The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-26

Squirrels are plentiful in Iatchie bottom.
Thermometer reached 90 ono day last
week.
Read new nonresident notice in another
column Of this issue.
There were services at all tlse churches
last Sabbath and ge5l attendance.
Don't ask 10 borrow your ncighbors paper,
subscribe for one Of your own its only 81.
A grand rush was made by farmers to get
in their cut clover before the expected rain
Wednesday.
There arc four prisoners in the county
jaH Il Bolivar. Two for murder and the
others for minor offences.
A very entertaining little 4hand-around"
was participated IN Thursday morning in
front Of lewis & MERGERS.
A pleasant ics oceanl paety was given on
tJae lawn Of Tic Episcopal parsonage Thurs
day evening. 4 pleasant party assembled
and enjoyed the evening.
Quite number of people from Bolivar
and country near around will attend the
closing exercises of Prof. Hudson's most
excellent school at Toons.
We learn that the family of the late NJ.
T. Polk, will soon remove to Bolivar, and
permanently reside here. They will be
welcomed by a large circle Of friends.
Eddie Durrett, Tommie Smith and sever
al Of the ''little boys" are camping on the
banks of the Hatchie, at Statler's ferry this
week. ook out boys for Madison county's
willipus-wollipus
The ladies Of the Methodist church gave
an ice cream supper at Democratic head
quarters in Bolivar last Friday night for
the benefit Of the church and the enterprise
was well patronizod.
If any man doubt that this IS a fine
country for growing the grasses, he should
have seen the court yard Ia Bolivar before
\ il was moved last week. 1t had four varie-
ties besides heavy growth of clover
We note with pleasure the appointment
Of cur fellow citizen, Mr.. c. \. Miller, a
member Of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee for the State from the 10th District
Mr. Miller is a young and vigorous democrat
and will serve with credit to himself and hIi
district.
The general superintendent and seveva
gentleman prominent in the management
\ ~ n Do;Ir,aJ ,ros -, po1i vor eovora
hours Saturday. They were on tour o
general inspection of their excellent road
and had been out on the Kosiusko branch
which is now completed to West Point
Miss.
Capt. A. T. 1IcNeaTs election rs a dele
gate to Chicago from the State at large i
gratifying to his many friends all over tn
State and especially here in his own county
Capt. McNeal is clear-headed politician
an able lawyer, and a gentleman who's
every step forward is a benefit to the party
to which hc is so devoted.
We have heard considerable complain
of dogs being poisoned in Bolivar AM
vicinity. We are in favor Of thinning on
the dog tribe, but we do not approve Of thi
cowardly practice. Too often it Is a petit
revenge that prompts some enemy to poiso
a mans dog. Thin out the dogs, they az
n nuisance, but do it in lawful way.
Judging from the number of agriculture
machines of various kinds sold in Bolivia
this spring the farmers Of IIardeman al
determined to take a step forward in the
business. Besides several cultiyators an
l5uapfoved plows, there have been half
dozen rcapers and moving machines sol
here this season.
We have heard r7Emors of criminal a
sault being made by man named Parisl
in this county last week, upon his own lit
daughter. The girl is reported to be on
% years Of age. We understand that Pari'
e was arrested and after trial before magi
. trate made his escape. We publish til
only as rumor.
1t is a good indication when farme
= have n surplus of hog and hominy. v
heard one of the best farmers in Hardem'
say Saturday that he had just delivered 81
ty busEels of carefully assorted corn
Messrs. Ct. T. Ingram & Co, of Bolivar,
be ground into meal. In view of the ia
that meal has been ecaroc in this mark
this is gratifying.
s Mr.. A. ]. Coates, of Bolivar, deliver
= the literary address before the graduates
the Montezuma school at its closing ex'
" cises last week Mr.. Coates is a rising la
d. yer and is superintendent Of public instrJ
ton Of this county. We are pleased to ne
that the address was spoken Of in III
d terms by those who were so fortunate as
be present. We expected a full report
the exercises OF the school, but it was /
furnished US.
IS DclinSUents Take Notice.