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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15

''The turnpike road to peoples hearts find
Lies through their mouths, or l mistake man
kind"
So DR.. Walcott says, and if he speaks
the truth Lebanon enjoys to-day the
fullest affection OF the Tennessee Press
Association, for every house of the
beautiful city of cedars, the seat of
learning and the home of refinement
and beauty, was an inn where all were
welcomed and Toasted. The Mayor OF the
city, Col. Stratton, accompanied by DR..
White, of the Herald, met us at the st.
Cloud Hotel, Nashville, on the 9TH, and
escorted us to Lebanon, via the Tennes-
see and Pacific Road. Upon our arri-
val at the Lee House we were met by
scores of citizens, eager to receive and
welcome us to their hOspitable homes.
Hospitality with them seemed to be a
luxury enjoyed, while their generous
tables groaned with luxuries for us.
They entertained with no Hnseemly
pomp, but with true hospitality and
hearty welcome. The ladies We'd with
the gentlemen and the gentlemen We'd
with each other in extending to us the
most cordial greetings. The public re-
eeption by the Mayor and City Council
at Masonic Hall, on Wednesday eve
ming, was a most enjoyable occasion,
where wit and wine both flowed in
abundance. We are sure that every
member of the press present will al
ways love Lebanon and her city author
ties. At Corona, on Thursday at 3 P.
NJ, the Association, by special invita-
ton of Prof Stark. attended musical
entertainment given by the music class
of that deservedly popular institution of
learning. DR.. Stark is an experienced
educator, and his music pupils on the
occasion referred to give unmistakable
evidence OF having secured the highest
culture in that department. Cumber-
land University and Corona have given
to the beautiful town of Lebanon ma
tional reputation as a seat of learning.
Thousands of men throughout the
South and West speak with pride and
affection of the former as their Alma
Mater, and with becoming pride the
mother points TO her children, among
whom are some of the brightest intel
leets that adorn the pulpit, the bar and
the medical profession of the South. and
says, these are my jewels" Hereafter
Lebanon win be as famous for hospital
ity as for learning. This was our FIRST
visit, but we shall never let an opportu-
nifty pass to visit her IN the future. In
diyidually we owe unbounded thanks
to our generous host, Mr. Stratton, and
his worthy family for the home-like
welcome they gave us 70 their mansion
Finally, one of the bravest, best hearts
in Lebanon beats under the vest Of DR.
White, of the Herald, whose attentions
TO US all were constant and unremitting
and to whose intellect, energy and con
slant zeal the Tennessee Press Associa-
ton is largely indebted for its existenc,
and prosperity. As secretary he Ia.
no equal, as editor no superior, and a.
host no rival.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15

Mr.. EDITOR Your correspondent,
Mr.. B. w. White, says he is il favor of
railroads but opposed to taxing our
people to build the roads. Please give
him three or four pages of your paper
next week and let him tell how in the
name of Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bona
parte and Pony Pillow he is going to
get the money to build the roads with
out somebody furnishes it. Is there a
man outside of Giles county fool enough
to build these roads when he is not in
terested or benefited? Are not the
people of Giles county the only people
interested IN the roads through her
limits, and are not the people of Giles
county the proper persons to pay for a
thing that is for their special benefit?
Upon what grounds is Mr.. White OPP
posed to the tax? He cannot be op-
posed to taxation per Sc, for he pro-
poses to vote for the tax if they will
double it and give half to free schools.
He says, "educate first ali the children
of the State, and railroads and every
other good thing will be added" You
might educate fifty millions of children,
and if their ideas were like your CORE
spondent's you would have to employ a
telescope to find all the good things that
would be added. Mr.. Editor, please
employ at my expense a committee of
philosophers, scientists and decipherers
of obscure sentences supposed to con-
tain ideas, and have them to analyze
that third proposition OF DIr. Whites,
and 1 viii go to my grave in peace. In
conclusion, urge the people to vote Mr..
White a salary of twenty-five or thirty
cents a month to take the stump in be-
half of the railroads. Perhaps he
wouldn't be much on the "speech," but
he could hit the first man that opposed
it over the head with a stump.
ELDEEM.
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Gilbertsbora. "a.

