The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-26

Easter Sunday dawned bright
ami beautiful. AT St. James
church Rey. Edward WOOten de-
Iivered an appropriate sermon. The
church was decorated with taste
and was very attractive. The mu-
steal program was unusually inter-
esting. Rey. MIR. Norment of
Whiteville filled the pulpit at the
CHAMBERLAIN d church on Easter and
preached an able sermon to a large
congregation.
On Wednesday morning about
three O'Clock while freight train
was standing at the depot at Grand
Junction some one broke into the
caboose and carried off trunk
containing about one hundred dol
lars worth OF clothing and twelve
dollars in cash. The trunk, which
belonged to Messrs. Hall and Sorrelf
was found in skirt of woods near
town the next day broken open and
the contents gone.
The county court was asked for
instructions to the committee hav-
ing in charge the building OF
bridges across Spring Creek ON the
Purdy road and Bright levee. The
committee. consisting of w. r.
Kearney, r. S. Carter and q. L.
Ingram we're promised full support
by the court in adapting and build
ing an iron bridge on the PurdY
road over Spring creek, if In their
Judgment the best interests of the
county would be subserved by
building an iron bridge. They are
in correspondence with several com
peting bridge companies, and the
county's interests are safe i'll the
hands of so discreet, intelligent and
economical a committee.
The Quarterly County Court
met in called session on Monday last
to elect an assessor to fill out the
unexpured term of VIM. H. Carrutt
deceased. There were a number Of
candidates for the place. w. A
Mcdonald of Middleton was elect
ed on the second ballot. Messrg
/ Sauls, Kinnie, Stewart and Hooper
rival candidates, yielded GRACEFUL!
: to their successful competitor. Ar,
3 one of these gentlemen would have
filed the position with credit. Thoy
are all good citizens and excellen
gentlemen. Mr.. Mcdonald IN a nea
speech thanked the court for the
, honor conferred and gave his bono
and qualified as assessor elect. HI
. is a man of large experience, fine
= judgement and great executive
: ability and no doubt the Assessment
will be honestly and crcditably com
pleted. 1t is an important position
S and much depends on reaching AM
6 assessing all property liable to tax
lie alton. Let every tax payer assi'
re the assessor now in getting at a fal
as honest and just assessment If pro
t. erty, and our revenue for count
os purposes will be greatly increased
- Mr.. J. T. Dorey, who hi
charge of the government worl
with headquarters at pyersbur
vas in Bolivar Wednesday to MAX
some investigations in regard
: the most feasible plan of improvir
= Hatchie river. Mr.. Doey is actin
under the direction of j. A. WI
lard, u. s. engineer, whose Off
a is at Vieksburg. An aPpropri
= ton of 81, 900 has been made '
understand for the improveme
of the river, and work will be col
'er menced OH same as soon as t
.ly stage of the water will permit.
al different syst EN- will be follow
81 this time in cleaning the river
,es the TIMBER Oh the shore viii be c
'er down and hauled away, and
o. snags will be cut to the waite
dis edge and blown up with dynami
Mr.. John Dearing, of CovingtC