The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-02-01
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Office.
&C. A. Miller, attorney-atlaw, has /
bis Office with the Chaneery Court Clerk. |
Glad to see the Street Commission
ers at work repairing the streets and
walks. They certainly need attention.
Private families can be supplied
with nies oysters By calling at the Euro
pean Hotel.
The sale of the Dr.. Mask property
takes place on Saturday, February 3, at
the. Court House doot.
The celebrated Chatham Cotton
Seed for sale at this Office. See the ad-
Vertisement on second page.
We are necessarily compelled to al
low Sheriff Sales to trespass upon the
space usually allotted to reading mat
ter.
We congratulate Judge James Fen
tress and Capt. 4. T. McNeal on hav-
ing, each, another olive plant added
to their large but interesting family
groups.
The European Hotel is the place to
get pure drinks, choice cigars and fresh
oysters.
At the session of the Quarterly Con-
ference last Saturday evening, Geo. W.
Arnistead was elected Superintendent Of
the Methodist Sunday School for the en-
suing year.
Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
the Sunday School children of Bolivar
will have singing service at the Pres
byterian Church.
Mrs. ~ K Smith is visiting her
relativ 8 in East Tennessee. We are
pleased to hear that her health is steadi-
ly improving.
Col. Marsh T. Polk, State Treasurer,
has left for Nashville to enter upon his
duties. His son, Knox Folk, will be his
assist mt. We regret to lOss the sOcie
ty of the Colonel and his promising son,
but are cOnsoled by the reflection that
they go to larger field Of usefulness
AID profit.
DIR. Jlmes Nicely, of WhiteviIle, is
visiting Mariana, Ark, cOatsm plating a
location there. The Doctor is a gentle
man of culture and stands deservedIy
high in his profession. h is popular
il Tennessee and will be equally so in
Arkansas.
1t was gratifying to observe the
Christian unity and fraternity exhibited
last Sabbath by Rev Messrs. Smith and
Norment in yielding their services to
that of DR.. Thomas.
Ike Dawson. who has charge of the
cuisine department of the European Ho-
tel, can't be ezcelled in cooking oysters.
Give him chance to serve you with
fine meal of the choice bivalves just
from the East.
There is no found alton, whatever,
for the report that,ths Rev. Mr.. Smith
intends soon to vacate the pastorate of
the Bolivar Presbyterian Church. His
church and the community generally are
TOO we'll pleased with his services as a
Christian Minister, and he is too appre-
ciative of the confidence and goodwill
given him, TO justify such a rumOr. Mr..
Busy Body must pick his flint and try
again.
Mr.. Jerome Hill, of Hill, Fontaine
& Co., Memphis, has been visiting our
town. This firm is one of the strongest
and best established houses in the west.
For character, capital and capacity, it
stands in the forefront of commercial
houses. Last week this house sold TO
one buyer 1850 bales Of cotton, the
largest sale ever made by any one firm
in Memphis since the war.
Last Sunday being the first Quorter-
ly meeting service of the Bolivar Meth>
odists this conference year, Rev. a. II.
Thomas, Elder; preached in the fore
noos, and Rev. Mr.. Bryant, of Grand
Junction, at night. The church was
well-flled on both occasions. Rev. Mr..
Bryant preached so aeceptably that we
invite him TO repeat his visit at q very
early day. Rev DR.. Thomas, as usual,
served the church in an efficient man,
ner.
We have received the January nun
Der of Leisure Hours, handsome nam
roth 16 page ga cOlumRs) family paper
flied with the choicest iterature-serial
and short stories, sketches, poetry, wit
humor, etc, ETC. It is entertaining
nusing and instructive, and is one Of
the cheapest papers-the amount and
quality of matter cOnsidered-that We
have seen. The price is 81 20 per year
including as premium genuine fac lint
steel engraving, called "The Mitherlesl
BARN" printed on 22x2S plate paper
which the publishers claim is superior
in point of merit and attraetiveness tO
any premium eyer offered by any othel
paper in this country, and is alone worth
the money asked for both. The pub
fishers, j. l. Patten & CO.. I62 William
street, New York, authorize US to say
that in order to introduce the paper il
this vicinity they make a special offer tC
every one of oar readers to send then
the papers ''trial trip" Of four months
postpaid, commencing with the January
number-for % cents. Our readers