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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-06-21
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Mr.. EDITOR: - Since SeneX has
laid aside his pen, and rendered the
Campbellsville column vacant, we
will endeavor to take his place, and
contribute a few items.
There is a great amount of sick
ness in this neighborhood, From
all appearances, it seems to be an
endemic. Uncle Bob English has
been on the point of death for sew
eral days, with little hope of his
recovery. His sons-in-laW, Messrs.
Hayes and Alexander, are also sick.
Messrs. Hugh YokIey and Clint
Hannah also have been very sick.
There are many others in i'll health
in this community, whom we will
not mention for want of time and
space.
Crops have been looking badly
for want of rains, but the recent
rain revived the corn, which is now
looking very well; there is not more
than half yield of wheat and rye.
Our school, which closed the
18th of May, with a fine commence
ment, will begin the first of August.
We would advise all who have chill
dren preparing for college to send
them here, as we have had splendid
teachers to give instructions, and
who will do much better next term,
we suppose, if it is possible for them
to improve, rs we will have a new
building attached to the one now
standing, for the accommodation of
the pupils.
On the fifth of June, our former
teacher, Prof. j. I. Crossno, was
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mory to Miss Alice, daughter of Mr..
Samuel Yokley, of this place. We
feel to congratulate Prof Crossno in
obtaining such a beautiful and
highly accomplished young lady for
bride, and also Miss Alice for
gaining the affections of such a
handsome and refined young man.
The supper given at the residence of
the brides father was attended and
enjoyed by many.
The buildings which will soon
be erected will add much to the
appearance of our little town.
The wife of our worthy physi-
clan, DR.. R. n. Herbert, is visiting
relatives in Nashville.
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, recently from
the Vanderbilt, and who was pass
ing through the neighborhood, de
livered an excellent sermon in the
Cumberland church at this place
last Sunday morning. We have
splendid Sunday school, comprising
about eighty pupils. Wehave good
teachers and hope to accomplish
much good. Also, we have an in
teresting missionary society which
meets once in every month.
PUELE.
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Another Prize Number.

This time under our own notice. We
have seen a declaration signed by Mr..
Louis r. Ora bowsky, the well known
halter, of No. III Third avenue, New
York City, in which he certifies to being
the fortunate holder of Ticket No.
Is, 267 in the original "Little Havana"
Gould & CO's.), which was decided by
the Royal Havana Lottery OH the 9TH
day of March, 1888. That said number
was the one drawing the capital prize
in the Royal Havana Lottery, and con-
sequently the ticket bearing that num-
Der was entitled to the capital prize in
the original "Little Havana" Gould q
Co's.), and also that the sum of $4,000
currency was promptly paid to him on
presentation Of said ticket to Shipsey
Company, General Agents, through the
Brooklyn Bank.-LGs Nouedddss, New
York, March 1G.-(TransEatton.)
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Landowners, Coming.

Rev. Mr.. Stewart of Princeton,
Ind, was in Pulaski this week
prospecting. He is much pleased
with this country. There are
others to be here this week from
Michigan, and the prospect is that
this fall large numbers will come
from the northwest. They come
at the direct effort of Maj T. NJ n.
Jones. If our people will aid Maj.
Jones there is no doubt of the re-
suit. Cut your lands into, small
farms, if youwish to sell land place the
power to sell in his hands. 1t does
not cost you one red cent to have
them advertised in the CITIZEN, and
every week he sends the paper
to inquiring men up there. If he
has your land listed of course when
these men come they will have it
placed before them and may buy it.
These people have had warnings
and have learned by experiments
that it will not do to trade with
individuals as general thing.
They have been imposed upon and |
swindled in other places by buying
lands from private persons and |
then getting no title, or bad title, !
or otherwise cheated. They prefer
to trade with real estate agents, who
are supposed to investigate titles.
hence it is better that all who de
sire to sell list their lands in Maj. |
j Jones' office. We know that there |
is little danger Of these persons be-
ing swindled here, but they do not
know US and they will exercise
commendable caution. Giles coun-
ty ought to invest some money in
getting out a printed descriptive
Maj. Jones and Com
missioner McWhirter would scatter
them all over the world where they
might do good. We lack a leader.
