The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Coates.
We are indebted to DIR. Dishman
for pamphlet on Teeth, by DR.. Sam
uel White.
The next regular lecture in the
st. James Lecture Course will take
Ilace on Monday evening.
j. K. P. Lambeth called. He
represents the live and spicy Middle
ton Worker. Success to him and
it.
Miss Minnie Osborne has left to
enter the Henderson Institute. She
goes to one OF the best schools in the
State.
The venerable A NJ. Lambeth,
ST., of Middleton, was in town this
week, in improved health. Glad to
see him.
We have far more reason to be alarm
ell at the consequences of this unusual
Iy severe winter than at the predictions
of Mother Shipton and her ilk.
Population of Hardeman County
from census of 188O,-Males, II ,489,
Females, II, 432; whites, 1914; colcr
ed, 1907, Foreigners, 70; total 1921.
Young man, whose bosom burns
with noble aspirings, while you feel
bowed down by your position, take
heart. Ifthe desire to tread the high
er walks of usefulness is afre IN your
bones, the door of privilege is open.
Some of the greatest benefactors
Of our race are what the world calls
selfmade men. They could fell you
strange stories about the pursuit of
knowledge under strange difficulties.
Mr. Eugene Bond, in charge of
Mayo's Store in Somerville, called; he
is a stirring business man and has
largely contributed to the success of
Mr.. Mayo, in several of his branch
stores.
The Bolivar Brass Band has recent
" given several fine street concerts.
We are glad to know that the band is
becoming skilled in the use of their in
struments. They deserve encourage
ment.
On Wednesday, Walter Parham,
a youth, was shot in the leg below the
hip, by Mr.. Geo. Sheets, who was ex-
aiming pistol 1t had been used
by some one and put away loaded,
viii h Mr.. Sheets did not know. DR..
Hugh Tate extracted the ball, Not
seriously hurt.
We congratulate Esq. A. H.
Rose on the election of his brother, the
Hon Scion Z. Rose, of Pulaski, to the
United States Senate, who would
have been elected but Butler, the re-
publican, and others, changed their
votes 80 rapidly that his election failed
and jackson wss elected.
"A Judge had to sentence a prison
or, at Danville, Va, few days ago,
to prison for eighteen years for murder,
the jury making compromise YER
dict" The judge informed the defend
ant that the sentence was due to the
"moral cowardice oftwelve men," Tel
ling him that he believed him guilty,
the Judge added: "You should rejoice
and praise God that you fell into the
hands of, and were tried by a jury Of
of your peers"
Geo. w. Reaves, late of the firm
of Rcavcs & Bro, Salisbury; Tenn,
has gone to Washington, Ark, to en-
gagein business with his brothers. He
was mayor of Salisbury when he left.
He will not only be greatly missed by
the people of his town and section, but
the county at large can i'll afford to
lose the citizenship of so reliable and
worthy a young man as Geo. Reaves.
In him Ark. has gained valuable cit
izen.
Was it the landlady of Bolivar
clearinghouse, who, having observed
that some of her boarders used a great
deal of bntter on their boiled eggs, sci
her wits TO work to prevent the extrav
agance? She gave them their egg,
very slightly boiled, saying: "Why, Ia
I've got my eggs altogether too soft this
mornirg'7 "Never mind said heI
boarders, well harden them with but
ter The next day the eggs wer'
boiled till as hard as rocks, and tn
landlady said: 'Why, [ declare, w
got my eggs altogether too hard thi
morning. Never mind" said tn,
boarders, ''we'll soften them with but
ter" The landlady withdrew to region
in the rear, and for q time there was
fearful banging about of pots and ket
= % In tho Kitchen