The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-01-27
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY WHEEL
A Two Days Session. Officers Elect
ed and Committees Appointed.
A Ringing Resolution on the
Public School Question,
Other Business.

In absence OF Recording Secretary i,
A. J. Swinebread was appointed
secretary protein. Minutes of last
session read and approved.
D. G. Sauls, w. A. Caruthers
and @, G. Whitnore were appoint
ed a committee on resolutions. Ad-
dress by the President. Adjourned
for dinner.
House came together at 100 pm.
On motion of brother Beck, the
trade house at Middleton was con-
tinusd. S. G. Needham, ]. II.
Foote, w. A. Caruthers, and J. L.
FOote were appointed q trade COM
mittee to esta bllsh a trade store at
WhitevIlle, and to cooperate with
Fayette County wheels IN estahlish~
ing trade houses at WhitevilIe. The
resignation of @. H. Donaldson as
member of county trade committee
accepted. Julius Crawford appointed
10 fill the vacancy.
The following brethren were ap-
pointed trade committee to stab
lIsh trade houses at Bolivar. G. w.
Fawcett, Julius Crawford, E. II.
Doris, 7. ]. Jackson, w. H. Ham
mons, J. J. SiIer, J. G. Collins, S.
H. Gibson, A. j. Swinebrsad, w.
A. Caruthers, AID J. M. Woodson,
They recommended J. A. Wilson
and D. E, Durrett for dry goods;
G. T. Ingram & Co., and I. J.
Jsyner for groceries; w. H. Rey'
nolds for hardware, which we're re.
ceivsd.
Report OF trade committee at
Salisbury received, and contracts
with w. w. R. ElIiotte, Jr. and
Saith & Pankey were continued.
Trade houses at Hickory Valley
and Ubet were continued.
Election of County Agent resulted
in the election Of A. J. Swinebroad,
his salary was fixed at $500 per
annum. Adjourned till tomorrow
the goth.
Friday neutrality-suspicious. in
chair. Prayer by w. A. Caruth-
ers. Premiums offered by B, M.
Hord, Commissioner of Agriculture
accepted. w. A. Caruthers, A.
II. Beck, and Julius Crawford were
appointed COMMITTEES to f. crops for
pre- miums, amounts etc.
Committee on bylaws made their
report which was received and
adopted,
j. r. Sweeton, G. D. Hodge and
Jno. w. Sweeton were appointed a
printing committee and authorized
to have 100 copies of Constitutions,
Bylaws, Resolutions, etc published.
Brethren w. A. Caruthers, w.
w Nuckolls, A. II. Beck. J. K
Tate, and Julius Crawford were
chosen as the Executive Board.
Motion to allow three of CHS Board
to constitute a quorun passed.
Committee on resolutions offered
the following which we're adopted:
l. Resolved, By the Hardsman
County Wheel, that any officer or
delegate of said body absenting him
self from any session without per-
mission from the President, his name
shall be stricken from the roll, and
he shall not be eligible to seat In
our body for the next - months
there from.
2. Resolved LIST, That the chill.
dren of the farmers are az much
entitled to the benefits of superior
education as are the children of
merchants or professional men. End
Resolved, That the public free
school ls the only chance and hope
for the children of the farmers and
poor, and we the NheSIers of Har-
deman county in convention assem-
bled pledge ourselves to all measures
looking to the better education of our chil-
dren, and the improvement of our Free
School system; and we demand of our
officers and county and state repre-
sentatlves in all departments their
fostering care; and all necessary aid
to our tree public schools.
3. Whereas the County Wheel
IN its session October last, elected
certain brethren to serve as clerks
in our trade houses, and whereas
orr trade houses in the Southern
part of the county did not desire
men tor clerks from the Northern
part of the county: Therefore, Be
it resolved by the County Wheel
now in session that the selection OF
all clerks for our trade houses be
left entirely with the Subordinate
Wheels trading with the trade houses
established in their respective vi
entities.
4, Resolved, That the Secreta.
riss of Subordinate Wheels forward
the State Agents Fund to County
Secretary the LIST and 18th of eacf
month.
Committee on Credentials re-
ported "a Wheels represented; Is