The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-26
Hickory Valley, Tenn,

june 9Th, 1879.
Dir. Editor Bulletin Iii sometime
since any one from this locality has
contributed anything to the columns
OF your paper. If this little quota
should find favor with you please in
sert it when convenient in the BulIe-
tin.
The Valley is a Furnishing little
town and its young people are highly
spirited, not wanting in social capacity
and in generosity stands second to none,
considering the ability. We have had
no festivals for church purposes as
many OF our neighboring towns; but
the young SWANS of this village have
contributed most cheerfully wherever
opportunity presented, and most Law
fishing whenever their sweetheart's
popularity was at stake. After all of
their good deeds from home to make
sure of having done their duty right
manfully, they gave last Tuesday
night, at Hickory Valley, an ice cream
supper, and invited then friends old
and young, to come up eat and drink
free Of charge. Who could do more ?
After having given to others so freely
that none should be neglected who had
not an opportunity of other festival en-
joyments, they instituted this little
soiree, on a more narrow scale, and by
way sf favorites invited their friends,
and had jolly time eating cake and
slipping nectar. Among those who
were present from other towns were
Miss Mamie Anderson, of Bolivar
Misses Lake and Howard, from Van
Buren,. Among those to whom we
are most indebted for this efusion of
good things are Messrs. w S. Aston,
our efficient depot agent, j. w. a.
Gates and II, A. j., our Valley CORE
spondent these gentlemen spare no
pains in making anything a success to
which they lend their energy. Tues
day evening was one Of June's fairest
and most lovely.-Soon after sunset,
PhOel c, who had almost filled her horn,
rode majestically up the eastern sky,
shed forth her silvery beams, |
ere the doors of the chambers
of darkness were opened up
on dreamy world, took up her order
ly march along the dewy paths of the
southern skies, sat Uis us with the
evening star, deluged the world with
her mellow light, and swayed her
mild sceptere in princely grandeur
she looked an Empress indeed All |
things seemed to contribute to the in
terest of the occasion. But | have |
shown my weakness by making men
ton of only few, while so many rich
ly merited praise, who figured largely
in getting up and administering the
viands of the evening but l will have |
TO forgo to the pleasure of writing any
further on this subject, as my letter is
growing 30 long, and l fear will be
tedious to your type setter, should it
be published.
We had fine rain Saturday and |
Sunday which l think was general
over the county and much needed with |
us but for the cold nights which sue
ceeded young crops would have grown !
finely. The CHATTER of the reaper is
heard in the land; the harvest has
come with its golden sheaves. Robert
Smith sways the field right and left |
with his Buckeye reaper, and throws
the yellow bundles into the hands of
the binder and the work is done. l
might speak of many things if my let
ter was not so long. The knights of
Honor, for instance, they have organ
lied in our town and have very re-
spectacle number Of members.
MEMO.