The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-01
Bucord's Station.

EDITOR CITIZEN II propose, through
your valuable journal, to inform your
many readers that everything and ey-
erybodv up here are moving along in
the right spirit. Farmers, generally
speaking, are about all through plant
ing. Cotton is all the Ego; wheat is
looking much better than could be eX-
pected from the extreme cold winter.
1t is thought by some that there viii be
at least half crop made if it should
not be damaged by a late frost. How
ever, there was not much sOwn last
fall. Everybody on Big Creek is in for
the railroad at all hazards, as it Will
enhance the value of their lands. l
think it is time for the citizens OF that
portion Of the county to try to DO some
thing for themselves in the way of
builGing Il railroad or some other kind
of road, for they have helped to build
all other roads and bridges III the coun-
ty md never have asked the county to
help them build but one little bridge.
Now it is time fer them to get their
money back by never letting such
chance slip as is now at their hands, or
the- may repent when il is too late. l
think that most persons are in for the
railroad, from this fact: On last Mon
day, whilst there were a number of
men assembled at Morris mill and gro
Gerry, there was a great noise heard,
something like steam escaping from an
engine that was heayily~loaGed. The
wheels could be heard rolling very dis
tinctIy. The question was asked by all
what this meant. No one answered
(what their thoughts were L cannot
saw for some time, when one Old man
got so he could speak, and was family
| heard to whisper, Il expect that is the
train coming" All ran out Of the
house, locking in the direction the noise
was heard, and sure enough there it
was, coming at full speed. Some said
"last freight" some lightning eX-
/ press some said it was an ''eNcursion
/ train,' for they could see ladies heads
| stuck out at the window. Hats were
/ thrown high in the air, three cheers for
/ the railroad went up, and a general en-
bracing of each other was to be seen 4;
| and propositions for bets were made
| that land on Big Greek in sixty days
! now offering for a tribe would bring
/ seveuty-fiVe dollars per acre without
| word. BY this time the expected train
! had drawn up, when to their utter as
/ tonisLinent instead Of a train of cars, it
/ was Col. David II. Parsons, who had
/ come to mill in twO-hOrse wagon. l
| suppose the Colonel had to stand treat,
as Morris sells good whisky at ten cents
drink. One man got so much that it
/ was late in the night when he got
/ home. He thought he would see what
! time Of night it was, and instead Of
/ looking at the clock he walked up to
/ new tin pan, and looking at il for some
/ time, drollcd out, cone (hic) O'Clock,
/ by golly' Al acknowledged being
! trumped, but will vote for the railroad.
! Our friend over the way, who some
! time ago saturated his horse with coal
/ oil to Kill the lice, found it a good RENE
/ dy. So he las made a second expert
/ meut. The last was on q COW. After
! having applied the coal oil he touched
4 her with a torch. 1t has proven a COM
! plcte success. He probably may apply
! for patent, as It is ole of his own in
ventiOns. So you see that everything
is lovely and the goose hangs high
HANDSOME JACK.