The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-30

. the improvements they propos
!. making on the pike between Elktol
= and this place.
+ Since the last issue of the CITIzE,
= the state debt has increased $3I.
643.78. 1t goes on $4, 520.54 a day
: building up wrath against us anC
: hedging us in with a wall of debt
There are twenty-five persons il
the county Jail at present, all colored
but three. Mr.. Arrowsmith. the
jailor, thinks he will get rid Of
about a dozen of them this term OF
the court.
Mr.. w. r. Craig moved into the
house two doors further up the
street. from his old stand yesterday
morning, with the remnant of his
stock left from the fire and is still
second door from the corner
At the Methodist church next
Sunday at IL o'clock the pastor will
preach in the interest of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society, on the
subject: "The Necessity for Wo-
mans Work in our Mission Fields -
At y o'clock church conference.
Mr.. Newton White carried out of
Craig's at the fire a sack of coffee
under each arm-270 poundsl He
had an inspiration upon him, hav-
ing just retured from call upon a
young lady and protracted his visit
until the fire bell sounded.
DR.. Johnson telegraphed Mai.
Stacy Tuesday that he had bought
Hannibal, the Norman stallion. He
is to be shipped to-day and will ar
rive at Alder Park Farm perhaps
Saturday, and will probably be ex-
hibited in Pulaski next Monday.
Mr.. Craig was ordering goods
from a drummer, sitting on the
street, while his walls were falling
in yesterday morning. He will be
booming again tomorrow. The
houses burned are to be rebuilt at
once and he will soon be back in his
old quarters.
Judge McLemore and Attorney
General Russell arrived on the noon
train Monday. Court convened
directly after dinner, the juries were
empanneled, the judges charge was
delivered, and the trial of one case
consumed the rest of the time until
adjournment.
The Tennessee State Sunday
School Convention meets at Muir
freesboro April 18th and continues
through the 18th. A full program
for work has been laid out and a
long list of eminent speakers are an
nounced. Giles county should be
well represented.
A Mr.. johnson al Testers station
received letter a few days since
that an uncle had died in New York,
leaving him $4,000 in real estate,
$25, 900 in cash and $4,000 in U.
5. bonds. He was n very poor man
and had to borrow money to go to
claim his fortune.
John Caldwell, a young white
man, who stole a horse from DR..
Harwell and was sentenced to the
penitentiary in 1875, was pardoned
by the governor Tuesday on recon-
mendatiOn of DR.. Harwell and on
account of good conduct and bad
health. Gov. Marks committed his
1 20 I
Mr.. Thos. w, Brown of the Madi-
son Square Theatre, New York, will
shortly be in Pulaski to arrange for
the appearance of Hazel Kirke. 1t
is a remarkable play, having now
been presented nearly 1900 times,
while the reputation of the theatre
is a sufficient guarantee of the
character of the company. 1t is
first-class in all particulars and such |
as Pulaski footlights do not fall up
on twice in a decade.
The b'hoys have formed a club |
for the purpose of improving their
grace in the ball room. This is a
movement that deserves the dis
couragement of all soberminded men |
and women everywhere universally.
The members all need grace. They |
meet tri-weekly in Mays hall over
the shoe store, the proprietor of
which doesn't object because he sees
how fast leather is being ground in
to dust. Leather Annihilists" is
the name of the Climb
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, mother
of Messrs. S. s.. and Robt j. Ander-
son, who is So years old, attended
the celebration of the birthday of
her. son Stephen S. Anderson at his
residence near Odd Fellows Hall on
March 22d. His birthday and
that of W. w. Collins fall on the
same day-56 years old-and they
alternate in celebrating it, being
very intimate friends. Mrs. Ander-
son is quite old and feeble and her
presence made the occasion solemn
" impressive The occasion was
one long to be remembered and
will hardly be repeated.
''HOw do you manage" said l.dy to
her friend, 'tO appear so happy all the
time ~ 81 always have Parker's Gin
ger Tonic handy" was the reply, "and
thus keep myself and family in good
health. When am well / always feel
good natured." See other column.
mar23-4t
The CITIZEN has expressed no
opinion upon the guilt or innocence
of w. w. Rea. Under the over
evidence against him
there can be but one opinion of his
guilt. The law has fully ferretted
out the crime and the man is to pay
its extreme penalty. There is no
occasion to say anything further,
and we have specially refrained
from giving anything but facts as
they developed and opinions ex-
pressed by others. OF course we are
not responsible for the card of the
prosecutor last week nor for the
opinion of the correspondent from