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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Married His step-Dauphter

A rather curious matrimonial
complication has been brought
about on Folks creek, near Lynn
vile, by the marriage of VIM. Miles
TO Miss Brookshire. The parties
are all recently from Coffee and
Moore counties. 1t appears that
Miles was sent to the penitentiary
several years ago for crime and his
wife, forgetting her VOWS, inconti-
nently deserted him and availed her
self ofthe law to rescind the bonds
of union, and then married Brook
shire. No one who has not been in
the penitentiary and had his wife
marry another fellow can under
stand the anguish Of heart that
overwhelmed Miles. He vowed re
venge then and there and scratched
it on the whitewashed wall so he
could remember it. Time sped and
he was released and he straightway
set about his revenge, which was to
marry the daughter of Brookshire,
and after much wooing and tribula
ton he succeeded last Friday in
having the knot tied. Brookshire
was furious and swore he would
have Miles scalp and set after him
with a shot gun, but Miles, covering
his retreat with a frowning muzzle,
made good his escape with his booty
of love. Thus Miles married his
wife's step daughter and hence his
own, and becomes his own step son,
his Wife's brother, his own father,
son of his old wife, brother to his
father-in-law, and a terrible fool.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Immigration Address.

We call attention of our people
to the address prepared by the com
mittee appointed for the purpose
by the Immigration Society. 1t
covers the whole ground and is a
formidable and thoughtful showing
in our favor and can be made i'm
men sely to our advantage if proper
ly used. They need some funds to
spread it. The CITIZEN columns
are freely given, but they are not
sufficient. 1t is to be issued ia
pamphlet if possible and it depends
upon the people to do it. Con-
tribute your membership fee at
once and let the effort be made. 1t
needs no argument to show its i'm
portance. Read it and see how well
it may be used and do not stand
back and hope that some one else
may do 1t. The matter comes now
directly to US. Other counties and
countries with not half our advan-
tages are reaping great benefits
We can if we will.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Half Sheet.

We print a large number of half
sheets this week to fill orders that
cone in sitter our outside was
printed. Advertisers get the bene
lit of il. Persons who get q half
sheet are reminded that our outside
is printed at home and corresponds
with the inside No country psper
at the south offers more advantages
to advertisers. Hereafter the
CITIZEN will reach sections Of
country never before entered by it
and will devote itself more energeti-
cally to the building up of Giles
county and the encouragement OF
immigration. The business men Of
Pulaski and property owners of the
county ought to circulate thousar d
extra copies every week. 1t would
cost but trife. They are sustain
ing us. Some hold back and do
not advertise. Come, it is for your
own good. Persons at the north
who get this half sheet would do
well to subscribe. 1t might pay
you. We guarantee to interest you.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Suiritualism.

Arthur A. St. Elmo with a com
pany will give spiritual entertain
ment at Antoinette Hall next Tues
day night. We see from the Mem
phis Appeal that the audiences in
creased tor four nights and there
were some wonderful performances.
They come recommended by news
paper notices from all over the
country and their bills promise a
manifestation Of spirit power Tues
day night never witnessed here
They not only amaze, astonish and
astound the audience, inviting and
defying the closest watching, but
they furnish some rare fun besides,
Memphis is versed in spirit lore
and if they were so carried away
with it,. it must be good.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Poplar Hill.

We never noticed more signs
Of energy and industry among
farmers than last week.
Billie Rochell has employed to
work on farm for Thos. Reed, IA
brother of the smiling little consta-
bic. Reed says Billie is very at
tentive TO business.
John E. Gilbert our candidate
for Sherif,can tell more anecdotes
and then do all the laughing by
himself, il there is any TO he done.
He says it does not cost man any
thing to be clever.
Our smiling little constable,
John ID. Reed, has moved TO about
the middle of the district, or rather
ut one side, but he never fails TO
warrant you if you have any unset
tied claims. and smile all the time. }
Log rolling seems to carry the
day. / will endeavor to give you
list of the parties who have rolled:
Thos. j Campbell, ST., r. l.. Har-
groves aud Manuel Brooks, Briga-
dier Campbell, Joseph II. Campbell,
j. K. Whitfield, Uncle John Paisley
colored, and others, too tedious TO
mention.
Uncle John Paisley says, "whar
de hen scratch dar be de bug.
Dis is de year to plant cotton, fur
niggers dat eats meat dat costs 10
cents must pillow long cotton rows
and heap Of EN-. Ef he don't
dat niger neber will hear de owl
hollow" Jack says "if de lord
will be pleased to help him he is
guine TO try fur a big crop shore,
cause he's got big family and cot
ton he must have" Rubin.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Mass Mating.

