The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-20

has a contract to build bridge
across the creek near Sharon. He
will begin the work as soon as the
weather will permit.
Messrs. Kennedy & Alsup, Of
Lincoln county, passed through
here last week with a drove of
mules and horses, en- route to Mont
gomery, Ala. They report that
there is a great demand for stock
in that section. Mr.. Thos. j. Mad
ry and wife were visiting his father
Mr.. Richard Madry, one day last
week.
A negro man named Woodson,
living on the farm of Mr.. Yves.
Marks, on Buchanan creek, had a
child burned to death one day last
week. He and his wife left their
children at the honse while they
were making preparations to kill
hogs for Mr.. Marks, when the CLOTH
ing of three-year-old took fire and
burned it to crisp before assist
ance could reach it.
Mr.. W. j. Alternately has sold
and consumed about 20 tons of hay,
raised on his farm on Buchanan
creek. Mr.. A. purchased last week
80 Merino ewes of Mr.. Field Arrow
smith, increasing his stock to some
thing over hundred. His brother,
near Pisgah, has flock consisting
of $50 fine ewes. Mr.. A. pays more
attention to sheep husbandry than
any other man in this section.
Mrs. r. H. Thweatt has counter
pane that belonged to her mother.
The cotton of which it was made
was gathered, picked and spun by
her mother when she was a girl. 1t
is about one hundred years old.
She also has clasp of beads that
her mother wore when she was mar
ried. They are made of cut glass
and are very quaint specimens OF
old-tine art.
Our schools will begin about the
1st of next month. The patrons OF
Maclin schoolhouse have secured
/ the services of Prof. A. Sam. Aber-
nathy; those of the Edwards school
house, W. d. Aymett. Our school
directors have not been duped by
the man selling outline maps. Miss
Annie Golitely. after spending sev
eral weeks with the family of Mr.,
E. F. Aymett on Buchanan's creek,
returned to Martin College last
week.
Mr.. Field Patterson, who has
been confined to his room for sever
al months past with infammatory
rheumatism, is improving very
slowly. Mr.. Sam Williford moved
to-day to Odd Fellows Hall. Col.
James Russell, who has been living
on the old Bailey farm near town,
is stopping at Pisgah, preparatory
to going to Alabama, where he Will
engage in the mercantile business.
Mr.. Hosea. Garrett has moved to
Sugar creek
| Mr.. Richard Madry sold a very
fine horse to Mr.. Crutch Young, of
the Friendship neighborhod, one
day last week: Rev. Rob't Wilson
left a few days since for Elkmont
Station. Ala, to take charge of a
school at that place. A Mr.. Payne,
of Shelby county, passed through
here to-day on the hunt of hands.
He proposes to defray the expenses
of all that wish to emigrate to that
point. He says hands are painfully
scarce in that country and one hall
of the cotton is yet in the field.
Mr.. Carroll Marks, of Leather
wood, ana Mr.. Bud Marks, of Buc-
hanan creek, have .choleia among
J their hogs. Little Miss Beulah Ed
wards is severely afflicted with
rheumatism. Mr.. r. II. Butler and
ESQUIRE Maclin Marks were quite
t sick last week. Glad to see them
= ont again. Mr.. w. j. (Judge
, johnson is confined to his bed with
general debility. Mr.. j. has been
: very feeble for several months past
Mrs. Laura Smithson, who has beer
sick for some time past, is still in
: critical condition.
4 Mrs. Annie Aymett, who has beer
quite feeble for some time, is on thu
road to recovery. Road overseer
should inspect and repair tn
bridges and culverts since tn
y heavy rains, freezes and thaws. Mi
- Butler Alternately informs us tina
y he will begin school at Rehobot
" the 1st of February. Mr.. H. {
;, Aymett, Of near Bradshaw store
= was in this ncighborhood yestel
= day, and reports that country infes'
- ed with rabid hogs and dog
= The wind storm Thursday nigh
u last RACED the fences in many pli
:. ces.
T. Mr.. James Randolph, blacksmit
=. at Abernathy's mill on Buchana
IN creek, put on during last year abol
- 2. 1000 horse shoes, drove 16, 900 nail
. and in addition TO this attended
A. small mill which ground about 5,OC
N bushels of grain. Richard Gan
- son of Mr.. F. NJ. Cant, is visitir
~ his uncle in Marshall county. NJ
!, w. II. bluff Hollis was summon'
al a few days since to the bedside
he his daughter, who is very sick,
~ the Bee Spring neigborhood. MI
i Charles Worsham returned TO th
-, neighborhOod last week, aft
~ spending several weeks with her
=. Their in the Friendship neighbc
90 hood.
A few nights since, Mr.. Sam Ho
kins was awakened by q noise
nd his hen roost, when he arose a
taking an auger hole view OF I
!. scene imagined he saw Sam