The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-01-15
FOCAL.
q Ills winter nowl"

Mr. Doyle, who was so seriously
burned last week, is improving.
Large number Of wild ducks are
upon tho streams adjacent to Bol1-
var.
Mr.. Burwell Wilkes hes rented
the Macon farm and mil, one mile
! from town, for this yesr.
| Contractors are here to bid on
work of erecting an iron bridge at
Statler's ferry across Harchie river.
Mr., R. J. Pirtle. Of the 18th Dis
trict, killed hog last week which
/ had been tattening since the 1st of
September last, which weighed $50
pounds.
The appointments Of Rev. E. B.
| Mcneil, pastor of the Baptist
church in Bolivar, has been chang
ed to the first Sunday in each
month, morning and evening.
| The ice-houses about Bolivar
were filed with good, solid ice this
week. All the ice put up viii
measure over 4 inches in thickness.
Rev. Phillip Tuggle, at one time
well known to the people OF this
country asian eminent Methodist d.
vine, died in San Francisco, Cal, on
the 9Th Of this month.
Mira. Mary x. Jones, wife OF Mr.
Paul T; Jones, has purchased of O.
B. Polk, Esq,, the brick residence
south Of the county jail, known as
the L. B. Adams place.
Skating and putting up ice, areI
about the only vocations which
seems to be pushed vigorously just
at this time, No better time for
both WIS ever known il the history
OF this country.
Esquire Bailey Macon, and tauai-
ly left for Texas this week. Esq'r |
Macon is a good citizen, and we
dislike to see our good people leav-
ing our county, bat we hope he
win be prosperous and happy in |
his new home.
Married On January, 7th. at the
residence Of the brides mother, Mrs. |
Jane Clements, III the 18th. district
of this county, Mr. VIM. Todd, off
Fayette county, and Miss Victoria
Landslide, Rev. J. j. Boon of6cia-
ting.
A letter from Mr.. Walter Ramsey, |
who left here a sweek ago last Mon
day fer Ft. Hall, Idaho, was receiv-
Ell Sunday. The letter was written |
Oh board the train, on the plains in
a drift of snow 20 feet deep.
The large brick residence recent
ly purchased by Mrs. ones, of Mr..
o. B: Polk, and occupied by Mr,
Robt. Mitchell, caught FIRE I'M the
rear from defective flue, yesterday, |
and it was only with prompt and
earnest work that the building. wa.
saved,
Prof. T, S. Minter has located at
Toone, and is principal of Toone In
stitute, and has a regular attend
snee of over 80 scholars. Toone
will always keep up its reputation
for supporting a good school, and a
more efficient teacher could not have
been selected as principal than
Prof. Minter.
The grounds for the County Fair
should be secured and work on same
commenced early this next spI-dg or
summer, SO that all will be IN readi-
meas for fair next fall. This can
only be accomplished by speedy and
thorough work on the part of the
committee on subscriptions.
The blizzard here last Saturday |
morning was the coolest rcmem-
hered By the Oldest citizens. The /
mercury reached 6 degrees below
zero, at Z O'Clock Saturday morning |
The lowest ever marked here before
this, was 4 degrees below, and this
occurred on the 9th day of January !
1888. /
We would like to have forwarded
to this Office the amount raised III !
each civil district, for the CountyI
Fair. by Thursday next, and we viii
publish the same by Districts. We
don't mean tho names sind amount
ot each subscriber. but the total
amount raised'in each civil district,
VIII the committee please sead US
this iniormstion7
See the advertisement OF the
Holly Springs route in another col
umn, close connection Is made with
1.-THE Illinois Central at Holly Springs
for Memphis, aud passengers can
leave Bolivar at a. m, and reach
Memphis ut IL a. m., same day.
! This is an a6vnntaon Ell will annre-