We call attention of the proper officers to the fact that the bridge used to span Spring Creek on the Purdy Road, a short distance from town is down and that fallen timbers are being borne down stream by the waters of the creek. It seems to us that it is high time some steps were being take to rebuild the bridge, for the people who reside east of town, and who travel the Purdy road, are forced to go at least two miles and a half out of their way crossing either at Macon’s Mill or at Mrs. Ramsey’s bridge. The man trap that fell was a miserable affair, and deserved the fate it met, yet our worthy country cousins should not be made to suffer for the faults of others.  The bridge is down, when will it be built?

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 21 July 1866, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.