The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-18
From District No. Four.


ILL OEu, 1910.
Mes,rs. Editors:
Feeling so highly complimented from my
. first and last letter finding place in the
columns of your valuable paper, conclud-
ed to try again, but owing to the exigencies
out Of which to manufacture the mate
rials OF a letter, fear l will not he able to in
terest all of your readers. After a short
dry spell Of weather, (Which was very favor
able for cultivation of crops,) We have
had an abundance of rain, but crops being
in good condition, it has done but little
damage ii any. The wheat crop was dam
aged more than one half on account of ru st,
it will soon all be threshed and garner ed.
The bad wheat crop caused the farmer to
wear gloomy appearance for a while, but
the bright prospects and sweet anticipations
of yet making plenty Of hog and homiuy,
have caused them to wear smiles instead Of
frowns. The corn crop at preasant is very
hattering. The cholera has been raging to
some extent, but hear no complaint now,
plenty hogs left TO make our meat. Cotton
looks very we'll, some of the old farmers say
We are going to make big crop; judging
from the leaf being very large etc. l hope
their predictions may be true, as il has a
tendency to make glad the heart of both
merchant and farmer. Other crops of more
importance, such as oats, rye, peas, etc, are
really splendid
We are blessed with as many pretty young
ladies, marriageable ones too as the Sabines
where when the Romans through a little
strategy obtained wives for their young men,
whose rose tint checka, black eyes and mel
Eloquent voices are enough to melt the
heart of a Byron. The beautiful Miss Mol
lie Haldford, from Hickory Valley, is wish
ting relatives in our neighborhood hope
her stay may be long and pleasant.
Murphyism is a topic of general CONVEX
sation with nearly everybody. This tenn
perance move was introduced in our com
munity about two months ago, since that
time there has been three societies organized
in the community, one at Mount Carmel
church, one at st. Elmo's Academy and one
at Herveys school house. We have mem
bership of eighty or ninety at St. Elmo
Academy, meet twice a month and never
met in vain at our last meeting. We had
quite an interesting lecture from the Rev.
w. NJ. Norment, who did Justice to the sub
jet, also Mr.. J. +. Newsom, and a selection
by Miss Clara Minter, after which several
of those who had been almost persuaded.
was fully persuaded came forward and sign
ed the pledge Had several visiting broth
ers and sisters from other societies, and
hope they may continue to visit u.s. The
meeting was quite a success and highly in
teresting. AS we do not aim to be behind
the times, we are going to have picnic on
the 18th inst. Senior editor Is expected to
address us; the other societies in the neigh
borhOOd are doing very well. Mr.. r. d.
WhitIy, president and James Moore, secre-
terry of the society at Mount Carmel, Burl
Wilkes, president; Emmit Newsom sccreta-
ry of society at Hervey's schoolhouse, Our
society has furnished you i list Of the officers
Of St. Elmo Academy.
We frequently have calls from the flourish
ing, fashionable and funny fellows with
smiles all over their faces extending from
year to year, lear to carr apPellated candi-
dates, who try very hard to rake up kin with
all the voters. As there are but few out for
circuit court clerk, would like some six
or dozen more would come out just to
make the thing interesting
We had quite an exciting little lawsuit
before magistrates court last Tuesday
evening, between NJ. Moore and Squire
Hervey, regard to the removal of some fence
rails Attorneys were ames Hundly prosecu-
tor, Jessie Harden defendent, decision in
favor of defendent, this was the prOsecu-
ting attorneys first attempt, but hope he
may DO better next time
Mr. J. G. johnson will commence school
ia this neighborhood in few days and hope
he may have a good school, as it is very
badly needed, and would like to see the pa
irons take more interest in the education of
the rising generation. l don't think there
is anything more degrading to country
than for the young to grow up in ignorcnce.
We have no debating society, no Sabbath
school vet, but will have soon; preaching
every Sunday evening either at the Meth
odist, Presbyterian or Baptist churches,
so we are not altogether heather If some
of the young men do go fishing and cut
/ bee trees on Sunday.
/ The weather is hot. vou-bet, and as this
/ is the time for strikes, Will close and strike
( for the shade. Vive vale.