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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-02-26
Bethel.

Rev. Jno. H. Nichols preached
an interesting sermon Sunday to
the young people and children.
The audience was small compar-
ed to the number of names
on our church book. 1t is strange
how religious some people can be
during protracted meeting season
and how cold and lukeWarm the re-
mainder of the year.
Prof. H. P. Walker and wife
came in from Florida Sunday to
take charge of the school at this
place, which has been taught by
Prof. w. B. Walker heretofore, and
who now goes to Maury county to
take school up there.
Our farmers think the wheat
crop is frozen out and especially the
late wheat. We should SOW our
wheat earlier if we wish to be sue
cessful, for time has proven that
early sowing makes the best crops.
Our constable, j. NJ. Var
brough, was married last Thursday
night to Miss Cornelia Case. May
their pathway be strewn with many
joys and their troubles be little ones.
Mack Naples has recovered
from his sickness and is able to be
out again.
The doctors met Monday to
examine John Smiths foot, and to
extricate such bones as they
thought would be injurious to the
healing of the wound.
Measles are still raging in our
community with q few deaths from
the latter disease.
Miss Matte Petty from Fort
Hampton has been visiting her
mother;the.past two..weeks, returning
home Monday.
DR.. R. r. Meadows and wife
are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Reynolds, near Wales Station this
week.
Misses Hattie Crimes and Nola
Byrnes who were visiting at the
parsonage returned to their homes
last week to the sorrow of one
young man. He did not accompa-
ny her as before, but would have
been Fon(d) of the trip.
The news came to our town last
evening of the death of Mr.. Dave
Iarbrough, one of our old citizens,
who has been sick for the past two
weeks with pneumonia.
The debate between the school
and Good Templsrs was very inter
esting and entertaining. The
house was packed with silent but
interested audience to hear the
boys. The judges decided in favor
of war. SCHILLER.
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Lynnville.

j. P. Boyd returned FRIDAY
from Eufala, Ala, where he haC
been six weeks selling mules. H,
reported prices not so good as ex
pected, but the benefit to his health
is 1ncalculable. He looks better
than In ten years and says he feeli
so. N. A. Smith went there with a
car of mules and was sick but came
back well. We have a dozen sick
ly disposed women who talk of get
ting cars Of mules to carry down
there another fall.
VIM. Clayton and son of Cor
nersVille came in from the exposi
ton Saturday. The old gentleman
was robbed of S25 and his ticket at
Mobile. Two men crowded him in
passing out of the car door and
lifted his pocket book. r. A. Farm
er has gone to make his home at
Dallas, Texas.
Geo. Witt came in from the
exposition Friday morning. He
expressed himself disappointed at
the, to him, foolishness of the great
Mardi Gras pageant.
j. NJ. Wright, pattentee of
cornplanter, is having all his ma
chimes made here and says for
workmanship and prices Lynnville
excels any place he can find.
The firm of Weakley d War
rem, through Smith Bros, presented
the Presbyterian church with a
handsome marble top communion
table for which they have the
thanks ofthe church.
Old Mr.. Blackburn, a kind
clever man except when drinking,
was in his cups Saturday night and
on his way home he and a lot of
negroes got into a fuss. One of
them struck him on the head with a
stone, crushing his skull. DR..
was called in and raised
the fractured bones off the brain.
At this writing the result can not
be told. The negro is still at large.
Rev. II. G. King will hold
communion services at the G.. P.
church at Old Lynnville tho second
in March. Preaching Sat
lrday and Sunday. LYNN.
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Death of Mr.. Daniel c, Carter.

Mr.. Daniel G. Carter died yes
terday morning at his residence on
ID street at $3.50 o'clock of dropsy,
after several weeks of painful sick
ness. Mr.. Carter was one of the
landmarks of Pulaski. He was a
man of blunt address but with ten
der heart and accommodating spir-
it-a real genuine gentleman, res
pected and liked universally. At
the great religious tidal wave that
swept Pulaski a few years ago his
was perhaps the brightest profes-
sion. He retained the good infu-
ence and is doubtless being re-
warded. Pulaski will miss the gen
erous, unpretentious man. The flu
neral services will take place at
the Church of the Messiah this af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev.
George Beckett of Columbia. The
pail bearers are: Messrs. j. B.
Childers, J. P. May, w. R. Craig,
Geo. I. Riddle, j. L. Pearcy and j.
5. Childers.
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RehObOth.

