The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-07-20

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The communion services Of the
Presbyterian Church at this place,
will begin on the Friday night pre-
eeeding the 4th Sabbath IN this
month. Rev. DR.. j. C. Mitchell the
Pastor viii ohieiate.
Franklin G. Walls was confined
in the jail at this place last Sunday
for making target of the person
of a gentleman on Big creek, and
perferating him with load Of bird
shot from 3 shot gun.
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Mr.. Marcus Frankel, whilom res
ident Of Pulaski but who has been
recently domiciled in Shelbyville,
Tenn, has returned here and is cir
culating among his numerous
friends and receiving their cordial
salutatiOns.
The committee on the decoration
of Antoinette Hall for the Fruit
Growers Exposition, IS requested
to meet the committee on classified
ton and arrangement os articles,
on Friday evening next at the hall,
at 81 O'Clock.
Our industrious City Marshal
John Martin, is busily engaged in
constructing a culvert on Sd Main
street, which will be of infinite ben
eft to the denizens of that locality.
After a personal inspection we are
prepared to pronounce it an excel
lent piece of work.
We regret to learn Of the death
of Judge W. N. Jones whose fami-
ly lives near Bethel. He was at
Athens, Ala. attending to his
school there, when the dread mes
senger came. Judge Jones was
gentleman Of fine attachments and
beloved By large circle of friends.
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We had the pleasure of meeting
Captain S. Adams Lee formerly q
gallant naval officer of the Confed-
crate States, who was on visit Go
this place In the interest of the
Lee Monumental Fund" Capt.
Lee bears the scars of battle and
has the gallant appearance of a sol
der and a gentleman.
Rev. DR.. J. c. Mitchell, Pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church at this
place will preach at Mt. Olivet
Church at Reynolds Station, on the
afternoon Of the 4th Sabbath in
this month, and at the Cumberland
Church at Parson Reeds, miles
from Pulaski, on the afternoon Of
the ID Sabbath in August at four
o'clock.
TIE regular term of the Circuit
Court commences next Monday,
Judge Martin will preside and a
full docket will come up to be dis
posed of. There are about $50
cases on the State docket, only one
of which is for murder. The civil
docket comprises nearly 200 cases
and we have reason to believe that
the term viii be a busy one.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
an invitation to a picnic given on.
the beautiful lawn in front of Col.
Scion E. Roses house last Tuesday
afterno0h. We regret that the in
ez0rable duties Of an editor and Is
Newspaper man, prevented Us from
participating in the Festivities of SO
joyous an affair. A special repor-
ter wfo fully atoned for our eb-
sence, informs us that those who
attended had a splendid time"
Sheriff Parsons received a letter
from the National Prison Bible As
ISOLATION, of New York, few days
ago, propoaEding a series of ques-
tions in regard to our Jail and its
inmates, that would have done cred
it to s Sphinx. The Sheriff be-
came so entangled in the labyrinth
of interrogations that he WAS com
PEELED to respectfully return thelet-
ter without furnishing the budget
of informstioR desired.
Another picnic at Everly's Ford
four miles south Of this place, on
RiciIland creek. is announced for
next Saturday. 1t does seems as
if the young people of the county
are universally afflicted with that
mania for love making which, find
ing no other outlet, invariably
breaks out in pic-nics and sets the
warm weather at defiance.
A beardless youth whose radiant
face was aglow with aIi the sweet
aspirations Of matrimony, was unit.
ed in marriage TO a damsel Of ten
der years by Squire Pearcy, last
Thursday morning. The interest
ing ceremony was performed with
rare taste by the somewhat embar-
rassed young Squire, ard he be-