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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-20
LynnVine.

Capt. John Shields so long in
charge of the depot here has taken
position as telegraph operator al
Birmingham, Ala.
DR.. Campbell and family who
have spent the summer at Beaver
Dam Springs returned this week.
Mrs. @. for whose benefit the trip
was taken does not think she was
benefited. Hope that home and
home influences and care of devo-
ted friends will woo her back to
health.
Prof. Tandy opened school
Monday with 40 in attendance with
a prospect, we learn,of. rs soon. He
is assisted by Miss Bertha Atwater
of Massachusetts, who came with
the reputation of ripe scholar of
fine accomplishments. We hope
they will succeed in building the
school to what their ability as
teachers entitle them-a first class
high school.
The students of Miss Bessie
Higdon's school rendered her and
her assistant Miss Lizzie Shields
quite banquet consisting of cakes,
fruits and melons Monday last.
This is as it should be and only
shows how the good teacher wins
the hearts of her pupils.
The oldest daughter of Mr..
Brooks Alexander has been lying
very low with typhoid fever for ten
days with very slight hape of her
recovery. The younger is conya
lescing.
Rev. H. G.. King assisted by
Rev. c. G. Wood of Athens are
holding a protracted meeting at
the Cumberland church at Old
Lynnville. Rev. Mr.. Wood is a
preacher of great power in the pu /
pit and a very fine orator and it is
hoped great good may be done.
Rev. Mr.. Groves family is
much improved at Marion, Va. He
will return in time to preach the
9Th Sunday at Lynnville.
Mrs. Owen and children of
Nashville are visiting at Mr.. Geo.
S. Tate's this week.
The new depot house is now
receiving the roofing and the new
brick store house Of W. NJ. Wag-
staff will be ready for the roof next
week. 1t is being put up in a rush.
o. S. Smith and family are sum-
mering at Elkmont since last
Wednesday.
Mr.. John Braden Who has been
to celebrated springs beyond Nash
vile returned the past wee k r athe
worse from his trip.
Mr.. j. P. Rankin will lecture
at Old Lynnville at 1890 a. m. on
the 9Th Sunday and at the Pr esby-
terrain church at p. m. on the sub
ject of temperance. LYNN.
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sinkingCreek Academy,

L. j. Bledsoe had a colt show
at his stables on the Sth inst,
which did credit to his stock. The
premiums for the best colt by his
horse was 81, the End best S., and
3rd best $3.50, and the same premi-
ums for the three best mules. w.
J. McNeely had the best colt, Cay
Tinery the End best, and Kit Sims
the 3rd best; James Bracher the
best mule, Shell Patterson the End
best, and Milton Smith the Ord
best. 1t was good lot of colts.
Mr.. Bledsoe is lover of fine took,
and will have an annual show of
colts on the End Saturday in Au-
gust each year.
There was on the 8th an exam
ination of S. j. Biles' singing class
at old Smyrna church, together
with barbecue which was an enjoy
able affair. The class did good
singing, and the crowd did good
eating and everybody seemed to be
pleased.
We are needing rain very bad
ly; cotton is shedding and corn is
burning up. There is some sick
ness in the neighborhood.
Thomas P. Holt is teaching
school at thu academy and W. L.
Roddy is teaching at the springs.
Mrs. Clark, formerly Mrs. Ed.
Hunnicut, is in this neighborhood
from Texas, visiting friends. She
went from here to Texas about Is
years ago. She likes Texas.
We are sorry to record the
death of j. G. McCarver who died
on the 9th inst. of congestion. He
was a worthy young man trying to
make a living for his widowed
mother and his sister. He was low
ed by all who knew him. He was
an honest man, dutiful son. and
loving brother. ANXIOUS.
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Minor Hill,