Making rails, saving wood and
hunting 10 the chief occupation OF
the neighborhoed. Mr.. George
Marks, one Of the best marksmeu,
has killed between 400 and 500 this
year.
Miss Beasley of Athens, Ala,
is visiting at the residence of Mr..
John Baugh.
Miss Ida Marks is visiting
friends in Pulaski.
Mrs. William Marks, is seri-
ously afflicted with rheumatism.
Mrs. Crutcherville, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ste
phen Wilkerson, for the last month,
returned Monday to her home in
Nashville.
Our energetic cattle buyers A.
E. Marks and Sam Dunnevant' s
cattleS are looking well, and will
soon be ready for market.
DIR. Mcclure has moved in the
neighborhood. He doesn't expect
of course to find as much practice
here as he had in Alabama but
can have health himself and for his
family. We learn he is a splendid
physician, and wish him great sue
cess.
Mr.. Jnc. Baugh has been quite
i'll the last week with fux.
We have preaching at the
church every End and 4th Sunday
in each month by Rev. G. w
Byron.
Business is going on very
briskly at Esq. Tarpley's shop.
Our smith, Mr.. Hardy, and wood
workman, Esq. Tarpley, are all do
ing good business.
Prof. Cox opened his school at
ElmwoOd last Monday.
Miss Maggie Birdsong taught
class in this neighborhood three
days last week. B.
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MO q
Marbut.

Mr.. Keedy died on the 10th of
old age. He was near his ninety
first birthday.
Mr. Green and Miss Jones were
united in marriage on the evening
of the 18th, and attended a recep-
ton given them by the groom's IA
Their on the 18th. May success
crown their every effort and may
their future life be one of unalloy-
ed bliss. Ii we have not been mis-
informed, HymeR will visit our com
munity again at no very distant
day and claim one of our most esti-
mable young ladies Mrs. Rocker,
wife Of our pastor, has been quite
i'll with pneumonia. Miss Alice
Malone has been very sick with
measles. Mrs. d. NJ. Booth has
been slightly indisposed for several
days, but we were not able to learn
what her complaint is. Mr. Glib
bins little son is very sick with
whoOping cough.
Tom Booth has purchased the
Duke of Richland." He is a fine
animal. Though only year old he
weighs $50 pounds.
Tom Marbut went to Louisville
with some cattle Monday.
GABRIELLE.
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The man or woman who reads
Geo. w. Campbell's California let
ter in this paper will be impressed
with the profound sincerity Of his
purposes and cannot fail even to
Justify the expression in his last
letter that met with such Mortified
criticism. Mr.. Campbell's race is
nearly run and in his physical
weakness he is dealing some nigh
ty- slsdge- hammer blows at popular
sin. He cannot afford to stIckle on
polite phrase. Such q mans work
will live after him. After reading
this letter, measuring the man and
weighing his purposes, we are sorry
that we said aught against the use
of the objectionable word" George
Campbell is a noble man and he
knows he is going soon to answer
for his words. Whist he says is in
the fear OF God and for the good of
man and ho dare not say less than
duty convinces him he should say.
Some of his last letter IS elided,
which would not have been done if
the editor had been present.
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Bunker Hill.

