The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-07


phis is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam
Kahn.
The board of equalization met
and organized last Monday. Par
ties having grievances can
come and put in their complaint
now.
-Messrs: Ed Sheets and Frank
Robertson, who are connected with
the drug establishment of Van
Vleet & Co., Memphis, spent Sum
day in Bolivar:
Mr.. Joe Walton brought to
our Office last Friday, May 31st.,
some fine peaches of the Governor
Garlandn variety. They were very
largo and luscious.
IT. G. Stuart & Co., of White
vile, have sold their stock OF goods
to billiard q Coffin, of Memphis.
Mr.. John M. Hull, OF Somerv!lle,
has charge of the store.
The ladies of the Cumberland
church gave an ice cream supper in
the McNeal block yesterday even
ing, which was quite a success fnan-
cially and highly enjoyed.
Mrs. E. w. Price received last
week $1,000 the amount of insur-
ance on her husbands life from DIR.
II. w. Tate and J. 7. JOyner, truss
tees Of Bolivar Lodge No. 400 K.
of III.
We have received a letter from
Mr.. 7. ID. Prewett, of Grand juno
ton, in which he informs US that
ripe peaches were gathered on the
place of DR.: 7. E. Prewett on the
oath inst.
The pOstofice has been remOv-
ed from the store of Messrs. Savage
& Emerson to j. L. Joyner's on the
south side of the square. New
boxes will be added, also several
lock boxes.
Mr.. N. G. Nuckolls and the
workmen At the asylum gave an
elegant dinner at Dunlap Springs
last Sunday, to which number of
their friends were invited and a
pleasant day spent.
The warm refreshing showers
have improved the crops wOnder~
fully IN Hardeman county. From
the reports that we get from good
farmers the prospect for a good
crop is very fne.
1t is awful trying on man to
have his neighbor come in to see
his fine four gallon COW MIXED and
then not get more than q quart
from her on account of snakes SUCK
ing her during the day.
The Presbyterian Sunday
school SO highly enjoyed the picnic
they had some weeks ago that they
have determined to repeat it on to-
morrow week at the Pebble springs
on Capt. McNeal's place near town.
On Tuesday evening a negro
boy about ten or eleven years old
ca me to Bolivar from Memphis and
claimed to be without father or moth
er. 1t was supposed by some that
he had run away from his parents.
The Methodist ladies had an
ice cream supper Tuesday evening
in the basement of their church
Notwithstanding the fact that the
rain poured during the entire even
ing, still a good crown was present
The veteran exasOldIers anC
sailors Os the Confederate States
will meet in convention at New Or
leans OF June 10th, 1889. DIR
Jack Nicely, of Bolivar, has beer
appointed as a delegate to this con-
ventiOn;
Mrs. r. A. Barham, of TOone
died on the 9th inst. She was I
consistent member of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church for thir
ty-five years, and will be missed b.
her friends and neighbors by whom
she was SO highly esteemed.
From the ToOne correspondent
of the Jackson Dispatch we learl
that Mr.. Smith a young man from
near league while returning HON
from TOone fell from the WACO
and his leg was broken in two place
by the wheel running over it.
Mr.. r. L. Walker went up
jackson Tuesday and returned tbs
evening with Rev. N. K. Smith
. who preached at the Presbyteria
church Thursday night. NJ
Smith was once the pastor of tn
; church and has many friends her
Mr.. J, T. Jackson of Bryant