The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-21


home at Toone, on Wednesday
morning lass. lie was one Of our
oldest cifzens, and was highly re-
spected on account OF his sterling
qualities lie leaves a host of friends
and rela ives 20 mourn his death.
Before his death he had become
paralized al over. lie his tongue
was paraIized 60 that he could not
f, speak.
z Mr.. Emerson, Re father Of NJ. 1.
b. Emerson, Of this place, died at
: the bone Of TIE later n Boltvar on
Tuesday morning last, in the 96.h
year Of his age. lie had been sick
5 only a few days, and lis death was
t unexpected. The deceased lived
near Medoa, in Madison County,
add was h Gully respected by all who
knew him. His remains were taken
} % Medoo on Wednesday for inter
ment.
The temperance and prohibition
meeting at The colored Colored
Me.nodis5 on Thussday night Of the
IS, was well attended. Speakers,
! DR.. D. J. New bern, Mr.. John
! Mitchell, ard Rev. Q. D. billiard.
The negroes seemed in the begin
ming 10 be appathe,ic Oh this ques-
ton, bus ere iho meeting closed, OH
motion being prs, nearly tine entire
crowd voted in favor Of prohibition.
Fet ~ mGmbcte, med and women,
were added 10 The alliance, and g |
program was made out, and on
Thursday ni2h Of The 90 they are
10 .,y THEW powers OF reading, re~I
cling, and speaking on the question
o. temperance and prohibition at
The Baptist church. Q. D. II.
Gainesville Irsti,u.e at Cranes
vile, Team. IS business 20 The core.
L has sixteen boarding students
over Eteen years OF age. The Philo-
mathesian Society will entertain
the public al night, May Is. Pub-
lie ilv1ed. PtoG. McDanieT5 talents
and qualifications for teaching are
OF lie highest order: No better
school in oar county can be found.
J. Il. Brint, President, Dr.. D. S.
Webb, Secretary, aud K. z. Horns
6y. Treasurer
The Humboldt Messenger com
plains that not mora chan one half of
The bu.;noss men Of Humboldt ad-
vertise their business, and the
Chester Citizen says only three out
of eighteen business houses N Hen
derson, feel able 10 advertise.
Bolivar is about q. par wish Hender- .
son in this respect. A business {
which is not wolth advertising is
not worth following We notice
that lhe merchants Of Bolivar who +
advertise their business, are doing !
the best business in re town, I'LL
always h2s been, always viii be, and
ought always 10 be 50.
The Illinois Central Railroad
Company has opened1 the finest 6
Hotel and Eaping house at sHolly !
Springs, in The South. We had S
occasion to lcok through it one day
this week, and it is simply magnif- I
cent. Everything about 1t is as fine t
"a silk. The accommodations offer 5
ed cannot be excelIed IN This colr- /
try. They get butter and meats /
from Chicago, and fish and oysters /
from New Orleans daily. The cele- /
brated Selurian water from Wan i
kesha, Wis, will be served to guests L
free. This hotel supplies a want c
which HIS been long felt by the tra~ |
vellers over the Illinois Central il
Road. e
The ice cream and strawberry :,
supper in the Methodist church
yard on Friday night Of The Il, was
a dec. ded success and seemed 20 be :
enjoyed bv all, Tables dotted the :
yard here and there adorned with
flowers, and presided over by a pa;rI
of lovely maidcns, who served in
their own attractive style. The
rays OF the moonlight a
through the fleecy clowds were sur :
iclent 10 dispel the sombre dark il
ness. While vieing couples werel s
only zoo glad Tint the accommoda- +
ing winds forbade the Lighting OF Il
lamps, rendering smiles and tokens d
of - more easily exchanged. d
OF The many present twas SAID not a
2ne unwinsome lady was 70 be found. a
Indeed Bolivar is hard 70 beat in "
shat line. Receipts $3.50, net pro- l;
eeods SAT. The ladies Of the Nj. t
Q, Church hereby extend to all o
.herr uabouuded thanks for such q
liberal patronage and hearty sup
port. v
Z. D. II. q
Public Speaking. .