The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-19
-HAaBEMAE COUNT 7.
Its L9cGtioEs Topography, and
GrOwtIl.s

| Hardeman county is one If tn
| border counties Of the state, and i
near the southwestern corner, til
}ounded on The north by Madison
/ nd Chester counties, on the east By
! cNaIry, on the west By Fayette.
! a.ld on the soutb by the Mississippi
/ state line. It is pierced almost
through the centre by the Illinois
Central r. r. running north and
south. and much OF It's territory is
covered by the Memphis & Charles
ton L. r., running east and west.
The Mempeis & Knoxville r. R,
! has been chartered and surveyed
and the road-bed thrown up and
graded from Bolivar to Henderson,
on the Mobile & Ohio L. r., a dis
lance Of Is nliIes. No part Of this
road isin operation, but that it viii
be finished is beyond queslion. The
shipping facilities 0f-the county are
already good, but with the H. u Z.
IR. r., finished, gbey will DO equal
to any in the state. tbs western
half OF the county is level and affords
fine farming lands, while the east
ern portion is rolling, but finely
Jimhered- Tie soil is Of light, SAN
dTsJoam, very lively sud productive,
responding promptly VIII bountiful
yield to the hand ofintejligent labor.
No lauds are more,easily retained, or
restored when worn. All Of the
cereals and small fruits grow in
abundance, and it has been demon
stratad that nowhere is there more
profit in growing grasses than upon
there lands. Nearly all The streams
that drain the county are bordered
by growth Of tender cane that fur
nishes nutritious pasturage for stock
the entire year, and thousands Of cat
tie live in cur botto IS aud grow fat.
even during the scverest weather Of
this lattitnde.
Tbs timber growth Of the county
is almost as varied as the names Of
the trees, and Is IN great abundance.
We have hickory, ash, white, red
and post oaks, gum, cypress. beech,
maple, box elder, pine. cessnut, etc,
as Spontaneous growth. The
streams Of the county arc numerous,
are Eel by springs, and ell tribu q les
IF the Big IIatchie river, which
drain5 the county from southeast
to northwest. THIS stream is open
Ell to navigation as high up rs Bell
var, though it is aeldom that boats
ply its waters this far mp,
Bolivar, the county seat Of Ifardo-
nan county, is On the I. G. r. r. !
and one mile south Of EIntcAle river.
Il has a population Of 1900, and Is !
uotep for the refinement and culture /
ofils citizens. Il has system Of !
public schools for one term Of Ave |
months ID each year, ana here j 10
Gated St. James Hall, for young ia-
dies, shat stands tie peer ofaaT SIM |
liar institution ID the south. 4 |
mo Venlentis on fool to organise q |
Fair Association for the county !
which viii be located at Bolivar. !
The churches Of tao various den0mi |
nations are in . dourisjliug condition !
here, and a neat town hall is rapidly !
approaching completion. 8 block Of
three handsome brick buildings has /
been erected within the past few /
months in the town.
1T Is prorcs 10 mention ether aOur-
ishing points 1.-THE county; Zoe e .
AID Hickory Valley, both located on
the 1. Q. e. r.. d. q thriving busi- |
ness, each making large shipments
of cotton, to say nothing of tho pou:- |
Try, eggs, fruits, Gle, yAsy HANDLED
each year Grand Juac3ou. sauls !
bury aud Middleton, oH ihe =, 81
q. Il. H., al. alao sood paints. and /
anoh go G9uclshing business.
Eo.e vie have lands equal 80 say |
in the state, aad We have lapds Ct |
grades, Huch CT which can !
be purchased cheap and on casy /
terms. Tie health of tho county IS !
good, and nowhere does there dwell
q cleyerer people. Hardoman viii be !
well represented at the convention
at Jackson next week by manY ofits !
most substa4tia citizens. dir. q, !
q. Adams, our live real estate agent
will be there, and wiz so prepared to
show orr couuty UP Inits true tight,
Our Object was only to point it out
on the map, and call attention TO
some of its principal advantages.
ladies anG GcaJs
x nice l.n, Of Pocket Cutlery just Re !
celrca q, Savage ~ E-acgsou's.
School bool,s cheap at Hudsoa's-