MR.. EDITOR The Cause of my pen
lying Inactive so long was Gas Berdette
has already informed yOu) on account
of visit to my Uncies. l thought it
useless to write to you from his happy
home in the West, because | had no
such indubitable proof of events
might have given you history of, as
did Cal Gilbert on the snake yarn.
Now, while our pen pauses, and we lis
ten to the beating of our hearts, and
gaze upon the visible things of earth,
we are the witnesses Of the most beauti-
full and most astonishing spectacle that
nature ever presented to our view-all
nature is Emusic to the ear, essence to
the smell and life to The spirit" Our
people here are prosperous, happy and
swimming quite smoothly along. The
wheat crop in this section is looking
much better than was expected. We
are glad to inform You that Berdette
was mistaken about old man Johnny
Myers. He is still living in our midst,
and says he's sail right and we be-
iieve him, because he looks as happy as
"woodpeeker on a cherry tree" An
artist passed through our little town a
few days since, en- route for Bethel, and
on his way posted up one of his adYer-
tisements near here, having thereon the
PiCbuIo VI q AOCOiAceafS, WHICH attIdCJeu
the attention of one of our "men of
mark, !" and after reading it over two Or
three times Gas we thOught) turned
around and asked bystander if it was
concerning the railroad tax. 1t seems
that the matrimonial mania has not
ceased to exist. DR.. j. S. Edmundson,
of Bethel, came over on our side of the
line (Alabama) and linked himself to
one of the fairest towers that the coun-
ty of Limestone affords. The doctor
that swallowed the lizard, we learn, is
named ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tieus,'' and was formerly a citizen of
q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ismbagabalsora.' >
Who can longer wonder at that Doctor
swallowing as small thing as a lizard.
NITICO.
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Bethel.

Mr.. EDrroR:-Our burg is still on
the improve. DR.. j. Smith Edmundson
has large two-stoTy residence about
completed. The job was executed by
sOur energetic carpenter, Watson, Esq.
Edmundson gave the Institute a big
supper Wednesday night. Institute
ran away, and search warrant found
him at the Buck Island in possession Of
the widow Judge Jones' daughter, of
Limestone count y, Ala, when deiiNs
cry bond was given by Jack, John
Rufe and his brother Mott. 1t pleased
Mrs. Esq. s0well that she killed TWEEN
ty-four Methodist chickens, invited all
the neighbOrs and had feast of reveiry
and fun. We had one fight last week,
one death and no sickness. Two things
grieve our people sorely nOw-the In
stitute has left us and joined the ranks
of the old folks and J. Cal Gilbert is in
Pulaski. We miss Cal, but we can get
along without him if you can stand him
up there. His wife hates the sight of
Bethel. VINCAL.
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Tennessee Press Association.

Tennessee Press Association.
To-day we give our readers a full
supplementary report of the proceed
ings of the Tennessee Press Association
at Lebanon on the 9th inst, including
the public exercises at night. Lebanon
has beautiful public hall, the audito-
rum of which was denselY filed by
one of the most intelligent and fine
looking audiences we ever saw to hear
the addresses of Col. John G. Burch, of
the Union and American, and of the
retiring President, I. B. Kirby, of the
Chattanooga Times, and the poem by
Mrs. Merriweather, of Memphis. We
give these in full in the supplement,
a perusal of which we invite, with the
single remark that they were hand
somely delivered and enthusiastically
received. The meeting was a pleasant
and profitable one to the members of
the Association, and seemed to be en-
joyed by the citizens Of Lebanon, of
whose hospitality we speak elsewhere.
The people of our own town may antic-
ipate a similar entertainment on the 9Th
of November next, at which time the
Tennessee Press Association has unani-
mously consented to honor MS with its
presence. w. J. Slater, Esq, of the
Winchester Home Journal, win deliver
an grafton, Col. John NJ. Fleming, edi-
tor of the Knoxville Press and Herald
and State Superintendent Of Education,
will deliver an address, and Mrs. Archie
Thomas, wife of Mr.. Thomas of the
Springfield Record, win read poem.
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Sheriff s Sale of Land !


