The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-05-25

/ We again call the attention O.
the proper authorities to the ricke
ty condition of the bridge across
Richland creek near the depot. L
IS q monument Of antiquity that
viii certainly be the means Of
drowning somebody Of the present
generation.
Pulaski lacks one feature Of
amusement which has already be.
! come immensely popular in q great
number Of towns throughout the
State. We allude to a skating
rink. BY al means let US have one
too. VIII not our young men in
terest themselves in the matter2
Esq. ALExASDER was the recipi.
ent of beautiful boquet from a la
dy friend several days ago. It has
always been our impression that
the moment a man assumed the role
of a Benedict floral offerings were
/ no longer made at his shrine, but
] we have changed our mind.
The earl of Edmundson," with
his blonde curls and pink cheeks,
was taking a promenade Tuesday
morning with his friend and admir-
er, Monsieur CAKES. The earl is a
handsome specimen Of adolescence
and bids fair some day to cause a
great futtering among the hearts
OF our young ladies.
Mr.. H. @. WHITE has favored US
with another cluster of delicious
strawberries of such enormous size
that we opened our eyes and mouth
principally our mouth with aston
ishment. Some of the berries mea-
sured FIVE inches in circumference
and were as delightful to the taste
as pretty woman's kiss.
Twenty-three pious coIored per
sons, both male and female, were
baptised in Richland creek, near
the depot, on last Sunday morning.
An immense concourse of the breth-
ren and "sisteren" were present dur
ing the ceremonies and everything
passed off very pleasantly. The
prolonged shouts of the regenera-
ted converts led US all to believe
that they had glory enough for one
day.
Notwithstanding the chronic
complaint Of "hard times" the sub
scription list ofthe CITIZEN is stead
lily increasing. Every week we add
from fifteen to twenty-five new sub
scribers to our muster roll" and
our old patrons almost unanimous
" renew when their time expires.
We ask pardon for a little natural
vanity when we construe this liber-
al support into a hearty endorse
ment Of our paper.
From all parts of the county we
hear discouraging reports Of the
wheat and cotton crops. Several
farmers tell US they do not expect
to make four bushels Of wheat to
the acre. The wet weather during
the early part of the week only rem
ders the prospect more discourag-
ing. Corn, however, looks finely
and the fruit crop promises to be
unusually abundant.
We publish this morning the first
instalIment Of a series of very in
teresting articles on THE Grape in
Giles county," written for the CITI-
ZEN by our enterprising friend, Mr..
a. Cox. We bespeak for these ar
ticles a careful perusal, as Mr.. C's
experience in grape growing and
the felicitous manner in which he
expresses his views invest them
with great interest.
Two weeks ago a paragraph APP
peared in the local columns Of the
CITIZEN referring to fast young
man from Nashville with livery
turn out, DC. Some of the person
al friends Of Mr.. JNo. X. Edmund
son, Jr., who, it seems, happened to
be here at that time, think the par
agraph was intended for that gen
tleman. We desire to correct this
impression. Mr.. E. was not the
party referred to.
The military company Of Giles
College has received its guns and
as soon as the uniforms arrive we
may expect a pageant in the way Of
a parade. The guns furnished by
the Governor are Enfield rifles and
are rather heavy for some Of the
boy soldiers. The uniforms were
ordered some time ago and the
members of the company are await
ing their arrival with feverish ex-