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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05
LynmviIIe.

There is no one living who has
more universal sympathy and pray
ers of this people than G. w. Camp
bell and every one expresses the
deepest regret that his trip has not
benefited him.
Dick Calvert who went to Flor
ida year ago picture of health
weighing 2I0 pounds and every inch
a man, came back Friday morning,
his health broken down and terri
bly, emaciated richer only in expert
ence. We hope he has vitality and
youth enough for kind nursing to
bring him back to himself again.
Esq. Hsnserd, lady and little
girl of Elkmont are visiting at Mrs.
Shields this week and Miss Lizzie
who is attending college at the
Athen@um is at home to meet
them.
The measles are all over town
and country, but no serious cases,
nor does it seem to diminish the at
tendance at the schools.
Miss May Gordon is at home
after an absence of two weeks visit
ing her friend Miss Susie Ewing at
Columbia
Mrs. Tate gave two parties to
the young folks last week.
The wheat crop is pronounced
a failure by our best farmers and
much of it is being sown in oats.
The years supply of hay is nearly
exhausted and our cattle and horses
have commenced to experience hay
famine. LYNN.
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Aspen Hill.

Our farmers are making good
use of the pretty weather in prepar-
ing their land for the next crop.
The hard freezes that we have had
dissipated all our bright hopes of
plenty of biscuits.
Our school opened Jan 18th
under charge Of j. P. May. Three
months of the public school will be
taught now and the remainder in
July. We will have four months of
subscription school, making about
nine months. Out of 56 pupils, 80
left with measles in one week, leav-
ing daily attendance now of about
81 pupils. H. g. Abernsthy, Co.
Sup't, has been visiting schools the
past week in the neighborhood Of
Elkton. He expects to visit the
neighborhOods Of Bethel, Prospect
and Shoal creek soon.
Miss Della Simms of our vii
lage, who has been attending school
in Athens, returned home Wednes-
day was two weeks ago. Miss Del
la is charming young lady and the
boys all smile to see her back again.
IS. r. Wilkinson Howard & Co.
are making preparation to do
great business burning lime. They
say they will be able shortly to fur
nish to the Hill any amount and
those who wish to live in white
washed houses may not have it for
an excuse. They have no lime.
Howard has no foolishness.
1t came smiling and it's father
is still smiling. j. P. May call
him Cleveland.
The pound supper given at w.
j. Hammond's was well attended
last Friday night by the young la
dies and gents of that neighborhood.
The boys and Girls enjoyed them
selves well, more especially, they
say, when the cakes and other re-
freshments'were passed around.
L. F. TAvY
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Charged With Murder,

The absorbing topic of CONVEX
sation on the streets Tuesday was a
trial which grew out of the burning
Of Jos. Jones house, near Bethel, in
which two of his children persisted
and an account of which was pub
lished in the CITIZEN at the time of
the horrible catastrophe. 1t oc-
Cured on the morning of February
9th, and on last Sunday Mr.. James
A. Jones, an uncle OF Jos. Jones,
was arrested upon a warrant charg-
ing him with burning the house
and the murder of the children.
We are informed tn at three negroes,
Row Appleton, Harrison Kenne-
more and Peter Hogan, who were
suspected, had previously been ia
ken up by citizens of the communi-
ty and being threatened with Sc
we're punishment made statements
that led to the arrest of Jas. A.
Jones. n. Smithson, esq, was re
tanned for the defence and Jno. I
Allen, esq, for the prosecution, the
trial occurred Tuesday before JUS
tees H. M. Stanley and Levi
Thompson. The principal witness
es against the defendant were the
negroes already mentioned. They
testified in court to the statements
they had previously made-that the
defendant had threatened to burn
the house; that he had said it was
too good for the man who was liv-
ing in it. But the court did not
deem the evidence sufficient to sus-
tain the charges and he was re-
leased. The negroes were also set
free.
We learn that intense interest
was manifested at the the trial and
that shot guns were plenty. The
community has been in a state of
excitement ever since the occur
renee of the awful event.
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This Morning

Ushers in a new era upon the
readers of the CITIZEN. Few of us
remember wildly the circumstances
of former democratic supremacy a
quarter century back. The glori-
GUS sun rises to-day upon a new
administration. II half we have
claimed is true what q magnificent
opening is eminent to the country.
There is no sort. of doubt that we
have the hOnestest, sensiblest pres
ident we have had for many a long
day. The near future is full OF
promise-it must be, or else we and
our leaders have lied. Let's claim
better times anyway. The claim is
almost the thing itself. Whether
we prosper or not, We congratulate
the people of the country apon the
advent of change that promise.
infinite good.
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MinnOw Ford.