EDITOR PULASKI CITIZEN Il have
heard through private sources that
the governor has called the legisla-
ture together for the purpose of re
districting the state for congress
men, and also tor the purpose OF
settling the state debt. Now would
it not be advisable to call a mass
meeting of the people for the pur
pose OF giving their views, as well
as instructing their representatives
how they wish them to settle the
debt? Let the call be made for
some first Monday, as the people
generally turn out on those days,
and when they meet let the call be
made by districts, and let them vote
by districts. In this way you will
get iairer expression of the diff
ferent views oil the masses. A bet
ter way would be, if we had the
time, for the people of the different
districts to hold primary meetings,
select delegates and instruct them
to meet in convention and express
their views. This convention should
be of the people, regardless of party.
My informant tells me it is under
stood that the governor will favor
the 1908 settlement with the OBJ
noxious features left out. | am sat-
isfed the people of this district
would vote Overwhelmingly against
it. In fact, 1 believe they would
vote down anything over 90 and
4. Hoping you will pardon me
for Troubling you, am, as ever,
your friend, WIN. MALONE.
Marbut. Feh'Y IS, 'S2.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
THE COUNTY CAPITAL.

Pulaski, the county seat, is a
beautiful town of about 5000 IN
habitants, with many fine stores and
business houses, substantially built
of brick, modern in architecture,
which gives it an appearance of
neatness and thrift, unsurpassed by
any town of its size in the state.
There are two large, new and well
arranged hotels, churches, halls,
two colleges, and the court house
which stands in the center of a
large square in the heart of the
town, surrounded by a beautiful
grove of forest trees, enclosed with
a substantial iron fence, is the pride
of our county and is admired by
all who see it. There are two week
ly newspapers published in Pulas
Xxi, one large Touring mill, and cot
ton mill, planning mills and gin
shops, and a carriage factory.
There are many inducements for
capitalists to embark in various
kind of manufacturing establish
ments in and around Pulaski. Wag-
ons and farming implements, iron
and nearly every variety of cloth
and cotton goods are shipped from
the north, while in our own county
we have timber in abundance, and
produce cotton and wool in suffi
cient quantities to give employment
to hundreds of thousands of capital,
and hundreds of skilled laborers in
manufacturing and preparing them
for market. Situated as we are on
Decatur division of the Louisville
and Nashville and Great Southern
Rail Road, we have direct commu-
nications with markets both north
and south.
As to the people of this county it
is but just to say that they are in
the main an intelligent, industrious,
hospitable and law abiding people,
and they would welcome to their
midst immigrants from anV part OF
the world, without regard to their
section or country from whence
they come, OF their political faith OIL
religious creed. What they want
is good men with energy, thrift
and enterprise to come here with
their capital and with their intellect
and help to develop the resources
of this county and make it what
it ought to be and what by
nature it was intended to be, one O
the most delightful places on thi:
globe.
The foregoing brief outline of oul
natural resources is drawn careful
ly without coloring or exaggeratio1
and the truthfulness of each state
, ment is verified by the facts them
selves and by the census reports Sc
far as they touch upon the matter,
in question. Our agricultural pos
sibilities find expression in tn
statement made by an eminent citi
zen of Nashville, Col. A. S. Colyar
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MO. 10
LynnviIIe.

