The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-05
HICKORY VALLEY MELANGE.
BY P. C. N.

James Rose was in Memphis the
first of the week.
j. Nj. Woodson spent several DAYS
at Jackson last week.
Hon. John d, Woods came in
from Nashville at noon.
Genial Thad Prewitt was in Mem
phis the first of the week.
Mrs. J. NJ. Avent and family Wis
tied at Grand Junction Saturday.
Tom Prewitt spent Sunday with
the home folks at Grand Junction.
Rev. ID, NJ. McIver, of Bolivar,
was in the city few hours last Fri
day.
Mrs. r. A. McAnulty was in
Memphis this week the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Ellen Rodgers.
Monroe Avent bought a part of
the Beloate estate recently. The
farm lies southwest of town.
Col. o, B. Polk, after spending a
week out on his plantation, has re-
turned to Memphis.
The Valley Swappers were at Boil
ivar galore Monday, and horses of
high and low degree changed own
ers.
John McLarty and Crook Black,
after buying up drove of cattle,
have departed for the Memphis
market.
Mr.. Merriman, of Memphis, was
here last week enjoying the pleasure
of J. NJ. Avent's fine hunting pre-
serves.
Mr.. Middleton, of Alabama, but
formerly of this place, was here last
week the guest of the family of Sam
Powell.
Miss Ella Ferguson and Miss Katie
McCaskill attended the session of
the County Institute at Toone last
Saturday.
John Richardson and his sister,
Miss Bette, of Temple, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. N. Prev
lit, Sunday.
Miss Matte Porter has closed her
school in the Hogan district and re-
turned to her home in the Grand
Junction country.
Preparation is being made to en-
terrain the session of the Presbytery
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church that will convene here on the
evening of March 18th.
Friday evening, despite the in
clement weather, the beauty and the
chivalry of the Valley assembled at
the home of James Richardson, and
spent the evening in social enjoy
ment.
Rev. Cliff Baber, Cumberland,
occupied our pulpit Sunday morn
ing, and at the close of the service
two more were added to the MEM
bership of the church.
Rev. B. B. Thomas, Methodist,
of Middleton, preached for us Sun
day evening, and seldom has it been
our privilege to listen to more SIM
pie, vervent, truthful sermon than
he preached.
The shooting of that poor old,
harmless tinkerer, near Grand juno
ton one night last week, closes an
other chapter in the crime and rears
another monument to the folly of
boys carrying, owning or being al
lowed tn uSp REVIEWERS
What was said by your scribe last
week concerning the condition of
our public highways and the great
waste of time and money had
no reference to any particular road,
or roads, but to system or method
that is in vogue not only here, but
throughout the whole South and
West. We spoke generally, and
not particularly; not of one road,
but many roads. Though judging
from the interest in has awakened
in the minds of those managing our
own local affairs we trust it may re-
suit in better condition of all our
highways. We are assured of one
thing, as a result of that little road
mention, and that is, that THE Bull
LETIN is read by nearly all our peo-
pie, and we unconsciously may pinch
some toes,
The fifth month of our school
closed last Friday. The attendance
and puntuality was almost all that
could be desired. The total num-
Der enrolled was ifty-two, and the
per cent. of attendance was ninety
eight, in the grammar, and eighty
eight in the primary department; a
record considering the !
fact that only a few weeks ago the
completely swept our dis
trict. We have about eliminated |
that bane of the public school-tar-
illness. We have virtually solved
that problem so far as this school is
with a per cent. of
ninety-fve in school. month passes
a hardness reported. Those
on the roll of honor were Mary
Lou Woodson, Casper Woodson,
Thomas Prewitt, Robert Ferguson
and y. T. Richardson.