We have not had any rain in
five weeks and our best farmers say
crops are cut off one-third.
will Howard has been confined
to his he'd with malarial fever for
the last two weeks but is better at
this writing.
Lee, little son of W. F. Beard,
has been very sick with cholera in
fantum. He is better now.
The protracted meeting at
Shoal Bluff closed Sunday, There
we're II additions and 6 reclaimed.
The preaching was conducted by
Elder H. M. Northcross of Bunker
Hill. His sermons were eloquent
and enthusiastic. We had the
pleasure of attending the meeting
at Pleasant Hill two days last
week. We understand it broke up
last night with 80 additions which
speaks well for Rev. j. NJ. Ashford,
pastors and Rev. Mr.. Hawkins OF
Columbia.
While there we met with Serb
bier of Rural Ripples. Was glad to
see him for he gave US some good
advice when we were sowing wild
oats and we will forever thank him
for it.
-Protracted meeting will COM
mence at Shoal creek Baptist
church Aug. p.
If any one wants to know how
hard butting sheep can butt let
them call on w. R. Jones and he
will tell them. He receiEed butt
from one last week just where his
brooches -. NOVICE.
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Brick Church.

We are 10th TO report d. L.
Gordon on the sick list. He has
malaria. Mrs. ]. w. Cover has
been quite iDdisposed for several
days
Miss Mamie Gordon has been
visiting friends and relatives at
Franklin. The protracted meeting
will common ce at Brick Church the
first Sunday in September, 1t will
be under the supervision of DIR.
AdkinsoR of Lewisburg.
C. Hardy expects to start
to Texas soon. d. K. Ham went
last week.
MIRA. Florence Oline of Tus-
Gambia, Ala, has been rusticating
at her fathers, G. w. Woods, for a
few weeks and has been visiting in
this community, returns home this
week.
Misses Lizzie and Maud Bunch
are visiting relatives in this COM
munity.
Mr.. Teton of Bedford county
has been in this vicinity for the
purpose of purchasing home. He
has the appearance OF a nice gentle.
man.
j. M. Gordon surpasses any of
US in this section in the way of
masculine gender. 1t is a ten
FOUNDER.
Mr.. John Rodgers of Big creek
was in this community recently
buying cattle. He and Tom Marsh
carried a fine drove of cattle from
here to Butord station, thence to
Louisville.
The ladies of the Mite Society
will give an elegant supper at the
residence of DR.. Harwood, which
will begin at 5 o'clock next Friday
evening. We bespeak for them q
grand success. Every one is cor
daily invited.
-R. ]. Anderson eontemplates
selling or renting his farm and &C.
ing to Nashville to enlist In the
mercantile pursuit.
RoMrO
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Tribute to DR.. J, A. Sumter,

At q meeting of the Elders and Dea-
cons of the Presbyterian church at their
lecture room in Pulaski on the 10 of
August, 1885, on motion a committee
consisting of Elders Ewing and Mccall
lum and Deacon Flautt were appointed
to prepare and submit resolutions rela-
tive to the death of DR.. James A. Sump-
ter, when said committee presented the
following:
On Tuesday Aug. A, 1885, DR.. James
A. Sumpter, a Deacon of the Presbyte-
rian church in Pulaski, alter long ILL
ness during which his great suffering
was heroically borne, was called froRl
this life.
ReSolved, By the session and Board OF
Deacons of this church, that in the
death of Or. Sumpter the church has
lost an earnest and devoted member, a
faithful officer and safe adviser and
co-wOrker.
End. That it is proper to place upon
record a testimonial of his devotion
to duty and his profession in the prose-
cutiop of which he administered with
great patience and kindness to the Attic
tons of many hundreds and always
showed himself to be ready to answer
the call of the helpless and needy.
3rd. That we commend his widow
and children, particularly the little boys
to the prayers of the church and to the
love and protecting care of Him who
has ever promised to be husband to
the widow and father to the fatherless.
4t.h.. That the clerk of the session is
instructed TO present copy of these
resolutions to the family OF the deceas-
ed, to the Pulaski CITIZEN and Chris
tian Observer for publication, which on
motion were unanimously adopted.
JAS. MCCALLUM,
z. w. EWING, Com,
J. d. FLAUTT,
Glnrlr
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Sunac.

