The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-04
LYNNvILLE,

MIR. S. K. Orr gave Christmas
dinner to his numerous descendants
Christmas day. At dinner he stated
that he had seen sc birthdays and
sc Christmases, and yet he would
not be IS till spring? How is this?
His guests gave it up.
Miss Lennis Compton was mar
ried Thursday morning to Mr..
James Garrett of Culleoka at the
brides fathers, Elihu Compton,
Rev. Mr.. Mcbride of Olives oficiat-
ing. The party at once cook the
train for Lewisburg where q recep-
ton at the groom's fathers awaited
them. The bride is justly entitled
to the high place she has held in
the estimation of all who know her.
Miss Kate Alternately Of Pleas
ant Valley spent last week here
with her aunt, Mrs. r. D. Malone.
The Christmas festivities have
been of an unusually high order this
year and have been much enjoyed
by our people. They feel that
Christmas is grand institution.
Monday night the Sunday schools at
| Old Lynnville had q beautiful tree
with some beautiful things on it for
each of the little folks and many of
the mas and pas. II was. pro-
fnounced ga charming success. -
Tuesday night the Sunday school
at Lynnville had a huge tree that
| like the tables you know fairly
groaned under the rich array of
beautiful gifts that hung from every
twig and were piled in great heaps
on two side tables. Mr.. and Mrs.
Santa Claus dispensed the gifts
The little folks are delighted with
their acquaintance with the old
pair and will be impatient for the
return of Christmas. The church
was crowded.
Wednesday night the reunion
exercises at the academy were large
ly attended. The literary enter
tainments were pronounced of a
high order. The refreshments were
nice and all enjoyed the occasion
who had the good fortune to be
there.
Ada Dansbee was taken quite
sick with pneumonia this week, but
is thought now to be better.
The young men gave a hop
Friday night in Smiths Hail. 1t
was very elegant affair, the crowd
was very select one, the music by
the Pulaski string band was pro-
nounced excellent, and "all went
merry as a marriage bell" They
drew on the surrounding towns for
their most charming women and !
gallant men. From Columbia,
Misses Christine Carter, Lula !
Boughdree and Johnston of the
Athen@um. From Carriers Creek,
Misses Rush Tyler, Anna Green,
Bette Nichols and Irene Hunter;
Messrs. Willis Jones, Tom. McMeen !
and Otey Kerr. From Pulaski, |
Misses Lula and Mamie White and |
and Miss Clara Bodenhammer OF
Martin College; Messrs. Newton
White and Flournoy Rivers. From
Wales, Miss Verena Wheeler
These mixed in with our own beau
tiful women and gallant men made |
a very brilliant party, which will be
regarded as the occasion for a long
while. Our young men express the
hope that if Carriers creek ever
changes its course it will run by
Lynnville. am sure that our folks
have a strong attraction to emigrate
to Carriers creek.
DIR. D. K. Higdon the past
week bought the splendid place of
Gale Thomas, price $40. Mr..
Thomas will retain possession till
fall.
j. W. Dickerson received q
Christmas gift in the shape of new
daughter at his house. But the
highest priced Christmas gift l have
heard of was new boy at VIM
Smiths They had six girls and
had thought OF chartering Martin
College or making Il contract by
the dozen to educate them, but he
now says he is started Oh as wild a
career the other way.
Last week the printer made me
say 149 cars of hogs shipped from
Lynnville when it should have been
40 cars. Who'd tell lie just for
100 car loads of hogs?
Miss Susie Gray of Franklin
who is visiting at Mr. Dansbee's
came near being fatally burned
Tuesday. She was warming by a
stove when her dress caught and
was in flames to her head Her
brother instantly dashed a bucket
of water on her and the fire was ex-
tinguished. Her hair was slightly
burned, otherwise she was not hurt.
She narrowly escaped a most horri-
hle death.
Has it ever occurred to your .
readers that Lynnville has a just
reputation, sustained by facts and
figures, for health unequaled we be-
lieve by any place in the wide
world? 1t is fact that for the two {
whole years of 81 and 80, within a !
radius of one mile, Lynnville has
not had single death. In this >
circle there is over 500 inhabitants /
and it would give the unprecedented =
rate of no deaths in one thousand t
persons in year. We have much to Q
be grateful to Providence for, as :
we'll as to be proud Of Irepeat the n
to the world and the rest II
Of mankind 10 furnish facts and a
figures that excel the above for =
health. T
-Elihu M. Cover has a churn b
hat has been in regular use so years L
md made a trip and returned to q
Arkansas. 1t is cedar with white
oak hoops and is in good state of
MIR. and Mrs. Hanserd of Elk
mont spent the holidays with
friends here.
-Ruthwin Gordon of Nashville =
anne out to spend Christmas at his :,
ather's, Capt. A. r. Gordon. He Il
ras taken with chill and has been D.
Iuite sick for several days.
LYNN.
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