The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-25


fifty years.
Miss Mag West and Mrs. Cor
rie Crawford went to jackson to
attend the marriage of Miss Amelia
Dugan 10 Mr.. Frank Dickson on
Wednesday last:
Mr.. Thad Prewett and lady,
Misses Nellie Green and Lizzie
johnson, and Mr., Luther Black, of
Valley, came up to the
entertainment Friday evening,
A new postoffice called Doris has
been established in the northeastern
part of Hardeman county. We
congratulate the citizens on this
in their mail facilities.
Dupont's Choke Bore Powder
at Hudson's. Try it and you will
use no other.
MIR. John MCGEE, representing
the well known firm of Mercer &
McGlathery of Toone, was in Boil
var on business Tuesday. Mr..
McGhee is as handsome and lively
as ever.
Mr.. T. A. Osborn was appointed
by Bolivar Lodge No. 81, l. o. D.
F.; represen tative to the grand
lodge which met at Columbia Wed
nesdaY, but on account Of sickness
was unable to attend.
The BULLETIN desk was deco
rated this week by a bouquet Of
magnificent roses, beautiful and
fragrant, from the gardens of Col
Frank Fentress, for which he will
please accept our thanks.
Our job work gives entire sat-
isfaction. Send us your orders when
in need OF bill heads, letter heads,
envelopes, cards, posters, circulars,
blanks, etc. All work delivered in
the county free of charge.
The opera house was packed
last Friday evening with a represen.
tative audience to see the Elliott
troupe. A royal entertainment
was given. Good shows always
command a good house in Bolivar
"A man named Hardin, living
near Shandy, shot and killed a mare
belonging to Jas. II. Young that
was trespassing In his field. Pro,
ceedings to arrest him for the crime
we're instituted
We made mistake in publish
ing the notice in regard to the dealt
of Mrs. jackson, which occurred il
Augusta, Ark, on the Goth of Sep
tember. We printed it Sarah 81.
when it should have been Hanna
II.
John CASTOR, the polite prOprI-
etOr of Gaston's Hotel, Memphis
will be glad to see people fiOn
Hardeman county when in the city
The bill of fare and low prices o
this house are both attractive fea
lures.
Rev. D. g. Wells, of Orlando
Fla, was in town last Saturday o.
business. Mr.. Wells divides hi
time between his farm near Gran
junction and his Florida plantation
upon which latter he spends hl
winters.
Buy your School Books and Sta
tionary from Hudson. He carrie
a large stock them and ellis cheaI
The citizens of Grand Junctio
are much exercised about the lei
fiIe. Its origin is mysterious an
rumoT is afoat that 1t was not acci
dental. We forbear comment bu
hope the truth may be arrived I
on final investigation,
To-day is the time predlcte
and set apart by the second AdveI
fists for the world to come to q
end. Parties in need of angel
wings to make the aerial fight ca
be supplied on application to til
Office. Terms reasonable.
Col. Sam H. Clinton, the mo-
ell farmer, is seeding down anoth
sixty acre pasture in heudsgras
The Colonel is a progressive farm
who devotes his time to stock, graz
and grasses, and it is needless to 81
he IS rapidly getting rich.
The late fFosts were more disa
trous than at first supposed. "
were assured by the first song of Il
katy-dids that no killing frost wou
come before the first of Novembe
but the katy-dIds-and hereaft,
we shall never have any cOnfder'
in them.
Mr.. John Lambert, foreman
Phoenix Mills was dangerously bu
last Friday. While feeding t
lathe machine a piece of timber fle
off, striking him In the stomac
he suffered intense pain, but t
extent of his injury could not
ascertained. His injuries are i
ternal.
1t is boldly asserted that Bo
var merchants are paying full Ne
Orleans prices tor cotton. I
staple has been selling at nine a