The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
HICKORY VALLEY MELANGE.
BY P. c. NJ.

ldSt Ouuud1.
Tom Prewitt was at Grand juno
ton Sunday visiting with the home
folks.
Esquire d. w. McAnulty is still
confined to his room, bat is conva-
lescing.
Albert Barnett was in the country
Sunday afternoon, the guest of the
folks at home.
John r. McKinnie has returned
from Jackson, having spent about
ten days with the home folks.
Mrs. Anna Rose and son are Wis
iting at Grand Junction this week,
the guests of the family of DR.. Dun
lap,
Rev. w. C. Baber, of this place,
preached for the Cumberland Pres
byterian brethren at Whiteville last
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Harris, after a
week spent with friends at the Val
ley, has returned to her home south
east of town.
Squire Frank Prewitt and daugh-
ter, Miss May Belle, of the Middle
burg country, were here Sunday, the
guests of friends.
Mrs. Gussie Spight, after pleas
ant visit of several weeks with
friends and relatives, has returned
to her home at Salisbury.
Gus Moody was in Jackson Sun
day with his son, jeff, who was in
iured Friday at Waterford while in
the service of the Illinois Central.
Monroe Avent has been upon
Hatchie during the week looking
after his milling interest, which
is considerably injured by the high
water.
Clarence Rose and family, OF
Jackson, after spending a few days
with relatives here, went up tC
Middleburg to visit at his boyhood
home.
Ernest Rose is having consider
able work done on his new home
place and when he has finished the
appearance of the property will bC
materially improved.
There is to be at least one month
more of free school, and the bes
interests of the school demand ;
prompt and regular attendance O.
tie pupils enrolled.
Mrs. Media McDougal, aftel
spending few days here as thu
guest of her niece, Mrs. Ernes
Rose, returned to her home a
Grand Junction Saturday morning
Would it not be more proftabl,
and pleasant if our farmers would
diversity their crops and also en-
gage more extensively in the rear
ing of better breed of stock, horses
cattle and hogs?
Saturday was a fine day and tn
merchants here had all they coulC
do to wait on their customers, SOM
of whom had come from the Nortl
Mississippi country to do their trad
ing with our people.
The farmers have been delayed
great deal by the unfavorable wealth
err; but if the conditions remain a
they now are, many an acre o
ground will he made ready 70
planting by the close of the eek.
George Baroni, who recent,
moved from here to j. NJ. Avent'
mill, was compelled to move out o
his house on account of high water
leaving what furniture and othe
property he possessed to the mere,
of the waves.
Rev. J. B, Spight, Baptist, o
Jackson, occupied the pulpit at thi
place Sunday morning and evening
in the absence of the regular pastor
Rev. r. A. Kimbrough, of tn
same place, who was unable to b
here on account of the illness of hi
wife.
The recent heavy rains caused tn
Crews pond, northeast of town, t
overflow its banks at the southern
extremity and as consequence
many fine fish ran out on the san,
and were caught by the farmers liv
ing near. We only regret we dit
not share in the pleasure or the catch
We are informed that our younj
friend, Edgar Wheeler, son of Esq
, Sam Wheeler, of the Van Bure
country, was painfully injure
while chopping wood on his father
farm last Saturday. We are sOrr
to hear of this accident and indulg
the hope that he may speedily re
cover.
The first installment of books 70
our Public School Library, number
ing about seventy-fve volumes, ha
been obtained. If any of our pee
pie want to contribute a book O
= books to our library, they will b
greatfully received, for a good boo
is of more value than can be est
mated.
The public school teachers hop
4 to have Prof. Booth Lowry here o
t the evening of April End, to give
, recital for the benefit of the schoC
library. Mr.. Lowry is one of th
best known Southern elocutionists
D and it will be rare treat to on
: people to hear him. The admissio
{ fee will be reasonable and the oil
iect to be attained is commendablt
so all should come to hear him.
The lodge of the Knights of Hor
5 or at this place is, under its new n
rating laws, doing land Office bu:
: mess. AT every meeting there ar