The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-10-12
LOCAL FLASHES.
The melancholy days have come,
Cotton is King--in Pnlaski-jusi

now.
Wild ducks are saidsto be pleHti-
fuT in the creek near the depot. Ro-
~ Taylor and several other sports
men went in search of some the
other morning and although they
carried along q double barreled
magnifying glass, were unable to
discover the futter of single wing.
If there is any balm in Gilead
we hope somebody will get little
for our devil" He is in love and
his symptoms indicate violent at
taclIs Of "internal inexpressibility'
and "outside all-overishness.
Our dry goods stores are radiant
with Fall stocks and female faces.
Segenty-six bales of cotton we're
shipped from this place last Mon
day.
At the great Fair recently held
in St, Louis, DR.. Theo. Westmore-
land, Of Prospect, in this county,
was awarded the premium of $500
in cash, for the best T ennessee cot
ton exhibited. Il does look as if
Giles county was going to spread
all over the United States. We
congratulate the Doctor on his sue
cess and thank him for the honor
he has been instrumental in bestow-
ing on our noble old county.
DR.. White has recently been dig
ging flower bed in his front yard.
An ex merchant Of this place while
watching the progress of the work
the other day, was convinced that
it was a modern trap for ground
hogs. He is rapidly recovering.
The largest human being in Giles
county is Henry Wells, colored.-
He CHS BOB pounds. For 'q0e;ghs'
that are heavy and scents that are
plain, Henry is hard to beat.
In our last weeks issue the types
made us say s.as invulnsra5 as the
heel of Achilles" when we meant to
say "as invulnerable as the BODY of
Achilles" Types are not like fig
ures, they will lie.
Our popular young friend Mr..
JNo. d. REYNOLDS was married last
Thursday afternoon to Miss MARY
PULLEN of this county. Rev. G.
w. Mitchell performed the ceremo-
ny. We are indebted to the lovely !
bride for some delicious brides /
cake, and we accompany our thanks |
for the kind remembrance with the
sincere wish that her life and that
of her gallant husband may lie
crowned with Heavens choicest
Our vigilant town constable Mr..
John Arch Richardson received the
following epistle a few days ago
The elegant photography of the
writer is worthy ofremark. We pub
fish the letter verbatim:
Mr. John Richen:
want you to watch my hous and
arrest A couple of boys that is try
ing to destroy my peaso if you pleas.
sfHt1 WILLUlI BEACH,
The euphony displayed in the
concluding lines is an evidence of
a poetic soul whose habitation
ought to be watched.
Sheriff Parsons, Col. Scion E.
Rose, Mai. Thos. NJ. Jones and sew
eral other prominent citizens Of
Giles county. attended the inaugu- /
ration of Gov. John G. Brown, at
Nashville last Tuesday.
Oar enterprising fellow -townsmen /
Clay and Bruce Grove have /
completed the nine miles Of the |
and Elkton Pike
awarded them in their contract and |
we can say from personal inspec- |
tion, that their part of the road at /
least deserves unqualified praise /
These gentlemen are endeayoring |
to get a contract for several miles
more on the same road and we hope /
they will succeed.
1Ir. JONI D. REYNOLDS and his !
lovely bride were on the Fair
Grounds last Tuesday afternoon
receiving the congratulations of a
host of friends,
We noticed the l,elie of Camp
betlesville at Floral Hall on She
opening day of the Fair.
Arch. Brown. a coIored asport"
whose talents for playing poker arc
being too rapidly developed to
suit the officers of the law, was ar
rested last Saturday and confined
in gail on an Indictment from the
Circuit Court.
s gAFe. are indebted to Mr. N. A.
CARTER, the Courteous Secretary of
the Fair for many polite attentions
A certain friend of ours who be
longs to the unterrifed band of
widoweFs is selling family tickets at
the Fair Grounds. His genial smile
attracts n host Of purchasers to
many of whom he relates with in
finite relish how nicely he got that