The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-22
LOCAL NOTES.


county, where rain is needed badly.
Fish Is the cheapest meat in this market.
a good opportunity for brain culture.
We hear considerable complaint from
farmers in this county, Of damage to cot
ton plants occasioned 10y the cool nights,
p +. Hill, an intelligent colored man,
and the editor OF the New South, published
at Union City, Tenn, was in Bolivar Sat
urday in the interest Of his paper.
We are informed by a gentleman who
has travelled over this county recently that
the crop prospects are very encouraging
the stand Of cotton Is especially fine.
If Bolivar fails to get the new Memphis
ard Nashville railroad, she will lose a
large portion Of her present trade. Work
to secure the road and build up your county
and town.
Nashville Banner; "AIiss Lizzie Eentress
OF Bolivar and Miss Maggie Winstead Of
Franklin, accompanied by Mr. WIN. Win
stead, clerk and master Of Williamson
county, spent today in the city.
Or. @. NJ. Savage has established an in
Urinary in jackson where be will treat all
diseases of the eye, ear, etc. DR.. Savage il
one Of the most popular young physlcians in
South, and we note his latest venture with
pleasure.
A correspondence the Appeal from Cow
linton, Tenn, says that Attorney General
]. J. Dupuy made a speech for the state in
the Douglas Slaughter murder case on
Monday which was considered one of his
abIest efforts.
Wehave Just completed one Of the largest
and best executed lots of job printing ever
turned out by the Bulletin Office. We are
daily increasing our iacilities for doing
good work, and call she attention of the
public to the fact.
Hardeman has only three candidate, and
two of them are for Tie same office, both of
whom are making hay while the sun shines
and circulating among the people. They
report plenty to eat and warm welcome
wherever they so.
The appointment of Rev. Mr. Randolph
to preach at the Methodist Church in Boil
var, last Sunday night was cancelled on
account of the illness Of the minister Rev
Mr.. Locke preached an interesting sermon,
however.
Tho Democrats of District No. .. Of this
county held a convention last Saturday to
appoint delegates TO the county convention
to meet in Bolivar q, and the following
delegates appointed R. ;. Scott, Or. w. L.
Baird. J. p. Ferguson, Esq, J. d. Wood,
Esq, DIR. p. ii. Mex innie, and b. +, Futrall.
We were informed last winter by a.
prominent man in connection with the tele-
phone system in West Tennessee that Boil
var was to have line, and we made the
announcement to that effect. We simply
wish to call the attention of the company
to the fact that an Office would pay here,
and that We want it.
We acknowledge an invitation to attend
the commencement exercises OF the NJ. @. +.
Institute at jackson, June 8. The COM
mencement sermon will be preached by
Rev. Josephus Anderson, d. d., Of Arkon-
sas. The exercises Of the school vii, con
tinWe through the week at the Institute
Every man to whom we have spoken of
in this comfy, is earnestly in favor of the
Memphis & Nashville Railroad coming
through the county. The citizens generally
seem willing to substantially aid in the con-
struction of the line. Agitation is all that
is necessary to wake them mp to its full i'm
portance.
The young gentlemen Of Bolivar are all
smiling. They have received cards for the
leap year hop tonight and all have engage
ments. The young ladies seem to have had
a pretty good idea of how to arrange the
programme, as the engagements are "pcr-
fectly-aw iust-the-thing, you know" tho
Young men say.
Mr. JAS. NJ. Graves, the popular sales
man of Siever's Hardware Company, Of
Louisville, was taken suddenly very i'll in
Bolivar last Wednesday and was confined
to his room till Sunday, when he was so far
recovered as to be able to travel, he left for
home. He IL a popular man on the road
and his friends here hope he will experience
no further trouble.
The State Normal will be held at Hum
boldt under direction Of State Superinten-
dent Thos. II. Paine, and will open June
10 and close July 18th 1884. Tuition will
be free and there will be no expense ex-
cept for board, which will cost from three
to four dollars per week. Every teacher
should take advantage of the opportunity
and attend the session.
Nick Perry, walked up on the off side Of
an individual who sported 'gun" in his
hip pocket Saturday, but he did not cab
bagc" his game. The shootist was to soon.
With yell and bolt he light ont and split
the main street Of the town wide open and
made his escape to the wild recesses Of
Hatchie bottom. Nick will lay for him ir
the future.
Ladies who want something perfectly ele.
giant in the way of hat or bonnet will fine
it to their interest to call ON Mrs. Pyhas
over J. A. Wilson's store in Bolivar. Mrs
Pybas thoroughly understand the art of or
namenting the beautiful, and her STYLES ar
the very latest. Do not fail to visit he
rooms and look through her elegant stool
before placing your order.
Hardeman is the best county for growing
small fruits in West Tennessee, and If it ha