Owing to the bad weather there
is not much farm work being done
now, though our farmers are not
losing any time in making prepa-
ratiOns for the present crop. Some
few are turning their lands. 1t is
generally thought the wheat crop is
cut short by the hard freezes. Even
if our wheat and clover crops are
cut short by the freezes, they are
making our land loose and more
productive. We will expect to
gather large corn crops this fall.
Hog cholera has again made its
appearance in our midst. Joe Tom
Petty lost one OF his fine shoats, also
William Surles and j. P. Mitchell
and others.
"A number of mad dogs have
been killed near US in the past few
days. William Surles had favor
tie dog to go mad few days ago;
by watching and taking him in
charge in time he did no damage.
The measles have been raging
since Christmas. All that have not
had them and haven't them now
may expect to take them. The
whoopiHg cough is keeping the mea-
sizes company. 1 suppose they meet
to bid a long farewell, as they ex-
pect not to meet again soon.
The school at the Hanna school
house opened Jan. 18th, under the
charge of Jno. w. Nelson and will
close March 9th. The measles,
whooping cough and bad weather
have conspired to force a small at
tendance.
Maggie, little child Of John
Rutherford, died the Doth and was
buried at Chestnut Grove cemetery.
Thomas Hardy, son of Alfred
Hardy, accidentally cut his foot
hueing cross ties the other day; it
is improving fast.
We have preaching at Pleasant
Hill End and 4th Sundays by Rev.
Mr.. Ashford. We also have Sun
day school winter and summer with
large attendance.
Esq. Hanna is doing a good
business now with his little grisG
mill. 1t is given up that he has
the best mill on the creek. AS soon
as it gets through grinding on one
grain it jumps right off on another.
Henry Hanna, who has been
making his home ia western Texas
the past few years, is with US lgain.
He speaks of leaving US again soon
for Arkansas to practice law. We
dislike to hear him speak Of leaving
as our farmers cannot we'll do with
out professional men.
j. T. Wright and Miss Sallie
Whitehead were married WedDes-
day, 10Th, by Rev. Mr.. Ashford, at
the residence of the brides father.
We congratulate Mr.. j. 7. on hav-
ing won one of our fairest, and Miss
Whitehead on having married
nice gentleman. Mr.. j. L. has
been going west for some time as he
said when leaving off to Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Grant have
been visiting Mrs. Grants brother,
John Williams, near .Pisgah, who
is very low with dropsy.
There is nothing going on to
amuse the boys now that L know of
more than an occasional snow bird
hunt. James Hanna is the crack
shot of the creek.
Bonus PUER.
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Hebron.

old Uncle David Yarbrough,
after suffering months of irrepressl
BILE affection, is dead. When an
aged man dies, one who is full of
years and honor, we feel, however,
severe the shock, that the blow
could not have been unexpected,
could not have fallen on one I'M
prepared, but rather on enc who
stood ready to say, "Lord, lsttest
thou thy servant depart in peace"
just so it was with AIR. Yarbrough;
with kind and generous impulses
which ever prompted him to do
good, and those who were bound to
him in friendship were held in links
of steel.
Rev. Dir. HarWell of Alabama
was Hp one day last week to see his
old friend, Rev. j. c. Phelps. MI,
Harwell is q good man and is much
loved by his people.
Green Hancock of Alabama
has bought and moved to the place
formerly Ened by A. j. Wells and
Mr.. Wells has moved near Aspen
Hill.
Robert S. Harris is erecting q
commodiOus barn on his place.
After he gets it completed others
ought to inspect it and do likewise.
Our young friend Fletcher
Smith has about recovered from a
slight indisposition of several
weeks.
Edward Adkins has been deal
ing very extensively in cattle of
iate. Ed is good judge and al
ways pays the-highest market pri-
ces. King q Petty passed recently
with an extra drove of cattle.
Miss Dora Smiths school be-
gins at Mt. Carmel this (Monday)
morning. She is sure to win.
j. E. Smith, after serious
thought and INSTRUMENTATION, has
at last sold his venerable old mule,
Joe. The familiar sound "haw,
Joe," will no longer be heard.
On last Friday, Feb. 81, Mr..
Josh Wright was united in the
holy bonds of wedlock to Mics
Sallie Whitehead INGUMs.
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Confederate Monument.

