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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13
Parker's Store.


/; is an unusual thing for CORES
pondents to be egotistical, but it
seems that it was my misfortune to
appear so in my letter last week.
The nearest thing TO cigar lighter
in my possesesslon is fifteen cent
match box. 1t is now three years
since / have had the pleasure of
visiting Vale Mills, and that seems
that the ''sand bottoms have not
any irresistible charms for me, and
| give as reason that old bachel
ors are very susceptible to the fas-
cinating smiles of the fair sex, but
my absence from that charming re-
gion is due to circumstances entire
ly beyond my control. Suffer me
To add that the fling was flung at
somebody else, but the joke was
turned and 1t furnished material for
fun at my expense for several days.
One thing l know, that in the eyes
of the critic | stand in a very ride
ulous light. l do not eXhonerate
myself entirely from the mistake,
for when the blooming, charming,
sweet and lovely maidens in a
neighborhood decree that bachelors
must marry or get out, it is enough
to make a fellow make a blunder
that will cause him to appear to a
disadvantage.
"Sankerthumnorten's" bombastic
magniloquence is so heterogeneous
ly conglomerated that it is an utter
impossibility for US to maintain our
equilibrium while perusing his spi
cy articles without the aid Of Web
sters unabridged. We would use
big words, too, but for fear of en-
dangering our medium of loquacity,
we refrain.
The matrimonial waters of this
community were disturbed last
week and j. E. Puryear went down
and was healed. We knew that he
had been rather Wit ty for some
time, but had no idea that he was
gong to cut it so suddenly. We
leave the details Of the wedding to
an ADLER pen. Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather a large
number of relatives met at his moth
er's residence to congratulate hiuI
and his fair bride and to partake of
rich reception dinner. We extend
a cordial welcome to the new resi-
dents of Long Branch and hope
that they may realize the full frui
tion of their hopes. The young la
dies were lovely and young men
were gallant, which accounts for
the rumors ahoat that Cupid had to
replenish his culver.
Mr.. Jones Hopkins of Wales was
in our village last week cracking
ais jokes and buying cattle. 1t is
impossible for one to have the blues
in his presence. His cider is just
out, but he contemplates putting up
ten barrels for the benefit of his
friends this year. Mr.. E. H. Aber-
nathy, our worthy county surveyor,
was in the neighborhood last week
on business. The genial warmth of
his nature gains friends for him
wherever be goes. G. G. Vaughan
has the reputation of being the most
popular young man at Cupid s
feasts and ST Woodland has the
badge of warner" Farmers have
commenced preparing for a new
crop. The prospects for a good
wheat crop at this time are cheering.
KULLY.
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Bohemian.

The cold, RAINY weather and bad
roads are now the constant themes
of conversation in our little town,
and the latter are deplorable enough
for the well nigh bottomless mud
and the destruction of the road by
the creeks have rendered them al
most impossible. If the legislature
would appropriate some of the
time which il gives TO less impor-
tant matters to our roads it would
confer great favor on the people.
Not much has been done in the way
of farming yet, but the people are
only waiting for fair weather, for |
think that, conscious of the hard
times, they are goinL To make every
edge cut, and this is the only sure
way to relieve the distress
Tine principle event of the week
has been the long looked for. but at
the same time, sudden marriage OF
Mr.. John Puryear to Miss Josie
Witt at the residence of the brides
father, where large number OF
friends had gathered to witness the
nuptials. Ceremony by Rev. ID. 5.
Bodenhamer. The attendants were
Mr.. Charley Vaughan and Miss
Alice Hamlet and Mr.. Gill William
son and Miss Alice Witt. Supper
was announced and the crowd filed
into the spacious dining hall where
awaited them a feast such as the
hostess only knows how To prepare.
The tables groaned beneath the
weight of delicious eatables and the
viands especially were sufficient To
tempt even the palate Of Bacchus
himself. Well, John, now try and
remove that old Bachelor appear
ance, for remember that you are
saved from the doom of the unjust.
May prosperity and happiness
crown you and fair bride through
life. One of our modern young
men lately answered an advertise
ment. how to produce a moustache.
Beng very much in need of that ar
ticle he applied the remedy and now
he wears an upper lip very much re
sembling skinned hogs ear. Reb.
says its bound to bring 'cm sure.
He is the same person who by send
ing a lock of hair, color of eyes,
etc, to receive the picture of his fu-
ture wife, received a miniature por-
trait OF a sable maiden of African
descent. He says if they send her
on he won't Rebel. Luck TO him.
Mr.. VIM. Anderson is just prepar-
ing to build a residence near here.
He is the efficient principal Of the
Academy at this place, and we well
come him and family TO a home
among us. Mr.. Bill Shores has
again started his mill to running
and everything is in full blast.
Dave says its because the excite
ment has worn of. JUVENUs.
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VIII (trofn hos fla Rucf Droaf a
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ElktOn.

