The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-08-30
TENN, THURSDAY. AUG 80.
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BOLIVAR TENN, THURSDAY AUG 30.
Notice to Subscribers.
Subscribers who fail to receive the BULLETIN reg
Iariy and promptly viii please report the fact at
snce to'shis Office.
The Junior editor of the Bulletin" is
visiting home'oDes in Virginia.
Titus Ragland, ,coIored carpenter, died
TuesdWy.
The crops are excellent and improving.
The Farmers heart rejoices in the prospect
The .2sth inst. Mr. Alex. Black'sdaughteF,
SaIIie, died, aged four years
Rev. JIG. Acton has returned IRON his
Kentucky trip.
venerable lady, Mrs Hutchinson, near
Spring creek, died last Monday.
A very interesting child of Mr. Hamilton
White, near Middleburg, died this week.
At New Hope, near Whiteville next Sun
day the Cumberland Presbyteriana COM
mence protracted meeting.
Miss Sallie Unthank one Of our popular
beauties has returned from visit to friends
in Holly Springs, Miss.
eGilaHrto hear that Mrs. Webb, wife OF our
worthy Town Constable, is recovering from
:arcccnt severe attack of diptheria.
Indians never kiss their wives; kissing is
zone of the Christian graces. Are you an
Indian or a, Christian?
Dhe freight receipts on the Mississippi
Central railroad this seasonhave been thirty
ipor cent larger then they were last.
We are pleased to state that Mrs Dr.
waddeIl of Whiteville is improving in
health
REV. Mr.. Love reports a very interesting
revival meeting in progress at Grand june
ton.
Mrs. John II. Perry, wife of the popular
and efficient General ticket Agent NJ. c.
R R., has left town on Il trip TO the Eastern
cities
little stated that the States west of the
Alleghanies produced this year eighty mil
lion bushels of wheat more than was the
yield last season.
REV. r. V. Taylor is conducting a series
-of religious meetings at Whiteville this
week. Success to this faithful minister in
laboring 10 save souls.
The Trustees of the Old Academy request
ms to warn persons not to break open the
building and desecrate it, If caught they
will be prosecuted.
The Seventh Tennessee Cavalry will have
n reunion at Memphis Friday, the 3lst.
Extensive preparations are being made to
render the affair most creditable to the COM
mand.
Young Cargill, the railroad agent and
telegraph operator at Hickory Valley, was
lin town last Saturday. lie is sterling and
reliable young man, and is highly esteemed
by the officials who employ him.
The Mississippi Central Railroad was sold
at Jackson Mississippi last Thursday, the
Illinois Central being the purchaser for the
sum of S425,OOO, the Company assuming all
the liabilities of the former company.
The subordinate Oranges Of Hardeman
and other counties i'll the Western district
are cordially invited to attend a Grand Raj
ly to.eome off at Lake Springs, two miles
South of Brownsville Sept 18th,
Rev. n. X. Smith, last Friday, was sud
denly called to visit his infant child now
eutremeLy i'll in East Tennessee He deeply
regretted to disappoint the Bethany people
last Saturday and Sunday at their meeting
IIhe cost ,of,dying in North Carolina is
salmmed up at low figure: Three cantal-
~pesnnd half bushel of peaches, twenty
cents. zone visit from doctor -; pine coffin
81; total $500.
Prof ]. Floyd Collins called to see us
last Saturday en- route from jackson to
Whiteville. The Professor will soon re-
open his school. He is deservedly great
favonite with his patrons and the commune
~ ingoneral.
II you want to read something refreshing
and ut the same time get good insight
into fashionable life at Saratoga peruse on
the editorial page what that celebrated wit
Eli Perkins saw written in the diary of
reigniRg belle at that watering place.
Not only is Casey Savage, our County
Trustee, an expert in keeping the county ex-
chequer in a mastery business manner but
in gardening he is also equally successful,
as the large, solid cabbage he kindly sent us
THE week fully witnesses. What he under
takes, he makes success. He means sue
cess :isnd wins it.
Mr.. r. S. Steadman, Auditor of the Mis-
sissiOpi Central Railroad has raised this
season tomatoes weighing one pound and a
ouarter. Tbeg are beautiful and delicious.
HSs.eaccgient lady sent Mrs. Armistcad a
hasket of this prince OF garden products, for
wbidh the whole household unite in return
ing thanks.
Ne had the pleasure this week of visit
from Mr.. Lewis Brooks, one OF the editors of
,begackson Tribune d: Sun. lie is one of the
,nost active and promising newspaper men
IN the State The Tribune and San is
clear ringing Democratic journal OF large
,snu increasing influence.
Gudre Campbell of Baltimore and Judge
Aver of Chicago were associated with Judge
F7outress in managing the interests OF the
guinois Central Company in the sale Of the
Mississippi Central Railroad. Judge Fen
,-oss has deservedly won very high repute
among eminent lawyers as one Of the safest
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