Measles seem determined to
let none escape, this round. For
the present, they are stopping at
the houses of j. w. Holt and VIM.
Watson. Several children that
have been exposed to them have
been stopped from school. Some
folks may be afraid of measles, but
Claud Buford is not among them.
Claud deserves credit for his pune
tuality; he never scales or post
pones, but runs on regular time.
But unfortunately for Glands train,
the schedule had been changed on
the other road causing a slight col
lision at this junction. But as he
was able to switch off on the side
track, and let d. pass in, we hope
no material damage was done by
the wreck. Come again, Claud; we
are always glad to see you, and will
try and have the track clear next
time.
The damage done by mad dogs
in this section amounts to many
dollars. On Bradshaw but a few
miles from here several fine COWS
that were bitten have died. Tom
Merrill lost three head. John Sto-
ry chased a dog from his house, s
distance of about three miles to
this place a few evenings ago, ar
irving about dusk. The alarm was
given and in q few minutes pts
tolls and guns began firing, and af-
ter receiving fYe balls from DR..
Watson's pistol, was sent where
mad dogs biteth not. Surely the
people ought to invent some means
of protection for their property
against this great danger. We can
better afford to divide our poultry
with coOns and opossums than to
retain such dangerous property as
dogs.
Mrs. Harris is yet quite feeble.
We hope, however, when sprin G
opens, she will be able to get out
and inhale the sweet fragrance
of flowers borne upon the balmy
breezes and enjoy the music Of the
winged orchestra.
1t is reported that several wild
cat distilleries are in operation near
the line of Tennessee and Alabama.
Three strange gentlemen passed
here to-day going in that direction
with that air of independence which
characterizes revenue officers. We
guess they have gone down to help
the boys measure up.
Tom Holt from Rock Point
paid US 3 short visit last Saturday
and Sunday.
j. ". Fudge of near Aspen Hill
visited his old home and friends
Sunday. He has an appetite which
is decidedly an advantage to mills.
As an evidence, Mr.. John Tinery,
with whom he spent the night, was
forced to go to the mill the next
day. G.
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Those waiting at the depot for
the south bound train last Monday
had glympse into domestic infe-
licity that would to tender the stOni
est heart. Before them was 3 scene
that pictured mstrimony as state
to be dreaded and stunned as the
missionaries do the state of Alaska.
AN unhappy woman was there with
three little children. She and her
husband had separated and she WAS
on her way to her parental home
place where the unfortunate and
distressed may always find sympa
thy and welcome. But the father
of the children loved them too, and
be had sent representative there
to take from his mother little boy.
Before the issue vas determined the
distress of the heart-broken mother
was such as may be imagined but
not described. With her baby
pressed to her bosom she leaned
over her little boy, who chung to
her and nestled in her dress skirts
to hide, and she cried, as bitter tears
fell from her weeping eyes upon his
head, ooh! l cannot give up my
child" She was spared the dread
ed separation, as the father of the
boy had not taken the proper steps
to get him, and he boarded the train
with his mother.
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Prospect.

| Death has visited US one
more and chosen for Its victim ont
of our dearest jewels. Little Harry
son of I. H, Browning, whom l re-
ported in my last letter as being
burned severely, departed this life
last Friday morning at 3 o'clock
The only consolation that the be
reaved family can have is that their
little boy has gone to a land where
all is joy and peace forever more
He was just old enough to begin to
talk.
Joe G. Mason, jr., left us last
week for New Orleans where he
has gone to sSe the wonders of the
Crescent City. He will return
some time this week and we will
report what he saw provided he will
tell US.
Frank Webb, one of our jolli-
est boys, has gone to Alabama to
take charge of telegraph office be
low Montgomery.
From what 1 can hear a wild
over from near Elkton will be uni
ted in the holy bonds of wedlock to
one of our ladies in a few weeks.
Boys, what do we mean? How in
the world can we stand it? But
just so mine does not marry l am
all right.
Prof. Dan. Moore of Elkmont
visited his cousin, Prof. Jno. In
gram, Saturday and Sunday. The
professor is a fine looking young
man and from what / can hear is
liked well as a teacher.
Prof. H. P. Walker, who has
been in Florida for fifteen months,
returned Saturday night and will
take charge of the Bethel Institute.
He stayed with G. Gilbert Satur-
day night.
j. NJ. Cobb and family who
have been living in the country
about three miles. have returned to
our place. We extend them a
hearty welcome to our community.
e. c. Wyatt: who has been
living mere Tor the last years, mas
gone to Poplar Hill. In losing him
We lose good shoe maker but his
place is supplied by a boss shoe ma
ker, Mr.. Borlaw.
Miss Betty Hopgood of Elk
mont is in our community.
The young doctor was in Elk
ton this week.
Law suits are all the 60 at
Prospect. There were three here
Saturday.
Miss Book Mason went to Pu-
laski Saturday.
Mr.. March is in our place with
a new patented pillow.
Rev. Jno. Nichols preached a
splendid sermon Sunday at 1890
o'clock. MEDICAL STUDENT.
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The Time to Advertise.