The country seems to be al
most universally pious at present
Religion is the topic of the day
We have participated In fou
meetings, Blooming Grove, Mt
Pleasant, PisgaE and Bee Spring
where there was uncommon relig
ious interest manifested. There
were about two hundred added tt
the Church-the results of the fOul
meetings. There is good interest
in the meeting at Young's Friend
ship, now in progress.
Except chronic cases of sick
ness, the health of this central por-
ton the county is almost unprece-
IDENTIFY good.
We had the pleasure the other
day of visiting our old friends, Rev.
and Mrs. Jas. G. Stevenson of near
Bryson. Sorry to find Mrs. Ste
venson in bad health. They speak
of celebrating their golden we'd
ding in October. Often have we
broken bread with this worthy
couple.
Notwithstanding many portions
Of our county have suffered for rain
yet there will be fine corn crop har-
vested, and seldom such a peach
and apple crop seen. The hogs are
faring sunptuously on the
fruit.
The family of L. Nassauer, late
of our county, now of Chattanooga,
is visiting William McGrew.
-Four young men, Messrs. Par
sons and Chapman left a few days
since to try their fortunes in Bir-
Ala. We expect them to
return to the lovely hills of Giles
ere long.
John Worsham and some other
friends start to Texas this week to
see the great prairie country.
We heard two fine temperance
ectures at Blooming Grove by DR..
J. G. Alternately and Capt Jno. G.
Lester.
Old Uncle Bob Cole, said to be
! centenarian died here last Sunday.
lie was waiting boy with his mas
er in the war with the British in
SI2-14 He and his son-in- law,
Anderson Buford, with whom he
ived, like most of the pioneers,
Tere Industrious hard working men.
An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
en- Pitts. aged little over a year,
led a few days since, sickness COM
Heated. These parents have
cen very unfortunate having lost !
our of six children. They have !
ur sincereSt sympathy. :
Miss Alice Smith of your town I
J enjoying the exhilarating water s
nd breezes of this country-taking '
/ the Friendship meeting in her t
ljourn. Mon. 7
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To the Boys of Giles County.

l have had communications from
seven or eight of you relative to the
cadetships IN the State University,
Some of these communications were
from young men who simply de-
sired information on the subject;
some OF you have decided that you
desire the appointment while Others
are undecided. There are six ca
detships allotted Giles county. Rep
resentative Sanders fills three of
them and 1 fill three. l wish all OF
you who are fixed in your desire OF
appointment to either see me or
write me on or before Wednesday,
Aug. %. at 2 p. m. Representa-
tive Sanders will on that day con
fer with me at my Office in Pulaski
and we will either make our ap
pointments then or we will arrange
for a competitive examination.
FLoURNoY RIVERS.
Pulaski Auo. IL
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A Horse Thief Oantnrad