Above all things, if you want to sell,
give the power to Maj. Jones.
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SunaO.

The most damaging rainfall of
the season occurred Tuesday night
of last week. 1t was general east
of here as far as we have heard
from. Corn fields are looking pref
ty well, and a few more rains will
insure a bountiful crop. Wheat is
damaged perhaps 20 per cent. by
rust. Pasture good; stock all thrift
ty. The above is about the sub
stance Of our monthly report to
Commissioner McWhirter. Farm
ers with a few fair days can save
abundance of clover hay, which is
said to be inferior to no other hay.
The larger fruits have wilted down
to about 20 per cent. Of a crop or
less. Cherries and plums are a
failure, but there never has been a
larger berry crop seen in this coun-
ty. We have gathered and con-
sumed more raspberries this season
than we ever before saw.
Rev. James Alexander of Mis-
sissippi was visiting his venerable
mother and other relatives here
last week. He is an able divine of
the Presbyterian church.
We learn that a little grand
son of Esq. Frank White OF Diana
fell off of and was run over by a
wagon load of over two thousand
pounds. No bones b0ken.
We have had some pretty Sc
we're cases of cholera morbus among
us. Among the worst cases were
Esq. Beaver and Thos. McGrew.
We are rejoiced at the pros
poet of having a good road to Pulas-
Xxi. The more we think about
the abundant amount of material
along this route, the stranger it APP
pears that the pike wasn't built a
quarter of century ago.
BE careful with guns, boys.
We were shooting squirrels a few
days ago and made two efforts to
fire one barrel of the gun; failing,
we removed the cap and while tax
ing a fresh cap from the box the
hammer fell, the gun fired, the
squirrel ran and nobody hurt, as
nobody was before the muzzle Of
it. Mon.
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A good looking young woman
made some purchases in Browns
Monday and when she paid for
them the clerk saw she had dollar
left. Of course he wanted that dol
lar and he used all manner of sua-
sions and profered bargains to get
it, but she replied:
mo, STREE! I'm goin' to be
married and l want that dollar to
buy the license"
"Why don't you make the man
buy it?'
"Ugh-ugh! If wait for him to
buy 'em 1 might not get married at
all.''
And she smiled herself out with
an expression of pleased determine
ton which meant land my fellow
has got to come to time if it takes
a search-warrant to get him."
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Elkmont Party,

Last Friday afternoon DIR. S. S.
Sumpter and Mrs. j. B. Childers, Mr..
w. L. Alternately and Miss Nora
Pointer, Mr.. T. NJ. Spofford and
Miss Booker Mason, Mr.. Ed. r.
Sumpter and Miss McGavock, Mr..
N. II. White and Miss Salmon, Mr..
w. H. Buford and Miss DeBow,
Mr.. j. S. Gum and Miss Minnie
Wade left town about four O'clock
for Elkmont springs, Mrs. Childers
as chaperone of the party seeking
pleasure. Mr.. Flournoy Rivers
with Mrs. Thos. B. Wade. and Miss
Rosa Philips followed an hour or
two later, and the welcome they
received upon their arrival at Elk
mont was termed almost an ovation
and was the very beginning of the
pleasures of the occasion. More
than half the night was spent in
dancing and similar amusements
and the party returned to town the
next day delighted. One of the
young gentlemen was so inspired
that he produced in a single day a
poem of a half dozen verses that
will memorabilia the occasion while
time shall last.
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NO -
LynnvilIe.

Miss Bette Neatly, Of Owen
creek, Ala, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Prof. Smith, and will remain a
month to the delight of the young
men and her friends.
The closing exercises Of the
Lynnville Academy, at the Presby-
terrain church, Friday, excelled any
thing she has ever done, and she
has always done well. 1t was a
complete success under difficulties
and illustrates that skill viii sue
coed. whatever difficulties may sur
round. DIR. o. p. Fitzgerald, Of the
Christian Advocate, mode an adj
dress full of. wit and wisdom. He
delighted all, and left with the little
folks all in love with him. The
works of Art, by Miss Cayce's class,
reflected credit on their accomplished
teach er, and the music, vocal and
instrumental, by the school told that
Miss Blackburn had done well her
duty. Everything displayed thor
ough training and skill in teachers
and aptness in student. could not
single out any case Of excellence
where all did well, but l must men
ton an original speech to fellow
pupils by Bob Knox, which did
honor to him and his school.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, of Princeton,
Ind, preached in the Presbyterian
church Sunday to "a good house.
