The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-03-28


AtR EsDrToR :-YouF cnmmnRiea
tions from Betllel have 4yeeu Sc far
F 50 Interesting to this conumepity, 7
thoaght, as YOU haze n feW1 subscri
bers living in Gilhertsbero, Ala
hama, just across the state line III
Tennessee, that perhaps the people,
would want to- know something
about tie iilnce. GnBeFtsbor0
is a very small place IA one sense
of the. word, and a very large one
in another. IN the year 1926 old
Tom Gilbert settled here from
NegbeFrv, 5. G., and opened little
grocery, hauling his. goods from
Florence, Alabama, which was
kept UP until We had the advantage
of the Nashville and Decatur rail-
road; then established a post CT
fee aHd named it GilbertsboE0.= At
that time there were but three voters
in the Burg. Gilbert hired old
Billy Noblett to carry the mail TO
Athens, the county seat Of Lines
stone, once 4 week. In those days
there was. scarcely jug to be. seen,
and citizens adopted gourds to ears
ry and -hold their whisky. and most
ofod man GiIbeFts customers were
those who carried thcir. gourSls to
the grocery; ana among them was
old Reuben Mckinney, one OF the
first settlers Of Jeakius' Greek in
Giles county. On his way home
lie met UP with an Cd man, who
asked him where he got his Whisky.
Reuben said got it at Gourds
VILE" And up to this day and
time our little burg is known far
ther and better By the name Of
GourdsYille; SO wcll known that I
letters now come to this place I
backed Gourdsville. GourdsYille is
situated on the ElLton and Flor 7
epce road, six miles west of Pros
pect depot, where the Pulaski and I
Athens rOa1l crosses. 1t is bound
ed on the North By a deep hole in
Shoal Creek and 4 sycamore root,
where old man Hughes, the father
Of the sc2cW. cutter, and graHdf3
Their Of Messrs. Hughes, of Bethel,
drowned linlself,-ana is called
Hughes Hole TO this day; West by
Widow Gilbert's, the sixth wife OF i
Maj David Gilbert deceased, and
Willow Well Place, where the noble
and gallant Doctor Gilbert died$
south By old Aunt Delilah Me
Ninney's residence, who is now
years old, being a citi-
zen of GilbertsborO so years or
iAore; and East by the Coats Hin /
Place, whore old Tom Gilbert first
settled. This Tom Gilbert was
.he father Of Cary and David Gil +
5crt, whose descendants are now
around Gilbertsboro.
There is no doctor in this place, H
out "a good opening for one; no 4
Try goods establishment; and only
me little grocery, which is paving
handsomely; 40 blacksmith shop;
lojacl1ass; no dentist, only ocea-
,ionally DIR. GIANT, who drops in
md fixes up the mouths, and car
les away the Greenhacks. rT
There was a little negress cut
wo of her fingers off with IN ax, IN
'ct Gllbert's place. Drs. Waters &
Gilbert (Smithr& Smith, amputa-
ed the fingers at the joint. Sillian
iiibert, daughter of Mrs. Jennie ,
}iiberts, got badly burned last
week.
Pet Gilbcrt's old gray mule fell
nto tire ditch. t7
Leftrick, 7the Bible agent has
Old every man Il Bible on Jenkins,
,hoal, Little Ehoal and Sugar {
rceks. Those thathad Bibles sold
heih, and bought OF Beitrick, the
gent Tor Zelgler & MeCur,ly. Il
West Inman has re-iitted his sa-
Don, and it is nice place. lie c
ellis more tricks than all tue rest. e
Why don't he advertise! Why is !
our doctors don't advertise It
osta but two-pflls, etc.
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