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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
Our Cotton Market.

A correspondent from No. l
brings some serious facts to our at
tention. If there is no mistake,
there is something wrong. Pulaski
always enjoyed and proftted by her
reputation as cotton market. We
are not ready to say that she has
forfeited that claim yet and the
matter alluded to here ought to
be investigated by our merchants
and buyers. 1t will certainly dam
age Pulaski's trade, and ought to
if there is no excuse for it. We
have always held up our market as
the best country cotton selling
point in this whole country, and the
facts have sustained us in it, but we
cannot and will not do so when it
causes our farmers to lose money.
Our crops bring us all the money
we get and the farmers ought to
have the last farthing their cotton
is worth. A half cent falling off in
price is more than $4,000 loss to
the county on an average crop. If
the price is borne down the buyer
may make little, but the county
loses a hundred times as much,
Such a charge as this is damaging
to us. If we had a merchants eX-
change we could attend to these
matters better, and this one ought
TO be investigated and the future
more closely guarded. 1t will not
do to pass it over and say that 1T
amounts to nothing. 1t is divert
ing our trade and it may be RENE
died and explained if looked into.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
In Criminal Court-

Martha Ferline, colored, who
stole the Martin College property, a
notice of whose arrest appeared in
the CITIZEN last week, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for
four years.
The case of the state Us. Harrison
Bramlett was continued by the
attorney general and the defendant
released from Jail under bond.
The happiest soul in Giles county
to-day, perhaps, is the little boy,
Robt. Parks, thirteen years old, who
has been in the work house since
December 9Th. He was charged
with carrying concealed weapons,
but it appeared he had been induced
to commit the crime by the man
who escaped from the chain gang
recently. There were other mitiga-
ting circumstances, and he was re
leased by court Monday and allowed
to 90 home to his parents. He told
those who were instrumental IN
securing his liberty that he would
never forget their kindness, and
showed by his tears that he was not
only penitent, but grateful He
will not soon forget the lesson he
has learned.
1t is strange that men will persist
in carrying pistols when the laws
are so stringent. Judge McLemore
will commence next term sending
them to Jail. To show the bent OF
crime we give the number of indict-
ments for various offenses: Carry
ing pistol, 40; larceny. s; gaming,
%; horse stealing, 3; murder, o.
assault and battery, Il; disturbing
worship, IL. There are a large
number for tipping and selling
LIQUOR without license, and in all
INA cases on the docket. a large
number of them were mot found.
Wiley Rodes, the st. Giles muir
derer. is TO be tried to-day, If mol
continued. Several bther cases aZS
set FIR t0-day.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
BRICK CHURCH.

Our Blacksmith, G. C. Hartsell
is able to be out again.
R. j. Anderson, jr., is visiting
friends at Simpsons Chapel.
DIR. w. R. Ham contemplates
locating at Aspen Hill Tenn.
Miss Clara Bodenhamer re.
turned from Lynnville the I'd inst,
where she has been visiting.
Mr.. W. R. Wood is about -four
weeks behind in fishing, and Gu.
B. Rutledge about the same in
counting.
-Rob't Halderby, son of Rev.
A. r. H, is confined to his bed with
chills and fever. Mr.. Halderby
breaches for us next Sunday.
Mr.. John r. Moore and neice,
Miss Fannie Davis, have just re
turned from Pisgah, where they
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives.
The corn-crib of r. II. Laird
was broken open last week by some
person intent on having some bread.
1t is customary here to have the
meat house up stairs in the dwell
ing. Some parties have their corn
up stairs.
Our farmers are taking advan
tage of the good weather. Already
a number of acres of corn have beer
planted and as the work is progress
ing a larger crop will be planted
than ever before. Garden vegeta
ton never looked better at this sea
son of the wear. O A. K.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
An Important Matter.