Ny son, there is nothing on earth
80 mysteriously funny as newspa-
per advertisement. The prime, first
last and all the time object of an
advertisement is TO draw custom.
1t is not, was not, and never will be,
destined for any other human pur
pose. So the merchant waits till
the busy season comes and his store
is so full of custom that he can't
get his hat off, and then he rushes
to the newspapers and puts in his
advertisement, says the Bridgeport
Post. When the dull season gets
along, and there is no trade and
he wants to sell goods so bad he
can't pay his rent, he takes out his
advertisement. That is some of
them do, but occasionally a level
headed merchant puts in bigger
one and scoops all the business
while his neighbors are making
mortgages to pay the gas bill.
There are times when you
couldn't sstop people from buying
every thing in the store if you
planted a cannon behind the door.
and that's the time the advertise
ment is sent out on its holy mis-
sion. 1t makes light work for the
advertisement, for a chalk sign on
the sidewalk cold do all that was
needed and have a half holiday six
days in the week, but who wants to
favor an advertisement? They are
built to do hard work, and should
be sent out in the dull days when
customer has to be knocked down
with hard facts, and kicked insen-
sible with bankrupt reductions and
dragged in with irresistible slaugh-
ter OF prices before he will spend a
cent.
That's the aim and end Of an adj
vertisement, my son, and if you ev-
err open a store don't try to get
them to come when they are al
ready sticking out of the windows,
but give them your advertisement
right between the eyes in the dull
season, snd you will wax rich and
own a fast horse, and perhaps be
able to smoke a good cigar once or
twice a year. Write this down
where You'll fall over it every day.
The time to draw business is when
YOU want business, and not when
you have mere business than you
can attend 80 Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Ed. h. Sumpter killed Sc
T,A11o-
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Mad DOGS

Have been very plenty of late.
A few days ago one made the run
of the 9th district biting a large
number of dogs, many of which
have been killed and some are left
perhaps to keep the thing going.
Mr.. Tom Pittard's little boy was
slightly bitten and = negro man
who tied the dog up, to have a dog
of his own we suppose; luckily,
perhaps, for it checked his mad ca
reer, and saved, it may be, other
dogs and things from a terrible
fate. Another mad dog circulated
very freely for a while in the 9Th,
biting several dogs, &ll of which
have been killed; biting also a very
fine young saddle mare for MIR.
Walter Birdsong and fine young
saddle and harness horse for Giles
Reynolds, and almost soaring
Giles himself into fits. l don't blame
him. am skaky myself when
they are providing around. 1 like
sheep better. The whole question,
however, is in the strong hands OF
the legislature. OCCASIONAL.
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AN AGED MINISTER.

