The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-21
LOCAL NOTES.

3Iirs Katie Smith Of Bolivar Is visiting
her sister Mrs. p. T. Jones, in Somervyille.
MezSrs. Thos. Ncwbein and Thcs. Ramsey
are now :, Hing fruit trcctrs IN the neighbor-
hood Of Henderson.
Judge Jno. l. r. sneed, of Memphis is in
Bolivar. visiting and mixing with his
friends.
\. NJ. Lambeth, Of Memphis is circulqt-
ing among his friends in Bolivar this week.
lie looks al # time was dealing witl hin,
lightly.
We are authorized to state that DR.. lien
ry Biggs, Protectionist, OF Grand Junction,
aud Capt, Francis 4. Wolf, Democrat, will
speak on tie tariff issue at L Bet, in This
county. on the goth inst
Prof. J. NJ Hubbard, principal of the
Middleton High School, can refer with con-
fidence to his numerous former patrons and
pupils in IaTdenan county as 10 his sue
cess in teaching all the branches Of a liberal
cdocatiou.
Dir. w. J. league, Of this county, died
very suddenly Of heart disease at his home
near Mcdon August 4th, 1884. Air, league
was 70 year- Of age and had been resi-
dent Of IIarJeman county for half cen:u-
~ lie was highly esteemed as Il citizen
and neighb~r-
We have received premium list for the
Ninth Annual Fair Of the McNaIry county
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, to
BE- held at the grounds near Purdy, com
mcucing October 9Th and continuing four
days. The premiums are attractive, and
the pamphlet is well printed, by Cisco &
Hawkins Of jackson.
Esquire i'm Fry, vito lives in the wes-
torn portion Of Chester county, has hog
Which, was originally black, but it took
cholera and shed its hair, and the new
growth is coming out white and sandy
color. There is nothing "ishy" about this
story, and its no Georgia yarn"
We were complimentcd for our patience
and christian fortitude, by lady who wit
nosscd us drive over the road from Bolivar
to Pine Top without once venting our feel
ings in audible language. Well, we didn't
say anything naughty, twas tue, but dur
ing cur silence we wasn't praying tor the
overScer Of that road.
In their circular Of 10Th inst Messrs IIil'-
t'ontaine & Co, of St. Louis, SAYS: "Ncw
York banks hold above thirty-two million
dollars in excess OF reserve having increased
one million three hundred thousand dollars
during the week, largest holding ever
known. Affairs improve slowly, but safe
and sure, however, it is safest TO keep out Of
debt and be conservative. Cotton: drought
+ in southern Texas, bad. Our district spot
| ted, but as whole full average is prcmis-
ed. Provisions excited and higher; c. F..
bacon lis pack, is 81 luxury" again, too
| high to eat but may advance more. Corn
prospects south and west splendid, but as
there Is. bat little old corn III the interior,
we can look for no cheap corn or meal b.
tore December and January, when til. new
crop should bring decline. Flour is bet
Ter and selling for less money than we ever
knew it, as is also wheat, the price of 2, 3
and 4, the leading grades average only 784c
Farmers say they lose if they sell and mill
lcrs II they manufactures A. the world will
and must eat bread, and nobody seems to
want it now, we advise our patrons to buy
flour, it is cheaper than you can raise the
wheat"