The man who saves his money is
the man who makes the most. 1t
is really not so hard for an ener
getic person to make money, but
very hard to resist the inclination
to spend it. 1t is therefore very
important to know where to spend
your money so that it may go far
thest. 1t is safe to say that such a
place is L. Rosenau d Brother s.
A long career in Pulaski has demon
strated this and they again invite
attention to their spring and sum-
mer opening on the Old Corner
They have separated their business
into departments, opened another
house next door devoted exclu-
sively to gents furnishings, and en-
larged their business to meet an in
creasing patronage. Rosenau's is
an institution in Pulaski, grown to
be indispensable, and the people
will be glad to know that this pop
ular house is now able to furnish
them in all particulars. Read their
advertisement.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
KEDRON FLAT.

Farmers are at work and ev-
erything promising.
Paul Beasley's students are
learning rapidly, especially one who
is getting quite proficient in spark
ing. He has gone to see all of one
family except the old lady.
1t is related of our neighboi
E. f. E. that he lost a hog and
looked for it in a neighbours din.
ner pot. Failing to recognize it.
he returned home and met his hog
ship at his own gate.
Two bachelors furnish us ex
-citement in a lively race for the
hand of a lovely brunette. L. n
Case declares that if Rob't Var
brough wins the prize he viii 60 to
Utah, where he knows he can sue
coed.
Mrs. r. L. Irvine will soon re-
visit the scenes of her early life with
trip to her fathers, S. H. Scott, at
Athens. She has entertained re-
Gently her brother, Mr.. Thomas
Scott, of near Fall River, and her
nephews, AID. and Tom Scott.
Two months effort to get up a
party on Jenkins creek has been fu-
tile. One gent gave dollar that
he might see F. II. Jones cut the
pigeon wing. LITTLE PET.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
SIMPSONS CHAPEL

Miss Fannie Peden is visiting
in town.
Samuel & Thompson will move
their saw mill couple of miles
down Pigeon Roost creek shortly
A class meeting was held at
this place Sunday. We believe il
is to be kept up the first Sunday in
each month. We have preaching
the End, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
Mrs. S. ]. Simmons has been
quite sick the past week with neu-
ralgia, but is now better. Miss
Jennie Peden was detained from
school last week on account Of i'll
ness.
Willie Sellars, who came home
from the Webb's school about one
month ago with rheumatism, is now
convalescing. Willie Dickie is still
complaining. He came home from
school sick also. Lee Rambo, one
of their messmates, was down Sat
urday and Sunday paying them a
visit.
Our farmers are working with a
vim planting corn and preparing
cotton land. The acreage Of cotton
will be short this season, and more
oats and clover sown this spring
than we ever saw before. | think
this would be a good time for Car
ter to buy a new supply. 1 wonder
how many oats he had, anyhow?
Gid Simmons has game chick
en- that killed a weasel measuring
Is inches in length. The fowl
stuck his spur through its head
,wice. UNCLE FRED.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
ELKTON.

Items of interest are as scarce
here as honesty was in Grants
cabinet.
business is dull and fishing is
on a boom. Quite a number of fine
ones have been caught by different
parties during the last few days.
On last Sunday evening at the
residence of Mr.. n. II. Chambers,
Mr.. John r. Hargrove and Miss
Sallie Henderson were united in
marriage.
Some of our forward wheat is
heading. A considerable amount OF
corn has been planted, and we have
a good prospect for fruit in this part
of the country.
Our guests last week were DR.
Barley and lady of near Huntsville
who were stopping at her fathers,
W. A. Baugh; Mr.. Rayburn Daily
and Miss Annie Phillips of Elkmont
station and Misses Addie and
Madora Eel of Elkmont Springs
They all returned to their homes
Mr.. s. d. Parsons of Kentucky
after delivering quite an interesting
temperance lecture at the NJ. K
church here on last Thursday night
organized a temperance lodge with
about 81 members ScRIBBLER.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
HICKORY VALLEY

L have strange dreams down here
in Hardeman and | will relate some
that pertain to Giles county, in the
hope that some of your savants
may unravel them. l dreamed l was
five years in the future. Thos. F.
Horne had been married five years
and talking to him he told me he
had two boys named Peter Tugmut-
ton and Timothy Ticklepitcher.
Will Burrow was a clown in Robin
son circus Garrett was sheriff.
H. Arrowsmith was driving a dray
for living. ID. L. Eslick was q
Campbellite preacher Strange
ism it?
Rain delayed farming but we
are fast gaining ground. Peach
prospect fine and wheat ditto. Cat
tie, hogs and horses can live on the
range now. We have felt the
drouth severely, but will pull
through. Some children down
here, # you would give them a bus
cult, would cry for knife to peel il
thinking it a turnip.
ON Joe
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
The Small Pov

