The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-12
From middleburg.

Editors Balletin:
The greater part Of this week the rair
has been falling in perfect torrents. II la.
revived the dropping spirits of the grass in
cotton and corn fields, which very plainly
speaks of six weeks campaign.
Birds have been very destructive on
wheat crops.
Corn looks promising, but cotton can
scarcely he seen with the unaided eye-
Middleburg is on the wane, its fairest oc-
cupant has 1own.
The Baptist church here has been plas-
tered lately, the job being finished up in a
neat and artistic style.
IIugh Morrow, from down among the
wilds of Fayette county, was up several
days ago visiting his relatives.
Mrs. John Prewitt, of Grand Junction,
paid visit to her brother and sister j. NJ.
SIIivers and Mrs. Rose.
Mrs. Marsh has retained from quite
lengthy visit to Palestine. Ark, TO The home
of her son-in-law J. T. Morrow. where she
expects TO make her future home.
Tom. McGuirs, jr., son of gentleman
bearing the same name. we'll known to the
people of Bolivar, Is visiting aunt resid-
ing near New Castle.
Mrs Nolen, Of Water Valley. Miss, and
her sister, Mrs. Casselberry, of New Castle.
met here last Sunday week ago for the
first time in twenty-three years. They had
not even heard of one another during that
period. nor did they know anything con-
corning each others whereabouts until a
short time prior to the event of the above
meeting.
w. d. Morrow has recently made two
trips to the grea; emporium of West Ten
nessee with cattle and sheep. What occu-
pied his attention during the first trip was
coupe of stubborn Young bullocks that
looked the very picture Of bovine terror as
their master rode gracefully astride their
backs through the crowded tloroughfares
of Memphis displaying not little eque,
trianism.
1t is rumored that cholera among hogs is
becoming very prevalent in this neighbor-
hood. And it is further asserted that all
dogs Partaking of the dainty carcasses of
the defunct hogs, dying with the above dis
temper, or whatever kind of disease. it
may be, instantly meet with the same fate
II this be true and the malady become gem
eral and ubiquitary throughout the state,
we will have neither hogs nor dogs, nor
any use of dog law.
F. w. Blankenship has returned to his
former section at Abbeville. Charley
Brown of the Hickory Valley section has
superseded him here.
The it;nerant section boss, J. r. Spencer
has concluded to go back on the road where
he i'll be enrolled as sub-oficer on
ditching train.
On the 18th ult., Mr.. Hiram Shearrin and
Miss Bette Cliff, a daughter of Mr. Tom
Cliff of this vicinity, were married. They
will spend their honeymoon at home
IN attempt was made to metamorphose
the little hamlet of Middleburg into a floral
garden some time ago by a full turnout Of
Spring Creeks most gallant young men
swarthed in their go-to-church
habiliments, with punches of flowers, little
and big arrayed in an irregular manner
over the exterior of their gaudy apparel.
trust there is no harm done boys, the girls
delight in looking at flowers, especially
when attached to an ugly person like my
self you know the contrast is 80 very great.
GERRY BALD.