The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-30
we are requested to announce

School House, near an 6uren, 9tl
district, on Saturday night, Angus
3 lst., also Sunday, September lst.
-Shearin's School House, in tn,
eth district, was burned Saturda,
night between 9 and 10 O'Clock
Fortunately, the desks were outsid,
under a bush arbor and were saved
The fire was the work of an incen
diary.
/ The opening exercises of St
Katharine's School will be held il
the study hall, on Tuesday morn
ing, September 3D., at 10 o'clock
Every one interested in the schools
of Bolivar most respectfully invit
ed to be present.
The ''Old Kentucky Barbecue
given at Porter's Greek Bridge, in
the 18th district, on Saturday,
August l7th., was largely attend
ed, Good things to eat were serV-
ed in abundance and everybody
enjoyed the day. Foster, on free
silver, was part of the program.
The union meeting at Wesley
Church, in the 18th district, conduc-
ted by Revs. w. III. Jordan, and r.
A. Morgan, closed last Sunday.
The result of the meeting was p
conversions and 13 additions to the
church. Many of the old members
were greatly revived by the services.
The pastor, Rev. w. l..
Brown, requests us to announce
that he will hold prayer meeting at
the Baptist Church, Bolivar, Fri
day night. He will also preach
Sunday morning. Subject for
morning service, "Who should be
baptised?" All are invited, other
denominations especially.
The sudden fog on last Sunday
evening was an unusual occurrence
for this season, to say old timers.
1t seemed to fall instead of form, for
in an inconceiVably short time the
town was enveloped in a misty
shroud. According to prediction,
a heavy frost may be anticipated on
a corresponding date in October.
Mr.. Bryant Foster died very
suddenly at his home in the 18th
district last week. He was IS
years old. Mr.. Foster came to this
country from North Carolina when
young man. He was honest, up
right, faithful in the discharge of
his duty to his fellow man and had
the respect of all who knew him.
One night last week, while a
prOtracted meeting was in progress
at New Hope Church, in the 18th
district, we understand that bride
reins and saddles were cut to pieces
and that ladies' riding skirts were
filthy soiled. We hope the guilty
parties will be discovered and Sc
verely punished for such disgrace
full behavior.
In last weeks issue of the
BULLETIN we stated that ''N eedham
Sain hitched his horse with rope
in Savage & Emerson's lot, and in
attempting to get loose, the horse
choked to death" This was mis-
take. The horse was choked on
fodder and sent to Savage d Elmer
sons stable for treatment, but died
before relief could be given.
Mr.. Jessie J. Mitchell and Miss
Maggie NJ. Parker, of the 4th dis
trict, were united in marriage Wed
nesday evening at the Bolivar Ho-
tel, Rev. J. NJ. Clark officiating.
Mr.. Mitchell is substantial young
citizen of Hardeman County, and
Miss Parker is a young lady of
many charms and graces. The
BULLETIN extends congratulations.
Hudson has just received a
beautiful line of Stationery,
Tablets, etc. Good Envel-
opes from 5 to 20 cents a
package. Good Paper from 81
to 20 cents a Quire. Tablets
from 3 to 81 cents each. Ev-
cry thing as cheap as the
cheapest.
Few of our citizens, even among
the members of the order, know that
the father of the Farmers Alliance
was born in Hardeman County.
Nevertheless it is fact. The Bull
LETIN is indebted to Mr.. JAS. Dem
ing, of Dallas, Texas, for a copy of
the Dallas Morning News, of Aug.
10, 1895, containing history of the
early days of the Alliance, with
sketch of its founder, John Il. Al
len. From this sketch, we learn
that Mr.. Allen was born in Harde-
man County, Tenn, in the year
1882, and at the age of two years
moved TO Missouri, thence to Texas,
where in Lampassas County, during
the latter part of the summer of
1877, he organized the first Farmers
Alliance Lodge. From that lodge,
the order has grown to a membership
of 5000, 900. Mr.. Allen is still
living.
"A dispatch from Middleton,
dated August Goth, to the Com