4 letter from Bethel dated Mon
day from a responsible gentleman
informs US that there were six cases
Of small pox and no new ones. DR..
p. G.. CASTOR of Athens is attending
the cases. Jack Keiff and lady
from Lincoln county have been en-
ployed to nurse the sick. Charley
Bradford, brother-in-law of J. A.
Cole, was taken last week The
writer apprehends no spread of the
disease. with proper care, and he
asks us to say that there is no small
pox in Bethel, Notwithstanding the
reports. 1t is confined to two fami-
lies and is likely to be stopped there
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
An Old Document.

Hugh Campbell moved to Giles
county in 1910. He was living up
on the immense estate of E. Polk,
grand father of President Jas. X.
Polk, ten miles south of Pulaski, of
which the celebrated Brown farm is
a part. The following letter, not of
interest in itself, is interesting in
view ofits antiquity and the mem
cries it evokes. 1t is preserved in
the family yet, and was written to
Hugh Campbell:
SIRl 1 received your and Mr..
Harveys communication by
Mr. Hardeman together with fifty
dollars rent money! am sorry you
are all about quitting the farm, but
shall always rejoice to hear that
your removals have contributed to
your Interest and happiness, /
have authorised my Grandson James
X. Polk to receive and receipt for
the balance of the Rents that re
mains or as much thereof as you
have collected, and as Mr.. Harde-
man tells me that you are not go
ing more than three or four miles
distant from the old farm, | hope
you will pay some attention to my
Interest, in renting, receiving rent
and preventing the committing OF
waste l am fast declining and a
Journey to Silver creek is become a
very Serious matter, and one that
perhaps 1 will never undertake, and
have little hopes of ever seeing you
ON Big Hatche
Accept the good wishes of
E., Polk
18th April 1923
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
PISGAH.

Our neighbor w. V. Smith lost
two bales of cotton by the fire.
1t should teach us to sell our pro-
duce when ready for market.
Mrs. Martha Russell, after two
weeks of intense suffering, quietly
and peacefully passed away Friday,
March 81. We extend to the family
our sincere coincidence in this their
sad affection. The memorial ser
vices will be held at Unity next
Sunday by her pastor, Rev. Mr..
Cornelius.
Sacramento meeting at Pisgah
next Saturday and Sunday. 1t is
desired that all of the members be
present.
1t is hard to tell which point
Knox represents, Blowsburg or Pts
gah. Now, Brother Knox, stay on
your side of the hill, or come over
and we will form a co-partnership.
TEON
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
MARBUTS.

MIR. Stewart and wife of Arkan-
sas are visiting their son-in-law,
Mr.. Cox.
The appearance of another
comet has made some of the timor-
Gus shake in dread of another
drouth.
Mr.. Marbut is in Wayne
cattle buying, while Mr.. Davis came
from Pulaski here and bought IS
head from Mr.. Booth.
Candidates have not commenced
to ride over us yet. Our dogs are
saving up their bark for them
about all they will get.
We were excited for you and
sympathized with you at the fire.
That negro with a broken leg will
be scarce around about tottering
walls hereafter, won't he? LIDIA.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
Conn,sIast Grand Venture.

On Thursday, April 18th Comps New
United Monster Shows will exhibit in
Fayetteville, giving performances after
noon and evening, at and O'CLOCK
We nave often read of monster shows
aud monster combinations, but In order
10 get an adequate idea OF what Is actu-
ally In store tor our anlusement-ioVing
readers, we ask them TO contemplate the
following:
Tire. full eireuses combined in one,
numbering in the various departments
the most celebrated performers IN the
world.
The principal attractions OF Comps IA
nous New York aquarium.
A grand automatie museunm, with
hundreds of moving figures run by
steam power, generated BY six steam
engines.
A full menagerie OF the rarest and
most interesting wild animals, includ-
ing a mammoth hippopolamn, and 3
herd OF performing elephants.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
BUFoRD STATION.

