The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-31

By his late visit to Bolivar many nero oil
our substantial citizens have been in.
duced to insure property with the
Phcnix, and this company will continue
to grow in the favor of our people. By
the way, we learn that Capt. Nelson is
reputed in business circles to be one
of the best informed and thoroughly
posted insurance meu in this country.
Closing Exercises of the Glover
Port a academy.
Last Tuesday your correspondent, by
invitation, attended the closing exercises
of this school, under the management of
Prof T. A FutrelI. 1t was beautiful
day and the intelligence and beauty of
Hardeman, Madison and other counties
were freely represented. At an early
hour the people sommauced to gather,
and by eleven o'clock at least fifteen
hundred were assembled. Clover Port
and contiguous community look forward
to the annual close of this school with a
great deal of pleasure. Old and young
among the patrons and friends Of Prof
Futrell meet to enjoy the inviting intel
lectual feast which is always served by
this accomplished educator. This occa-
ion was che of special interest.
Seen in the day the classes were pub
licly examined in all their important
studies. The boys and girls exhibited
marked proficiency in Lower and Higher
English, Latin and other branches.
After tie examination closed, the follow
ing programme was introduced and each
part was well sustained
ESsays-The FIXTURE, Miss Mary Les
CarrIngton, Tennessee, Spring, Miss Lou
f Harris, Woodville, Tenn; 1t il Even
Now, Miss Matte l. McKissack, Glover
Port, Tenn; Life is Like River, Miss
Honora Chisum, Tennessee; We Have
Launched our Barque, Where will be
the Harbor2 Miss Laura F. Chapman,
Clover Port, Tenn.
Defamation by the Young Gentlemen
Gee, Tennessee; Our Liberty in Our
Own KeepinE, James l. Brooks, Tennes-
see; Henry Clay, Jossa 7. Gibson, Ten
nessee; The Benny Blue Flag, Walter
r. Robinson, Tennessee; The Dying
Soldier, George r. Grain, Tennessee;
Scotland, Thomas S. Johns on, Tennessee;
True Manliness, Hardy J. Rainey,
ToOn's Station, Tenn; Speech Before the
Virginia Convention, Albert E. Mullen,
Tennessee; Character of Napoleon Bona
parte, Robert P Vernon, Tennessee;
Trge ambition, James NJ Williams,
Mississippi; The North American In
dian, Andrew p. McKissack, Glover
Port, Tenn; The Union and the Consti-
tuition, Johr g. Cbisum, Ten. esseei
The Element e Success, John W
Frederick N's-i~-iPpi; Washington and
Clay, John r. Robinson, Clover Port,
Tenn
Music by 81 amateur string band was
interspers~d amid the speeches and d.
CARNATIONS, to ths great enjoyment of
tue assemblage
The small girls did finely The little
boys norated very naturally. The
larger gills read original essays, some of
which were composed in admirable taste
The yourg men dec laimed selections in
most creditabe manner. We could par
ticulariza, tut where all did so well We
decline to single cut those who e1celled.
At noon, dinner was announced, and
soon the vast crowd repaired to the
shaded grove and there found the ground
laden with a great abundance of sub
stantiaIs aud sweets in the way Of edi-
bles.
The commissary display proved that
that section is a choice agricultural re-
gion. Moreover, the people are most
hospitabls and refined After dinner
the programme was finished, and then
the crowd returned to the grove to hear
the Annual Address, to be delivered by
Mr. Geo. W. Armistea1, senior Of the
BULLETIN.
Taking as his subject, ''Y our Future,
Rhat will You Do With 1t, the speaker
sketchsd tho educational advantages of
the present day and showed by ilIuStra
ton and argument what constitutes the
best development aud highest culture
His remarks were chiefly directed to the
young, to lead them to occupy in life
-. g .y,oII,Uco Iosod cb;,au r,,o1
moral worth and intellectual accomplish
ments.
So we'll pleased were the pc pie with
this admirable address that they wish to
see it published for general circulation
Ab. Coates, talented young lawyer
of Bolivar, George Hardin, Esq, and
Mr. Snipes were called and delivered
short but appropriate speeches.
With one opinion the people expressed
great praise of Prof Futrell as an edu-
cBtor. He has been in this locality for
five years and under his administration
the educational advantages offered are of
the highest order. There is no superior
to this academy in West Tennessee
| Prof Futrell should have one hundred
scholars He now has sixty and among
them are nineteen boarders
We congratulate Clover Port on hav-
ing suoh school and Professor Futrell
that he has such an excellent people to
support him. VISITOR.
County Court.