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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-16
SCHOOLS.

sPublic School Trustees: Barclay
Reynolds, Job Haines and II. j. Ship
pard.
Normal School Trustees President,
E. R. Burlington, Barclay Reynolds, DR..
L. r. Kirk, Jonathan Reynolds and
Joseph Lincoln.
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NEWSPAPER.

,JoURNAL.-A Weekly Paper, devot-
ed to Home, Farm and County affairs.
independent Of party. 81 90 per year.
T.. E. Ewing, editor and publisher.
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Friends Yearly Meeting.

Friends yearly meeting will be held
at Baltimore commencing on Seventh
day, Oath inst. ar ss=e
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ache etc. always keep'a bottle'in the
house, only rs cts. Prepared at DR.,
L. r. Kinks Drug Store, Rising Sun
Nd. n. s~.,.eT1'
According to the logic of the en-
emies of Local Option, the law for
theft punishment ought to be repeal
ed. 1t don't stop the business. There
has been more stealing going on
within the last six weeks, than during
the whole previous summer. The law
against Stealing must be repealed.
It's farce and humbug!
The robbers who figured SO con.
spicuously last week in the vicinity
of B. M. Hou c, appear to have de-
flected some what and called on VIM.
Peoples at New Valley. and John
Caldwell, taking $500 cash from the
former and. two suits ofclothing and
other articles from the latter. The
thieves have not yet been apprehend.
ed.
J. II. Medairy & Co., No. 6, n.
Howard ST., Ba timore, Stationers and
booksellers, extend an invitation to
the people Of Cecil through the MID.
LAND. who are in need of stationery,
or books, to call on them. They make
speciality Of school books. If our
readers will examine their stock we
are satisfied they will seek no further.
Saml. Tosh, residence at Harris
vile, accompanied by DR.. Crothers,
his wife and Saml. Wiley, went down
to the Ear and Eye Infimary at Bal
timore, on Monday morning last, to
have an operation performed on his
left eye. An ahscess had formed be-
hind the eye which necessitated the
removal of the organ, The operation
was successfully performed, and Mr..
Tosh returned by the 4.30 P. M. train
to Colora on Wednesday with a glass
substitute for the lost eye.
The last and toughest snake story
is told by the Hartford Democrat.
Last week James W. Preston killed
near his residence, in Marshall's dist
riot. copperhead snake that had two
heads and no tail. It was about four
feet long and had we'll defined head
on each end. A number of persons
in addition to Mr.. Preston saw this
double. headed reptile and vouch for
the truth of this snake story.-Har-
ford Democa at.
What was he doing out so late ? A
decent snake with single head, would
long since have gone to bed.
The petty thieves still continue to
ply their work industriously in the
neighborhood of the Brick Meeting
House, Pri::cipio and at other adjac-
ent points On Saturday night last
Phoebe Parsons house near B. M.
House was entered, and cleaned out
of every thing edible.-On the follow
ing night Mrs. Rachel Job Browns
chicken house was visited and num-
Der of fowls taken.
On Sunday night last the residence
of Theodore Marshall near Principle,
was entered and robbed of about $50.
worth of table ware clothing etc. The
thieves took nearly all of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshalls clothing. They APP
pear to have been bold rascals; light
all the lamps and deliberately went
thro' the house, appropriating every
thing they could use or sell. The
table cutlery, spoons &c. were all
cleaned out. When they took leave
the doors we're left open and lamps
burning.
This gang appear to be making
neigi bory calls generally. Benz. w.
Lar has had a visit on which Occa
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Ho, Boy, Stop That Cow!

Send all the veal calves in the
country to Jas. Barnes ware house,
Rising Sun. He will pay the highest
cash price for them. Bring them on
Tuesday and Friday mornings. Don't
forget the days. He has orders for a
thousand good veal calves between
now and the holidays, Veal Calves
mind. don't want "deacons.''
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TAKE NOTICE.
U"Cash on the nail."@gs

1"Cash on the nail."%EDa
Send in the "Cow babies" forth
with. Bring them in by is and Us
and los and dozens, riding, driving
and walking. Sock, sock calfy, come
up to Barnes, and take ride on the
rail. oct. 16.
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RAILROAD AND STAGE.