Miss May Buford is visiting
here.
Kenneth Brandon is rusticating
here before going to Nashville.
Our energetic farmers have
over half their corn planted and
some cotton. The cotton acreage
will be diminished this year. Peo-
pie seem to be more after some
thing they can eat and everybody
is at work. Wheat is very promis-
ing. Fruit is not all killed.
Rev. DR.. Lock preached an ex-
cellent sermon Sunday. Dinner
was served on the ground and the
Sunday school was recognized for
the summer campaign and promises
well. HUCKLEBERRY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. Craig lost his fishing tackle
in the fire and the fishing club
made up and presented to him a full
rugged pole and tackle and it was
presented to him Monday night
Outside persons wished to contrib
ute and It would have been An easy
matter to have made the present of
great value. 1t was a genuine trib-
ute of esteem and sympathy to a
gentleman who is universally loved
for his virtue and character. He
said his losses by the fire could not
buy the pole.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
Mrs. culley's Opening.

Mrs. Culley is displaying a beau
tiful array of elegant millinery,
selected with great care. and cover
ing all the novelties and latest and
most fashionable shades and pat
terms. She invites the ladies to call
and examine and she will take
special pains all of next week to
show her goods, not caring for the
tronhle-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

The Spenserian Reading Club
met in the parlor of the Linden
House Tuesday night. The atten-
dance was not as good as usual, but
the exercises very enjoyable. Miss
Maud Edmundson sang a beautiful
song; Mr.. Ben Carter a bass solo.
Capt. JnO G. Lester and Mr.. Newt.
White were the readers, and their
selections were GOOD
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
Several parties in town recently

Several parties in town recently
vaccinated have been real sick
from it's effects. One of our coun
ty officials was so affected the 9th
er night that he fell fat on the
floor twice before his wife could get
him to bed. But he was at his
post in the court room the next
day. A stout, healthy young man
tainted soon after he was vaccinated.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Among the love letters and other
valuable papers lost in the fire by
Mr.. H. E. Thompson was prom
isory note for 500. This he con-
siders a matter of small consequence
as compared to the loss of those
instruments that were filled with
words of burning love. The mis-
hap, we trust, will have no cooling
effect upon the ardent affections OF
himself and fair correspondent
May their love grow warmer and
warmer till two lives are melted in
To one. as 1t were.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
If the vaccination of die demo.

If the vaccination of the demo
cratic party takes, all may be happy
yet. What pity Savage & Beas-
ley and the Banner tOiu expose
themselves to the smallpox. They
prefer the frying pan to the fire. II
took on the American and World
and mortified. The fact is, the
situation is enough to mortify al
democrats. It's got to be scram
bic now for who'll get the offices and
''the devil take the hindmost. y
Well stand out of the way until the
procession passes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. r. Meriwether Jones is the
hero of the fire. 1t is said of him
that he carried out can of powder
when it was so hot that the solder
on the can ran out on his sleeve.
Whoever doubts that he did it should
see his coat. How else could the
solder have gotten on his sleeve?
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. G. T. Orr brought in Monday
some twigs taken from peach tree
upon the place of R. NJ. Orr near
Mooresville. The blooms produced
some one, some two, some three and
some four peaches each and were in
clusters. This is IN keeping with a
good many other things that stamp
this spring as one of the most re
markable in memory.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

The scarcity of men on our
streets these fine warm days speaks
Volumes in praise of the farmers of
inc surrounding country. They are
at work on their farms and only
come to town when business calls
LLem.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06
Il pretty line Of
InCJieS sandals and
toe slippers Just reed
mt ". =. Rose & Sons.