William Scott, a negro horst
thief was arrested by II ID. NEGRO
ry on the Brown place near Pulaski
last Saturday. Mr. McCrory haC
suspected that he had stolen fine
four year-old mare which he had in
his possession for some weeks and
upon inquiry ascertained that r. O.
Galloway of Maury had lost a mare
on the night of July oath, whose de
scriptiOn cOrresponded with that OF
the mare in SCOTS possession.
Whereupon he proceeded at once to
take the negro into custody. He
had been in Mr.. McCrory's employ
for six months and was at work In
corn field when Mr.. McCrory
went to take him, and resisted ar
rest. McCrory approached the ne
gro and told him that he wanted to
read to him a description of mare
that was stolen in Maury. The ne
gro saw that he was trapped and
that his only hope was to escape
arrest. He ran at Mr.. McCrory
but was struck a heavy blow with
a double barrel shot gun with which
the latter was armed. He was
kept back by this means until Nc
Crory got far enough away to level
his gun, when the negro, as COM
manded, fell upon his face on the
ground and remained so until his
hands were securely tied with a
pillow line, Mr.. McCrory tying the
knots while his son kept a bead on
the negro with the gun. The thief
was brought to town and put in
jail and the sheriff of Maury and |
the owner of the mare were
notified. Deputy Sheriff Wells
of Maury came down Sunday and
carried the negro to Columbia.
Not only was the mare identified
as the property of Galloway, but it
has developed since that the same
negro stole another horse in Maury
two years ago, the property of VIM.
Thurman, which, after changing
hands several times was found in
the pOssessession of Mr.. Tom Par
sons, who lives on Pigeon Roost in
his county. Both animals have
been restored to their proper OWL
RS. 1t is believed that this negro,
Nm. Scott is the villain who at
empted rape upon lady in Maury
few years since.
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3 The entertainment given by the
r Good Templars at this place Friday
evening, the 18th, was quite a sue
cess and enjoyed by large crowd,
although it was gotten up under
T difficulties and came near falling
through, as two of the main actors
were taken sick and four few the
track just two or three days before
hand.
Our village has been full of life
for several days caused by the
smiling faces of so many charming
young ladies who have been visit
ing US. Misses VIVA and Florence
Houston of Lynnville and Birdie
Westmoreland of Reynolds station
have been spending several days at
DIR. j. S, Edmundson's. Misses
Bette Williams and Eula Keeling
of Cedar Grove visiting Mrs. T. +.
Brown. Miss Loura Zuccarello and
Prof j. j. Zuccarello at 1. L.
Smiths. Misses Jennie and Gen
try Horne of Wales at Mrs. NJ. A.
Browns, and j. Bugg Edwards and
sister, Miss Ida, at Rev. Jno. H. |
Nichols. Miss Jimmie Taylor of
Pulaski at H. B. Smiths and Miss
Annie Scott of Mooresville, Ala, at
Mrs. Anna Meadows. By George!
we would be glad if these young la
dies would come often as some of
our young men seem to be very
FOND of them and we believe they
are in Ernest.
DIR. Z. L. Edmundson, I. L.
Smith and q. P. Meadows have been
sick for several days with bilious
fever, but we are glad to learn they
are improving.
Our protracted meeting will
begin next Sunday, Odd inst. We
anticipate a good meeting. Our
pastor, j. II. Nichols, is holding
his meeting at Mt. CARMEL this 9
week.
Marion Hunter, one Of our $
young sportsmen, has been a Bird v
hunting for week or two. I
Late corn and turnip patches t
ire suffering for rain. Our farmers b
are busy pulling fodder. e
*. H. Chilcoat has sold his
lwelling house and lot to j. c.. L
smith. If Jim will give it to his s.
on Will and let him put Barnes on y
t, it will be desirable place to live. 81
DIR. ChilcOat will move to his place a
N Shoal creek. fC
The fence around the church .
Till be finished soon and wont we II
Mss that lovely sow-prano during c
erVices. "
Road working has passed and q,
till our roads are not as good as ii
hey should be. We need more ~
ands or more time. LENox. h,
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Mr. Rank;n,s Temneranoe Work,

Mr.. Rankin delivered temper
ance address at Elkmont Springs
last Sunday morning and arranged
to organize an alliance at Pleasant
Hill on the 18th of September. In
the afternoon he was at Elkton and
organized an alliance with Is mem
bers, Is of whom were males. Rev.
r. r. Jones was elected president,
Mr.. A. w. Moore, vice president
and Mr.. G.. o. Bull, secretary.
On next Sunday Mr.. Rankin will
be at Mars Hill, Christian church,
at 1920 a. M, and at Pisgah, N. <.
church, at 3 p. M, for the purpose
of addressing the people and organ
izing temperance alliances.
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Rocky Point.