IN SATURDAY, MAY 2fTH. 1872,
/ will sell at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at tile courthouse door in
Pulaski, For Cash, a tract of 263
acres of land in the 2nd district, being
the western portion OF the Lester & Har-
rison tract; bounded east by the rail-
road, north by james Strong, west by
Nelson aud Mrs. Wilson, south by Mrs.
Wilson and Wesley Edwards. Levied
upon and will be sold to satisfy two ex-
ecutiOns issued to me from the Supreme
Court of Tennessee, in favor>Of Willis
Morley, Ex'r, VS.. James II. Lester and
others. If this land should be INSULT
cient to satisfy said execution, l will
sell tract of S714 acres lying on the
turnpike road, two miles north of Pulas-
HI, being the same conveyed by J. II.
Lester to McLane & Gordon, by deed
dated 24th May. 1872. And If this tract
should not satisfy the execution, l win
sell a tract of 235l acres, lying two
miles north Of Pulasei on the turnpike
road, being the same conveyed by J. IL.
Lester to Allen K. May, by deed, of
date goth April, 1872. And if these
tracts should be insufficient, l will sell
a tract of II 40 acres on turnpike
road, two miles north of Pulaski, being
the same conveyed by J. Fl. Lester to
j. p. May, by deed dated April goth,
1872. Fer the boundaries of said tracts
reference is made to the deeds, which
are registered. All levied upon and to
be sold as the property of j. II. Lester,
to satisfy said executions.
r. A. MITCHELL,
May I. Sheriff.
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Minnow Ford.

Mr.. EDITOR When we stand on
tip-tOe and take a peep over the wall Of
the world and survey the planetary sur
rOundings of this mundane sphere ne
are struck with wonder and admiration
by the animation that pervades the num-
beriess worlds that ale scattered thro'
nlimitabie space. There we behold the
golden planets wheeling their courses in
their respective orbits; silvery satellites
lending their effulgence to complete the
beauty of the scene; and here and there
We see blazing comet with his fiery
tail and flaming hair, bound for no
where in particular but ready TO go If
called for. But all these owe their life
and brightness TO some central sun, that
stands as a mighty monarch command
ing innumeFable hosts and compelling
them to do his bidding.
While worlds, and systems of worlds,
are thus in a state Of incessant cOmmo-
ton and nothing stands still in the uni
verse, SO the people in the region round
about Minnow Ford are continually
stirring. Our Industrious farmers rise
with the sun and hasten to their daily
Iabors, earnestly desiring and credu-
lousy expecring to reap the reward of
their tolls. They are our ''golden PLAN
cts" Ere the mornings sun brightens
the eastern horizon, the agoniZing ring
of Carriers and Reagin's anvils may be
heard floating out upon the breeze, pro-
claiming thrt these sons Of Vulcan are
going to keep their end Of the BEAM
They are our "silvery satellites" Later
in the day SIr. Petty throws open his
doors and politely waits on whoever
wants dry goods, groceries, or sneezer
Of Boston Particular. About the right
time Ia the morning, somewhere be
.1-T.-
mounted upon Bob, starts out 70 sec the
sick folks. He Is ever ready and Will
ing to administer the healing balm to
all those assailed by tempests from afilic-
tons coasts. AIr. Petty and DIR. Wa
tiers are our Comets On every other
Lords day Revs. Walker and Pagan re-
speetively at Pleasant Hin In the morn
ing aad at Mt. Carmel ia the evening.
rally a squadron around the standard OF
morality aud urge upon their followers
the necessity OF supporting the time
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Rev. Dr. mitchell

With sincere regret we learn that Dr..
]. c. Mitchell, pastor Of the Presbyteri-
an Church here, has accepted a call
from the Church at Columbia, to sue
coed DR.. Otis. Thele are few better
preachers than DR.. Mitchell. and the
Church here viii sustain an almost ir-
repairabie loss In his removal. His Ell
oquent and foreible Sermons have al
ways attracted good congregations,
while his earnest piety and quiet, unob-
trnsive demeanor have drawn toward
him many warm friends and admirers
OF all ereeds, who win sincerely regret
his departure,
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Criminal Court.

The following cases have been dis
posed Of by Criminal Court up to yes
telday:
Jim Wilson, col, petit larceny, seh~
fenced one year.
Jack Watkins, col, petit lareeny1 sem
fenced one year.
Dav Gordon, cell, petit larceny, SEN
fenced two years.
Glen Ho1gh, col, petit larceny, SEN
fenced one year.
silas Phillips, col. grand larceny, SEN
fenced three years.
George Jackson, col, grand larceny,
not guilty.
Professor Bryant, col, murder first
degree, guilty.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15

