The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-01
From District No. Four
July 3Oth, 1873.

Messrs. Editors:
have concluded to write to you again
as my last and first letter found place in
the Bulletin. am truly glad that since
then the Chamber of Commerce ut Mem
phis has appointed committee to look after
| the opening of Hatchie river. This river
was closed up by the railroad men AID
they have been at work ever since to keep
Instructions in the way of opening said
stream. Now if the farmer cannot get his
produce shipped by rail with a profit for
himself, why not let him have the conve-
nience of this river. carried a box OF
| peaches to Bolivar last summer to have
shipped to some relatives at Mayfeld, KY,
and l went to the express agent te have
them shipped, the box weighing ninety
pounds. l asked what the price was for
shipping and the reply was, two dollars and
ninety cents-more than the peaches were
worth in any market in the world. / then
went to the depot TO see the freight agent
and he said he could not ship them at all as
| freight they were perishable, and when /
had started to leave he he called to me and
told me to wait saying that he would talk to
me concerning the fruit. l went back and
waited two hours, and it seemed that l
would not get hearing, and when started
TO leave the agent called to me and said he
would ship them for three dollars in ad-
vance. Now this river is convenient for a
number of counties, and will the farmers
! in each of them help and work in co-opera-
ton with the committee to influence our
Legislature to pass such laws as will have
this river opened for boats next spring,
and 1 want our next Congressman 10 be
man who will work for an appropriation to
clear out this river. We expect to hold a
meeting on the day of election endorsing
the Chamber of Commerce of Memphis and
will do all i'll our power in the advance
ment OF this cause.
Mr.. Editor, you missed treat by not be-
ing with us on the Path at our picnic at St
Elmo schoOlhouse. We had fine time,
large crowd of people, supposed to be about
| FIVE hundred, were in attendance. The
/ young men of the neighbOrhoOd met on the
day previous and built a large arbor and
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an early hour persons began to arrive on the
grounds. We were somewhat disappointed
az to our speakers, but their places were
soon supplied. Rev. D. A. Ross was in
vited to call the assembly to order. He did
so and made speech one OF hours length,
which was very interesting At the close of
his speech Mr.. J. w. Wilkes then addressed
the people. He made an eloquent delivery.
A committee was then appointed TO help
the ladies set the table When dinner was
ready it was announced from the stand by
the president Of the society, Mr.. W. c.
Needham, and plenty of everything that
was good had been prepared by the the good
ladies of the neighborhoOd and all present
ate bountifnlly and plenty was left to have
fed as many more. After dinner Mr. c. r.
NuckOlls spoke and at the close of his
speech Mr.. Calvin Harriss of Somerville
was introduced by Rev. D. \. Ross. He
insisted on the members of the society to
keep their pledge and to do their duty Due
credit should be given 70 the string band
that played on the occasion, for the music
was good and added much to the enjoyment
of all present. There was no disturbance
of any kind during the dav and all enjoyed
themselves finely. The marshals of the
day, Messrs. w. II. Doyle and John T.
Moore, acted well their parts. At the close
of the speaking calls were made TO sign the
pledge and fifty or sixty came forward and
signed.
Crops are fine, corn is excellent and cotton
looks we'll. People are generally in fine
spirits and expect to pay all their debt this
fall. We are sorry that "Quidam" has
found some Of our young men going fishing
and cutting bee trees on Sunday. We should
think that those pretty girls he spoke of
would attract their attention if nothing else
and cause them to 60 to church.
Respectfully. LECTOR.