In the near future and when the
weather becomes more propitiouE
those who have not subscribed to
the Con federate monument will be
called upon to do so. Last year
political excitement ran high but
after Inauguration day quietude
will reign and as there will be no
elections this year it will be a ia
vorable time to prosecute our I'M
dertaking. Maury county was over
two years in raising an eighteen
hundred dollar monument to her
hero dead. One district in Giles
has already subscribed more than
half of the amount, besides one
gallant citizen not now in Giles has
subscribed 5000 and Col. Cox of
Williamson has deposited in the
bank $50 for the same purpose.
The districts that have been can
vassed by Jealous and efficient com
mltteemen have responded nobly
Thirty seven years ago the corner
stone Of the Washington Monument
was laid. and few days ago it was
finished and unveiled. If our ma
ton thus erects the highest struc-
ture on earth to her heroes who
survived the storm and shock of
battle, will you not endeavor to per
petuqte the memory of your coun-
trymen who sacrificed themselves
upon their country's altar? You
wall ranonh or that opo~ooo ,,,o 10.
the hero and failure the traitor,
and if our revolutionary fathers had
been defeated, that great and good
man, Geo. Washington, would have
been placed in the same category
with R. E. Lee. 1t may be invidi-
Gus or sacriligious to assert, but
verify believe that there fell in the
late war even from Giles county
many mute and inglorious Wash
ington, whose bones are to-day
Wondering in our southland. When
the tocsin of war was sounded
your son responded to his country's
call and he languished in pain and
died On the tented field. Your
brother or husband poured out
their blood and yielded up their
lives in the flame and smoke of bat
tie at Chickamauga. at New Hope,
at Kenesaw Mountain, in Virginia
or elsewhere. l had q brother who
was wounded nine times in nine diff
ferent battles and on the ninth |
wound he like the gallant Adams
fell on the breast works at Frank
lin. Will you not contribute to
protect the bones of such men
from insult, and around which the
fair hands of Giles county women
may annually entwine, bedeck and
scatter flowers? The federal dead |
with care and much cost have been
placed in cemeteries surrounded by |
iron fencing and checkered with |
shell walks and their graves
adorned with marble slabs, and |
you and l, and all sof US, have tor
years been taxed for this cost
VIII you not voluntarily contribute
to your own boys who went out but
did not return? If their bones had !
tongues they would cry out, "In-
gratitude! Ingratitude?"
To those who have paid in their
permit me to say that
it has been placed in the bank to
their credit by our treasurer, Capt.
Jno. d. Flautt. If a contingency
should arise and the monument not |
be built the money will be refunded |
promptly, but we do not propose
that such a contingency shall arise.
JAMES T. WHEELER, Chm.
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NO 10
Bunker Hill.


Robins do come with the first
CLEAN of spring, One having been
separated from the flock made his
way to this. place last Sunday even
ing. Miss Mary Wells had com
passion on the poor little thing,
took him in and kindly cared for
him, using her parlor for a cage.
Most birds enter cages reluctantly,
but not so with Pulaski Robins.
This one fitted through the half
open door with smile as if to say,
1--WE come purpose"
M. II. Northcross has stopped
his school for a week or two on ac-
count of sickness.
The letters describing the
great show at New Orleans are very
interesting.
We are well supplied with
shops and workmen at this place.
John Holt and Comfort Watson,
blacksmiths; VIM. Hardy, wood.
workman; James Meyers, cabinet.
maker; all good mechanics.
j. w. Davis witnessed the un-
usual light last Friday night pro
duced by the meteor. He was out
walking when suddenly there shown
around about him light above the
lightness of the moon. James hair
became very independent, each
stran standing alone. 1t has, how
ever, resumed its natural oIder
making combing a much easier
business.
Very little has been done in the
way OF farming by this people.
Wheat is simply failure this time.
Geo. Campbell's last article
was read with sadness by his many
friends here. His place will be
hard to fill. C..
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Brick Church.

Spring has opened and the far
mers are all busy preparing the land
for the coming crops. Wheat is
nearly all killed. Most of our faI-
mers are blowing up their wheat
and sowing oats, or preparing the
land for king cotton.
H. B. Gordon who has been
visiting relatives in Franklin for
some time past has returned.
Daniel Hoge of YouDgs was in
this neighborhood Saturday and
Sunday.
Prof. Eslick has had a fine
school at the Academy, notwith-
standing the bad weather.
Miss Mamie Gordon, a gradu-
ate Of the class of '84 at Martin
College, has opener a school at
home We understand she has a
ice little school. RIP.
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C. C. Harris, Esq, of Decatur,
one of the first lawyers of North
Alabama and president of the bank
of that city, was in Pulaski last
Monday. But it was merely an
accident that brought him here and
we can claim no credit for the pres
ence of this distinguished visitor
in our town. He started on the ear
ly train from Decatur with the in
tention of stopping at Athens to at
tend chancery court, but fell asleep
on the car and was carried beyond
his destination. The machinery of
the court ceased to move until his
return on the noon train
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MARKET REPORT.
PULASKI, Mich. 4, 1885.

