The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-24
4 FAVORED LOCALITY.
Our Pleasure Jaunt Through the
Brick Church Neighborhood.

In company with Prof. w. K
Jones we INDUCED in pleasant
jaunt through the Brick Church
ghborhood last week. This fla
vored section of the county, noted
for it's fertile farms, its lovely women
and its refined society is indeed a
garden spot which presents many
inviting scenes TO the eye, and we
enjoyed them all as we rode leisure
ly along. Accepting the generous
hospitality of Mr. r II. Laird and
his excellent lady, we were delight
fully located during our stay In
their roOmy and pleasant mansion.
Here we met the accomplished and
highly talented Miss Clara Boden-
hamer, principal of the Brick
Church Academy and her charming
assistant in the musical depart
ment, Miss Kate Fry, Of Lynnviile.
The winning courtesy and attrac-
tive manners of these lovely Dung
ladies came very near making US
forget a little matrimonial episode
in which we figured rather conspic
uOuSly eleven years ago.
On Friday, after a flying visit TO
Cornersville. we spent the day at
the beautiful residence of Mr.. j,
w. Nance, dining at his hOspitable
board, which was graced bv the
presence OF Mrs. Nance, her charm
ing daughters and the accomplished
Miss Bette Burgess. Returning
to Brick Church late in the after
noon we called to pay our respects
10 the venerable Maj. John Gordon,
perhaps the oldest and certainly
one of the best citizens of Giles
county. We found him hale and
hearty, despite the burden of over
four score years which rests upon
his shoulders. He is now eighty
two years of age, y of which
were spent in this county, where
he has reared a large family of chill
dren, all of whom are worthy OF
the stock from which they sprung
He is fine type OF the sturdy race
of men whose achievements embel-
lished the pages of our early histo-
ry, and we trust the day is far re
moved: when his gray hairs will de-
scend into the tomb.
At night we attended the supper
given by the Ladies Mite Society
at the residence of Mrs. Mary Cor
don. We had heard much that
was favorable of these periodical
entertainments, but none of the ac-
coGnts that reached our ear did
justice to the enjoyable features OF
the one just mentioned. We found
Mrs. Gordon's spacious parlor and
sitting rooms filled to overlooking
with a bright assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen, all of whom seemed
bent on enjoying the OCCASION
Supper was announced early in the
evening and it has never been ouI
good fortune to stand in close
proximity to a more tempting ar
ray OF dainties and substantials
than were then spread before US
The refinements of culinary ART
were perceptible everywhere and
the taste of the lady managers was
happily displayed in the arrange
ment and decorations OF the tables
There was an abundance of every
thing, and although the guests tes-
tilted their appreciation of the
good things by disposing of them
rapidly, the supply seemed to I'M
dergo no percepttble elimination.
After supper the guests returned TO
the parlor and spent the remainder
OF the evening in pleasant social in
tercourse. Among tue many charm
ing young ladies' present we no
tlced the Misses Williamson, OF Pu-
laskI; Misses Dabney, Baird, Parar
and Cox, OF Cornersvllle; Miss
May Gordon, of Lynnvill0; Misses
Wood and Burgess, of Triggsboro
Miss Matte Rothrock, the Misses
Smith, Misses Clara Rodenhamer
Kate Fry, Johnnie Rutledge, Laura
Cox, and Kate Anderson, of the
Brick Church neighborhood, az
wei. as hoste of bright school
girls OF that vicinity. We received
at the hands OF every body u pleas
ant and cordial welcome, which we
take occasion here to acknowledge
with gratitude. We desire also tc
return our thanks to DR.. Clark
Mr.. Bugg, Mr.. Il. j. Anderson, Mr.
r. A. f. jackson, Gus McMillion
esq, and others, tor many kind at
tentions. Upon the whole, we were
charmed with the people of Brick
Church. and ere long we expect &c
repeat our visit and extend our &C
quaintanoe in the neighbOrhood.