NOKTH n a--7.-
Trains leave Rising Sun 10 26 a. m.
4.S6 and 1928 p. M. So
SOUTH
Trains leave at .6l9, 1926 a. M;
and % p. M.
Daily stage and. mail line leaves Ris.
ing Sun at $50 a. IN, via Pennington
Principle and Woodlawn to Port De
post. Returning, leaves Port Deposit
IL IA, arriving at Rising Sun at 2.3O
40. IN.
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RISING SUN DIRECTORY.
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.

CLOSING AssH'
TO all points by railroad and stage =
Stage line 625 a. m. BY Railroad
North-9.4O a. M, 4 20 p. m. !. South
1O.l2 a. m, 7.l3 p. m.
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TOWN COMMISSIONERS.

DR.. l.. X. Kirk. NJ. T.. Kirk, II. j.
Sheppard, Theodore Garvin and A. L.
Duyckiuck.
OFFICERS.
President. DR.. J.. r. Kirk; Secretary,
M. +. Kirk; Street Commissioner,
Theodore Garvin.
NATIONAL BANK OF RISING SUN.
Officers: President, Fl. II. Haines;
Vice President, JAS. NJ. Evans; CASH
Ter, John D. Haines Directors-H.
H. Haines, Jas. Nj. Evans, Jesse A..
Kirk, Job Haincs, L. Il. Kirk, M. D.,
and Timothy Haines.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Reasons for a Free School.

We ought TO have a free schoo
because it is the only available plaI
for having good schools at all We
ought to have it because it will
make available for a good purpose
the school tax we have been throw.
ing away or worse than throwing
away all these years. We ought to
have it. because Pulaski must have
as good educational advantages as
other to @ns if she would thrive or
even hold her own. We ought to
have it to make the voters of few
years too intelligent to be voted by
a few demagogues or a few knaves
hired by INSCRIPTIONS candidates.
We ought to have it to educate
men to see that taxation is not rob
berry, that agrarianism Is wrong,
that intelligence, self respect, and
thrift go together, that wealth
aud wealthy men in a community
are not curses but blessings. We
ought to have it because it is one
of the institutions of civilization
which makes accumulation possible
and property. safe. The property
holders and tax payers must remem
Der that all human institutions for
the advancement of civilization
cost money and it Is the part of
wisdom to pay for them cheerfully.
We ought to have it because it will
build up our town. How? In The
first place it will keep the people
we already have, from moving away
where they can have sch ols, and
in the second place it will cause
people to move in who will in near
y every case be intelligent people,
who will add to the moral, intellec-
,ual and financial strength of the
own. 1t will whisper hope to those
people who believe that Pulaski is
lead, and that her people are too
much divided into clicks and fac
ions to unite upon any enterprise |
or the common good. 1t will be
o the advantage of the teachers of
he town, who if competent
get positions in the public
school at regular salaries in
stead of the uncertain future that
hey must see before them. 1t will
benefit the one or two private
chools that will continue because
hey will be relieved from the ruin
JUS competition that the partial free
chool fund will always insure.
We ought to have it because. the
citation will never cease until the
rec school system is fully estab-
ished III Pulaski, and our school
Till be in an uncertain muddle until
hey have a permanent basis upon
Fhich to work. T.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Giles County Alliance,

The Giles County Temperance
Alliance met in the county court
room, Pulaski, Aug. 4th, at s 80 p.
M, and was called to order by Sec
rotary Rankin, the president and
vice president being absent. Short
talks were made by Capt. Russell,
Maj. T. NJ. n. Jones, DR.. L. B. Har-
well, Rev. Mr.. Beck and Capt. j. r.
Grove, and the Alliance adjourned
to meet at the same place Thursday
night, August 9th, at s p. M, when
it will be addressed by Capt. Fus-
sell. There will be music and 9th
er entertaining exercise. The fol
lowing report will be read:
To the officers and members Of the
Giles County Temperance Alliance: -
Since my last monthly report 1 have
organized the following alliances in
the county: At Poplar Hill Union
church, End district, July 18th, with
SO members, A. w. Griffin, presi.
dent; T. j. Campbell and Mrs. Ma
ry Reed and Mrs. NJ. j. Griffin, vice
presidents; F. L. Wallace, secretary
At Pleasant Ridge NJ. E. church
18th district July 10, at 1920 with
10 members, NJ. B. Harwell presi
dent; E. Z. Edwards and Mrs. L
Moore vice-presidents; E. T. Nor
wood, secretary. At Beech Grove
c. 2. church, 9th district at p. m.
with 9, since increased to I6 mem
bers, j. Sam Graves, president; j
G.. Shackelford, vice president; j
NJ. Graves, secretary. At Liberty
Hill school house, 4th district, july
26, at 1890 a. m, with 80 members
d. B. Dollins, president; w. W
Clemmons and Davis Manklns, vice
presidents; j. f. Parker, secretary
At Cool Springs Christian church
9th district, at p. m, with l;
members, j. w. Rogers, president
S. B: Nance, vice-president; J. D
Hannah, secretary. We have nov
sixteen alliances in the county and
over 700 working members and MOI
half of the county canvassed.
j. p. RANKIN, Sec'y.
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simpsons Chapel.

