Messrs. GROVE and John B. RUFFIN have entered into a contract to build a house of worship for the Cumberland Presbyterians in this place. The edifice will be erected upon the lot fronting the old Hardeman Hotel, and is to be a neat and substantial frame building. It is to be completed inside of twelve months. Verily Bolivar is a town of churches and schools.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 28 Sept. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.