The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-17
ABSOI2 I EL.Y PURE

Rev. w. G. Alexander will
preach at Shandy Sunday at II
o'clock a. m. He will preach in the
Presbyterian church in Bolivar
Sunday night al z o'clock.
Those who desire to save costs
will pay their taxes before Febru-
airy LIST. as the law directs, or the
books will be placed IN the hands
of an officer. See notice of Trustee
in this paper.
"A heavy wind and rain storm
last Sunday evening passed over US
without doing any serious damage,
though death and destruction were
left in it's track in some portions of
the country.
Albert Sydney johnson b.
vouac No. %, Confederate Soldiers
Association, has been organized and
chartered by DIR. J. j. Nicely, Sr.,
D. E. Durrett, l.. M. Darlington,
Albert T. McNeal, DIR. j. B. Jones.
A through freight bound north
was wrecked here Wednesday morn.
ing caused by spreading of the track.
Two box cars loaded with groceries
were capsized and two others jump
ed the track. Wreck was soon clean>
ed up and trains passed as usual.
"A number ofable- bodied Iramps
have been walking around the
streets begging this week. The
last mothers son of them should be
arrested and made to work. Some
thing could be found for them to
do on our streets,
Capt. w. w. Farley the eff
Gent County Court. Clerk, stated
that while out riding last Sunday
evening he saw snake about two
and one halt feet long. 1t Is a very
unusual occurrence to see such rep
tiles on the 18th of January.
Judge Fllppin and Attorney
General Cockroft attended the ball
at the asylum last week, accompa-
MED by Messrs. Austin Miller. Jeff
Casselberry and several others. "A
very pleasant evening was spent by
the visitors and The patients enjoyed
the dance.
The superintendent of census
has divided Tennessee into five dis
tricss. The fifth district is compos-
ed of the following counties; Ches-
ter, Crockett, Dyer, Fayettc, Gibson,
Haywood, Hardeman, Lake, Lau-
derdale, Madison, Obion, Shell by,
Upton and Weakly.
During the storm last Sunday
night, lightning struck one of Mr..
j. r. McKInney's hav-ricks which
contained about two tons of hay, all
of which was consumed. HIS stables
being only about twenty feet from
the rick would have burned also, if
the wind had not changed, which
threw the Llaze from them.
"A farmer writes the Rural New
Yorker that his largest profit comes
from a pair OF brood mares which he
works on his farm. This is the ex-
perience of many a farmer. The
mares must be of the right sort,
however. and be bred to Il good
horse.
AN election of officers of Boil
var Lodge No. q, 1. o. o. F., held
last Tuesday night resulted as fol-
lows: L. M. Carrlngton, N, g.;
Hugh Williams, V. G.; DIR. s.
Dickson, Permanent Secretary; g.
s. Gauden, Recording Secretary;
l. ID. E. Durrett, Treasurer.
Merchants who send to cities
to get their job work done ought not
to kick when farmers want to buy
their merchandise in the cities. Pat.
ronize home first, last and forever,
but if you fall to patronize home and
home begins to give you the ego
by" why, be consistent and keep
your lip; you are reaping what you
sowed.
I -Jno. r. Nickname, r. n. Mitch,
ell, j. 7. Hensley, j. A. Wilson
Jno. w. Nuckolls were appointed a
jury of view at the January term o
the county court for the purpose Of
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