The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

Cap. \. 7. McNeal has returned
from Sewanoe.
"A dance at the Fentress House
on Tuesday night.
The convention in session at
Jackson. Hardcman is we'll rep
resented.
We are sorry to hear Of the
death of Samuel, son of Hicl Glib
son, near Toons.
We regret to hear of the ex-
IRENE illness ofMr. Mcclure, near
Whiteville'
We deeply regret to learn
that Dir. J. -. Sasser of Middleton
is very i'll with erysipelas. He
would be greatly missed in that
community.
Elder Witt will hold quarter
~ meeting services at Pleasant
Spring church, near town on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Interesting protracted meetings were
in progress on Sunday at Toms, Cranes
vile, Middleton, New Castle, New
Hope, Van Buren,.
The funeral sermon of the late Joseph
wilkes WAS preached at New Hope
church on Mondqy.
The famous Blues, a Jackson
Base Ball club, will be here on
Thursday, the 25th, to play a
match game with the Bolivar
Blues. Fun ahead.
w. S. Armistead, formerly OF
the Bulletin, is nov business man
ager Of the Southern Planter and
Farmer, Richmond Va. 1t is the
Oldest agricultural journal in the
South.
The first bale of new cotton
reached Memphis last Saturday.
Itwas raised in Tenn. 1t brought
20 cents pound.
lit said that the rains this
season follow the big meetings.
1t was so last Sunday about here,
as Clover Port, GAINESVILLE, Mid
dleburg, Whiteville, and New
Castle all had good rains.
Sam Miller attended church
last Sunday at Middleburg and it
rained. He will attend church at
Bolivar next Sunday. Look out
for rain or fire.
The admirers of J. Ct. Stuttz
in this section will be glad to read
the letter from him. Our town
hall is now in readiness for his
theatrical company. He seems
cnthused with the"Bitter Well"
water.
-Pugh, the Photographer, will
leave in two weeks BE certain
to have your picture taken while
you can. He is first class artist,
guarantees satisfaction.
Last week Middleburg enjoy
ed gracious revival of religion
under the ministrations of Rev.
Geo. Savage, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Eon.
On last Saturday afternoon
Ed. Fleet colored under the influ-
ence of fighting whiskey attacked
jeff Polk, col. with brick bat
and dealt him come fearfully hard
iicks on the head. If the brick
had thus been applied to any 9TH
er portion of Folks body it would
have killed him, but as it WAS he
was hardly given the head ache.
Miss Cassie Mason will teach
Art in the Henderson Institute.
Sketchingfrom nature is one part
of the work. Parents who wish
TO give their daughters liberal al
vantages will do we'll to send tC
this college.
Louisville, August THE Lex
ington Lave Stock Record of this weel
says the prospects of corn and tobacco
are anything but fattering in Ken
lucky. The drouth in Central Ken
lucky is very severe. In Bourbon an,
Harrison counties it is said to equa
the terrible drouth Of 1851, the sever
est ever known in this section. Corr
Is twisted and curled up with the hea
9pd drouth. 1t is certain to be a shor
crop, and there is very little old corr
ON hand, and with the discouragin;
outlook we would not be surprised t
see a big advance in the Southwestern
part of the state. Reports from tn
tobacco crop are also very discouragins
They have had a continuous drouth 70
over a month, and many think that on
fourth of the crop has already been d
stroyed, and if the dry weather contil
"es much longer, the yield viii not /
over halfa crop. OIts and hay hay
turned out we'll. but the yield
wheat, barley and rye is not MOI
slan hnlf q. Co., IL 49,