The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
| A SPICY LETTER WITH COMMENT.
EDITOR STAR

A SPICY LETTER WITH COMMENT T.
EDITOR STAR:
Salisbury, Tenn, Jan. 9 1855
The Star reaches US once a week
with its fair pages all lit up with il
Illuminating news that no other jour
nal can supply. We have the bus
lest tswn on the NJ. & G. r, r., from
Memphis to Chattanooga Our
merchants are kept busy the year
round, buying and shipping cotton,
( chickens, eggs, wool, furs, hides. etc.
tor which they pay the highest
market price. Some OF our peopl {
have been shipping fruit to Mem
pins, Ne ~ Orleans, and Chicago,
but barely get back cost, on account
OF so much fruit this year Farm
ers in this section are very busy with
their crops Most Of them have
dismissed the corn, and are put
ting in all their time on the cotton
farmers are all in good spirits. They
expect a big yield this year. Prof
Malone's school at Woodland Acad-
envy closed Friday the 10th, the
exercises on Friday We're largely at
tended, ann everybody enjoyed
themselves to the very fullest, both
the exercises and the bountifuI re-
freshments that were sprea at
n Don.
Dir. Walter Nalone OF Memphis
was 10 deliver the annual address
but owing to sudden illness failed to
Z be present. Prot. W. Rose, Hon
w. @. Gibson, and DR.. j D,
Sauls favored the large audience
with brief, but interesting speeches
that made everybody glad tina they
had gone out t. Woodland Acade~
my. The house at night vas filled
to It's utmost capacity, not even
standing room could be had. The
concert was a grand success. The
noted play of the night being, "Ten
nights in Bar Room" Every part
was perfect and all went away well
| pleased with the OCCASION, feel ing
that both tea cheers and pupils deserve
great credit for the advancement.
made. A large mum Der of visitors
from other points were IN attendance
Miss Anna Wright has eturned
from Woods High School at Nash
vile. Prof. w. Rose returned a
few days age from the State Normal
School at Nashville. he expects
to return again in Sept next. Miss
Sallie Scott Of Hickory Valley has
been visiting The family Of DR.. K.
| NJ. Bostwiek the past week. Miss
/ Gillie Futrell from nea" Hickory
| Valley, is visiting relatives III town
this week. The gallant N. L. Jones,
". w. X, Elliotte & Co.'S book
keeper, left last week on visit to
! r elatives IN Ark jim Gud, ey
has been smiling ever since the
"Gov. left. Ed. 9. Q. Mcdaniel
| filled the Baptist pulpit here Sun
day and Sunday night; he preached
| foreible and sound sermon as he
| always does. Graham Bostwick
returned home tram GAINESVILLE
| chool several days ago, and has
been in bed with fever sever since,
We are glad to say he is Improving.
| Our tOwnsmen, Thal Moore ana
Jake Wilson, went up to Cypress
fishing last week and brought back
catfish weighing a lbs, This
haul started big crowd from here
early Monday morning to try their
luck at Cypress with fish kind. We
have candidates on our streets al
most every day III the week. They
are all a COED set OF fellows, and
we would like to give them each an
sffice. Our people in this part Of
the county want W. A II. McDan-
lei for state senate and DR. j. ID.
Sauls, for the legislature, HurrAh
fer Cleveland and Bob Taylor.
RISK.
| The Star can heartily endorse
the choice Of the people in and
around Salisbury for representa-
| tive. Mr.. Saulsis a sound demo~
crat, a genial and gifted gentleman,
and would make US faithful and
efficient representative. But The
Star cannot endorse their chsice for
State Senate. w. A. H, Nc D4u-
iel lacks the ability, he is inexperi-
enced in public affairs, is too ysung,
is no politician by nature or educas
ton, Is not pspdIar with the politi-
| clans, and Is less 50 with the PEG.
pie. He has no convictions Of his
own, was opposed to Bob Taylor,
! uutll he found that the people want
cd lin, then he ceased to blow his
bazoo, and gave up like a tame
COW ard. He Is for j. d. @, Atkins
for the United States Senate, and
this position has set all the Harris
nrnr-d a orainst h1nn And in addi-