The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-24


Mrs, +. l.. Newbern has re-
turned 10 her home in S4arcy, Ark.
after pleasant visit of severa
weeks to relatives here,
bolivar is booming. A stavt
factory and Building and Loan as,
ISOLATION established here this week.
Everybody work together for the
upbuilding o. the town.
Ned Norment of Paris, Texas,
visited relatives at WhiteviIle
this week. He came with the Parl:
delegation TO attend the railroad
meeting in Memphis Monday.
II. G. Patrick killed one of the
largest hogs Thursday ever raised
In Hardeman county. The hog was
of the red Jersey stock, two years
old and weighed 730 pounds.
Mr. John Cornatzar, who has
been connected with the telegraph
service on the L. 81 N. line at Hum
boldt, has been recently transferred.
to Vicksburg, Miss. on the Meridi-
an and Vicksburg line.
Mr.. Sam Jarman of Whiteville
and Miss Pearce were married at
the home of the bride, at Bells
Station, last Wednesday. Mr..
Jarman is highly respected and
popular young business man of our
county. We extend congratulations.
Master Wilbur Jones exhibited
at our office this week a species Of
the opossum we have never seen
before. Its hair is perfectly white
and much finer in quality than that
OF the ordinary opossum. 1t was
caught by colored boy near Mid
dleburg.
"A branch of the American
Building, Loan ana Tontlne Sa-
wings Association, of Memphis, was
organized here Tuesday night in
the courthouse by the election of
q. I. Ingram, President; II. w.
Tate, vice-president; II. f. Wilson,
secretary. and treasurer; Austin
Muller, attorney.
Jack Looney, coIored, who shot
Nathan Taylor near Whiteville
about one year ago, was captured
last week by j. ID. Crosser OF Obion
Station on the Chesapeake q Ohio
railroad. Sheriff Foote went over
Thursday and brought him to BcIi-
var. He is now confined in Jail to
await the next session of circuit |
court.
AT meeting OF the Farmers |
and La borers' Union last Thursday !
Q, Nj. Lambert, was reelected pres
dent, A. n. Minter vice president. |
JAS. Il. Sweeton, secretary and coun-
" business agent, w. w. Nuekolls,
treasurer and A. ii. Beck, lecturer.
Pittman, of Mckenzie, was present
Ind delivered an address to the
delegates.
AT meeting held by the stoek>
holders of the Bank of Bolivar on
he 14th inst, Messrs. A. I. Nc
Neal, ID. E. Durrett, Sam Kahn,
!. I, Ingram, w. t. Anderson,
Austin Miller and w. c. Dorion
were elected directors for the ensu-
ne year. A. I. McNeal was re,
elected president, w. e. Dorion
and II. 2. JoYner assistant
cashier.
In this issue appears the am
of Mr.. Julius Crawford
Is a candidate for county court
Jerk of Hardeman at the August
lection. Mr.. Crawford was born
nd raisad in this county. and is
me of Its staunch farmers. He
eQuests that the people of tins
ounty consider his claims aud prom
ses if elected to the responsible DO,
ition to faithfully discharge any ,
nd all duties that may devolve upon
i'm.
j. N. Goforth, Jr., of Buda,
'exas, in letter of the 18th inst.
o the BULLETIN says; About a
ear ago | commenced to take
our paper and fad 1t 50 interesting
hat l desire TO continue it. En-
losed find one dollar for that pur-
rose. We have had a very light