The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-05-20
LynnVille Items.

Mrs. HUI. English OF Campbells-
vile is visiting her brother. Prof.
Campbell.
Numerous parties will go up this
week. but the large parties are set
for 18th and goth.
Capt. R. A. Mitchell is at home
from a trip for his Cincinnati
house, looking splendidly.
Mr.. w. c. Carter shipped his
Jersey "Ben Roy" to be sold at Mr..
Folks sale. He has in his place a
very fine animal 10 months old
bought of DR.. Johnston.
Farmers are very anxious for
rain. Corn and cotton stands
are poor, and late paintings need
RAIN to bring them up. Late
wheat is very small and low, and
rust has nearly ruined the early
crop
Miss Clara Bodenhamer and Miss
Sallie Fry of Brick Church, with
many others from that neighbor-
1od, took the trait here Monday
for the Centennial. The same
train carried Rob't Laird and fam
lily, Mrs. Rothrock and MISS Matte,
Of Brick Church; Col. w. w. Cor
don and family and Esq. 10. Farm
er and family of Lynnville; R. L..
McLaurine, DIR. W. NJ. Edwards
and Rob't Johnston of Wayland
Springs, with many others.
The Primitive Baptists held
their annual footwashing and sacra-
mental meeting last Saturday and
Sunday. Elder Holt failed to re-
ceive expected assistance, and he
preached two able and acceptable
sermons. Many brethren came
from long distances-20 and 80
miles. In fact, some of the mem
bers live 20 miles away. ESQ.
Bugg varied his usual contribution
of hog or mutton to a fine string
of spring chickens.
On Friday a dangerous runaway
occurred at the depot. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hudson were coming from
Lawrence to visit their relative, DR..
Hudson. Their horse took fright
at the cars, ran away and upset the
vehicle, throwing the occupants out
and breaking Mr.. Hudson's collar
bone and cutting and bru!sing him
otherwise. Mrs. Hudson was not
seriously injured. The doctor
dressed their wounds and the old
couple were sent to their destinaS
ton.
Our town has had an unusual
visitation in the person of two liv-
ing editors at once-unprecedented
circumstance-and we feel battered
and exalted. l refer to Mr.. Doak,
of the Herald, and Mr.. Smith, of
the CITIZEN. Some of our folk
thought editors lived on the fat of
the land, but if these mems corpo-
real conditions are to be our tase
of judgment, they fast six days in
the week and live on water the sew
enth. We advise our Capt. Mitch
ell to turn editor and he need not
plow to reduce himself. What say
you, Captain? If these editors will
occasionally stop at our Montgom-
cry house, their abdominal rotund-
ity will be relieved of a woeiul
amount of dilapidation.
On Friday evening the house of
Martin Waldrup, on Mrs. Dodson's
place, one mile north of Lynnville,
was burned. 1t was very old, stand
ing within a few feet of the rail-
road, and although it. was Condemned
when the road was built, it was al
lowed to stand these % years as a
tenement. 1t Is supposed it caught
from engine sparks. The family
were all in the field and saved little
or nothing. Among other things
burned, but since found uniniured.
was a MILESTONE that Mr.. Waldrup
says is $50 years old. His bacon
was saved, being in Mrs. Dodson's
smoke house. He intended moving
1T home that morning, but failed to
secure the team. Does this not
look providential? MIS- Dodson
and T. B. Briggs soon secured con-
tributions from uelghbors to set the
family up again.
We were always incredulous on
the subject of CUPID and all the
stuff that is told of him. Who
can believe that the little rascal
shoots real arrows from a material |
bow into actual hearts, and is al |
ways lurking around and getting in |
some of his meanness when he |
catches the opposite sexes togetherY |
1t is not Cupid that makes them
love each other, but it is associa-
ton, and / think this Centennial |
going and coming will produce a
fine crop of marriages. l had |
hoped to report a marriage ere
his and l thought my premium
would have brought 'em. Marry
slow, boys. This correspondent
,an't do justice to more than one
week. 1t is almost too good to
ak about at all. 1t is like the ne
sroes who were discussing what
vas best to eat. One said molasses
md fatty bread, another said trlpe
Ind iDguns, and the last said pos
sum and taters, whereupon the first
,ne knocked him down. AS he
;rawled up he asked: "What you
lid dat for?' The response was:
Cause 'possum and taters too
rood ter talk about" LYNN.