The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-11-20
The County Fair.

At12 o'clock, on Monday last, IN
obedience to the call pub
lighed in the Bulletin for a
meeting of all of the farmers and
OF the county to take
steps towards getting up suitable
grounds and buildings for county
fair; Jorge crowd of the best men
Of the county assembled at the Court
House. On motion of w. A, Caruth-
ers, ESQ, who called the meeting to
order, by request, John ". Wilkes,
of Centreville, was made Chairman. |
ESD. Wilkes took the chair, and after
explaining the objects of meeting,
delivered a we'll Uimed address, III
which he showed the supreme folly
of sticking to the raising'of cotton in
this county. He also demonstrate
ed that the raising of cotton was the
principal cause Of the hard times
and argued that this was a grass and
stock county. He stated that the
movem ent was gotten up Ia the IN
terest of the farmers and that the
united efforts Of the people of the
whole county was necessary to insure
the success of the enterprise. The
chairman made some happy hits,
which were appreciated by the large
and enthusiastiastic crowd present.
Jesse Norment was then made sec
rotary of the meeting, Esq Car
uthe1s in a short speech advocated
the NOV ement strongly, and called
for a tree interchange of views as to
the necessity for a County Fair,
and the best way to proceed t. estab-
lish It. At least one hour was. con-
sumed in the discussion of the ques-
ton, which was engaged in by the
Chairman, Mr.. Francis Fentress,
w. A. Caruthers. w. S, Hernsby,
A. T. McNeal and the Secretary,
All of the speakers agreed that the
prosperity of the farming interests
demanded that a we'll regulated
county Fair should be gotten up III
time to have Fair next tall and
n othing was better calculated to stir
up our people 20 the importance of
raising stock and improving their
lands. On motion of Capt. A. I,
McNeal the Char appointed W. A.
Caruthers, Z. B. Stewart, Francis
Fentress, T. j. Hudson and K. +.
Hornsby a committee to solicit sub
scriptions for a county Far and to
appoint subcommittee in each civil
district of the county. On motion J =.
". Wilkes, the Chairman WAS
made a member of the above COM
miltee. The shares of stock was fixed
at SIS; but one person can take as
many shares as they like, The
shares were put at So so that every
citizen in the county can take stock
in the Association who feels dispos-
ed to do so.
The meeting then adjourned until
the first Saturday after the hrst
Monday in January next, when the
committee on subscriptions is expec
ted to report. The comm ittee on
subscriptions metal the office OF +
Fentress, Esq. Immediately aftel
the adjournment OF the convention
and appointed the following sub
committees on subs riptlons.
= District 1, Eugene Est p, john I
Lowe.
District 2, J. D, Woods
District 5, James W. Bass.
. District 4, j. A. Moore, j. K
Miller.
District 5, J. H Franklin.
t Districts, r. II. Walton.
|. Distrlct7, j. A. Wellons.
District 8, Jasper Hizer.
g District 8, r. ". Smith,
District 10, Newt McCommons.
= District Il, DIR. S. Neely.
10 District u, Dr. j. d Sasser.
4 District ID, Nat Huddleston.
h District IA, VIM. Smith.
ID Iistr,ct Is, E. A. Mullins, &c
" Bradford
District 16. DR.. J. r. Cottongin
District II, w. T. F. Thompso
e District IS, w, d. Hankins.
= District 10, Ben helms.
- District 20, W. +. Prewi;t,
re- The committeeman will be tu
he nisaed with subscriptions lists in
n" few days, and the succe"s OF the
q terprise now rests with them.
-. We sincerely hoped each will ia
an active interest in the matt
The meeting was perfectly harm
pious and was a grand success l