Ere long another and perhaps dismal winter will be upon us. At present nearly every road in the county is in pass-able condition. But how will it be when the wet, cold season sets in? All of our townsfolk remember the terrible condition the roads were in during the greater part of last winter and spring. For weeks at a time the Hatchie bottom was almost if not quite impassable. Especially does this apply to that portion between here and Statler’s Ferry. Owing to the fact that people who live on the east side of the river could not get to Bolivar with their wagons and cotton, a new road was opened through to Middleton, a ferry established on the river a few miles above the old Purdy crossing, and the business of this place was made to suffer in consequence. Would it not be well to look after the condition of the leading roads? Certainly the route that leads from one county side to another should be kept in pass-able condition at all seasons of the year. For the benefit of Bolivar and the accommodation of all let the proper authorities take hold of this matter. And here we would call the attention of the corporate authorities to the wretched condition of the street that runs from the north side of the public square to the top of the hill just west of the brick yard. At present it is impossible to travel that portion of the street below the residence of Gen. R. P. NEELY with a vehicle of any kind. Even the former site of the old street is “growing terribly less,” and if work is not done on it one or two more winters will serve to wash its very foundation away.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 12 Oct. 1867, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.