The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-09
LOCAL

quin are still going ahead. Give
them a call if you want your work
done good and cheap.
Fruit Jars "75c per dozen" for quarts at
Hudson's
Mr. w. HI. AmmoRs sent us a
stalk of Buckwheat a inches high.
| The seed came from Savage & En-
erson'sv
The oat crop in this county is very
fus, the best for some years.
If you want to save money buy your
Drugs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes,
Lamps. Chimneys, Fruit Jars etc. ETC., at
Hudron's His prices are always the
lowest.
On Monday last Mr.. Rube Stall
lings sent to this Office two cotton
bOlls larger than the end eta mans
thumb.
Go 10 Savage & Emerson's Tor Fire
Proof Oil, and Coal Oil They keep The
best in town.
Quite number of cEldren are
reported to be sick about Hickory
Valley and several deaths.
We will sell stationary cheaper than
any heuse in Bolivar. Savage & Emer-
son.
TIL corn crop in this county is
said to bethe worst for years. Many
experienced farmers express the
opinion that with favorable seasons
from this on but poor crop wall be
made, but if It continues dry many
days, the crop will be ahaost a
failure,
Nise line Paper and Envelops cheap
at Hudsonf
There was a good large atten-
dance of Magistrates upon Quarter
ly Court on Monday last, and the
candidates were very active.
@sticky" Fly Paper at Hudsoh's cheap. |
On last Monday there VAS an 9th
e1 Temperance alliance organized at
Hickory Valley, J. p. Fnrgerson
President, and D. A. McARulty |
Secretary, so the county will be
organized.
$500 Matches Tor 25c at Hudson's.
We understand that about 90 bids
were received by the Asylum Build
lRg committee for work on same.
Quite numbered them were for the
entire work, and others for certain
portions oft We hSpe a.contraet
will be made for its erection that
the work may commence at once.
Savage & Emerson viii sell you Lamps
Lamp Chimneys. Drugs, paints and Oh
cheaper thaa any oUse in Bolivar, give
them a trial
AS Mr.. A. w, Brockway, the
President of the Middleton, Bolivar,
and Brownsville Railroad Company
was here on Wednesday last, an in
formal meeting of the directors iv-
ing at this place vas held, at which
the President presided The profile
of the route and the estimate of the
cost of grading etc, made by Col.
Upshaw was examined. The route
was pronounced the best in this
section and all seemed pleased with
the prospects. The President re-
ported that he had been in cores
pondenoe with authorities of the
Gulf 81 Ship Island Railroad Com
pany and he believed that the pros
pect of that roads being extended
North on this line, was very good.
A meeting of the directors of the two
companies will be held at an early
day when it is hoped something def
mite will be ascertained,
Capt NJ. L. Lewman, of Green.
castle Ind, was in Bolivar this week
tor the purpose of bidding on the
work fer the Asylum. Capt Lew
man was Captain in an Indiana
Cavalry Regiment during the war,
and was all through this country. .
He was station at this place for a
while, and participated in a Number
Of battles in this comfy. He met
a number of our citizens who were
in the Confederate army and who
participated in the same Engage
ments. He seRed to enjoy talk !
ing over the "reminiscences of the war :
with the anen who met him face to
face in battle. He is a democrat,
and a friend OF the South. We like
TO meet such gentlemen.
We aotice that the land grant to
the Gulf ~ Ship Island Railroad Go
has been excepted out of the land I
grant forfeiture bill, by both Houses v
of Congress. With this land.grant +
secure, the Cult & Ship Island r. K.
Company will be able to secure sid
by which they will be enabled to t
push their road from Ripley to the 4
Gulf. 1t will also be extended nOrth
from Middleton, and the route by +
Bolivar ~ Brownsville is the very U
best which can possibly be secured +
If our people viii do their part Boil a
var will have two railroads befone a !
great while.
Judge James Fentress, of Bolivar
General Attorney for the Illinois cen
trial railroad, has purchased the Talbot
property on north Market street this
city. There are about Is acres In the
tract and So, 200 was paid 10 the
executor of Mrs. Ada D. Rice,
deceased. The deed was registered
this week, Judge Fentress being in 8
the city Monday. 1t is thought that
he will build fine house on Talbot
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