4
DIR. j. L. King of Pulaski was
here professionally Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Shields of Colum-
BIO is visiting at her fathers, Col.
A. II Higdon.
Many farmers think they will
plant corn by the 18th. Wheat is
looking unusually fine.
Sam Spivy killed two maddogs
IN his horse lot this week. one
was in terrible commissions.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of Rev.
j. Nj. Mcdonald of Mooresville.
Ala, was visiting Mr.. Dansbee's
the past week.
Mrs. +. NJ. Bunch OF Pulaski.
accompanied by her daughter and
Miss Johnnie Rutledge, are visi-
ting at Esq. Montgomery's this week
r. II. Laird of Brick Church
was down last week looking after
his farm here. In course of con-
versation he said that in a farming
career of fifty years he had never
once had an empty CRIB or smoke
house. He favors a mixed hus-
bandry.
JAS. G. Erwin delivered Sl6J
worth of fruit tree here Saturday.
He delivered more last fall than
now and has some 800 ready to de-
liver at Wales. Surely our people
feel deep interest in fruit that
they spend money year after year
Tor fruit trees and get no returns.
Something is radically wrong in
orchard management. There have
been $4,000 worth of fruit trees
sold at Lynnville since the war,and
yet we rarely see an apple except
those imported. Where can the
fault beP Tell US, Mr.. Apple
Harwell.
-Lynnville is noted for her
beautiful women, handsome boys,
fine stock and big law suits. Last
Saturday witnessed a hotly-con-
tested legal afiray. L. r. E. Boat
right sued Peyton, mill owner, for
damages in saving his lumber,
Mr.. Taliaferro representing b. and
Mr. n. Smithson defending z.
The battle waxed hot all day and
the boom of larynx was met
with death-dealing explosions Of
epiglottis, and whirling simooms of
grammar beat back surging ST.
roccos of lore. b. drove in P's
pickets after darkness settled upon
the scene and captured $40. The
peal OF victory found responsive
Sp peal and the lawyers will peel
each other and their clients higher
up.
John Caldwell Higdon, son in
law TO the pleasant old gentleman,
John Cochran, of near Cornersville,
came up from his home ia Law
renee TO revisit the glimpses of his
boyhood home. Our people al
ways vote hum the freedom Of the
city. His old propensity for sweet
things cropped out thu other day.
Coming upon "a lot of bee-hives
that were dripping with sweetness
be took outa full Langstroth frame
weighing twelve or fifteen pounds
and without ado proceeded TO pass
1t down his anatomy to the place
where it would do the most good
hliing in with -other things To tedi
Gus to mention and too heavy TO
lug into one paragraph. We had IL
from an eyewitness. We suggest
the debating society discuss wheth-
er he eat the enormous bait To sat
isiy an existing appetite or was
hiving it for hunger when he re-
turns to Lawrence. LYNN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Messrs. j. A. Duncan and W. j.
Blassingim of the third district con
Quoted into town last Tuesday three
colored gents, Alex. Gilbert, Mac.
Gilbert and Bill Reagin, whom they
had arrested for stealing corn from
Mr.. Blassingim. In the prelimi-
nary trial before Esq. Jones it ap
peared that the parties stole six
bushels of corn, borrowed one Of
Mr.. BIS horses, packed the corn on
his back and then one OF the men
mounted him and rode some dis
lance to where the corn was found
concealed. They then released the
horse and allowed him to return
home. All three of the bucks were
committed to Jail.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Hume r. Steel, esq, returned
from California Tuesday, looking
well and with an overflow of news
from the Pacific coast. He is di-
rect from San Francisco, but visi-
ted the southern portion of the
state and was within fourteen miles
of the line of Mexico. He hasn't
much to say against California but
prefers to live in Tennessee and he
gives the old advice to all who go
west: Be sure to take along money
enough to buy q return ticket. Mr..
Steele saws the newspaper reports
of the Mississippi flood and the
consequent suffering and loss of
property is not an exaggeration. He
had to travel 400 miles in going
from Little Rock to Memphis, and
saw much of the sea.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The city fathers are determined
that Pulaskians shall not go athirst
through the summer. They have
had a new pump put in the well on
the square. DuBose & Ezell did the
work and did it well. Now all that
is necessary is to draw and drink
when you are dry. If the water is
not so palatable to some tastes as
champagne, lager beer or lemonade,
it comes cheaper and won't make
you thirsty the next morning. As
little as is thought of this well, it
may yet save thou sands of dollars,
worth of property in town from de
struction by fire and be blessed for
its fountain.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
Nav Tnrnnika comnanv.

