The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-03
LOCAL NOTES.

Thermometer hot.
Days are beginning 10 shorten
Picnic at Dunlap Spring to-day.
Next Monday is County Court day.
Quite party from Bolivar were at Tooa
Thursday attending the exercises Of Toon
I stitute.
We are compelled to leave out communi
cations from 1uoue and New Castle thi
week, bnt they will appear in our next issue
The Eorthbound train that passes here
10 a. M, was delayed Tuesday by freight
train Iunnig of the tract just below Holi,
Springs.
The rains the carly part 81 this week wat
pretty general, we understand, and came
inst in time to DO unbounded good to young
corn. and cotton.
Hospitality is the r,le Instead Of the cx
ccption at Toene Every hoe-e in the town
was thrown open 10 the guests Of Toone In
stitute last Thursday.
Mr.. Jas Carter was very much ogitatcd
oy,r the disappearance Of his hors, last Sat
urday night, but Sunday morning he wa
found in the noighborho,,d,
Dudley Jones, who some months ago
burned gin and stole horse from Mr.
4 Robbins, near Pinson, in Madison county
was convicted and sentenced to the peniten
tiary for eight years.
The editor Of the Bsllctin will ne absent
for two weeks on business and what's left Of
us will try to keep the Bulletin up Re
member, if anything IS wrong, he is not al
home and we arc not responsible.
We understand THAT the Illinois Centr al
with its usual progressive spirit, WI in g
few days, put on its regular through trains
elegant palace dining and sleeping cars
combined. 1t will then he on equal foot
ing, so far rs accommodation are concerned,
with any Of the great eastern trunk lines.
DIR. c. Swain, Of No. 2l5, Second street
Memphis. Tenn, will be in Bolivar at the
Acton House, on Wednesday, July 9th, and
invites all suffering with diseases of the
Rectum, such as Piles, Rectal Ulcers, Fis-
tulas &c, to call to see him on above date
as he viii remain here only one day. Nc
charge for examination.
Arthur Mcclellan desires to inform hi.
patrons and the public generally that he
has recently moved his Barber Shop to
the stand formerly occupied by John Jones
where he will be pleased TO have them call
tor nice shave or hair-cnt. lie has made
several improvements and You can always
find his neat shop, with clean towels, sharp
razors and receive polite attention.
G. ]. Rogers & Co, Of Grand Junction are
putting up some elegant marble work at
present. One particular monument is that
of Or. Puiliam, which cannot be surpassed
in the west. The cost Of the monument Is
$3.50 and it could not be duplicated for less
money by any house in the country. 1t is
interesting to look ut the designs Of AIessrs
Rogers * Co, and they take pleasure in
showing them.
We failed to make proper notice Of Prof.
Prices school in last weeks issue. 1t was
not intended to make public examina-
ton Of the pupils until day or SO before
the close, and no provisions were made for
it, and it is considered as wonderful, the
manner in which the little boys and girls
stood the most rigid examinations by visit
ors and teachers. Prof. Price is given up
TO be one ef the most thorough mathematic-
ians in the State, as well as an accomplish
cd educator in all the branches, and hi,
school This term Is credit to himself a,
well as to the town. There should be q
more general interest taken in this school
Il is capabable am is comforting a more
lasting good upon the community than We
can ever measure, and it is the duty of tn,
| corpora ton and county to put it upon Z
more solid and substantial basis. Let Dol
war vote a special tax and make a graded
| school Of it. Other towns Of less population
| have such schools, and thoss who oppose
| them on the start always fall in and become
warm supporters after they have been il
/ operation term or two, at any rate, W,
congratulate Prof Price on the excellence
of his work this term, and each of hi,
students upon their diligence in the per
| fOrur1uco pf fbair cob-1I work