We were well pleased with him. He
wishes to purchase a stock farm.
He expressed himself well pleased
with our courts, etc, but had made
up his mind to go farther south and
look before buying.
Rev. S. A. King, d. D., Of Waco,
Texas, cousin of Esq. j. Nj. Shields,
was here this week and preached to
a good house Friday night. He is a
man of great ability in the church.
He was on his way to Virginia on
business connected with the church.
Mr.. j. II. Rogers, a respected
citizen ON the Connersville road, died
of heart disease Tuesday.
He was some G5.
Wheat has taken the rust very
badly in the last Ifew days and bids
fair to be badly blighted even now
within a few days of harvest. Corn
and cotton is badly in the grass,
caused by extensive wet.
Esq. Bugg is thought to be
better.
DR.. A. w. Gray, dentist, who
has been a year in Monterey, Mex,
filling the mouths of the greasers,
was here this week TO see his brother,
Mr.. j. b. Gray, jr. He will be here
after LIST July till the 10th, and would
be glad to meet his old patrons.
M. Milt Jolly has taken up a
stray mare which he would be glad
to have the owner call and get.
LYNN.
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Minor Hill.

The missing link in our cores
pondence has been caused BY
scarcity of items and time to look
after them. The health of our sec.
ton, generally so good, seems to be
not quite so good at present, as we
hear of a good deal of sickness, but
not much of a serious nature, but
the prospects are distressingiy IA
vorable for a requisition on the skill
of the medical profession, which we
think we have as proficient as the
country affords.
Our wheat has already been partly
harvested and this week will about
close the deal, and the yield is (well
the less we say about that the better).
Our corn looks firm, but mostly very
small for the time Of year.
Our stock buyers seem to have
layed themselves by, waiting for
another crop of stock to be raised.
Messrs. Daugherty, Shelton and
Booth brothers seem to have re
solved to trade it Cd the line among
themselves. Some of our farmers
have layed by the bulk of their corn.
Some claim they have the best pros
pect for corn they ever had or ever
saw. One man in particular, j. II.
Norwood, made crop on McRee's
farm, claimed he had done so well
McRee must buy him a new shirt,
and so McRee posted off to town
and got the shirt, but it may be one
of those cheap ones that will last all
day Sunday. Hegot his shirt any
way.
We have one man out here,
Oliver Appleton, who seems to be
always bothered by the visitation of
wildcats. He has lived at three
different points in this section, and
at each he has come in contact with
Not long since he and
his wife left their house one day in
charge of their little girl, with a
baby about one month old, and
when they returned the little girl
had the doors closed. Her pa asked
her what she closed them for, and
she said the baby got to crying and
she heard something scratching on
the outside of the house. Mr.. Apple
ton looked out and saw large wild
cat sitting on his yard fence. He
gathered his gun and shot at it, but
did not kill it. In few days there
after some boys were in the woods
near Appleton's and their dogs
jumped something, gave it short
chase and overhauled it, and the
boys followed up and found they
had very large wildcat at bay.
The boys drew their pocket knives,
and boys, dogs and all joined in
fight, the boys and dogs
coming out ahead one cats scalp.
How will that do for a cat tale
We have another sad and heart
rending death to announce, that of
Laws McRee, son of William and
Mary McRee, of Mount CARMEL
settlement Young McRee was ia
ken on Thursday of last week, but
did not appear to be very bad of,
and on Saturday morning he APP
peared a great deal better. His
father went to town and started to
return early in the evening and was
met by a messenger and informed
that his son was dying. He went
home with all the speed hOrse-fesh
is heir to and arrived in time to see
the last of the pride of his affections.
of the bowels, L suppose,
was the cause of his death. Young
McRee was nice boy, just entering
the stage of manhood. He was
buried at Mt. Carmel, Sunday eve
ming. IT'S q sad, sad, loss to his
doting parents. OCCASIONAL.
