The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-07-21
LOCAL ITEMS.


The Middleton Institute was a
great success.
The civil docket of the Circuit
Court was light
Mrs. A. T. McNeal will give the
Fairies picnic tomorrow
The Valley nine knocked the dust
out Of the Moscow boys.
Candy Bill takes the cake" We
say this to get even with him.
Mr. j. c. Eisgs reports crops
very good around Pocehontas.
We hear that Mr.. Alcohol made
matters lively mt Nyhifcvillc last week.
The crowd can always he found
on the popular side Of the Courthouse.
Rev. Mr. Hill will hold n meet
ing at the Brick church on the fifth
Sunday.
B, of Bolivar, is eloquent in
praise of the beauty Of Miss Il, Of
the Valley. Poor fellow.
Rev, w. NJ. Normont will com
mence meeting next Sunday at Mt.
Comfort church, near the Valley.
The Teachers Institute at New
Castle next Friday and Saturday,
29th and 30th. will he MI imDOrt0nt
meeting.
Grand Jurors are busy no4ing
around for nisdemeanorp. They are
sending for the boys, but the boys are
know nothings.
John T.. Lee, of Pocahontas, was
not killed as reported, but Henry
Jones, colored, was drowned near
there on last Sunday in the river.
Rev. q. NJ. Savage and Rev. d
r Bryant are now conducting a re-
ligious meeting at the Valley, and viii
commence one ut Van Bgrem next
Sunday.
Mrs. w. Il. Kearney and Mrs
Webb were immersed by Rev G. NJ.
Savage on last Sunday morning, in
the creek near town, and received into
the Baptist church.
We are requested to state that
parties wishing to secure the services
ola first class teacher would do we'll to
communicate with w. a. Boone, of
Whitoville. He is an experienced
and thorough teacher.
Mrs. DR.. Sasser, Miss Lucy An
derson aud Miss Mary Swinebrooud
furnished the Middleton Teachers In
stitute with most delightful music.
Jonathan Joyner, of Pocahontus,
has found his son, but not wife.
After the latter he is in swift pursuit,
seeking whom he may capture He
seems afraid OF Parsou C.
The grand father of w. j. Cor
don, Of Whiteville, was one Of twenty
five brothe;s by the same mother and
father There were eighteen twins
and seven single shots Fine stock
for a new country and flush times
The concerts on Monday and
Tuesday nights were a paying success. |
Chief credit is due Miss Eddie Fen
tress, who labored hard to have the
performers acquit themselves in Il
ereditable manner.
The river bridge near Bolivar is
completed and now in daily use. II
is 4 substantial structure and a credit
to the county. The committee having
it in charge have given the public
most desirable piece of work
st. james Hall will soon open
under the management of Rev. DIR.
Lee. lie has worked hard to furnish
this school with enlarged educational
appliances. He will be assisted by
competent teachers and guarantees
thorough instruction. See advertise
ment and send for circular.
looms station now comes to the
front in educational enterprise. The
Academy tlaayc is monument to the
enterprise and 4susinezs sagacity of its
people. They viii make it success.
The scenery and stage fixtures in |
The nav theatre were NTeu selected, |
and give the stage a splendid appear
ance. The drop curtaiu is beauty,
the scene representing 'sDido Building
Carthage, . one of the best creations of
The immortal Virgil
Mr.. John 7. Morrow, Of Middle
burg, furnishes MS with the following
estimate Of rainfall at that point from /
January lst 10 July 1st. 1881: Jaau-
AIRY, , inches; February, q; March,
II; April, 81; May, p; June, /; total
2l4. Number ef raiGs. %: number
OF SHOWS, Z.
The plank walks on the North
Side might be considerably improved
by small outlay, and thereby rendei
the lives Of pedestrians more certain.
TIE street commissioners, who are
popalarly opposed To attend to such
matters, viii probably inquire into
ihe condition Of the walks when they
awake from their twenty years Of Rip