The Pulaski and Elkton turnpike
has been bought by Messrs. w. I'll
Rose, E. T. Taliaferro, John I. AL
len, j. p. Bledsoe and Nj. A. Carter
Mrs. Susan A. Graves, who held q
fourth interest, retires. The trans
fer took place Tuesday and the new
company is in possession and will,
they say, at once commence to put
the road bed in good condition.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The series of articles on the
Christian Religion, by Col. Robert
G. Ingersoll, Judge jeremiah S.
Black and Prof George z. Fisher,
which appeared recently in the
North American Review, is now
published in pamphlet form, in re-
Spouse to a very generally ex-
pressed demand. Readers of the
Review will be pleased to see these
remarkable papers collected into
one handy volume. and the general
public. who have learned of the ar
ticles through the comments OF
press and pulpit. We be gratified to
learn that q reprint has been is
sued. The price of the volume is
90 cents, and it is for sale at all
news-stanGs and bookstores.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
E,orr;nr Mills for sals.

The Pulaski FIGURING Mills are
offered for sale through I. NJ. n
Jones, real estate agent. They are
as finely built and equipped as any
mills in the south and will be pay
ing investment. Persons desiring
to invest can get these mills at a
bargain, because the proprietors
have other and larger interests that
demand their attention.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Mr.. Wyatt T. Alternately returned
from New York last Wednesday
night, bringing Mrs. Alternately
from Columbia with him. His
goods are rapidly following him. A
long acquaintance with the wants
of this people, added to a naturally
splendid taste in selection of styles
and a thorough knowledge of the
quality of goods, is a sure guaran-
tee that his customers will be
suited. Gents have long since
learned that they can get a perfect
fit and good material in his line,
and he spares no expense to ac-
quaint the people through these col
umns and otherwise of the advanta-
ges he always offers. The corps of
statesmen there are inapproachable in
poHteness and efforts TO please.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Thirteen years ago l came to Pu-
laski from a northern state. That
1 am an ex federal soldier, an earn
est, and to the extent of my ability,
an active republican, every citizen
of Giles will testify. That l have
been respected, kindly treated and
even honored, my present position
as clerk of the circuit court is an
irrefutable evidence, and this too
in county where the democratic
vote is to the republican vote as
to 2. j. II. MORRIS.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Encourage your hens. They are
terribly behind this season. Com
panv is announced for dinner and
the Pulaski housewife crafty sets
about preparations, when 10 and
miserable! she finds not an egg in
town. Where are they? Shipped
The good ones gone to rise the
cup cakes and custards of foreign
ers, and the old ones that are run
down at the heel and galded under
the yoke left to spoil the temper and
batter of our own wives. Dinner is
spoiled and plans for rich entertain
ment blasted. The best laid schemes
of wife and cook gang aft agla, and
the fresh laid eggs of geese and hens
are sent away. The sorrowful APP
petites of Pulaskians cry out in
soulful pleading: "Give us back oul
eggs and take these speckled shells
that are loaded with an explosive
admixture of decaying fragrance.
These are fit only to use in applaud,
ing stump speakers on the state
debt. We must have good ones to
raise boy babies to pay it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The Rome Daily Tribune is of
feIed for sale or lease. 1t is one of
the most prosperous and best APP
pointed newspaper offices in the
south and is offered for sale be
cause one of the publishers has in
terests that demand his presence
elsewhere. Its present editor, Mr..
T. E. Hamburg, is one OF the most
fluent writer's and energetic men OF
the times and has built up repu-
tation and patronage for the paper
that makes it a valuable invest
mant
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Mrs. Mary Hart died at her resi-
dence in the 18th district Saturday
March 4th, 1882, at the advanced
age of sixty seven years. She wa:
the mother of Mr.. w. p. Hart, o.
r ynolds station, who Is vel
known to many of our readers
Deceased had suffered a protracted
illness. a stroke of paralysis hur
ried her to the grave and relieved
her of the pains aud sorrows OF this
life. The mortal remains were IN.
tered in the Tillery burying
grounds at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The advance agent of the Spirit
Show to be here next Tuesday night
was entertaining the boys at the
depot last Tuesday night with an
exhibition OF his sleight of hand
powers, when some outside person
performed a dark seance on his
valise which he had left outside the
door. II the person who has 1t
does not respond to the advertise
ment in this Issue the spirits will
hunt him out next Tuesday when
the great st. Elmo gets here.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Thh professional card OF w. b
SmIthson, esq, is in this issue. He
is a young man Of decided ability
AMI application TO business, and il
is sufficient introdncement 10 sai
he Is OF the family OF lawyers HI
has been II the practice some time
and is widely known.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The destitutlon created By the
DO ds is appalling. The number
will reach 1900 IN Tennessee,
10000 IN Arkansas and perhaps
10000 IN Mississippi The gov
eminent is issuing rations 10 them.
No conception can be formed Of
the terrible damages and loss OF
property, stock aud human life.
The waters are higher than ever
known and still rising.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The advertisement Of the Peoples
National Bank appears to-day.
The new corporation is very strong
and well differed. The rooms are
fitted up elegantly and presents a
beautiful appearance. The career
of this institution can but be sue
cessful.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Mrs. John A. Jackson is visiting
Pulaski, stopping at the residence
of Mrs. Jas. f. Smith. Her fasci-
mating intelligence is a magnet that
draws friends and ELECTS admiration
wherever she goes, and in Pulaski,
her old home, she always meets a
loving reception from scores of
friends
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

