The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-06
From sau1sbuH.
JUNE BID, 1873.

MesslS- Editors:
Our town has been rallying in the Muir
ply cause for two days past and We are all
rejoicing at the good work of our valued
friend and brother, Mr.. q. w. Arrnistead,
your senior editor. BE is man that de-
serves the love and esteem of all good peo-
pie, for truly he is a Christian, Murphy
and true gentleman. He arrived at our
town on Saturday at noon and gave as a
grand and solid temperance lecture in the
evening which gained great many mem
bers to our Murphy club. They came flock
ing from every part of the house; focking
like good people should do and gave their
names to Francis Murphy. Among the first
to step forward were those sterling men,
james A. Scott, G. w. Dowdy, John Falls
and Edward Dowdy, and many others.
Really, that day was wound up with as
much rejoicing as l ever witnessed before in
Salisbury. On the next morning we all at
tended Sabbath school, finding quite a crowd
present to mingle their voices together in
singing Gods praise. After Sabbath school
Mr. Armistead, Capt. Manson, H. B. Wright,
Furnished us by our influential Murphy,
DR.. r. NJ. Bostwick) and repaired to the
colored peoples church to organize Muir
ply movement. We found quite a number
waiting for us. Soon they commenced sing
ing their good songs, and then came very
strong, touching speech from Mr.. ARMS
stead. He warned them in every possible
way of the bad effects of intoxicating
drink. The result of our meeting at their
church was fifty taking the pledge. We
helped them to organize and they are in
fine way to success. After the meeting at
this church we all repaired to our respective
homes for dinner. In the afternoon at three
o'clock, the Rev. Mr.. Lambeth opened ser
vices at our Methodist church with prayer.
Then he gave US few applicable remarks,
warning us from intemperance. Mr.. Arm
| istead followed with very powerful appeal
in behalf of this good cause. must say
he had more control over his audience Tin
time of his lecture) than ] ever noticed
before in my life in any speaker. In truth
| he is powerful man in this cause. Many
more joined in the evening and we held our
election which you will see in another
place. We also held another meeting at
night and an interesting lecture by the Rev.
D. r. Bryant of Grand Junction, followed
| by Mr.. d. A. Ferguson. DR.. II. Biggs was
called for and he made quite polite excuse
and promised US an address at another day
| day; also DR.. Bostwick and R. S. Clark
made excuses, promising an address soon.
Hon. J. A. Manson was called. He arose
and made short but quite a striking ap-
peal for temperance and promised to give a
lecture when he could talk as long as he
liked. DIR. D. G. Day was espied by Mr..
Armistead about this time (he having been
and was called to report to us about his
success. He arose and reported the annex
ing of seventy-three members and organic
ing and placing them on foot ready
for business. He also gave us an affecting
address, and took his seat. Success to DR.
DAYS that 1 ever witnessed in Salisbury
Our number of Murphys in and around
| Salisbury is one hundred and eightY-fve,
both black and white, the whites numbering
one hundred and thirty-fve.
I must relate to you what our valued
friends ]. T. Lowe and Or. w. A. Lowe
agreed to before joining the Murphys yes
terday. That is, "if Mr. Armistead and
Capt. Manson would join the templars Of
total abstainance of tobacco, they would
join with u.s." The two good old fellows
hesitated and thought whether they could
give up "the old box of nice cigars" or not
Then they declared that they would give
them up and join the ''Lowe-Murphy Tenn
perance movement" We enrolled many
anti-tobacco and anti-liquor names both
among the ladies and gentlemen, numbering
twenty-fv Every one is wearing white
and blue ribbon, the Lowe" movement
bearing the white. Long may Mr.. Armis.
tead live to continue and extend his good
and noble work. We had quite sad death
in our town last Tuesday evening. The
wife of our railroad agent, Mr.. E. L. Tay,
lor She was seized with death almost in
stantly. She failed to get up on Tuesday
morning and by night on the same day she
was in the arms of death, leaving two very
small children and husband to mourn hel
death with many friends. She was truly {
good and devoted wife and all who knew
her liked and esteemed her. May her hus
band meet her in heaven, and while he live,
may he be protected by the good angels O
God. JOE.