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Workmen are about to begin to
place a second story over the west
L at Martin College. 1t will add
three additional domitories and 4
long hall to be used for mathemati-
cal recitations. The piping for gas
will also be put in soon. 1t will not
be very long before the trustees Will
be compelled to build another wing
to the. west end to accommodate the
increasing patronage. Let us say
just here that we think every parent
in Giles county who wants to give
his daughter extra advantages in
schooling and in society ethics
should send her to Martin College.
If you will investigate you will find
that the cost is not large. We speak
what we know to be fact when we
state that the charges heare are less
than one fifth what a popular Ten
nessee female school has been
known to exact from a Giles county
farmer. Prof. Jones commenced his
tour yesterday. Let US all join with
one accord in running Martin Col
lege at once to the very front rank
of female colleges in the south. 1t
can be done easily this fall.
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There was no lecture at the tenn
perance meeting last Friday night,
but the audience was highly enter
tanned and amused by the recita-
ton by Miss Meta Orr of Dame
Daugherty's Geese" and the read
ing by Mrs. Charlie Carter Of "How
Peck's Bad Boy Cured his Daddy
from Drinking" When Mrs. Car
ter carried her hearers into the dis
secting room the most timid ones
could not but shudder. 1t is not al
together unreasonable that they
should have done so, for the bad
boy did treat his father quite cru
ely, the instrument used being an
icicle.
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In the North American Review for
July. President Julius Ii. Seelye writes
of dynamite as factor in Civiliza-
tion," taking OF the subject the reassur-
ing view that dynamitism being merely
a symptom of present discomfort, is nee
essarily q transient social phenomenon,
which will quickly disappear as the in
stitutions OF government are brought
more into harmony with the interests
and aspirations of the masses of the peo-
pie. In "The Last Days of the Rebel
liOn' Lieutenant General p. III. Sheri-
dan recounts the operations of the cav
airy divisions under his command du-
ring the week preceding the surrender
of Lee, and offers a highly important
contribution to the history of the la. e
war. William S. Holman, NJ. c., makes
striking exhibit of "The Increase OF
Public Expenditures" and insists upon
the necessity for unceasing vigilance on
the part OF the people, lest the burdens
of governmental administration become
intolerable. Democracy ard Moral
Progress" by o. b. rockingham, is a
philosophic forecast of the probable out
come OF government by the people
themselves" Il. II. Brockway, super
intendent of the reformatory at Elmira,
n. Y, points out some "Needed Re-
forms in Prison Manag, meat )" Thomas
Sergeant Perry writes of "Science and
the Imagination :" Geo. Il. Waring, Jr.,
of Sanitary Drainage;" Elbridge Il.
Gerry of "Cruelty to Children ;" and fl
nally there is a symposium on "Church
Attendance"-the question whether
the churches are growing to be less OF
a power for good now than in former
times-the symposiasts being "a Nom
Church Goer," Rev. DR.. Wm. Hayes
Ward, Rev. DIR. james NJ. Pullman, and
Rev. DIR. j. Ii. Rylance. Published at
30 Lafayette Place, New York.
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*##"Help yourself and others will
help YOU" But don't fail to use Kid
ney-Wort for all liver, kidney, and
bowel complaints, piles, costiveness,
etc. The demand of the people for an
easier method of preparing Kidney
Wort has induced the proprietors, the
well-known wholesale druggists, Wells,
Richardson & Co., of Burlington, VT,
to prepare it for sale il liquid form as
well as in dry form.
rs Explicit directions for every use
are given with the Diamond Dyes. For
dyeing Moses, Grasses, Eggs, Ivory,
Hair, &c.
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"ThrOw Physic to the Dogs" is COM
mand, disobedience to which has cut
short many useful life. The remedy
called Wilsonia advertised on another
page, strikes US as q most reasonable
one.
Treatment by electricity has often
been found beneficial, and could it be
applied constantly might do more.
BY the WiIsonia method, mild, almost
mperceptible, currents of magnetism
are constantly given, which in an al
most marvellous way restore health. Its
achievements in the last are the uni
versal theme.
