The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-09-09
LYNNVILLE.

The correspondent who was tOhaye
written to the CITIZEN during the
month Of August, when asked why
he sent nothing during the last two
weeks, gave the base and degrading
excuse that there was no news. As
if place Of this size, could not
furnish a daily, much less a weekly
report. That individual is depOsed
from his Office, like a second Judas
or a Belshazzer, who has been
weighed and found wanting.
Like Homer and Virgil, we have to
sing of arms and deeds of blood. A
few nights ago, two or three ladies,
and one or two gentlemen, of the
colored persuasion, were returning
from the prOtracted meeting, which,
with hardly an intermissiOn, has
been prevailing at Old Lynnville
ever since the war. They were i'm
proving the occasion, by exchang-
ing the compliments of the season,
knocking each other down, &c,
when a dweller in a roadside cot,
husband we believe, of one Of the
ladies, ran out. He states that he
had no idea of entering into the
FRAY, but wanted only to be a peace
maker He had perhaps found by
past experience, that his own
dear was abundantIy able to fight
her own battles. He had hardly
begun his amiable efforts, when a
knife was put in his left hypocOn-
driac, which, ranging left of his IN
teresting umbilicus, went toward
the liver. There was protusiOn of
the colon, and that state of things
generally, which angry cooks Of
ten threaten TO bring about in the
children who will not get out of
their way, when they are getting
dinner-telling them in expressive
monosyllables, that they viii by in
cisiOn, take out their entTails. The
party was sewed up by DR.. Lock,
and 'frightful as his condition seem
ed al first, he is now doing very
well, which is a great credit TO the
skill Of that gentleman.
To change the subject very wide
", DR.. Rivers delighted our com
munity On the last Sabbath of Au-
gust. He had a large crowd for
this place. aHG every body was
pleased. The meeting at the Brick
Church took away a few of our
members, who regretted the almost
necessity OF their absence. The
Doctor will be thrice welcome,
whenever he can give us u call.
This region has, for years been
exceptionally healthy. But during
the month Of August, in common
with many other communities, We
have had some sickness. In Il radius
of three or four miles, we have
heard of five or six cases of typhoid
fever, and there may have been
others. There Is one case in town,
James Compton, who is reported as
recovering. This is the second
case we have had in the village.
Mrs. Liadaey had some SYMPTOMS
of the disease, she went to Pulaski,
and is now well, or nearly so. The
weather is very trying, almost every
body is more or less disordered,
and every body is SCARED. On the
other hand there is hardly q case
of sickness in Mr.. Campbelis
school Of ninety scholars and we
hope we have seen the yoTst of it..
During the past week, Miss Rainey,
who lived on the place OF Mr..
William Carter, some three miles
from this, succumbed to the
desease. The week previous, Mr..
Houston Evans, soE of Mr.. W. NJ.
Evans, died of it. He was about
% years old, and was a young man
of worth and promise. Our tender
est sympathy is exteRded to his
worthy father and afflicted family.
AID from our little village, we
have lost one who could I'll be
spared, Mrs. James Mitchell,
daughter of Mr.. ). Kellum, passed
the dark river some three weeks
since. she cane among US a beau
tiful bride, some tour years ago.
An exemplary neighbor, mother and
wife, every body admired and loved
her If her life was short it was a
happy one. And while we mourn
her early removal, it is pleasant for
friends 70 Femember that to its last
day, Il was iiIHmined by the atfec
tion of loving friends, and devoted
husband. I. /, \.