The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-12-28
LYNNvILLE,

Tuesday. The doctor takes more
delight in selling fine mules than in
driving pills.
ID. McLaurine was here Satur-
day laying in Christmas trix for his
children. First time he has been
out since he has had four months
case of typhoid fever. He yet
looks pale and weak.
Will H. Gray OF Franklin,
brother Of our popular grocery mer-
chant, j. B. Gray, is here spending
the holidays. 1t is needless to say
he is a handsome and intelligent
young gentleman to those who know
his brothers.
john Hogan and family, who
moved to Obion county, returned
Friday, having had chills and poor
health, and broken down in purse,
with the aYowed purpose of making
Giles his lifelong home.
j. NJ. Wright sold to Brooks
Alexander one of his houses and
Mr.. Alexander will not go to Texas
as he anticipated. 19
Miss Clara Bodenhamer, the
accomplished teacher in Martin
| College, is at home to spend the
holidays with her numerous friends.
Esq. Jesse Fry, who has been
in poor stage of health for two
years, was here Saturday receiving
the congratulations of his numerous
friends on his restoration to health.
He looks as if he had got new
lease on life and had dipped in the
fountain of youth.
John Petty of Weakly creek
was united in marriage to Miss
MollIe Ursery Thursday, Elder G.
W. Campbell officiating, at the resi-
dence of. the brides brother-in-la law,
Mr. Bud Yarbrough, near old Lynn
vile. Many friends of the bride
and groom witnessed the nuptials
and enjoyed the feast Of good things
Newt Walker returned from
Texas Thursday night after an alb,
sence of just one year Newt has
many warm friends who gladly wei.
come him back home
Jake Orr of Mt. Pleasant was
here this week and bought Sc mules
paying fair prices.
Saturday was a field day fol-
grocery merchants. l may safely
say that in no two days in the his
tory of Lynnville was so much sold
All the stores doubled their clerical
forces and were rushed all day tC
supply Christmas goods. Enough
was sold to fill ten thousand stock
ings Surely the little folks had 8
merry Christmas.
AS this number of the CITIZEN
will be sent to many who have no;
visited Lynnville IN a long while, ]
think it would not be out of place
here to give some facts and figures
of our business, &c. Lynnville has
seven dry goods stores, all doing a
big business; six grocery stores, all
doing well; two saloons; one drug
store; one furniture store; two shoe
shops; two blacksmith shops; one
steam planning mill; one steam gin
two churches; one millinery store
two summer schools and a large
and fiourishing academy. With the
assistance of viii l.. Shields, our
polite R. r. agent, l ran over the
forwarding freight book and find
up to Goth Decembee that Lynnville
has shipped 149 cars hogs, 81 cars
cattle, s cars mules, 5 cars sheep,
400 bales cotton, Al cars lumber,
% cars walnut logs, 80 cars wheat,
Is cars corn, I6 cars cotton seed,
lab barrels apples, II barrels pota-
toes, besides world of other things
no notice Of which is here taken.
Estimated worth of things shipped,
$250,0OO
-Lynnville Academy closed Fri
day after very successful year and
will open the next session on 10Th
January. Six efficient teachers are
employed in the school, Prof. G.. w.
Campbell principal. The new de
partments are successfully added
with an efficient teacher in each,
book keeping, music and art. The
students displayed skill. The ex-
animation showed the training to
be thorough and efficient and the
competitive recitations differ ma
terially from the old hum drum
way. had what little got beat into
me at what was then called school.
Comparisons are always odious and
everything seemed done n the best
method, but must mention a speech
by Rufus McLaurine, a boy OF ten;
for oratorical effect it was fine. A
recitation by Florence Hill, aged II,
for dramatic skill and delivery l
never saw it equaled. She is gifted
as a stage actor beyond her years.
Mrs DR.. Clark, music teacher, starts
at once to join the doctor, who has
located at Clifton. r..
Jimmy Ross while attending
gin at Esq. Perry's last Tuesday
had his thigh fearfully cut on the
gin. The femoral artery barely es,
capped being cut, which would have
been fatal. He is brother of Mrs.
DR.. Campbell. He is now doing
well.
j. N. Boyd, Lonnie Fry and
Jim Horne, who have been attend
ing Goodman's Commercial College
for three months, came home Fri
day for the holidays. The young
men look much improved and put
on considerable Of city looks. They
will make three fine business men.
Capt. r. A Mitchell, the big,
genial, whole-souled drummer for
Orr Bros, is at home for the holt
days among his numerous friends.
Miss Hattie Townsend of Hills
boro, Ala, who was called home
from the academy here two years
ago by sudden illness of her mother,
has returned TO finish her course at
the academy, to the delight of her
many school friends She made
friends OF all who knew her. We
hope her stay here may be both
pleasant aud profitable.
Miss Minnie Ross Of Camp
bellsville is here to spend the holi-
dows 18th har sister Mrs Dir