The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

Next Monday is the GLORIOUS
Fourth"
The Methodist ice cream supper
last Friday night was a success.
Cotton blooms are being brought
in from all parts of the county.
Esquire Bob Carter reports bot
tom cotton and corn to be fine.
Dunlap Springs refreshed quite a
number Of Bolivians last Sunday.
The much-talled-ot-c comet is visi-
bic at thispoint nightly, in the north
western horizon.
j. G. johnson reports rapid in
crease in the population Of Pocahontas.
You can't beat Bolivar.
The State Normal Institute will
be held at Knoxville to-day, and will
close July ID. Free tuition to teach
ers.
That enterprising and intelligent
farmer, Isaac w. Pirtle, of Clover
Port, gathered cotton blooms on the
18th inst.
When q young violinist sercnades
his sweetheart MI the neighbors know
there is a woman at the bottom of
that scrapc.
The colored people held a picnic
near town Saturday. Rev Messrs.
Jones and Webster, and Senator Bar
rett spoke.
Rev. w. S. kirkpatrick Will com
mcncc protracted meeting at Bethel
church, near Pocahontas, on the third
Saturday in August.
The girl who was locked in her
lovers arms for three hours explains
that it wasn't her fault. Sine says he
forgot the combination.
"A protracted meeting is in pro
gross Mt the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. We hope it will be instru
mental in doing great good in Bolivar
The wise man looketh at the bot.
tom Of the column to see. if the story il
to be continued in the -- -, but
the fool takes "A Leap in the Dark,
reads on and concludes with the use OF
profanity.
The New Castle knights of Honor
aud Sunday-school will give a selec
picnic on Friday, July 9Th. jess,
Normcnt, Esq, will address The
knights, and the editor of the BUILE
TIN the young men of the county.
Beneath a shady tree they sat,
lie held her hand, she held his hat,
] held my breath and lay right Hat;
They kissed, l saw them do il.
lie held that kissing Was no crime,
She held her head mp every time,
held my peace and wrote this rhyme
While they thought no one knew il
The third bridge on the road t.
Dunlap Springs Is in very bad con
dition. If the proper authorities d.
not attend to the matter, we shall
soon have repetition of the bridg
disaster some time since, when tw
horses fell through and had to b
fished out of the creek.
w. r. Halls preliminary trial 70
forging teachers warrants came up o
Monday, his bond being fixed ats, 00C
which he was unable to give, and wa
therefore remanded to Jail, TO avail
trial Mt Circuit Court term i'll July.
We attended the Jackson distric
conference high school at Montezum'
last Thursday and Friday, and spen
several days with the noble people c
that section. Our host and hostes,
DIR. and Mrs. Perkins, will not 500
he forgotten for their genial hospita
ity. The school there is a great 81,
cess.
The Riversidcs defeated the Va
ley boys last Friday by score of 8
to SO. We were confident the Boil
var club would sustain their reput,
ton. A match game will be playc
Monday evening, July 4th, betwee
the Reds and RiversideS, Of BOLIVIA
and they will give an ice-cream suppc
the same night, ut McNeals hal
Turn out and give the boys Il benef
1t is to be hoped that the scho
officers of this district viii retain Il
services Of Prof. Hudson. Other plac
want him.
Prof Hudson, assisted by Prof
Price, Kimbrough, and others, VI
hold teachers institute at MiddIetC
Friday and Saturday, July 18th aI
10th