All day long Monday the familiar
voice of the auctioneer could be
heard on the street crying bids for
live stock. One horse was knocked
down at two dollars. 1t requires
only a slight stroke to knock such a
horse down and the sight of an ear
of corn would put his grinders on
edge for a week.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The bucket shop is gone. Amen
1t moved to Greensboro, KY, and
may the Lord have mercy on that
peoplel The only things of value
that it left here were $4,000 carpet
and a few sad lessons of experience.
The institution will be remembered
by many of our citizens as long as
money is money.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

1t is so natural for man to pillow
that whenever he comes near one
of the implements used for that
purpose he can't help placing him
self in proper position, provided he
doesn't have to cluck at a mule.
This irresistible instinct brought
some of the white soft hands over
ON the south side to pillow handles.
The handles were freshly painted
and black and greasy; so were the
hands afterwards, and-that's so
funny.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Mr.. D. S. Martins Jersey COW,
Annie, dropped fine calf by Mr..
A. E. Nays Jersey bull, Lingard of
Linnwood, last Saturday. The
calf was heifer and was beautifully
marked Annie is a daughter of
Mary Davidson, one of the best
Jersey COWS that has ever been in
these parts, but unfortunately not
registered.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

The old livery stable opposite the
G. p. church was the scene of con
siderable excitement Thursday
afternoon. A cur and a wildcat
were trying the same experiment
that Sullivan and Ryan tried at New
Orleans some days since, and they
had a crowd of spectators as the
pugilists had. The dog acttd Sulli-
vans part and soon vanquished his
much less powerful antagonist
Ryan returned to his cage none the
better for the fight.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

There were great many mules
and horses sold here first Monday
Mules sold at an average of about
forty dollars; horses not quite so
high, none but cheap ones being
put up at auction. Better prices
were realized at private sale.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

How sad! What a crushing
stroke to the sensitive feelings OF
our raven-hued fellow citizen John
Perkins for the CITIZEN last week
to have him drunk and in Jail fol-
stealing corn, when he didh't get a
grain. How he must have missed
that corn, and what a reflection
upon the whisky to accuse it of
seeking level in Johns stomach.
We make apology to John. We
beg the whisky's pardon. We con-
graduate the corn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Messrs. I. Meriwether Jones and
Will Rose are off to day for the
markets to buy goods for their re-
spectIve firms. They are young
men of excellent taste and are sure
to make good selections.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09

Mr.. James S. Taylor, formerly OF
Alabama, but for years resident
of this county, died on Mr.. d.
S. Martins place. four miles south
from Pulaski, last sunday, of pneu-
monia. He was seventy-eIgbt
years of age.