The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
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McNeece and Mrs. Bratten, the
aged mother-in-law of Mr.. Berry
Harwell, are quite feeble.
Little Emma, the daughter of Mr..
Boon Wilson, is just recovering
from the painful effects of poison
ivy.
While Luther, the son of Mr..
Ephraim Bass, and his brother,
were saving wood with a cross cut
saw the stick jumped out of the
rack and three teeth pierced his
leg above the knee, to the bone, in
tiictIng a very painful wound. He
Is recovering slowly.
Mr.. Seborn Tacker, after spend
ing few days with the family of
Mr.. H. B. Resnover, returned last
week to his home near Buford' 9
Station. Mrs. Emma Williams, OF
the Midtown neighborhood, paid
the family of Mr.. Haynes Hollis a
flying visit last week.
Prof Harvey Hamilton, of Hay
wood creek, passed through here
hunting q horse that was strayed
or stolen. Persons owning valuable
stock should put them under lock
and key at night.
Messrs. jackson and Young, two
enterprising young men from Indi-
ana, have been in this neighbor-
hood, examining the lands, for the
purpose of purchasing.
On Thursday evening last, after
several months suffering with a
dropsical affection, old Uncle Jacob
ResnOver passed away. His re-
mains were inferred in the family
graveyard. Peace to his ashes.
Mrs. Lizzie Alternately has gone
to Williamson to be present at her
late fathers sale, which comes off
the 18th inst. Mr.. Ephraim Bass,
one of our cleverest farmers, speaks
of moving to Texas at an early day.
We will be 10th to give up such a
man.
Miss Tennie Beatty, sister of
Mrs. DR.. Wilson, will take charge
of the school at Elkton, beginning
the 10th inst. Elkton should con-
graduate herself upon securing the
services of one so highly accom-
plished and so well capacitated to
teach the young idea how to shoot.
About three winters ago a half
grown wild duck found a mate
among a flock of ducks belonging
to Mr.. r. H. Butler and renamed
during the winter. 1t left in the
spring, but returned the next win
ter and sought the self-same mate,
remaining all winter and abscond-
ing in the spring, returning again
this winter when 1t was killed by
w. H. Pink Worsham.
One cold night last week party
of young men serenaded one I'll
their neighbors with the expecta-
ton of being invited to partake OF
all that was palatabie and tooth
some, but, alas! they received q
proiusion of cold water upon their
heads which turned to ice before
they could make any compliment
airy remarks.
Mis-. Hicks, who has been spend
ing several months with friends and
relatives here, will return to her
home on Sugar creek soon. Mr..
Nat Kend-ick, wood workman at
Farpley's shop, informs US that he
will skip out to Columbia soon.
Nat Is a clever young man and
merits success wherever be may go.
Mr.. Walter (Bud) Mccormack
leaves to-day for Texas. Success
to you, Bud. Mr.. George Beck.
nephew of Mr.. John Mccormack,
is on a visit here from Texas. He
will remain in Giles few days and
then go to Marshall.
We have in this neighborhood
two or three families, the relation.
ship of whose children is quite in
teresting. A father and son mar
ried sisters, and then another son
the daughter of his fathers
wife. Rumor says that an elope
ment project was on foot for last
week but the parties were not sue
cessful.
Mr.. Aaron Brown has rented the
old Eel farm for this year. Mr..
Matthew McGaugh is going to the
OF Blooming Grove.
Mess s. Roden and son have also
rented the farm Of the late Milton
Marks, now owned by VIM. Oliver,
esq. Mr.. j. M. Smith, after an alb
seDce of several months in West
returned a few DAYS
since to drink good water and
shake no more. Mr.. G. Worley made
a flying trip to Lynnville during
the holidays and was accompanied
On his return by relative whose
name we have not learned.
Capt. Kendrick, who sold his
farm near Mr.. Copeland Whitfield's,
will make his future home in Mis-
sissippi, his family having already
gone. A little child of Mr.. James
Z. Scales is very sick, becoming
paralyzedl on one side Sunday
last. His wife is also
with pneumonia.
The presiding elder Will hold
quarterly meeting at Blooming
Grove, embracing the 5th Sunday
in this month. Rev. Mr.. Eason
will occupy the End. A subscrip
ton was raised to build a hue for
The stove as the church house was
in danger of being burned by the
stove-pipe extending TO the top of
yhe house.
Mr.. Polk Alternately will move
out to this neighborhood soon. He
will take charge of the school at
Bethel, beginning the latter part
Of the winter. Mrs. Mary White,
whose skill in the culinary art can
not be excelled, presented the ven
cradle Ned Marks with a Christ
mas dinner which be relished in the
highest degree, saying that it would
perhaps be his last.
Mr.. Thomas K. Marks is likely
10 obtain a position on the Texas
Pacific railroad, through the agency
of some one connected with that
road. II he is successful, he, to-
gether with his family and mother,