The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-01-08
MIDDLETON STATION.

Mr.. Editor :--Occasioually see com~
munications in your PAPER from other
parts of our county, and but rarely any
thing In this line from this section of
the county, from this consideration
have concluded to pen you few lines,
and give you in my style little of the
doings and prospects of the people OF our
quiet little town and surrounding coun-
try.
Well, these are Christmas times and
all our people are on the look out for
some innocent fun, and more especial
II the little ones, everything seems to go
as merry with them as q marriage bell
On the evening before Christmas we
had a Christmas tree in our church for
the benefit of the little ones, and many
of the older ones participated in the affair.
MIR. B. 2. Robson of the Ripley Rail
Road who is noted for his gallantry and
generosity, brought US a nice young pine
from the pine covered hills near Ripley,
for which he has the thanks of our town
people. We erected it in the church
altar on a mound composed of a good
sized goods box covered with few
yards of blue calico, which gave it a
very solid appearance. It's top reached
to the ceiling of our church, its lovely
green branches reached out in every di~
rection very invitingly. All who saw it
before receiving its luxuries for the Its
tie ones were carried away with its pros
portion and beauty. b. night all its
lovely boughs were bending under the
weight of the many toys candies and
substantials, which parents and others
had placed there, for their children
and friends. At the appointed hour the
house was well filed with old and young,
full of life and expectation. Rev. j. a.
Fife cur preacher in charge opened the
ceremonies with n short talk, the choir
sang a beautiful piece of musis accom~
panied by the mellow sound of an or
gan, after which old Santa Claus who
has been coming around annually to
make the hearts of the little ones glad
past the recollection of the Oldest of US,
put in his CHASTITY appearance and past
through the vast crowd dispensing can
dy, fruit and nuts TO the great satisfae-
ton of the loved little ones After this
the old Gentleman proceeded to the
tree and took off its fruit assisted by
several young Americans who bore them
to the person to whom addressed, In the
whole performance there was perfect
good order, at late hour all broke up
we'll pleased with the entertainment
On Saturday evening the Masonic
brethren installed their officers to serve
during the next year. The Lodge room
| was handsomely decorated and lighted.
| The Hall was opened to the public, and
notwithstanding the rain there was pres
ent a nice congregation. The Installas
ton ceremonies were performed by our
! worthy brother and townsman w NJ.
Beck P. M, assisted by Bro. }. r. Jones
as Marshal, after which ceremonies the
| audience were entertained some time by
Bro. ]. A. Fife who gave nice talk on
| Masonry.
The entertainment was added to very
much BY Mrs. Ora Clay and her choir
| of singers, for which the Lodge rendered
her many thanks, and thus ended the
ceremonies.
Most of our people IN this end of the
county think they can make it through
next year if the wheat crop should hit,
buff it fails some seem to think the
chance is against them, so do ], but
there is bound to be something good IN
store for US, it has been withheld from
Us for two years, so We shall look for 1t
next'year, come or not come, the mer~
chants will have hard time here next
year, all the surplus means is in the
hands of their country friends many of
whom are IN condition to retain them
during next year and many off them
much longer, and some of the country
merchants will have to beg for longer
time with their city friends, and so the
world moves in these hard times.
may say something more at some
future time.
MIMI ETON