Since our last report sickness
and death have been raging in our
quiet and usually healthy neighbor-
hood. We were all grieyously
shocked last Saturday at the very
sudden death of Mrs. Delphla L.
Simmons. wife of Mr.. w. w. Sim
mons. The departed was only sick
few hours with apoplexy, taken
between midnight and day Satur-
day and dying about 8 a. m. Mrs.
Simmons was born in Green county,
Ala, in 1912, embraced religion at
the age oils and lived "a consistent
christian life up to her death. The
bereaved husband and little son
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Mrs. Wylie Chapman has been
quite Ill for the past week but is
improving at present. We have
had some chills and fever this sum
mer in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Linsey of Arkansas has
been on a visit to her brother, II.
B. Wilkes. Mrs. Rachel Grubbs is
visiting relatives in Williamson
county. Miss Matte Hill of Nash
vile is the guest of Misses Emma
and Lula Bramlett.
We have not had any rain yet
consequently crops are beginning to
suffer
H. T. Brooks, our efficient
blacksmith, has sold his house and
lot at Odd Fellows Hall to L. p.
Moore and says that he will try the
farm awhile. UNCLE FRED.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
The Emit Show Satnrdau

Giles county farmers neglect al
most absolutely the most profitable
product of this soil-fruit. We get
little to eat and a little to can,
sell bushel here and a dozen there,
but we fail TO realize even remotely
an iota of the profit that can be
gotten out of it. We never heard
until this year of any one even ask
ing the railroads for rates on fruit.
When the railway officials were here
several weeks ago this was one of
the matters brought to their atten-
ton and when the season came on
they promptly and generously gave
Mr.. Craig rate that permits him
to pay tolerably fair prices. This
is only beginning in shipping. To
bring about a general traffic in fruit
and to coin into profit the fearful
waste that prevails, some of the
growers have hit upon the plan of
having periodical fruit shows in
season, and next Saturday is the
day for the next exhibition. There
are thousands of dollars that might
be made here if this movement
is rightly cherished and pushed to
further results. The display of
fruits in bulk stimulates all to riv-
airy and brings to the attention the
magnitude of the results that might
follow larger effort. There are
countries where men make fortunes
raising fruit and their yield is not
near so large and fine as ours. If
there should be concert of action in
raising fruit for shipment, better
rates could be had. 1t is the rates
that make or hinder profit and the
railroad has shown its willingness
to aid US to the fullest extent.
These results cannot come in a day
or a season, but we can hasten the
day when Giles county's fruit will
yield larger profit than her cotton.
We leave out of consideration the
pleasure that attends such business.
Ought we not therefore help the
fruit show next Saturday to our ut
termost? Come and bring some
specimens, however small, and let's
have an aggregation of such pro-
ducts that we may see what we have,
learn of each other the best varie
ties and the proper modes of care
and culture, and what will pay best
and the seasons to ship, and the
best markets, etc. Farmers, if you
neglect this matter, you are the
losers. Don't stand back and wait
for other people to act. :.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
A Fatal Fall From a Horse.

Emmett Reynolds, a boy about ID
years of age, son of Mr.. Frank Rey-
nolds, was fatally wounded by acct
dent last Tuesday night near Pleas
ant Valley church. He had been
to church and was returning home
on horse back in company with a
number of other boys and fell or
was thrown from his horse. He was
carried in a helpless condition to
Mr.. John Abernathy's house near
by where he died yesterday morn
inc from the effects of the injuries
he received in the fall. We are in
formed that his only external
wound was slight bruise on the
side of the head and the cause OF
his death it is supposed was some
internal arrangement of the yitals.
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FLoURNoY RIVERS.
The Ooopers and the Ezells.