PULASKI, Mich. 4, 1885.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Cotton, 914alO.
Corn, new 4Oa45.
Wheat, new 55a70.
Bacon, dry smoked shoulders exc
Sides 8; hams 8.
Lard,o1a c.
Butter, l212al5.
Eggs, 10c.
BeesWaX, 20
Tallow,512c.
Feathers, 40a45c.
Hides, Green, SAG; Dry flint, 1Oal2Jt
Wool, unwashed, l2% al7 washed 25a2T
GROCERIES.
Sugar, 6 to lie
Molasses, N. o., 6Oa75c Syrup, 5Oto6O
Sorghum, 80
Coffee, l4al625c.
Salt, bushels, $500; z bushels, $3.50.
Flour, Family, 1925; Choice Fami-
ly, 5000; Fancy, 81 0Oa$7.5O
Candies, l3al5c; Fancy, 2Oa3O.
Nuts, Pecans, zoe; Almonds, 25c.
Soda, 8al0c.
Starch, sa10c.
Nails. by keg, los, 300
NASHVILLE MARKET.
From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton-gOOd ordinary, 955; low
mIddling l014
Flour-family, $4.5Oa5.OO
Wheat, S5aS7
COrn--sacked in depot, 5Ia5I15
Cattle, best butchers, 4.OOa4. 1t; medi-
bum 5Oa3.75; grazing steers 3,25a3. so
Sheep-gOod fat 3.50a4 90
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 4.25a4.5O
light 3.75a4.00
Bacon-clear country sides TAX
shoulders 6a61% hams 8a81
Country lard nc
Butter l5a25; eggs %
Beeswax &c; feathers, prime az
Tallew g.;
Hay, timothy ,$150Oal7.0O
Oats, car load lots, 3Sc
SEEDS.
Clover, from store, sspling, Sc 90; red
$3.50.
Timothy, prime, $1.75; choice, 81 80.
Red top, 55c.
Orchard. prime, $l.6O; extra re-
cleaned. Sl.75,
Blue Grass, clean, 81; extra clean,
81. 20; fancy, $I.50.
Oats, White, 45c.; black, 47JSc; rust
proof, soc.
Rye, 7Oa75c. Barley, 65a75c,
Hungarian, 90ca$l 90
German MilIet, 95aI 90.
Missouri Millet, 9Oc.a$l 90.
Stock Peas, $l.25a$I so.
Buckwheat, 81. 20.
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Attention, Cattle Men.

See to it, you farmers In the
country. that the creamery is built.
1t will revolutiOnize matters in
Giles. 1t will yield richer results
than any project yet proposed.
Don't let it fail. Come in and take
some stock and help push it to sue
Gees. There is no risk. It will be
worth thousands on top of thou
sands to Giles county. Come in
and take a share or two. It NAV
fail unless some of you help US.
Read all the creamery talk in this
paper.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

Mai. T. NJ. n. Jones attended the
state prohibition convention which
met at Nashville last Thursday, and
was appointed member OF the state
executive committee. The conven-
ton organized the Tea nessee State
Temperance Alliance and elected
the following officers: j. H. Fus-
sell, president; Jno. W. Paulette,
East Tennessee; Robert Cantrell,
Middle Tennessee; j. H. Mcdowell,
West Tennessee, vice-presidents;
R. A. Campbell, secretary; E. w.
Cole, Treasurer.
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We Must Have IT

We must have mn1ev
and II yoI1;r. account is
not paid by the 18th it
will be placed in the
hands of an officer.
F, ArroWsmith & Co.
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Money invested in a creamery Is
absolutely sure to Yield a rich per
cent. The investment actually Gre
ates out of milk now wasted a money
capital of from sixty to hundred
thousand dollars a year. Can our
farmers and citizens afford to let
the present opportunity slip2 Even
if a stock company borrowed the
money, the profit would be very
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

The milk checks used by a cream
cry furnish a local currency of from
sixty to a hundred thousand dollars
4 year. The farmers milk check is
good at the stores or anywhere else.
They stimulate trade.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

The prOtracted meeting at the
Methodist church closed last week.
Adding these Co the protracted SER
vices at the Presbyterian end Gum
berlsnd churches make a continued
protracted effort at a revival of re-
ligion here of about two months,
ret during all this time the earnest
preaching by able men failed to
produce any encouraging results.
There was only one conversion.
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A Beauti Meteor.

