The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-07-10
Lynnville.


1t has been generally remarked
that since the war people never were
known to work with such energy
and perseverance as they have this
year. We have farmers in 2 miles
Of Lynnville who have not been
here since early spring. But now
that crops are laid by, the country
men meet in friendly groups and
discuss prospects, situation, DC |
All agree that there never were snch
clean crops, such prospect for cot
ton, such blooming at this season !
was never known. At this writing
the fields are white with blooms. 1t
is well limbed and squared. Corn
is small but clean. 1t Is needing
rain badly. Ten more days of
drouth would make early corn a to-
tai failure. doubt not many ear
nest petitions are being sent up to
the Great Ruler for rain. All would
try to sing Beautiful RAIN Or
chard fruits are a failure, but the
good housewife is utilizing the
blackberry crop, making jam, &c.
The sugar supply was exhausted
on last Saturday for the first time
since the war. One who is more
celebrated for growing blackberries
than any one else, being asked for
some, is reported to have said "that
it was nothing but laziness that any
body did not raise blackberries."
Wheat hos baop oopniuer in froaltr
II. NJ. Fleming has bought 5000
bushels. Griffis Bros. have shipped
3 car loads; price paid has been 80
cents to $100. The grain is very
fine indeed-nearly all first class,
but stands were very poor. Yield
will be light. Some extra good.
Capt. Blackburn had so acres,
yield 157 bushels. Prof. Campbell
so acres, 3 to 4 bushels. w. r.
Dickinson's crop reported much
worse than the above. w. j. Wills
ford made $50 bushels on % acres,
81 bushels to the acre. He raked
a 16 acre field and got 40 bushels.
w. G. Carter supposed he would
make 200 bushels and made $50.
Our town has been hOnored by
the visits of some charming bellies
the past week, visiting at Mrs. III.
@. Misses Josie and Lou
Maxwell Of Pigeon Roost and Miss
Sallie Lane of Odd Fellows Hall, as
lovely a trio as ever visited any
town. More hearts than one we've
made glad at their coming and sad
at their returning. If l am not
mistaken Lynnville will repay the
visit but not in kind. Miss Jordon
of Franklin is also visiting here.
May she come often. The event of
the season is the ice cream supper
to be Tuesday night, the Sth.
Lynnville never does things by
halves, and in this 1 doubt not she
will acquit herself nobly. Every
preparation is being made to make
it a success. This is none of your
church pay affairs, that mars the
pleasures by begging money, but a
free affair, where all are invited to
partake of the hospitality, donated
by the gallant young men of l.
and vicinity. One of our best citi-
zens, Mr.. j. P. Boyd, was taken very
suddenly with neuralgia of the
stomach this week. Is reported
better, but quite sick yet. Our
young friend Richard Compton is
in poor health. He was the main
stay of a widowed mother, Mrs.
Hollis, daughter of Mr.. Erwin, who
for one of her years has had q full
share OF this worlds Affections, but
right nobly has she met them and
made good living where many a
man would have failed. She has
our sympathy. Hope her son may
soon recover. Our old friend Mar |
tin Fry is at his sons, DR.. Fry, IN
very poor health; only wreck of |
his former self, Of all the self made |
energetic men this community ever |
possessed, none have the confidence
and respect more than Mr.. Fry. |
The crash of '73 ruined his fine |
property, and he retired to Texas
to repair his fortune-lost health
and everything. He has the sym
pathy of the entire community. Mr..
Goldman lost a lovely little child
with Group last week. Lynnville
sent negro wife beater to board
with the sheriff this week. Mr.. D.
P. Carter has repaired the livery
stable here and was going into the
horse training business. Sorry to
learn he is down with chills again,
and will stop this branch of his
business. Hope the nice bouquets
seen making their way to his resi-
dence will cheer him to health
again. Chickens have got to walk
ing off at night. A negro meeting
being protracted day and night, old
guns and watch dogs are in demand.
A short time since we had the Nor
mons with us and it was said they
made some proselytes. Now we are
booked for a Quaker next Friday
night. July 18th. LYNN.