The game of base ball at the fail
grounds last Thursday afternoon
was not witnessed by as many peo-
pie as were expected. The gate re-
ceipts showed that there were only
about one hundred present. From
the opening the spectators were
lead to believe that the game would
be an extra good one-sOmething
like those played by professionals.
Both clubs made zero the first in
ming, cheers and did fair work up
to the sixth or seventh inning, when
the Ezells. not being accustomed to
such exercise, tagged and their OPP
ponents made big run. The coop
ers made 81 scores and the Ezells
%. The small purse raised will go
to feed the poor.
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Bunker Hill.

1t pains US to record the death
of Mrs. Duck Harris. She was a
noble christian woman, and has
certainly entered into that rest that
awaits the people of God. Our
prayer to God is that her children
will follow the example she has left
them, and by so doing they will
meet their mother in q land where
parting is no more.
Willie Morton of Maury preach
ed for the church at this place on
4th Sunday. +. w. Smith left Fri
day for Jackson county, Ala, where
he will for week tell the story of
the cross.
Road working is in progress in
this section. 1t is too warm at
present to work roads. Overseers
ought to wait for cooler weather.
"A. F. Bass will move shortly to
Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Sweeny of Galveston,
Tex, is visiting the family OF E.
". McLaurine.
j. c. King and lady left for
Lincoln last Wednesday to be gone
several days. c.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Tribute to DIR. sumptor.

At meeting OF the Board of Direc-
tors OF the Giles National Bank, held M
their Banking House in Pulaski. An.
gust 9TH, 1885, the death OF DR.. Jas. A.
Sumpter, one OF the Directors, was an
nounced, whereupon ). +. Rose, Jno. {.
Walker and JnO. S. Wilkes were ap-
pointed committee to draft resolutions
in regard to the same.
The committee reported as follows;
Hes0t0ed, That we have heard with
deep regret OF the death of DR.. Jas. A -.
oumpteT, one OF our number, and with
Whom we nave been pleasantly ascot
aJed lot many years; that we recognize
our great loss in being deprived OF his
valuable advice and services i'm direct
ing the affairs of the Bank, as well as la
the severance of cordial personal rela-
ttons with him as Director. We bear
testimony that as citizen and in his
profession, no one was more beloved
and honored; that in the discharge Of
his duties as Bank official he was al
ways prompt, conscientious and cOnsid-
crate, and always watched closely and
with signal fidelity the interests OF the
Bank that his suggestions were always
wise and his judgment implicitly TO be
relied upon,
ResOlUed, That We attend his funeral
as body, that we tender his family
and friends our sympathies in this, our
common bereavement, that these resolu-
tions be spread upon tho minutes, and "a
copy furnished TO the family, and that
the CITIZEN be requested 70 publish the
same. Respectfully,
.5 S. E. ROSE,
JNo. T.. WALKER,
JNO. 5. WILKES,
Committee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Two Tramps in the jug

Two thieving tramps were arrest
ed last Saturday night by Marshall
Pinkerton at the bridge. One of
them, Frank Williams, calls himself
a white man and the other is a ne
gro, Tom Jones. They broke into
Mr.. f. G. Buford's house that day.
while the family were from
home, and stole a number of arti-
cles, one of which was a coat be-
longing to Mr.. Ed. Buford. Intelli-
gence of the fact and descriptions OF
the thieves were conveyed to Mr..
Pinkerton and he was on the look
out for them. When arrested one
of them was wearing Mr.. Buford's
coat. Each of them had pocket
full of keys and they are supposed
to be professional burglars. They
were lodged in Jail and a true bill
found against them Shy theI'grand
jury, which is now in session.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
I. 0. G, T.