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Hereafter the weekly meetings of
the Y. NJ. G. A. will be held each
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
bell will ring at half past three
The meeting last Sunday was very
interesting one. Mr.. Strong of
Knoxville, one of the most earnest
and successful Y. M. G. A. workers
in the state, was present and led in
the service.
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The Elkmont TRAGEDY,

Few crimes are more atrocious
than that reported from Elkmont.
How swift and terrible was the ret
ribution! Was the lynching right?
1t was too good for the fiend who
murdered the poor boy, but lynch
ing, abstractly considered, is dan
gerous menace to law and order.
There are some crimes that deserve
such swift avenging, but can a crowd
of men under the heated excitement
that follows in the wake of unpro-
voked murder judge absolutely of
the guilt of the accused. There s
where the danger lies. You or l
may be wrongfully snatched up and
the circumstances may strangely
imphcate you, or malice may fabri-
cate evidence against you and pas
sionate men may lynch you, and be
assisted in the lynching by the very
criminal himself who has made
proof against you to shield himself.
1t will not do, except always in case
of rape clearly established. If any
lynching could be justified, this IS
one of them doubtless. But it is
done, and now that it is done, the
effect will be good upon other thieves
and robbers and murderers. Mr..
Neill is undoubtedly the man they
were after. They thought he had
money to buy corn, and they went
to murder him for it, and finding
him gone, they did the next best
they could-~they robbed the store
and cruelty murdered the sleeping
boy who had done them no harm
and had nothing for them to take and
could not thwart them in their rob
berry. The country suffers by such
crimes more than is told in the
mere recital of the facts. Mems
passions are aroused, bad men smell
and are poisoned by the victims
blood, hearts are made sick, and
threats and vengeance are vowed.
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Miss Ida Horne returned to her
home at Byhalia, Miss, last Tues
day, bearing with her the Martin
College golden crescent-star and
certificate of graduation. Miss Lii
da won her way to all hearts here
by her sweetness of disposition and
affectionate affability. She will be
long remembered in this her moth
er's girlhood homo.
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Fire.

About one o'clock on Friday night
of last week the fire alarm was
sounded and a large crowd soon
gathered ON the square, but dis
persed in a short while upon learn
ing the nature of the fire. A small
house in Frog bottom, the property
of Mr.. n. S. Townsend, was so
nearly consumed that there was no
hope of saving it, and there was no
danger that the fire would spread.
The house was occupied by col
ored woman, Mary Smith and her
two children, who narrowly escaped
being burned. The fire had been
in progress some time and the up
per portion of the room in which
they were sleeping was in flames
when they were aroused. They
barely had time to get out, and
scarcely any household goods were
saved.
The woman, Mary Smith, sus-
pected an enemy of hers, one Malinda
Chapel, of having set fire to the
house and had her arrested. The
trial came off before Esq. Patteson,
and while there was evidence to
show that threats had been made,
there was none to convict the de-
PENDANT of the offense, and she was
released.
There is no doubt, however, but
that the house was set on fire by
some one, and it is unfortunate for
the community that there is no clue
by which to bring the guilty party
to Justice. There had been no fire
in the room that first caught, and
which was formerly occupied by
Malinda Chapel, since she vacated
it some two weeks ago upon having
a difficulty with her co-tenants, and
no accident can be surmised by
which the flames could have origi-
mated.
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Misses Lille Sowell, Ada Neal
and Francis Mester, of this county,
who attended school at Martin Col
lege, Pulaski, the last year, came
home Friday. We welcome them,
and hope that their vacation may
be pleasant one. One of them,
Miss Lille, graduated. Martin
College is as good an institution of
learning as there is in the state, and
these young ladies could not have
selected a better place in which to
acquire a thorough education
Banner Lawrenceburg Letter.
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DR.. Wright will preach next Sun
day morning and night upon the
subject of Infant Baptism. He has
given much thought to this mooted
question, and will doubtless throw
considerable light upon it. If it is a
duty of parents to have their chill
dren baptised, there are many who
have sinned. It is therefore a mat
ter upon which you should satisfy
yourself. We have never heard a
satisfactory sermon upon this mat
ter, and there are doubtless hun
dreds with us in the dark. Parents
should be certain to hear DR.. Wright.