The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-28

anu d. n. wilton, Jr., OF bolivar,
visited in Early Grove, Miss, last
week.
Constable William Hudson, of
Middleton, brought colOred pris-
oner by the name of Will Davis to
Jail Thursday. Davis is charged
with stealing a watch from J. r.
Delk of the 18th district.
The Board of Equalization
completed their labors on Tuesday
evening last and adjourned sine
die. The increase made by the
Board, above that of the Assessor,
amounted to about $40, 900.
G.. M. Warren handles the
celebrated ~. w. Harper"
and continental" WHISTLES,
two of the finest brands on
the market.
Mrs. Alice Lillard, wife of J,
Z. Lillard, departed this life,
June 25th., at Paris, Texas. She
was a daughter of Frank Bond, of
Hardeman County, Tenn. She was
afflicted for many years with paraly-
sis.
The Board of Trustees of the
Western Hospital met last week.
The contract to build the cOlOred
annex was left to Mcdonald Bros,
Louisville. The brick will be burn
eel at once and work will soon be
commenced.
The Board of Trustees of the
Bolivar High School, composed of
ID. K. Durrett, l. M. Emerson, G.
T. Ingram, j. Il. Joyner and r.
n. Mitchell, will meet Wednesday
night for the purpose of electing a
principal for the school.
Anthony Ramsey, colored, was
fifty-eight years old Friday and eel
ebrated his birthday with an ele-
CANT dinner, to which he invited a
number of his white friends. This
is a custom that Anthony has fol-
lowed for many years.
WANTED-I will pay
spot cash for 10000 cross
ties delivered on the |. c..
r.. X. at Bolivar.
w. B. WILLIAMS.
Rev. J. III. Felts left Monday
morning for Saltillo, and other
points on the Tennessee river, to be
absent several days. He made the
trip on a bicycle. He left Bolivar
at IS minutes to FIVE o'clock and
took breakfast in GAINESVILLE ut
z O'Clock.
Owing to the examination of
teachers at Salisbury, the monthly
Hardeman County Teachers AssOci-
citation will not meet on next Satur-
day. The superintendent informed us
that teachers who continually absent
themselves from the meetings of
this association will not be treated
so favorably as heretofore.
r. L. Lightfort e. Co.
have just received a new
line of shirt buttons.
Evangelist M. III. Northcross,
of the Christian Church, will begin
a protracted meeting at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church in Boil
var, on Saturday night before the
first Lords day in July, 1895, at
O'Clock pm. Everybody invited
to be present during the meeting.
Preaching each day and night.
Prof. /. n. Roland's school
closed at Evansville last Thursday
with interesting exercises, witnessed
by large audience. The people of
Evansville are highly pleased with
the result of Prof. Roland's labors,
and are exceedingly anxious to en-
ploy him for another term. The
relations between him and his pu-
pills were pleasant and profitable,
and his school was one of the most
successful ever taught in that neigh
borhood.
in this issue appears an adver-
tisement of the Automatic School
Desk. Mr.. +. II. StFattOa, an af-
fable gentleman, and his agents
will canvass this county and will
endeavOP to secure orders from
the school directors of such school
buildings as are in need of mod
ern and comfortable seats. In or
der for a child to advance In its
studies, it is necessary for it to
be as much at ease physically as
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