The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-07
BULLETIN
@L0CAL NEWS.

Candidates for Sheriff are II
the saddle. We understand that
there are eight applicants.
Hon. VIM L. Wilson, Postmas
ter General Of the United States, pas
sed through Bolivar Wednesday.
Good rains were reported
Tuesday evening in the eastern
and western parts of the county.
The mercury has tried to break
the record the past week-944 ha'
been the highest registered degree
of heat.
At New Hope last Sunday
Revs. McCutchen and Normeni
preached TO a large crowd. An ell
egant dinner was served in the sur
rounding grove.
Cullen III. Elliott, of Salisbury,
a former student of ). w. b. Uni
nersity, is in the city visiting friends
and attending the commencement
exercises at the schools.-Whig.
"A motion was made on last
Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the Bolivar Lyceum to
meet in future on the first and see
ond Tuesday evenings in each
month.
"A merry party of BOlivar's
young people spent Tuesday at Dun
lap Springs. The occasion was a
picnic given in honor of Mr.. NJ. ID.
Tate, who is up from New Orleans
for a few weeks.
One of the prettiest babies
that we ever did see is that of Mr..
and Mrs. 4. III. Williams. In the
event Of baby show occurring IN
the near future, her parents should
not hesitate to enter her.
Mr.. l.. G.. Wood, of the BRLLE-
TIN, is absent attending the Tennes-
see Press Association, which cOnve-
ned Tuesday in Chattanooga. From
Chattanooga the editors will go
down off the coast of Georgia on a
pleasure trip.
-Tennyson Lodge, X. of p,
elected the following officers last
night to serve for the ensuing term:
Chancellor Commander, J V. Cur
lin; vice Chancellor, J. III. Doyle;
Master of Work, w. A. House;
Master at Arms, A. G. Shelton; Pre-
late, 4. l.. .Lightfort.
AT a meeting of the Board of
aldermen Tuesday night, Il. A. Par
ran resigned as street commissioner
and q. NJ. Savage was appointed in
his stead. Mr.. Parran has been a
faithful member of the street COM
mittee for the past IL years, and
most of the time acted as chairman.
On last Friday evening, May
cath, at the residence of Mr.. Geo
Madison, in west Bolivar, a dance
was given. To the strains OF
lovely music, rendered by Ross
an d partner, a number of Bolivar
fair bellies and gallant beaux glided
in complete unison till an early
morning hour.
Mr.. C. II. Joyner, Sheriff of
Hardeman County, has resigned
on account of iii health. His resig-
nation will take effect on the first
Monday in July, at which time the
county court will elect his successor
to fill out the unexpired term. We
are glad to state that Mr.. Joyner's
condition is somewhat improved.
Last Sunday at Evansville a
large crowd was present to attend
the ''children's service" in the fore
noon and preaching in the afternoon
by Rev. Mr. Davis. An elegant
and bountiful dinner was served on
the ground. Next Sunday at the
Missionary Baptist church at Grains
Vile, there will be two sermons by
Revs. U. A, West and John West.
Mrs. w. b. Williams entertain.
ed few friends on last Tuesday
evening in her usual charming man
ner. A moonlight croquet party
was to have been the feature of the
evening, but the goddess of night
was yelled in murky clouds, which
prevented the anticipated games,
much to the disappointment of the
expert players present. Full jus
tice, however, was done to the de
licious refreshments of ice cream
and cake, served during the evening.
The Legislature has passed {
bill appropriating twenty thousand
dollars for the erection of a ,coloreC
annex to the Western Hospital. The
Board of Trustees of this institution
will meet on June 10th, and viii
no doubt take action concerning
this matter. 1t is expected tha
work will be commenced on the an
mex about the first or middle OF Ju
ly. The site for the annex has no
yet been decided upon, but it il
very probable that il will be lOca
ted about two hundred yards south
of the main building, in beautiful
grove.
The Public School closed oil
the 9th inst. During the term thu
following pupils were perfect il
attendance: Mary Emerson from