The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-01-29
PoCouoSrAs, January 25th 1880

er has destroyed more meat and produced
considerable sickness throughout this sec
ton
Our town has done considerable business
this last season; not less than 800 bales of
cotton have been bought by our merchants
paying from lO4 to If cents per pound, on
an average. Had it not been for high water
in Hatchie river, we would have gotten
much heavier receipts from McNairy.
Our people have projected a concert to aid
in rebuilding our church. Give us your
influential aid, but this we know in advance,
we will have. I send you good list Of
subscribers this week. Success to you.
Respectfully, THos SHEA.
HICKORY VALLEY, Tenn, Jan. 22nd, 1880
MR. EDIToR:-A new year has dawned
upon US, and it seems that new and pros
porous era has accompanied it. Such ar
has been unknown for score of years
Business seems to be the order of the day
Farmers are vigorously pushing forward
their preparations for another good crop, and
the day as not far distant, when hard times,
debts and mortgages will have been number
ed with the things of long ago.
Our energetic merchants are rapidly dis
posing of their Wares and preparing to re-
plenish their houses with a larger and NOR,
varied stock of staple and fancy goods than
have ever yet been offered for sale in this
place. In short they aim to supply every
demand, so that none need go elsewhere to
trade.
Our mechanics, too. are equally enthusi
astic in their preparations for manufactur-
ing and repairing all the necessary nipple
ments of agriculture and doing all business
in their line, such as erecting dwellings,
building and enlarging storehouses, which
has become a speciality of late.
Our Physicians, all of whom, are thor
oughly versed in their profession, are ever
on the alert, watching and caring for the
physical interest of the citizens, and the san
itary condition of our Village.
The spiritual condition OF our village
suppose is about an average for Christmas
times. We have preaching every Sabbath
| by some orthordox minister and have large
! and attentive audiences when the weather js
good.
We have also the material for building up
| a large and permanent school Our great
trouble is, that the people have not gotten
sufficiently over the hard times to feel abb,
to send their children to school; and it seem,
that education does not hold as high posi-
ton in the estimation OF our citizens az i,
| II, fl,. 1, II Al.
mental culture of our children does not get
the attention it should. There seems to b,
more concern about embellishing the body
than the mind.
This should not be the case, for if tn,
education of our youth is neglected now, tn,
loss will never be restored for they are rap
: idly developing into manhood and woman
hood, where school privileges are rarely en-
ijoyed.
Mr. Editor, if you could inspire us witt
full appreciation of the Importance of ed
ucating our children now, you would prov,
benefactor indeed. If we could just &c
the spirit of education on equal footing will
the other enterprises mentioned in this letter
all would be velour place would builC
up; Prosperity and Literature would <,
hand in hand, and nothing could stay thei
progress The Teacher like the merchant
; the Mechanic and the Physician must hav
patronage-he must be encouraged by hi
patrons. Citizens OF Hickory Valley, sur
tain your teacher-build up your school
= make a determined effort to educate you
children and success will be yours.
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