The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-03

Fresh Fish received from Reel
foot Lake on Wednesdays aud
/ Saturdays of each week at my
Markethonse. N. g. NUCKoLLs.
MIR. q. r. CasseIberrv of New
Castle, called to see us Thursday.
He informed us that j. VI Shlvers,
who has been i'll several weeks, is
still in critical condition.
MIR. Gorion, employed as
gardner at the Western Hospital.
died Sunday afternoon and was
buried in Union Cemetery Monday.
He leaves a wife aud one child.
The many friends of that ven-
cradle old gentleman. DIR. Moor
man, of Hickory Valley, will be
glad to learn that he has recently
recovered from a severe spell OF
sickness.
We understand that Mr.. n.
T.. Nuckolls has refused handsome
price for his valuable mare.
"PI geon," who continues to come
under the wire ahead of all compet-
itOrs at New Orleans.
MIR. Ike Kahn returned Mon
day from LOUIS vile. We are glad
To state that he and his family will
remain in Bolivar for some time yet
perhaps until fall. Mr.. Kahn
has not decided where he will per-
mauently locate.
-Messrs. Mercer & McGlathery
have determined To- close their bus
mess at 1Oone, and devote their
attention to the branch establish
ment at Mercer, a little station 90
the Tennessee Midland railroad.
MIR. William P. Hudson, of
Middleton, is a candidate for the
position of railway mail clerk. Mr..
Hudson is a popular aud deserving
young man, and one of the best of
democrats. We would be glad to
see him get The position he seeks.
Mrs. Sarah Savage, who lives
near the line between Hardeman
and Chester counties was IN Boil
var last week and sold several bales
of cotton. While returning home
she was SD unfortunate as To lose
her pocket book and contents.
The ladies IF the Methodist church
met at The Methodist parsonage yes
terday evening and administered to
Rev. j. L. Virgins and wife a very
plea -ant and substantial pnunding.
The recipients knew nothing of the
intention of the ladies until presents
began o. arrive.
The following is the metereo-
logical report for the past month:
Highest temperature, so degrees.
recorded on the first at z a. m. (No
noon record kept.) Lowest tenn
peratLre % degrees at 8 p. M, on
The seventh Mean for the month
Al 81. Total precipitation SO III.
Clear days, twelve.
Cotton seel sold last week in
Memphis, at S24 ton. So it will
be seen that those who sold their
seed with the expectation of replac
ing them in the spring, will have to
pay about double the amount they
received. But if the exOrbitanL
price prevents an increase in acre
aye il will be of advantage to the
cotton growers.
Walter Smith, a young man
20 wears of age. Was brought down
Tuesday night and placed in Jail by
Constable Charles JoYner. Smith
is charged with obtaining goods
from Major Garrett, at POcahOntas,
under false pretenses. He claims to
have owned cross ties, which he de.
sired to exchange TOR suit ot
clothes. One of the statesmen in
the store was instructed to go and
examine the ties, ana during his
absence Smith took the clothes and
wore them off. He was overtaken
in Mississippi and brought back.
The truth of the business is, Smith
owns n ties.
j. q. Anderson, of Falcon,
Tenn, was here Wednesday. Mr..
Anderson has been engaged in
straw berry culture for four years,
end was here for the purpose of
forming a partnership with some
me In this county To engage In that
business. He is very much pleased
with the soil here and asserted that
there is none better adapted for the
growing of strawberries; and an
other advantage which this county
has over his, is, that il Is IN direc
communication with Northern cities.
We truly hope that he will be sue
cessful in forming partnership,
and that he will influence the farm
els Of this county TO engage IN a
business tor which their land is go
pecui iariy adapted.
MIR. p. +. WILKINSON had eight
or ten sites of meat stolen from him
last FRIDAY night. He had adver-
Iised in HE BULLETIN that he was