Nm. EDITOR Prom my infancy ]
have been taught that every per-
son was intended by God for something
or other. Now, as I have failed at ev-
erything else, have concluded shat my
'sforte'' Is writing for the newspapers :
but If 1 ana mistaken l hope you viii
spass my iiaperfections byh and take
my good win for the bad deed.
last Sunday raady Phebus hati
scarcely made MS appearances ia the
east before l was n my brothers new
clothes ana on Dads fiery plow steed,
which could easily trot under the shade
Of a tree all day. en- route for Bethany.
Owing to the rapidity with which Blu
cephaiIs Travelled l could of course take
no notes, and am therefore compelled
to rely upon my memory, which you
know is very treacherous. The farm
ers in that vicinity have worked like
Turks, consequently their crops are in
fine fix. ! could not but notice what a
small quantity of corn and wheat there
is planted. Mr.. Reeves has the finest.
wheat l saw. The people m the south
ern part of the county are AS great wor-
shippers of King Cotton as ever.
found a very good bridge across In
dian Greek, which l was told was built
by very old bachelor of the vicinity
of Pulaski, whose head has been
whitened by the SHOWS and frosts of
sixty or more winters. After several
stumbles and fall-d0wns I ct length,
footsore and weary, reached the Church,
and whom should ] see bat our friend
+, looking as young as he did TWEEN
ty years age. He was looking really
handsome with his big diamond ring
and his head eomhed SO slick that yoa
could see yourself in it. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that he was the greatest
ladies' man Oh the ground. But of all
pretty things L ever saw, read or heard
of, Bethany certainly has the prettiest.
fairest, sweetest and lOTeliest girls the
sun ever shone upon.
'sTheir eyes, their lips, their cheeks,
their shapes, their features,
Seemed to be drawn by Loves own
hand"
Bethel is the place to send your bach
eior friends if you want them to marry
well. So angelic do the girls appear
that at a picnic near ElktOn last Fri
day one of the three young gentlemen
from your city imagined he was in Par
adise when he saw them, tainted away,
fell out of the spring wagon, and came
very near breaking his neck.
Yours truly, SIMON.
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Tn CnaneerY at Pulaski.
MAY RULES. 1873.
Henry NJ. Stanley and others vs.. Levi


MAY RULES 1873
Henry NJ. Stanley and others vs.. Lewis B.
Stanley and others.
In this cause Il appearing to the satisfac-
ton Of the Clerk and Master, from the bill
which is sworn TO. that the defendants, g.
H. Mobley and wife, Martha A, J. B. p.
Motley and wife, NJ. v, Albert Mobley aud
wife, Judith E, William Province and
wife. Candis. snd John G. knight, are
non residents Of the State Of Tennessee.
50 that the ordinary process Of this Court
cannot be served on them: On motion Il il
therefore ordered that Publieatlon be made
for four weeks in succession IN the Pulaski
Citizen, newspaper published in the town
OF Pulaski. in said State. requiring the said
Defendants to be and appear on the nrst day
Of the next term OF the Chancery Court 10 be
held for the county Of Giles ct the curt
house IN Pulaski, On the lst Monday IN sep
tember next, and Ancwsr Complainant's bill,
or the same viii be taken for confessed as to
them and set for hearing eN-paFie.
j. B. STACY, G. q NJ
JOKES e. EwrNo and JANEs 4 W. Fl. sic
CsLLUM. Attorneys. mays
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We do not believe that Yonng, In his
Love of Fame, had any special refer
erence to the Tennessee Press Assoeia-
ton when he wrote,
Their varieus cares in one great point COM
The business Of their lives. that ls--tO dine"
But they nevertheless love good
cheer, and at our recent meeting ex-
hiblted a happy faculty for taking in
good dinners. After the feast at Leba-
non, where a banquet was spread in ev-
cry household, and festal Joy laughed
from thousand mantling goblets, they
returned to Nashville, and at 10 P. NJ.
on Friday, by invitation, met a distin-
guished host, a nestor of the press, in
the Ladies' Ordinary at the Maxwell,
to pledge each other once more, as if
they ne'er expected to meet again.
One fellow said Venison was a Caesar,
another that Turtle was an Alexander,
and Mutton a great Mediator, and that
seen love has ceased to feed on signs, to
pant on BEEF.'' Another retorted
that he could account for these vagaries
only upon the ground that
champagne can consecrate the damnedest
A hungry parasite adores the devil"
And thus the night, iliumined by spark
ling wine and scintillating wit, passed
into morning, and some were even then
not happy,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15

Mr.. Joseph Gracy, formerly of this
county, but more recently Of okalona,
Miss, has accepted a situation in and is
now connected with the drug house of
Mr.. G. A. Pope in this city. Mr.. Ora
cy's family is well known in this coun-
ty, and his friends win be glad to meet
him in his new capacity in our midst.
He has had six years experience in the
drug business and is thoroughly compe-
tent to serve them.
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Mrs. Archie Thomas, who was elect
ed to read a poem at the next semi-an-
nual meeting of the Press Association
at this place, is already an author of
considerable reputation, having con-
tribuled to several of the leading South
ern magazines for several years past.
With Mrs. Thomas as poet, Capt. Stat
ter as orator, and Col. Fleming to deliv-
er the address, our people have in store
for them rare literary entertainment,
the like of which they may never enjoy
again.
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IN Chaneery at Pulaski.
MAY RULES, 1878.