A phenomenon of rare occurrence
and striking beauty was observed
with rapturous pleasure and aston
ishment.by some ofour citizens last
Friday night. 1t was merely a me
teor which awakened such admira-
ton, and meteors are phenomena OF
common occurrence, but this was no
common meteor. 1t was such a one
as may be seen but once in an ordi-
nary life time. 1t has been a quar-
ter of century since the older in
habitants were treated by nature to
so brilliant display of her astron-
omical beauty IN a similar way, and
the writer never saw any thing to
compare with it. 1t was apparent
iy in circumference the size of a
large saucer at the bulb or head,
tapered in perfect cone shape to a
point and seemed twenty or twenty
five feet in length. 1t burst upon
the startled vision like a flash Of
lightning and though much more
brilliant, its light was as silvery and
soft as that of the moon, out of
whose disc it seemed to have sprung.
1t traversed about ninety degrees of
the star-spangled arch within three
to five seconds, having entered the
earth's atmosphere at about 45o
above the eastern and exploding at
nearly the same distance above the
western horizon.
1t was few minutes before sew
en- o'clock and the full-orbed moon,
unobscured by cloud or mist, never
shone brighter, yet the light of the
meteor SO surpassed hers in bril-
liancy that the latter cast shadows
quite perceptible to the observer.
None but those who saw it can in
any measure appreciate its exquisite
beauty, and any attempt at a de-
scription would appear dull to
them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

Look ont for the advertisements
of spring goods for the next few
weeks. The merchants who haye the
best stocks and are most anxious
to sell and therefore willing to give
You the best bargains are certain to
advertise the inducements they of
fer in these coiums.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

Our former fellow citizen and
fat friend, DR.. f. G. Gilmore, is up
on he Gainesville, Texas, Daily
Hesperian. Frank is one OF the jol-
Hest, truest and best boys living.
He ought to get rich fast if he gets
half he deserves.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

Mr.. A. j. Ballentlne left last Fri
day night and Capt. W. F. Ballen-
tine and his mother on the next
day, for Sardis, Miss when they
we're summoned on account of the
extreme illness of Mr.. Geo. w. Bal
lentine. A telegram Friday night
stated that he WAS very low with
rheumatism of the bowels and the
heart and another one Saturday
said that he was fast sinking. Capt.
Ballentine feared he would not see
his brother alive.
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Mr.. r. o. Rankin, who has made
a national reputation as q contribu
tor to the leading stock journals of
the country, over the nom deplume
of Fred. Fielding, is now editing
The Horse Breeders Directory of
the United States and Canada, pub
lished by r. J.. Polk & Co., Chica-
go. The publishers are out in a
circular in which they claim that
The publication will be replete
with information useful and Of value
to every person interested, either
directly or indirectly, in horse
breeding industry" We are glad
to see that Mr. Rankin's ability and
fitness for such an enterprise has
been recognized in 30 substantial
a manner and doubt not,that he will
make the Breeders Directory s
grand success. Pulaski is proud tc
claim him as her son.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

There was an interesting case
t.ried near Brick Church last week
be fore Esq's Beaver, McMillion
and Brown. 1t was & breach OF
promise suit brought by a young
woman against a man whom she
charged with violating a promise to
marry her Hume r. Steele, esq'r,
represented the plaintiff and Jno.
T. Allen, sesq'r, the defendent.
The court gave judgment in favor
of the plaintiff for $500, and the de-
PENDANT appealed to the circuit
,cOurt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

A private letter from Mr.. Is. G.
Enperson. superintendent of the
Montgomery and Mobile division
of the L. d n. system. contains IA
statement that will give the reader
some idea Of the attractiveness OF
the New Orleans exposition. He says
that an average of 5000 passengers
per day have been moved over his
division. He states an additional
fact which reflects credit upon the
management of his division, and
particularly upon himself as its i'm
me1iate.director,- not.a single casu-
atty has occurred. Mr.. Epperson
assumed the responsible position
which he now holds on February
LIST, and we suppose this average is
for that month.