The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-16
Lynn'Ville Items.


verely paralyzed two months since,
gets no better, but gradually worse.
Her recovery is despaired of.
Jack Martin, who was stricken
down with inflammatory rheuma
tism three weeks since, we are glad
to see out again.
Willie Walker, who was so badly
used up in cotton gin, is doing
finely He will not lose the use of
his hand.
Miles Grigsby, too, is still on
|crutches from fracture of the an
kle received two months since. Mr..
Mart Follis is here occasionally
with his arm ina sling from an attack
of inaammatory rheumatism. So
many cripples remind me of the
war.
DR. j. NJ. Lock has just returned
from New Orleans, where be at.
tended the meeting of the medical
association of the U. S. The Doc
tor was delighted with all he saw
and heard. He is loud in praise
Of the beauty and splendor of New
Orleans, and the beautiful scenery
between New Orleans and Mobile,
along the Gulf coast.
To a friendly rivalry for sub
scribers, we are indebted for visit
Saturday from Mr.. Smith, Of the
CITIZEN, and Mr.. Ewing, of the
Herald. We feel honored to have
our Importance thus acknowledged :.
How each succeeded will be told in
their papers, l suppose.
The sale of the property of the
late Simeon Cannon took place Sat
urday. Those who attended say the
property brought the best figures
that have been obtained here for 10
years. 1t sold on II months time.
Cotton is still coming in briskly,
but the producers are slow to sell
since the sudden decline, after so
generous a rise. Little was done
last week in getting out cotton in
the field, on account of the biting
cold weather.
Mrs. Hancock, of Weakley's
creek, formerly Miss Celeste John
son, was back at her old home last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skid Hodge, who
have been visiting their children in
Arkansas for two months. past, re
turned this week. They report
their sons, who are school teachers,
as getting on we'll. Three or four
heavy SHOWS fell before the old
people left there, and they were
surprised to find on their return
that we had had none.
Miss Lilly White, of Mississippi,
is visiting her numerous friends on
j Folks creek this week. We warn
her to keep away from that creek,
| il she does not wish to marry. 1t
is impossible for girl to escape
matrimony in that section.
Mr.. David McCombs will go co
Indiana next week to attend his ia
! theirs silver wedding. fear if
Dave doesn't hurry up, none of the
present generation will have a
chance to attend has silver wedding.
He has many friends who would like
to see him face the hymeneal altar.
! Mr.. John Hodge and Miss Dora
Martin were married Tuesday eve
ming last at the residence of Mr..
Groves Martin, the brides father.
They Immediately repaired to the
/ home of Mr.. Ira p. Martin, the
! groom's uncle, where q reception
was given them. Mr.. Hodge is
an Industrious, promising young
man and will doubtless make a good
husband.
/ Who will say that we haven't a
town Of some pretensions, when we
can boastof a street orator who ped
dies packages OF roots to the tune of
fiddle He occupied one corner of
the depot platform Saturday eve
ming, and got only one patient-a
hungry, idiotic looking negro. did
not hear whether he got well or not,
but will bet button l could have
relieved him much quicker with a
chunk of bacon. LYNN.
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