All things at present are running
smooth down here. Our business
men and mechanics are doing as
well as if Jno. Sherman and his
metals had never existed. Our law
yers are doing a thriving practice,
so much so that we think they will be
for emigrating to your city soon,
that their talents may have a wider
range than such as a magistrates
court affords. Our school in charge
of Prof. Cox has resumed work
with very fattering prospects; we
regard him as a scholar and teacher
of the first order, and think that he
well merits the liberal patronage
our community has extended, and
hope they will continue it that we
may keep him with US. Our gallant
and handsome young friend, Mr..
Atha Baugh, has returned to his ma
tive element, and the change has
been 50 complete that you would
look in vain Tor a trace of the ele-
CANT city gent, were you TO see our
friend with his fur cap, jeans pants,
mud boots and grubbing hoe. We
feel that the Elkton boys have
gained 6OnoS Socos. Flautt, Martin
& Co., have lost a good hand and
Squire Baugh has found one. Two
of our fairest friends, Miss Ella
Nelson and Miss Lizzie Beatty, seem
to have forgotten that they are
missed here, and we hear much
grumbling in regard TO their pro
tracted stay in Pula ski. and we hope
knowledge of his will fetch 'um.
can't tell how it is, but some of
our boys have taken a great fancy
here of late to Ala, so much so
that they go two in drove. | hear
it whispered about that there is an
old maid in the case, at least one of
our young pill rollers who thinks
himself ''up to snuff" went down in
a two horse buggy, called on what
he thought to be a boarding school
Miss from the amount of side sad
die airs she wore and the beautiful
tint that art had given to her checks.
One of our best boys, Mr.. Frank
Phelps left for Weatherford, Texas,
last week. We regret to give him
up, he's a good one.
May good luck hit him,
And among her favorites admit him,
is the sincere and heartfelt wish of
the boys lett behind him. Mr.. Lou
ia Baugh is convalescent, The
young people of this place had an
entertainment at the residence of
Mr.. a. G. Ezell Friday night, 7th |
inst; did we have a good time? /
would ask, can a duck swim? We
had preaching at the III. f. Church |
on last sabbath, by Rev. +. j. Dun
can. X. :. UPWARDS.
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We haYe been authorized by the
editors of TIE Spectator to state that
their publication was gotten up
purely for amusement, that they
never intended to wound feelings
but all their insinuations were only
in jest, and they are sincerely sorry
that friends have been aggrieved
That they did not presume to i'm
plicate in their criticisms any but
their best friends and they thought
the matter would be taken as a joke
as they intended. We are further
authorized to say that this explana-
tion is satisfactory to the parties
who felt themselves too severely
criticized and that the matter will
be treated as a jest, as 1t was in
tended to be. For ourselves we will
state that the Senior editor knows
absolutely nothing of the publica
ton except what appears upon its
face, and the local editor did moth
ing in the premises except in the
capacity of printer, which he con
sidered legitimate, and that his as.
sistance in promulgating the Spec
tator was done innocently and under
the idea that it was huge joke that
all parties would enjoy. He knows
all parties, knows that the editors
considered the matter purely a jest
and they are the friends of the per.
sons to whom they alluded.
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The other evening about dark
Mr.. Bob. McLaurine stepped into
the back room of the store (Buford
Bros. to put on a clean handker-
chief, and directly heard some one
enter the store. He hallowed to
the supposed customer to wait a
minute, and soon made his appear
ance, his countenance wreathed in
the bland smile peculiar to trades
men and which makes a buyer
spend his last cent, when he was
surprised to find that his customer
was COW that had proceeded half
way down the store and was sam
ping a tub of clover seed. The
COW saw him, but he looked so
pleasant that she thought he was
going TO throw in shuck collar or
a dozen brooms for good measure,
but instead be threw a four pound
weight which took her between the
horns and laid her out quivering.
He thought he would have to call
in help to drag her out, but she
soon recovered and left with evi.
dent disgust and determination 70
do her trading elsewhere in future
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The Public Schools.

