The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-09

Newsom has accepted a clerkship
IN the dry goods establishment of
ms brother, Emmett Newsom.
We have recently opened our
stock of Whistles, Wines, BrandIes,
Cigars and Tobacco in the house
vacated by Homer 81 Co. Call
and see Us.
MCCLENDoN q wyatt.
DIR. J. j. Nicely, Jr., assistant
physician of the Western Hospital,
has entered upon his duties. He
will move his family out as soon
az the health OF his wife will per-
NIT.
Miss Mary Smith he's been
elected principal of the free school.
Misses Maggie Darlington and Mary
WeIlons and Mrs. Filler were chosen
assistants. The school will begin on
the first Monday in February.
KISS Jennie Hanna of the 18th
district and Mr.. Ben Klink of Mem
phis, were united In marriage Wed
nesiay by Rev. Mr.. Shearin. After
the ceremony the couple left for
Memphis, their future home.
Sam Shaw, accused of the MUIR
der of Lula Jordan, the colOred
woman of jackson, has bsen re-
leased, and is now in Bolivar. He
proved that he was in Memphis
when the murder was committed.
Rev. Or. Thomas F. Gailor,
vice-chancellor of the University
of the South, was the guest of Capt.
McNeal last week. He left for
Memphis Saturday afternoon and
filed DIR. Burford's pulpit at CAL
vary church Sunday.
Julius Crawford has bought out
Spotswood IL Co. in the quilting
machine business. A deal was
closed yesterday by which Mr..
Crawford secured the right to twen>
ty-two counties.
Uncle Isaac w. Pirtle was in
our Office Monday. He is seventy
years Of age to-day, and has been
living in Hardeman county since
1922. He is still full of life and
energy and this season ginned 120I
bales Of cotton.
Quite a number of young peo>
pie assembled at the residence of
Mr.. Rob't Harris last Tuesday
night. The evening was pleasantly
spent in listening to music and in
engaging in the merry dance and
social games.
j. ID. Campbell, Esq, informs
us that some of his tenants raised
last year eight and ten bales of cot
ton 10 each mule. The Squire is a
good farmer and has proven what
can be accomplished by being at
tentive to business.
The firm of ]. L. Moran d Co.,
of salisbury, has been changed to
Moran & Gibson, Mr.. r. II. Glib
son having become an equal part
ner. They now occupy the store
vacated by Smith & Pankey, and
have largely increased their stock.
MIR. William Nuckolls an old
time jackson democrat, was I'm our
Office Monday. He believes strong
ly that the tariff should be entirely
removed from the necessaries and
placed upon the luxuries of life.
He has no use for the new-fangled
progressive democracy"
The Gypsys, camped in the
valley at the foot of Polk Hill, a
mile west of town, took ON a full
supply of whlskey Monday and in
dulged in a general row among
themselves. One of their number
was bruised up considerably with a
club, but not seriously hurt.
Mr.. Piper, of Minnesota, and
Miss Josie Gray, of this county,
were married by Rev. w. M. Nor
ment last Sunday at the residence
of the BRIDES father. The bride
and groom were antne strangers to
each other, having never met until
the day the ceremony was performs
ed. The marriage was brought
about by correspondence.
Mr.. y. M. Hunt, a farmer re-
siding near Grand Junction, in
forms us that he raised last year
off of one and quarter acres 3516
pounds of seed cotton, and the
piece of land that yielded so boun-
tifullY was poor when he took po-
session of it. His lands were inn
proved by the use of fertilizers.
IL such results can be attained i'll