The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-01-27
LOCAL ITEMS.
Fuel is scarce and high.
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The BULLETIN is filled with
choice and fresh matter.
-Dop't forget to send US the latest
news from your neighborhood.
No mercantile failures IN Hacde-
man. Our merchants are weathering
the storm.
The second re sion, 188O-S1, at
st. James hall, opens Wednesday,
February 9th.
Mr.. c. N. Hickerson, of Bates
vile, Ark, is on visit to his relatives
In town. lie is well pleased with
Arkansas.
No safer and better family paper
than the BULLETIN. Only a three
cent postage stampa week is the av-
erage weekly cost for the year
1t is said that the measles received
a stunning defeat when they attacked
Sam Miller. He ioored them and the
people now don't fear them. Glad to
see Sam himself, again.
On tie north side of the river,
in and near Toons, the measles is al
most epidemic. The people are greatly
afflicted by this disease. Several
deaths have occurred.
Build cotton mills. Five million
bales of manufactured cotton is
worth to the South 1925, 900. 900.
SPUN into yarn this cotton Is worth to
the South, $3.50, 100000.
We deeply rear,t to learn that
Esq. T. w. Tate, of ICONS, has been
sorely bcreaved by the death of his
wife, which occurred last week. He
has been very low, bat is now better
Miss Sallie Unthank, one of Boil
wars prettiest and best girls, has been
won by worthy railroad official, Nj
Colquhoun, and will make Canton
her future home. Great happiness to
her
We congratulate Fields & Rag |
land on starting the Grand function
Journal. They have a most excellent
people to sustain them, and We wish
them the highest success in building
up and developing all the interests of
our county and section.
Lebanon, ShelbyvIlle, and other
towns in the StQte, are petitioning the
Legislature to revoke their charters,
that they may utilize the four mile
law, ahd thus drive whisky out of their
midst. 1t is in order to haue Bolivar
move in this direction. We need just
such q movement.
Prof. Alternately has started the
Tennessee Worker at Middleton. He
is a most capable newspaper man,
and we hope he will receive the largest
patronage. Hardeman county is a |
large and fruitful field for active
workers, and we cordially extend to
the Professor and all Others most
hearty welcome. The Worker is serv-
ing whole-souled people.
The people of Lebanon, Tenn,
are considerably excited on the "four
mile law" Meetings are held and |
resolutions adopted in favor of it. A
petition will be presented to the Legis-
lature asking repeal of the charter of
the town, which will put the "four
mile law" into operation. The churches
both black and white, are taking hold |
Of the matter. There are nineteen sa-
looms in Lebanon.
Bolivar Lodge No. 400, Knights
of Honor, has just elected and installed |
officers as follows: Rev. w. c. Gray, |
Dictator w. l. Yopp, Vice Dictator;
T. l.. Napier, Asst. Dictator; G. nj. |
Savage, Chaplain; G. q. Joy, Reporter
and Financial Reporter; Jesse Nor
mcnt, Treasurer; j. A. McKinnie,
Guide; T. p. Campbell, Guardian; e. |
p. Crawford Sentinel. The Lodge !
meets every Friday night in Odd Eel
lows Hall over Presbyterian church.
This miserable spell the Clerk of
the weather is sending US about this
time, making the roads, public and
private in our county almost inn
pss able in many places, is agood time
t, talk about building turnpikes. Why
cannot some active, go-ahead man
take hold of thething in each neighbor-
hood and push the question of building
good roads, and let the people have
no rest until their good resolutions
are carried into effect. Every farmer
who steps out of his own front gate
recognizes the absolute necessity for
good roads to carry himselfand fami
~ to church and his children to school
and his farm produce to market.
Good roads and turnpikes increase the
value of the lands adjacent, andreturn
the labor of money spent hundred
lo'd, in comfort, in convenience and
III material wealth and progress. Let
the road question be kept in agitation