]. g. Stacy and others vs. John Reese and
others.
I n this cause It appearing 70 the satisfaction
i Of the Clerk and Master from the bill,
(Which Is sworn 70, that the defendant, John
Rsess, i 3 non re-ident OF the State Of Ten
nessee. 80 that the ordiBary process 81 this
Court cannot Be served en- him. aud that tae
sad John Reese Is indebted 70 the said STA
cy IL the sum ~ about szl.i5. due the %
DAY q May, 1874. and - tbs said j. =. Stacy
and John Z. JoAfssla in tha SUN Of el0s IS,
due January 1870, and an original atrsel-
ment having been Issued against the proper
y Of said John Reese. and the same having
beer levied upon tbs legal and equitable in
terest 81 said John Reese N and % tract Of
land situated ~ the sth civil district Of
Giles county On motion Is is therefore or
dered that publication be made for four
weeks II secession ~ the Pulaski Ciiizen, q
newspaper Published IN the town o. Pulaski,
in Eaid state, requiring the Arid defendant
20 Be and appear CT the hrst day 81 The next
term Of tse Chanccry Court % Be held for
the county Of 0filcs, At the court-houso in
Pulaski, on the lat Monday IN september
next. ana answer CoTnpiainanss e3ii, OF the
same wiil Be taken for eaNfeszed - 10 him
and set for heaEIng exsTargs.
u 3. STACY, g. 4 81.
X ApAHs, Attorney msys
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honored banner siid call with loud vol
ees for volunteers TO take the places Of
fallen veterans. They are our ssceistral
suns" Our prospects for good crops
are little more fiatte- ing. Since the
rain last week cotton has been coming
Wheat looks promising. Peaches are
plentiful and apples abundant. Ii raen-
ey is the root OF all evil, fhis country
IS in a high ststte Of morality. Rerlett
had 'sczstw~fish-On-the-b fain'' when he
said thar Tom Rsagin craw-ished.-
Tom Is the last man to ssgo hack on his
word. HoWAH4I.
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Our town was highly honored by the
Tennessee Press Association in its selec-
ton as the place for its semi-annual
meeting on the 9th of November next.
The hospitality of eur people is proven
bal and un5ounded, but we cannot
hope to do more than rival Lebanon in
this respect. That city, including its
halls of learning and amusement, its
hotels and private residences, its omni-
buses and carriages, were open to and
at the disposal of the Association during
its stay. Our people cannot do more,
and they Will not do less.
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We have heard that Col. d. H. Par
sons is offended at an Article in refer
ence to him in this paper last week,
and we take occasion to ask the gentle
mans pardon. We have always re-
garded Col. Parsons as a friend to the
CITIZEN and of course would not offend
him without reason. We knew that
he was a lover of fun and never let an
occasion slip where he could get Off a
good joke, and we indited the para
graph last week in spirit of merri-
ment, thinking that he would see and
appreciate it as such. He has retired to
rural pursuits, but there is not a man
in Giles county to-day who enjoys n
better reputation as a man and public
officer than Col. David II. Parsons.
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Brainard's Musical World FOR May is
on our table, and is an unusually at
traetive number. Besides the usual
large amount Of interesting and in
structive reading matter, the present
number contains three choice pieces of
music which, if purchased separately,
would cost more than the subscription
price of the World a year. The music
consists OF a beautiful new song and
chorus, entitled Summer stars" and
two brilliant piano pieces by Strauss.
No one interested in music can afford
to be without the Musical World
Terms, 81 per annum; specimen copies,
10 cents. The publishers offer to send
their large Descriptive Catalogue of
new and popular music free TO any one
on application. Address S. BRA1SaRp's
Sons, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-15

The custom of ancient priests in
sprinkling the blood Of young goat
upon people as evidence of the forgive
ness of their sins is about to be reinsti-
tuted in this country, so that people
may know who belongs to the Church.
1t is proposed to sprinkle it every Sun
day morning while the people have
their clean clothes on, so that it may be
seen all the week. Some such mark
viii have to be puc upon the "sheep, y
for they all look like ''goats" during
the week.