While Judge McLemore was
charging the grand jury in reference
to cruelty to animals a horse that
was so poor he could scarcely travel
passed in view of the court room
window beneath burden of but lit
tie less than 800 pounds. The
statute against cruelty to dumb
brures is very literally construed.
A man can work his horse to death
or make him draw a loaded wagon
with raw shoulders, but unless be
takes his knife out and cuts his
throat or beats the poor thing to
death with a fence rail, nothing is
said about il.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. c. NJ. Witt brought us Satur-
day a bunch of wheat taken from
Mr.. Robt. Sanders field near Rey
nolds that was fully jointed and the
heads about to burst out. The best
of it is that the average of the wheat
over Giles is like this. 1t will help
the people wonderfully out of the
hard times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. n. S. Townsend was taken
sick about a week ago and was I'M
able for several days to attend to
his duties as city operator He is
about recovered at this writing,
During his illness Mr.. G. S. Town
send, the operator at the depot, has
been on double duty, working both
dav and NIGHT.
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Profit. $1,000.

$40 sum it up: six long years OF
bed-ridtlen Sickness, costing $500 per
year, total 81 ,2Oo--an OF this exp-nsr
was stopped 10y three bottles OF Hop
Bitters, taken by my wife. She bAs
done her own homework for a year
since. without the loss of a day, and
want every body TO know IL Ter their
benefit.-lN. Z. Farmer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

We have been told that one of the
parties who so narrowly escaped
from the flames of the recent cOnfia-
grafton and came out at the second
story window of the burning house
attempted to climb down a tree, but
forgot which way the ground was,
and ran out at the top.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Mr.. Jas. T. Cakes was called to
Columbia last Friday night by the
sudden death of his brother, MIR.
Jesse Cakes, a young man 10 years
of age, He had typhoid fever and
was considered very much better
that morning.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

a fire at Pulaski yesterday morn
ing destroyed all the business
houses on the south side of the
public square. 1t originated in a
dry goods store. The loss is very
great Review & Journal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

The following officers were elected
for the current quarter at the 7. NJ,
c. A. meeting Monday night: F.
Arrowsmith, president; W. I. Du-
Bose, vice president; Frank G..
McCord, secretary; Van. o. Brown,
treasurer; w. c. Guthrie, Charles
Buford, executive committe. The
association is in need of funds.
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Omce an NashyilIa.

Owing to the great numbers who
wish TO consult DR.. T. G Bracking from
different points, he has opei'ed an office
at "a Summer street, Nashville, where
he may be found until June LIST. He
Giles county.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

A church conference was held
Sunday night at the NJ. E. Church.
The stewards reported through Capt.
Wilkes that the members had re
sponded to the demands of the
church for financial aid more
promptly this year than for several
years past. Mr.. W. r. Craig, super
intendent, reported the Sunday
school in a fiourishing and growing
condition. He mentioned specially
the fact that the young men were
attending well-there are about
twenty-five young men in the school
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Robert Patten, young man near
Brick Church, had one of his eyes
knocked out last week. He was
cutting briers when something
struck him in the face, rendering
him senseless for a short while, and
injuring one eye so that he will lose
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

The grocery merchants are
speaking of entering into an agree
ment to close doors at six o'clock
in the evening. 1t is good idea,
as nothing is lost by it and they
and their clerks will thus have rest
and recreation. Isn't it about the
time of year for all the stores to
adont this Dlan?
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

We have heard old men say they
never saw flowers bloom as early
and vegetation sooner than this
year How wonderful are the mer-
cies of Providence. Even nature is
hurried in her actions to relieve the
wants Of the people. And yet there
are men who see not the hand that
directs these things.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

There will be services at the
church of the Messiah to morrow
Good Friday-at 10 o'clock a. m,
and from II to 3p. m. Easter Sun
day services at Z and IL a. m, and
3 and 7:30 ID. m.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

Misses Lou Maxwell and Mollie
Alternately and Messrs j. d.
Andrews, Will Rose, Newt. White,
Will Alternately, Ed. r. Sumpter, II.
K. Thompson and DIR. 5. 5. Sumpter
ran up TO Lynnville on the afternoon
train Sunday to call on the Misses
Akin and Ewing of Maury. These
young ladie are visiting Miss May
Gordon at Lynnville.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

1t was the sound of different in
strument from the horn usually used
in the country that brought couple
Of the picnic party to dinner the
other day 1t was not exactly a
mule that braVed, either.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-06

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