The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

dead.
Measles in many sections of the
county and very fatal.
w. 7. Cason & Co., of Henderson
have failed.
The venerable John D. Smith, o.
Henderson, is dead.
Glad to know that Miss Annie
Lee Boyd will make Bolivar her flu
ture home.
Mr.. J. w. Tate is confined to the
house by a threatened attack Of pneu
monia, but is now better
We hear that an attachment was
levied on the Steamer Poitevent on yes
terday in favor of a Memphis creditor
- Mr.. N. S. Bridges, Of Chatham.
n. c., has been on avisit to his broth
er-inlaw J. R. siler, on PIney. He
has returned home.
"A Hardeman county lady was the
heroine of the Alamo. Read about If
in another column.
Strawberries are wholssaling in New
York at Sc a quart, which makes the
coat about ten cents berry.
-One-fourth of the cotton crop of
Haywood county is said to be in the
field, and rotting in the boil.
Mrs. j. ]. Bufaloe and sister, of
Kossuth, Miss, are visiting relatives
and friends at Hickory Valley and
Middleburg.
Gov. Blackburn, of KY, predicts
the cholera scourge this year. 1t is al
ready in Chicago.
Bishop Quintard preached last
Sunday morning and evening at st.
James Church. He is one of the most
popular Bishops belonging to the Prot
estant Church in the South.
-Toons is building school house,
8Ox 20 feet. We always heard that
children were plentiful on the North
side, but this house will hold them.
The Tennessee Yorker, recently
published by Prof. Alternately, has
retired, and The Ne,Os takes its place,
edited by Esqr j. w. Wilson. We
oprdiqlly shake editorial hands with the
Squire, and hope his success in news
papering may be commensurate with his
avoirdupois.
james Payne, whose father, James
Payne, was well known in this section.
committed suicide last week, at Horn
Lake, Miss, by taking laudanum.
He was q thrifty merchant and no
good reason can be given for this terri
bic deed, other than insanity.
Prof Z. w. Price, and family,
are now located at the Junction. The
Professor has charge of the school there
and strong school it viii become in
the hands of this able and thorough
educator. Mrs Price and daughters
are greatly missed in Bolivar The
Junction is fortunate in having their
presence.
We agree with the Memphis Appeal
''that it is better to make an honest,
certain living IN the country to become
beggnr and a tramp in the towns and
cities" This is whispered in the ear;
of orr able-bodied young men.
Prof Kimbrough writes from Mid
dleton that the Academy there hs.
fifty pupils, mostly large pupils; II oil
i boarders: II music scholars and plen
ty room for more students. He em
ploys three teachers. Success to Prof
Kimbrough and his enterprising PEG
pie.
"A man in Upton county recently
snapped horses. He demanded of tn,
other fellow, as boot either forty dollar
or his sister. The trade was closed
. and the sister is now the wife Of tn,
other man.
For February, Venor predict
moderate weather until the 18th, fol
lowed by storms and wind on.the 18th
mild, spring like weather succeeding
with high winds closing the month
March will maintain its reputation a
windy month. April will come i
with sharp frosts and snow tails. Nav
ignition on Lake Ontario will open ahou
the 7th, and on the st. Lawrence tie
days later. Warm weather and thu
der storms viii prevail after the 20tt
The month will be wet on the whole
Snowfalls in May should be looked fol
and frosts in Illinois viii occur aboU
the Srd; hot weather on the 10th, 70
lowed by rains, with the month endin
hot and sultry.
The summer win be excessively he
and the fall will be cold and wet,