The health of this community
is very good. VIM. Garrison is i'm
proving very slowly. This hot
weather makes against him. DR..
Glaze was called in again TO see him
the other day.
Road working is in full blast
and it is most too hot and dry for
the business.
We have had splendid meet
ing at the new Baptist church on
Kelly's creek. 1t is a good building
and the people are all proud of it
and deserve credit, for it took a
great struggle to build such a
church and so few to help. We al
so had a splendid meeting last
week at the new Methodist church
in this district conducted by Rev.
Robert Jones.
Thomas NJ. Spo6ord was down
net long since looking after his
BLK Dale farm.
Miss Lila and Madeira Glaze
two OF Elkton's charming young la
dies were visiting in this neighbor-
hood not long since. We are al
ways delighted to have them visit
here.
~some people know but little
about crossing the river at Persim-
mon eisland. One fellow got into
deep water not long since coming
over but don't remember anything
about it going back,
Mrs. S. A. Gordon is spending
the week with her brother, W. S.
McWilliams, near Fayetteville.
Miss Mamie Vance is on q Wis
it to Fayetteville.
Thomas P. Holt is now teach
ing at Smyrna.
DIR. III. L. Patterson will begin
work on his splendid dwelling house
IN q short time, SEMPER IDEM.
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Hunting The White Pawn,

A number of the sportsmen at
EIkmont Springs were out deer
hunting last Monday. 1t is hard
ly necessary to state that they
didn't get any venison. Mr.. Ed. B.
Craig did get close enough to a
buck to catch an ague from him,
but the buck went off before Ed s
gun did. Both the hunter and deer
were said to be in excellent health
when last seen. The CITIZENS edi-
tor was in the party and it is sug-
gested that he was hunting for the
white fawn that led to the Budda-
hatchie cave discovery.
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Captured in Nashville and Gagged Here
Ellis Inman, the negro who at
tackled Mr.John Yancy at Wales on
the morning of July 26,was arrested
In Nashville and brought to Pulas-
XII. He was tried before ESQ. j. L.
Jones last Saturday on the charge
of assault with intent to murder.
Nh. Yancy was the only witness ex-
amined. He testified to the facts as
stated in the CITIZEN at the time.
The negro, after having him to
wrap up some twenty dollars, wo nth
Of goods, asked for some dress but
tons and when Mr.. Yancy turned to
the shelf to get them he struck him
on the back of the head with a
rock. The rock weighed Is ounces.
Our readers are acquainted with
the other facts. Mr.. Yancy offered
a reward of $50 for the negroes ar
rest, which he paid to the parties
who made the arrest at Nashville.
The negro acknowledged to having
done the deed and he told Mr..
Yancy he would probably have
killed him had he (the negro) not
been under the influence of whisky
at the time. He made no confess
sions however when on trial. He
was very reticent and seemed quite
subdued. He was committed to
Jail to await his trial at the next
LerR of the circuit court.
Mr.. Bob Smith recognized the
prisoner as the man who bought |
,he big bill of goods from him and |
Vas content with carrying away on
y a straw hat, for which he failed |
% settle. He recognized the hat
Ilso but didn't demand its restora-
ion.
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MARKET REPORT.
PULASKI, Aug. 10, 1885,
PRODUCE.

