south u poles to the begin
ming Containing by estimation 1863 acres.
pfi4 w. w. MCCARLY, Sheriff.
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Notice.

BY virtue of an execution directed TO me
from the Supreme Court Of the State of
Tennessee, at the October term, 1859, IN
favor Of J. J. Pulliam, VS. .Jno. Parham,
Thomas Black, Thos. Wilkerson, B. NJ. Par
ham, w r. Parham, ". A. Houston, Thos
w Russ, ] will sell, at the court house
door, in the town of Bolivar, on the first
Monday in January 1870, the following
tract Of land, to-wit Three hundred acres
lying In the County of Hardeman, it
being the south halfof Section 4, Township
l, Of Range | East. a portion Of said land
lying and being in the County of Fayette,
State Of Tennessee Levied on as the prop
erty of 3. ~ Parhan, to satisfy an execu-
ton in my hands for collection, in favor Of
j. J. Pulliam, executor, etc, against John
Parham. D., ct al This 30th day OF Octo-
ber 1869, at 10 o'clock, a. IN.
w. w. MoCARLY, Shff of H. G.
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sheriG,s sale.
~~~~~~~~~
No. 8O28-


By virtue of a venditioni exponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
county, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
IN favor of Verser & Hatchell, VS. j. b.
league, l will sell, at the Court House
door, in the town of Bolivar Hardeman
County, Tenn, to the highest bidder for
cash, on the first Monday in January, 1870,
the following described tract of land, to- wit
lying in Hardeman County, and State OF
Tenn, Range /, Section l, and 10th Sur
Veyor's District; beginning at a stake,
with black oSk and two post oak pointers,
the farthest southeast corner of entry 40.
1875, Tor 1929 acres, made in the name of
L. Savage, and runs west with the same,
1868 poles to stake with post oak and
two hickory pointers, corner of entry No.
S44 for 346 acres thence south 253 poles
to stake with pOstOak, white oak and span
ish oak pointers, a corner of entry No.
l139, for l89 acres; thence east 1863 poles
to a stake with pOstOak and 3 hickory
pointers, a corner of the same; thence north
with the same, and the first mentioned entry
in all 253 poles to the beginning; contain
ing 200 acres, more or less, being the same
land decreed to him by the County Court OF
Hardemann County, at its November term
1866
pfI0 w. W. MoCARLY, Sheriff
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No. 1923


By virtue of vendtioni exponas, issued
to me from the Circuit Court Of IIardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
in favor of J. A. Webb VS. b. \. Hendrix
and Webb d Price, [ will SELL at the
Court House door, in the town of Bolivar,
Hardeman County, Tenn. to the highest
bidder, for cash, on the first Monday in
January, 1870, the following described tract
of land to-wit: lying in Hardeman County,
Tenn, in Range 3, Section of the 10th
Surveyors District, on the waters of Spring
creek, and bounded as follows: beginning
at a black oak % poles west Of the most
southern southeast corner Of entry No S35,
for 1873 acres, made in the name of Pitser
Miller, and runs east % poles to a stake
with post oak pointers; thence north 342
poles to a white oak thence east IA poles
to a stake on the west boundary line of en-
try No. $50 for 100 acres in the name Of
James D. Allen; thence south with the
same and the west boundary line of entry
No. 1l4S for 300 acres. in all 228 poles TO a
stake; thence west with the north boundary
line of entry No. LOG for 200 acres I43 poles
to a stake with , post oak pointers, a corner
of the same thence north 1888 poles to the
beginning. Containing one hundred and
ninetY-segen acres
of 10 w w MCCARLY, Sheriff
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no. SO17.

By virtue of a venditioui exponas. issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1869,
in favor of Leon Bills. VS., J. L. Robinson,
will sell, at the Court House door, in the
town of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn,
to the highest bidder, for cash, on the first
Monday in January, 1870, the following
described tract of land, towit; a certain
tract of land in Hardeman County, Tenn,
and bounded as follows beginning at the \.
E. corner of DeberrY Chapman and 5. w.
corner of 4. Cooper, and runs east with the
south boundary of said Cooper's, lllS poles
to stake with white oak pointers; thence
S liz poles to stake, ash and elm pointers;
thence E. 23R poles TO a stake, hickory and
dogwoOd pointers thence south l55 poles
TO a stake, two hickory and black oak
pointers; thence west 135 poles to a stake
elm and dogwood pointers in. the east
boundary of Deberry ChapmaRsi thence
north 1861 poles to the beginning, contain
ing 1881 acres, be the same more or less.
PFC w. w. MCCARLy. Sheriff.
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No 1859


By virtue of a venditioni exponas issued
to me from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
County, Tenn, at the October term, 1859,
in favor of A Warren & Son, VS. John D.
Ussery, l will sell, at the Court House
door, in the town of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn, to the highest bidder, for
cash, on the first Monday ia January, 1870,
the following described tract of land. to-wit :
certain lot or parcel of land situated,
Lying and being III the town of Bolivar,
Hardeman County, mostly part of tract
of land of IL acres, originally granted to
John II. Bills, by grant No. %, the lot or
parcel of land hereby intended to be con-
veyed is bounded as follows, to-wit :
beginning at a stake in the road on the
north boundary of said IL acre grant at the
northwest eprner of the part thereof con
veyed by said j. H. Bills, 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1874, to the heirs of Napier thence
south with said Napier line % poles to the
corner; thence west IA poles; thence north
% poles to the north boundary line of said
ii arcre grant; thence east IA poles to the
beginning at a point on the north boundary
thereof; where the west side of Water
street if extended south would strike the
same; thence nerth 81 poles; thence west
three poles; thence south 81 poles to said
north boundary of said land heretofore
described; thence east three poles to the
beginning of said parcel of land thus
bounded together, containing two acres and
153 square poles more or less.
of u " ". MCCARLY, Sheriff
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A young man in Kingston, New York,
went to see his girl the other night, and
when he started for home, the night being
dark, his inamorata gave him red paper
lantern to light his lonely way. He took the
railroad track and was walking leisurely
along, his mind, no doubt, filed with agree
able thoughts of the fair one he had just
left, when HE reverie was ended by some
one in the rear, who gave the Chinese
lantern kick that sent it flying "Con-
found you, said the person from behind
" here I've been slowing my train for the
last two hours on account OF that red light
And looking behind him the young man
saw freight train, whose engineer had dis
turbed his meditations
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A COOP JOKE ON A TOPEKA few years
ago there lived in the town Of, a son of
Judge H, whom we will call Joe. who
frequently imbibed more than be could
comfortably carry. There also resided in
the neighborhood painter named W,
who kept saloon. Now Was a great
practical joker. On one occasion Joe came
to VS. saloon, and rather early in the
morning got very much intoxicated, and
finally fell asleep in his chair. Joe vas
very near sighted, and always wore specs.
After he had slept some time, W-to0k
off his specs, blackened the glasses, put
them back again, lighted the lamps and then
aweke Joe, telling him it was twelve o'clock
at night and he wanted to shut up. Joe
stared around ,lnd remarked that he had
slept sometime W then said "Joe it
is very dark, and if you viii bring it back
will lend you a lantern" Thereupon
w = lighted lantern, gave 1t to Joe, and
helped him up the stairs. Joe went off
towards home, Cup the main business street.
in the middle of the day, with his lantern,
everybody looking at him, and wondering
what was the matter.