A meeting of common School
Directors for Giles county was held
at the Court house in Pulaski, on
Saturday, 9th inst, when on motion
of Sam'l W. Butler, Esq, DR.. E.
Edmundson was called to the chair,
and Henry M. Stanley, Esq, ap-
pointed Secretary. By way of stat
ing the object OF the N Getting, A. Ii.
Alternately, Co. Sup't, read a paper
embodying sundry interrogatories
and containing divers suggestions
touching the management of public
schools with view to harmonious
action and uniformity throughout
the county. A motion of w. NJ.
Stevenson, recommending uniform
system of text books, was adopted,
and a committe of five teachers APP
pointed to examine and report upon
ing, the Co. Supt. to be chairman
of said committee. An amendment
was proposed by Capt. David Rhea,
which was that members Of the
committee be elected by the meet
ing, which was also adopted. Where
upon D. A. Mcknight, G. G. Rog
ers, NJ. Dryer, and Geo. Campbell,
together with the County Sup't,
were duly elected, and on motion,
DIR. Gardner, Capt. E. w. Holt and
Prof. w. X. Jones were added to
the committee. On motion, it was
agreed and resolved that public
schools shall not be nearer to each
other than three miles, unless natu
raj distractions such as creeks,
rivers, etcs, intervene. 1t was next
by vote recommended to the Direc-
tors OF each District that they re
quire the Sect'y and Treas. to give
bond in double the amount of mon
eys likely to come into his hands
during his term of office.
1t was next resolved, THAT no
pupil shall be received by a teacher
of a public school out of said pu-
pills own district, except upon the
written permit of the Board of Di-
rectors of the District in which said
pupil resides; and that Directors
will not pay any clam for tuition OF
such pupil" nv
Next, a resolution by Thomas
Hanna, Esq, was adopted as fol
lows: Where children go to school
out of their own district, that the
Directors of his district, pay to the
Directors where such pupils may
90, their pro rata or the amount due
them for that year, the same to be
determined by the amount paid by
said Directors for pupils in actual
attendance at school during the
time"
1t was further resolved, that this
meeting recommend to Gov. A. 5.
Marks, Col. Charles G. Rogers, OF
Pulaski, as a suitable gentleman to
fill the Office of State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction.
Finally, on motion of Capt. Rhea,
it was voted that the meeting ad
iourn to meet here again on the first
Saturday after the first Monday IN
April next.
E. EDMUNDsoN, Chm,
H. NJ. Stanley, Sec'y.
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Chancery court meets next MOI

Chancery court meets next MOI
day, and it reminds US of a sugges
ton we have once before made.
This court is the most important of
all our courts and at the same time
the best, in our opinion. We are
aware that it is not popular with
the people, but we believe this
grows out of want of knowledge of
its workings. Our Chancellor is
cOoped up in little room twenty
| feet square, with barely room for
the lawyers to squeeze in, and out
siders seldom see or know anything
OF what is going on. 1t Is not the
| fault of the Court that causes are
delayed, but the very nature of the
causes themselves over which il is
given Jurisdiction, and if the people
could have access and see how this
business is dispatched they would
lose much of their antipathy. We
suggest, therefore, that our county
court provide more commodious
quarters. Throw the two rooms
now used by the Clerk and the
Court into one and give the Clerk
another room. This would make a
splendid court room, and the impor-
lance of the court and the interest
of litigants, who wish to see how
their business is carried on, de
mand il.
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Martin College.