The following are the officers elect
of Perseverance lodge at Campbells
vile;
Rev. J. NJ. Paisley, w. G. t.;
Miss Mollie Yokely, r. Ill. s.;
Miss Mary Knox, L. II. s.;
Miss Minnie Ross, w. V, T.;
j. Z. Anderson, w. s.;
Miss Sallie Paisley, a. s.;
P. IL. Yokely, w. +. S.;
John Yokely, w. II.
r. n. Campbell, w. c,
j. c. Morris, w, M
Miss Lille Anderson, d. M;
K. w, Mickey, W.. G.
Granville Due, w. o. g.;
w. Forrest English, p. w, C. T.:
j. II. Carter, L. ID.
This Lodge was organized by
Mrs. Rose H. Wilson with 81 char
ter members. A lodge was organic
ed at Old Lynnville last Saturday
night with GA members.
The following are the officers
elected at Central lodge No. I20 fol-
the present term:
r. II. Butler, w. c. T.;
VIM. Woodward, R. II, S.;
Miss Nettie Alternately, l.. II. S.;
Mrs. Lizzie Alternately, w. V. T.;
Mack Edwards, w. s.;
James Hamlet, w. t.;
Ed Worsham, w. F. S.;
Mrs. S. A. Butler, w. c.;
F G. Butler, w. M;
Miss Lou Aymett, ID. M;
F. o. Woodward, w. 1, c.;
II, Lanier, W. o. g.;
j. C. Roller, 2. w, c. T.;
W. NJ. Edwards, L. d.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
A Raging Maniac on the Streets

Comparatively few of our citizens
are aware that on first Monday
there was a raging maniac on the
streets. If they had known it at
the time and had appreciated the
fact that a mailman was near them
who was cursing his best friends
and threatening with every breath
to kill somebody, many of the most
timid and nervous ones would have
been scared half to death" before
they could have been told that there
was no danger-that the poor fell
low was helplessly bound. The ma
mac was strong negro man, nam
ed Sony Jordan, who lived near
Wales and whose mind, it was sup
posed, was deranged by too great
exposure to the sun, he being a
railroad hand. His friends brought
him to town on Monday with the
intention of putting him in Jail, but
afterwards decided to take him back
home and confine him there. When
the writer saw him he was using
the most fearful oaths, swearing
he would kill number of persons,
whose names he mentioned, and
that he was going to preach sound
doctrine" He was on bed OF
straw in a wagon and was tied with
pillow line, but this means of con
finement was thought insufficient
and Tailor Marks put a pair OF
handouts on him. We understand
that when he was taken into custo
DIV he was almost nude and was
trying to kill every one who came
in his way, as he roved about in his
madness. Care should be taken
that he is not released too soon.
The safety of the community de-
poondS II
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Election To-Day.

| Mr.. w. c.. Davis has been namet
j by the Board of education as a suit
: able candidate for school directo
| to be elected to-day. He represent
no one person and no particula
school, but is thoroughly in accort
with the board in its efforts to es-
tablish a perfect system of free
graded schools. Do not neglect tc
vote to-day and do not be misled
into supporting other candidates.
Mr.. Davis is the free school candi-
date and his election will mean that
the people favor the system. If 9th
ers are candidates 1--WE know of
none), however much they think
they favor free schools, they are
really opposing it when they seek
to defeat the regular candidate. See
that no particular interest or indi-
vidual school is male to defeat the
free school system. The issue is
squarely made in the person of Mr.
Davis. Let the people say what
they want.
Persons living outside the corpo-
ration will be given their full pro-
portion of tuition in the consolidat-
ed school. There have been repre-
sensations made to the contrary
which are wholly unjust and with
out foundation. Do not be misled
into opposing our much desired free
sch DOL sJ stem.
The board does not intend nor is
it possible for them to buy Giles
College at present. 1t has been told
that this purchase is contemplated
and that when all the money is thus
used there will be none left to teach
with or for the colored schools. No
such thing is contemplated and
this charge is also wholly unjust
and without foundation.
Colored people had better not be
misled into opposing the free school
system. They may cut Off their own
noses if they listen to these reports.
The intention is to have a consol |
idated free school open to all the
children of this school district. II |
the fund is divided up between sew
eral schools it will not be worth !
much to the people. One big school |
is cOntemplated,a and that is the sue
cessful way practiced elsewher
Do not be misled into opposing this.
When tale is pwhisered into your
ear and you do not know whether
it is true or not, go to Mr.. Ewing,
OIL Mr.. Grigsby, or Mr.. Davis, or
some one who is posted and who
has no interest in disappearing
and deceiving.
Pulaskians, much depends on
your vote to day. Mr.. Davis repre-
sents distinctly the free school sys-
tenn and his candidacy is open and
endorsed. There is nothing under
the cover. If you would serve our
town, our people, our children and
your own interest, be sure to go to
the polls and vote for him and work
for him.
Mr.. Davis lives outside the cor
poration and he will certainly
watch his own interests and the in
terests of others who llvel in the
school district. Think of this
when you are told that outsiders
are to be shut out.