The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-01

resentative elect to the 5oth Gen
eral Assembly, was in town a few
hours Monday on business. He
expects to leave this morning fol
Nashville.
MIR. d. w. Sauls and Miss Liz
zie Sauls, of Salisbury, accompanied
by Mr.. Harry Ray and Miss Addle
Ellis, of Mississippi, were in the city
Wednesday. While here they visit
ed the Hospital.
Mr.. John w. Caruthers left
Tuesday for Nashville, to be pres
ent at the converting of the 5oth
General Assembly, before which
body he will be a candidate for SER
geant at arms of the Senate.
We direct attention to the adj
vertisement of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, which appears elsewhere,
The Globe is one of the most relia-
bic and newsy papers published, and
the price of subscription is extreme
ly low.
Mr.. D. d. Foster and family,
of Hollywood, have moved to Ia
tomville, Dyer County, Tenn. We
regret to lose such citizens as Mr..
Foster. He deserves the very best
treatment at the hands of our Dyer
County friends.
Mr.. J. P. Seabrook, the popu-
lar, polite and painstaking superin-
tendent of the freight and ticket
Office at Grand Junction, was in
Bolivar on business December 22nd. |
While here he paid the BULLETIN
a pleasant visit.
Mr.. G. w. Newbern died re-
Gently in Birmingham, Ala, of pa
ralysis. Mr.. Newbern was an old
of Bolivar, brother of the
late DR.. D. J. Newbern. The news
Of his death will be read with regret
throughout Hardeman County,
where he was we'll known.
Col. G. NJ. Wellons, of fruit
rec fame, returned recently from a
successful fall delivery. Col. We'll
ons is a little older than the other
fruit tree agents of Bolivar, but
when it comes down to business he
'gets there" all the same. He ex-
,ects to remain here until the first
If February.
Rev. w. L. Brown, the for
ner popular pastor of the Baptist
church at Bolivar, was in the city
N Christmas eve, and honored our
flee with his presence. He has
many friends here who always de-
ight to welcome him. Mr.. Brown
) now living in Fayette County,
ear the Hardeman line.
Our venerable friend, Mr..
saac Pirtle, of the Toone neighbor-
ood, whose name has been on the
subscription books for a
uarter of century, called on us
christmas eve, and had his time ex-
ended another year. Nothwith-
landing the fact that Mr.. Pirtle
as past the allotted age of man,
e is still hale and hearty.
The ten dollar doll at B. V. II
Iudson's drug store, offered to the
ne who guessed the nearest to the
lumber of corn and beans in a jar,
7as won by Mrs. t. L. Ammons.
Ter guess was 3147. The total
lumber was 3140. They were
ounted by Messrs. T. N. Crawford, ,
Y. T. Anderson, J. T. Joyner and !
lev. w. A. Russell.
Mr.. Thomas J, Cliff, a prom
1ent citizen of Hardeman County,
yas among the visitors the BULLETIN
ad the pleasure of entertaining
ast week. We regret to state that (
Ir. Cliff is a severe sufferer from
heumatism, an enemy with which
e has wrestled for many years.
lie is now compelled to go on !
rutches. II
Mr.. G. M. Savage, whose hand
ONE countenance graces the deliv-
ry window of the Bolivar post
flee from z o'clock In the morn
no until 10 o'clock in the evening,
65 days in the year, has been Crap
ling with the grippe recently. He
Informs us on the quiet that it has
aused him more trouble than all
be arduous duties imposed upon
i'm by Uncle Sam. II
Mrs. Martha Andrews died at
ne residence of Mr.. G. A. Duncan,
n Whiteville, Sunday, Dec. 9th,
n the s2nd year of her age. She
vas an invalid for many years. A
arge family of children, among
whom are Mrs. G. A. Duncan and
drs. S. n. Duncan, survive her.
drs. Andrews was member of the
Methodist Church. The funeral
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