The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-02-17
Bunker Hill.

Your Elkton correspondent thinks
that it was the dissolution of the
firm of GEMS & l that caused Jeems
to lose the golden half-eagle.
think differently. 1t is said that
the famous Artemus Ward once
visited Salt Lake City and became
acquainted with Brigham Young,
who was then at the head of the
Mormon church. Brigham became
attached to the humorous Artemus.
1t happened that one of the elders
of the church had recently died
leaving Is or 90 beautiful widows
Young proposed to the said Arte-
mus Ward to take the place of the
deceased elder and also to marry
all his widows, and to influence
him to take this step he had the
widows attlred in the most attrac
tive style and placed in line for the
inspection of Mr.. Ward He viewed
them very deliberately and then
turning to Mr.. Young he gravely
shook his head. "What." said the
great head of the latter day saints,
lis it possible thai you can reject
the offer of all this loneliness and
forego the prospect of this earthly
felicity, with the additional assur-
ance of an exceeding and eternal
weight OF future beatitudey"
ut is not consideration of these
things" said NJ. Ward, shat causes
me TO reject the offer; but 1T is the
nuchness OF the thing that staggers
mer So | think it was the much
ness of the news that caused Jeems
to lose the prize.
Mr.. VIM. Jackson sent off about
200 chickens to McCrory Wednes
day. Mr.. McCrory was in the
village Thursday looking for mules.
Mr. Cal Morgan drove a fine los of
fat shoats from the neighborhood
Friday. There seems to be a de-
mand for every thing the farmers
can produce except com. We have
large amount OF corn in this com
munity. Mr.. Henry Watson has
moIe than 600 barrels on his place
and many Others have large quaint
ties.
The public schools that opened
last week are well attended, consid-
ering the inclemeLt weather. MISS
Lizzie McLaurine, at Bee Spring.
having the largest.
@. II. Harris, who has Just re
tired from the mercantile business,
seems not inclined to repose in in
glorious case, but is actively en-
gagged trading in stock, farming
and improving his buildings. 1t
is said that he has the best i'm
proved place to the size OF it on the
creek.
One of those little episodes that
break in so pleasantly upon the
monotony OF lie with the Young
people took place at the residence
of Mr.. Joshua Smith on Thursday
evening. A select party o: young
folks assembled there and tripped
the light fantastic till the ''wee
sma" hours. An oyster supper at
ESQ. E w. McLaurine's Friday
evening was a most elegant affair
and enjoyed by the participants.
Mrs. Francis Brooks, of Shoal
creek, has been visiting her relatives
and friends here for more than a
week, returning Saturday. She is
remarkable lady of a remarkable
family. She is a daughter of Mrs.
Martha Osburn who died here a
few Vears 400 at The advanced 400
of 81 years. Mrs. brooks is 70
years old, yet she is active as girl
of Is. She rode home on horse
back on Saturday, going by way of
Pulaski, where she stopped to do
some shopping, and making the
whole distance. about % miles.
Mr.Isham Watson, her nephew who
accompanied her, says that he suffer-
ed considerably with cold, but Mrs.
Brooks said she was not cold in the
least. CIvIs.