The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-04-19
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planting this spring on account o
so much rain. If it rains thre
weeks longer it will be too late 70
us to plant any cotton and fit doe
it will be glorious good thing fo
this country, for cotton hal
been the ruin OF it to a grea
extent.
R. j. Anderson, sr., has gon'
into the cattle trade In connection
with John Gordon of Nashville
They have bought rs head and will
pasture them this year and will ne
doubt realize 20 per cent. on the
money invested.
MIR. L. D. Porter lost his fine
pacing colt St. Julien last week
from some unknown disease. He
also had the misfortune to lose
three fine Berkshire hsgs.
Mr.. Thomas j. Clark is one
of our earliest corn planters; he
has corn nearly knee high.
-Richland creek did a great
deal of damage on the 18th. The
high water carried off hundreds OF
rails and washed over q great many
fields that were plOwed ready fol
planting. Major Alex. McNeese
who lives on Sepoy creek was driv
en- from his residence by the high
water. The water had risen a con
siderable distance in his dwelling
before he discovered it, and he had
TO wade ont. He was breeder of
fine chickens and lost many valua-
bic fowls.
Mr.. III. nj. Bugg has returned
from Nashville where he went to
lay in his Spring stock of goods.
Captain VIM. EVERY was visit
ing in this neighborhood last week.
The funeral of Miss Bette
Samuel will be preached at Mt. Zion
next Sunday by Rev. Samuel Ey-
ans.
Mrs. j. Z. Harmon who has
been in feeble health for some time
is slowly improving.
We are glad to see improve
ments of every kind going on in the
neighGorhcod. New fences and
new houses are being built on every
hand. We would notice especially
the substantial improvements that
MIR. Archie Young has put upon
his farm. He has erected one oftthe
finest and most convenient smoke
houses we ever saw. A few more
farmers like Mr.. Young and Giles
would soon be what it was in the
days gone by.
Mr.. Henry Sweeney was mar
ried to Miss Ida Bond last week,
w. 4. Beaver, esq, officiating,
They left Immediately after the GER
emony for Washington City. May |
the bright hopes they now have for
the future be fully realized.
The ladies of the Mite Society |
gave u supper At the residence of
Mrs. NJ. A. Rothrock last Friday |
night. These suppers are always
.uccess; but this was the most bril-
liant of the season, At quite an
cary hour large company was as
sembled in the brilliantly lighted
0arlor where WAS discOursed some
If the sweetest music your humble
ever listened To, en-
Tered by those skil!ful performers,
Misses Kate Alternately, Johanie
and Matte Rothrock. AT
O. clock the company was invited
o the large dining where was
pread one Of the most elegant sup
,ers it has ever been our fortune to
'ehold. After partaking of feast
hat would have delighted the pal
tie of q king, the company again re
aired to the parlor where they en-
Dyed themselves in conversation,
lays and music until . late hour.
hat you may know why our mite
ociety is so successful we will men
lon some of the ladies composing
). Mrs. n. A Rothrock, president,
frs. j. K. p. Black burn, secretary,
Irs. N: 4. Rothrock, treasurer, {
Their members are Mrs. r. Il. 2
arid, Mrs. Fl. II. Bugg, Mrs.
lice Simmons and many others we
ould have to mention II We had
pace. Among the visitors st the
upper from distance was the y
eaptifpl Miss LIZZIE Peden. I
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