OhAShAy Ausa 10 LOoO-
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Corn, 40
Wheat, 45a9O. Oats 25c
Bacon, dry smoked shoulders . re;
Sides 8; hams 81.
Lard, sc.
Butter, l0al5.
Eggs, &c,
Beeswax, Is
Tallow, &c,
Feathers, 41o.
Hides, Green, O.; Dry flint, TOaI2
Meal, 90
Dried Apples, I1ba2.
Wool ,unwashed, l5a1G ;washed22 a25
Rags /.
Ginseng, $l.50
GROCERIES.
Sugar, 9 to l0c
MOlasses, N. o., 40a76o Syrup, 5Oto60
Sorghum, 40
Coffee, lOalG2So.
Salt, 8 bushels, $500; bushels, $3.50.
Flour, Family, 5000; Choice Fami-
~, $3.50; Fancy, $3.50.
Can0ies, l3al5c; Fancy, 20a30.
Nuts, Pecans, zoe; Almonds, 25cs
Soda, Calico.
Starch, 6al0c.
Nails, by keg, los, 300
NASHVILLE MARKET.
From Yesterdays Americana
COtton-good ordinary, 9sS; low
mIddling 90
Wool-unwashed l3alS; washed Pa
%; bury, 5al2.
Flour-family, S5.O0a5.25
Wheat, .76al.00
Corn--sacked in depot, 81 bs.S%'i
Cattle, best butchers, $3.25a3.50; med
ium 2.50a2. "a; grazing steers 2,25a3.00
Sheep-gO0d fat l.S5a2.OO
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 4.25a4.00
light 3.50a3.75
BacOn-clear country sides 7A7K
shoulders 81 hams 8 za9
Country lard NC
Butter Sal2; eggs 10
Beeswax 20; feathers, prime 10
Tallew 416a6
Oats, car load lots, 25c
Ginseng, we'll dried, l.50al.G0.
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The Giles County Fair,

The premium list of the ninth an
nual fair appears on the first page
of the CITIZEN, occupying near
ly the entire page. From this il
will be seen that about $1,000 will
be paid in premiums, and that
there will be good races every day
of the fair. The fair will open
Tuesday, Sept 30, and continue five
days. ,he catalogues are being is
sued this week from the CITIZEN of
flee and will be circulated freely. A
copy of the same will be mailed to
any address upon application to the
secretary, Maj. j. B. Stacy. The
fair will be more thoroughly adver
tised this year than ever before and
there is every reason to believe that
it will be one of the best fairs we
nave ever had. To make it such the
management ask the cooperation of
the entire people of Giles county.
This is matter in which all of
them should feel an interest, for it
Is their own affair. 1t will be an
exhibition of the live stock and 9th
er products of the county, an adVer-
Lisement to the outer world of what
our people are doing for themselves
and the advancement Of the general
interests, and every citizen of Giles
county should take special pride in
doing all in his power to make it a
grand success. The Agricultural
Mechanical and Live Stock Associa-
alton the managers, cannot them
selves have a fair. They are Who'll
~ dependent upon the people, whose
agents they are, for exhibits. Let
every stock raiser, every farmer and
all other persons, who have products
worthy of exhibition, begin now to
prepare for the fair, and let's have
such a show as will do credit to our
county.
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Mrs. Rose h. Wilson's Appointments

Mrs. Rose H. Wilson has recover
ell sufficiently to resume her can
vass of the county. The following
are her appointments:
Bee Spring, Thursday and Friday,
August % and IS, 7.p.m.
Mars Hill, Saturday and Sunday, Au-
gust 20 and 30, p. m.
Mount Zion, Monday and Tuesday
August 81 and Sept. l, : p. m.
Friendship, Wednesday and Thurs
dav, Sept. ? and 3, Z. p. IN.
Mount Pleasant, Friday and Satur-
day, Sept, and .. z. p. m.
Brick Church, Sunday and Monday
Sept. 6. and 7, z. p. IN.
odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, Sept. and 9, z p. IN.
New LynnVille, Thursday and Fri
day, Sept. 10 An IL, p. m,
Blooming Grove, Saturday, Sept. II
: p. m. -
m
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There was a large crowd at the
barbecue at Blooming Grove last
Saturday and plenty OF something
good to eat for all present. DR.. c.
c. Alternately and Capt. Jno. c..
Lester addressed the people on the
subject of prohibition. Capt. Jas.
r. Grow also made short talk. 1t
was a pleasant occasion for the
temperance people.
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Odlum's fate DEMONSTRATED what
needed no demonstration. The
public were prepared to believe
that men could not jump from the
Brooklyn bridge to the river and
live. The violence of the shock
ruptured the base of his left lung,
his spleen, kidneys and liver, and
broke his first, second, third, fourth
and fifth rihs-just as though he
had struck upon a stone Aoor.-N
7. Independent,