This institution, located at Pulaski,
Tenn, has recently changed hands. DR..
Rivers, the former president, has re-
turned to his first love and entered anew
upon the pastoral work, and Prof. w.
h. Jones, who originally organized
Martin College and conducted a pros
porous school here under that name be-
fore the munificent endowment left by
Col. Thomas Martin had been invested
according to the terms of the bequest,
has been recalled from Texas and elect
ed with great unanimity 10 preside over
this strongly based and promising en-
terprise. He opened the Spring term OF
the present session in the latter part OF
January, with a full corps of teachers
and fifty-seven pupils. which latter have
increased already to eighty-one, note
worthy and encouraging fact, seeing
that the free school Is not now connect
ed with the College as it was the pre-
ceding term. This fact also shows the
popularity of Prof. Jones and demon
sfrRz,s fha NfH1Hsf N M rrxktzk d r
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Bethel.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I will send you a
few items which you can publish OF
throw into your waste basket, as
YOU see fit. AS we have a very
moral and sober community, no
whisky being sold in the village or
nearer than Gourdsvile, Ala, l have
no homicides or drunken brawls To
write about.
Our people ought to be very reli-
gious, for their opportunities are
very fine. We have Sunday school
every Sunday, prayer meeting once
a week, and preaching nearly every
Sunday. On the first Sunday of
every month we have three sermons,
by the Revs. Brown and Byron,
Methodists, and Rev. Officer, of the
Christian Church.
DR.. Gardner, our former worthy
teacher, having resigned the princi-
palship of our Institute. the trustees
elected Mr.. j. Polk Alternately, who
has very interesting school. Mr..
A. has introduced quite an attrac
tive feature into his school-month-
ly lectures. The first was delivered
last. Friday night by the Hon. Il. w.
Ewing, subject, "Holy Land" The
audience was very large and atten
tive. The lecture was highly ap
preclated. We understand Mr.. K.
is a nice gentleman and an ''old
blue" but our people think he told
some marvellous tales in his lecture.
Mr.. d. Reagin and lady returned
few days since from Lawrence
burg, where they had been 70 attend
the golden wedding of Mrs. RS IA
Their and mother, the venerable Mr..
and Nj ;. Joseph Parkes,
We have had several visitors from
Pulaski and vicinity. among whom
were Messrs. r. ID. A, A. ). A and
L. W. Jones. Come again, boys;
we are always glad TO see you.
Harvey 5. was discarded last
week, since which time he has been
eating onions and asafetida as al
antidote for the blues. We under
stand there is to be a general mar
rying of Old bachelors In and around
your town. We have several here.
When ought they to be put on the
market?
We claim to have the champion
warner OF the county. Ii you know
Of a first-class one, send him down,
and we viii bet a gingercake to
glass Of cider that Jack will beat
him so bad that his wife and chill
dren won't know him Jack Is a.
full of yarns as dog is OF fieas. 1t
would do you good to hear him tell
a few.
Pitching horse shoes is the favor
tie amusement of our young men.
The dogs killed ten lambs for
Mr.. Reagan the other night.
Our people are amused at the
demsgoguism of some of our law
makers.
The road from here to Prospect
is so bad and dangerous that there
is no passing, except as necessity re-
quires. Can't the next grand jury
help us. b.
- - fNaarw Uaar
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Capt. l.. Oliver had cotton stored
in the basement of the Cum berland
church, and last week it was discOv-
cred that some one was stealing it.
Watch was kept, and on Friday
night Mayor G. 7. Mason, who lives
just across the street saw five men
90 IN at a window of the church.
He telegraphed to the depot and got
Mr.. Jas. Garrett, the night operator,
to come up with his gun, when they
posted themselves on each side of
the window and blew a police whis
tie. A head was stuck out at the
window when Mr. Mason told the
thief to take it in or he would shoot.
The head was not taken back and
Mr.. NJ. shot. Immediately five ne
gro mcR came tumbling out pell-
neil and rushed off down the street,
with Mr. Mason and Mr.. Garrett
shooting at them, but they all es-
capped without a single capture and
none of them hit so far as known.
There seems TO be an organized
band of burglars in town. DIR.
Steele's and Mr.. w. @. Lewis
smoke houses have been robbed
during the last week or two and
other thefts are going on. Strin-
gent watch is being kept and some
one will either wake up in Jail or
with bullet in him soon.
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Death Of Hon. N. G. Nye.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. F.
Barksdale of Yazoo City, Miss, we
are in receipt of the following
FUNERAL NOTICE:
''The friends of Mrs. Lucy A.
Nye are invited to attend the fun
eral of her husband,
JUDGE N. G. NYE,
from the Methodist Church at 3
o'clock this evening.
Feb. z, 1879"
Deceased was resident of Pu
laski from 1925 to 1885, and was a
brother of the late Mrs. z. w. Rose.
He will be remembered by the older
citizens.
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Mrs. Bringhurst, nee Miss Sallie
Scott, former belle of Pulaski, of
GAINESVILLE, is visiting at Mr.. j. L.
Pearcey's, accompanied by her
sweet little daughter Katie, who did
not wish to leave her four or five
little sisters to come here among
strangers. Mrs. b. has very many
friends here
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13

Messrs. Abe. Finley and Bun AL
ilson spent Wednesday and Thurs
gay last week with Mr.. r. A. f,
jackson near Brick Church huntin
In the fields thereabouts. Tbev
brought in $50 birds. These gen.
tlemen are two of the best shots in
the country, and equally as clever
for a dozen of the birds creased oui
frying pan. The birds about town
have learned to drop without resist,
ance when either of these.crack shots
come in sight.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13

In Quorum Court Monday, Will
S. Ezell was reappOinted Deputy
County Clerk under the late law.
ID. j. Anderson, was appointed adj
ministrator de 6oRiS non of the estate
of Jas. Anderson, decd; r. Nj. Bugg
renewed bond as Trustee under the
late law.
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Little Miss Annie Cakes gave her
playmates a candy-pulling on East
Hill one evening last week. The
sweet little things got sweeter than
ever as they enjoyed the pulling.
They've about got the candy
washed off the chairs and door
knobs by now.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13

Is new first-class Top and Open Bug
gies, manufactured by d. w. Miller q
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, will be sold at
Public Auction, without reserve, at Pu-
laski, on the Public Square, Saturday,
Feb. 10th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. A written
guarantee with every job for one year.
We mean business. Buggies will be on
exhibition at Jas. FL. Jackson's stables.
r. /. BRIDGES, AgJ.
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Messrs. Scallorn & Ray of this
city have established a branch tin
ware and stove house in Pulaski,
Tenn. Mr.. j. c. Ray of the firm
will manage the Pulaski house. We
can heartily recommend him to the
good people of Pulaski as an esti-
mable gentleman, reliable and
thorough business man and a first
class workman who understands
every department of his business
Murfreesboro News.
Mr.. Ray is successor to Mr.. Boyd
Young, is already on duty, and has
already won place in oar affec-
tons. We welcome him and all
such most heartily to Pulaski. He
is an acquisition to be priced, and
we shall esteem him accordingly.
We invite attention TO his adverse
ment elsewhere and commend him
| to public PATRONAGE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13

The subscription to pay the debt
on the Methodist church has been
completed and the lists are in the
hands of +. ArrOwsmith and w. X.
Craig for collection. Subscribers
are requested to call promptly and
nav M.
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Dnn,f EOrUaf

B. w. Knight sells the best Beef, Pork,
Sausage, Sugar Cured Hams, Breakfast
Bacon, Dried Beef, Corn Beef, Lard,
Butter, Eggs, Corn Meal, Sweet and
Irish Potatoes. White Peas for table use,
CrOwder Peas, Stock Peas, Cabbage,
Onions, &c, cheap for cssh. feb13-tf
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Mr.. John Mccormack of Buch-
anan Creek was married Wednes-
day last to Mrs. Beck OF Marshall
county. Well, there's no dependence
to be put in these old widowers
whenever they get chance to foo
fascinating widow. Luck to you.
old friend.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-13

Tie organized night depradators
and thieves have been caught up
with in one of their haunts and that
brancn OF it at least broken up.
Two Young men were in the store
of Tom Arthur near the bridge last
Sunday night when they saw
Andrew Brown. cold, slip around
behiDd the house with bag on his
shoulders and hide it. He then
came in and had con Insulation with
Arthur, and while they were talking
the young men went ont and hid the
bag IN another place, and when Al
thur and the negro went to get 1t
they discovered that the boys knew
it and hence they had to trade in
their presence. The boys told 1t,
and Capt. Oliver at once went down
and found that bag of c-tton with
others, amounting TO 1877 pounds,
had been sold ny Arthur to a store
up town, all of which he identified
as the cotton stolen from the Cum
berland Church cellar, and he re-
plevied it Monday morning before
ESQ. Alternately. 1t appears from
reports and proof that Arthur and
his partners have been in the regu
lar night trade and have blled
nearly d hundred bales of cotton
picked up by night thieves, besides
skinned hogs and other things.
Arthur and the negro have both left
the country. This will certainly
break up this branch of the thieves
business, and we hope may lead to
other disclosures Night thieving
has grown 10 be regular business
and merchants cannot BE- too wat CHI
tut and careful in handling this
class of proper ". Whenever a
man, white or black, comes in the
night with cotton or other produce,
don't touch it