Two More Important Cases.
Your agentsbeing in Columbus, Ga,
few days ago and meeting the Vener-
able brother j. Ii. sCampbell, we asked
him for the news. His reply was, 81
have two more important cures effected
by Swift's Specific to report. This
venerable man is known far and wide
for this unremiteing labors oflove in
the behalf of the poor of Columbus. 1t
will be remembered that the Swift
Specific Co. has donated quite an
amount of their famous medicine to be
distributed by Mr.. Campbell among
the poor of the city, hence his remaIk.
He said:
81 have juet seen a lady who had
been greatly annoyed by letter in one
of her hands. 1t had given her much
trouble and pain. She said she had
been treated by several physicians dur
ing the past three or four years with
the old remedies, but without giving
any relief. suggested Swift's Specific
and she took four bottles and is now
apparently perfectly well. Her hand
is smooth and not a single sign OF the
disease is left. 1t is marvellous how this
medicine renovates the system"
"What about the other case ?"
been badly. 1 have just returned from
visit to lady who was affected with
eczema for four years. Her face, hands
and arms, as well as her body, were
covered with sores and scabs. It was
one OF the worst cases of this terrib BILE
disease that L have ever seen. The
suffering of this poor creature was be-
yOnd expression. She tried every rem
edy at hand, including mel curry and
iodide of potash, but she only grew
worse. Sho was in this condition when
L first saw the case, 1 soon had her
taking SWift's Specific, and she has
used only twosbottles, but every mark
of the disease has almost entirely dis
appeared. Her general health has
greatly improved. 1t is one OF the most
remarkable cures that has come under
my notice, and in ministry of sixty
years l have mingled with every class
of society and observed closely the va
riety of diseases which affect humanity.
Blood diseases are the most numerous
and the most difficult to remove. To
overcome these diseases, it is my DELHI
crate judgment that Swiit's Specific is
the grandest blood purifier ever dis
covered. It's effects are wonderful, and
l consider them almost miraculous.
There is no medicine to compare to it.
REV. JESSE CAMPBELL,
Columbus, Ga
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Go,
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Pleasant Hollow.

Our quarterly meeting passed
very pleasantly. Rev. I. j. Dun
can preached an interesting and
practical sermon Saturday and had
conference after preaching. There
was quite a large attendance Sun
day for a cold day, to listen to the
sermon of Mr.. Duncan from the
text Il beseech you, entreat you,
l pray you" He .exhorted only a
few minutes with that natural grace
and eloquent language, when some
one discovered fire in the ceiling
which caught from the stove-pipe.
The congregation quietly and quick
" removed from the church, the fire
was extinguished with little troub-
lie and damage. Mr.. Duncan is be-
loved in our neighborhood and is
ALWAYS welcome. He was accom-
panied by Prof. Armstrong of Mar
tin College. He is intelligent and
capable of instlucting Giles daugh-
tiers and should have more patron
age. We hope the next term will
be the most fourishing and pros
porous year that Martin College
has ever had.
Measles still RACES in the
neighborhood. Onr school still has
poor attendance on account of
sickness.
Mrs. Warren whom 1 reported
very low has not improved any.
Mrs. Lanwood, wife of Mr.. L.
who 1 noted in my last as having
died suddenly, survived him only a
few days, dying of consumption.
Mr.. P. Calhoon of Illinois is
visiting his uncle, Mr.. Edwards.
He is seeking home in a warm
Ell climate, for his health.
-Messrs. Dickson and Poor
were in our midst not long since.
Miss Fannie Garner has returned
from a visit of several weeks to her
sister, Mrs. Anderson.
I think this place is noted for
old bachelors. We have nine in
less than four miles. Two of them
are beginning to smile more pleas
antIy than usual. Some of our
young ladies are going to town
rather early for spring goods. Per
haps we will have something unu-
sual before long.
j. H. Massey has built a pref
ty little cottage. Some of the girls
are wondering eff it's p who will
adorn it for him.
We could n OF comprehend part
of Uncle Sans letter. JIP.
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The residence of Mrs. Willis Wor-
ley, seven miles east of town, a
large country dwelling house, was
burned last Saturday morning. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Most
of the furniture was reported to
have been saved. The house is a
clear loss, there being no insurance
at the time. The policy expired
about a month ago, as we are in
formed. At the time of the fire
seven or eight inmates of the house
were sick with measles, we under
stand, and their lives were endan-
gsred by exposure in the severe
cold weather. They were carried
to Capt. w. f. Ballentine's near by.
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The temperance oyster is like the
Irishman's flea. He is not present
when you call for him. All the
Good Templars in town assembled
at the lodge rooms Monday night
with their throats creased, but the
oyster didn't go that way. He pre-
ferred to remain in his shell in the
ocean.
BUT, even the temperance oyster
is not slick enough to escape the
organized effort Of hungry men to
capture him. He surrendered
Tuesday night and was one of the
principal attractions at the banquet
given by the brethren OF Pulaski
Lodge, No ITO, 1. o. G. T., compli-
mantary to the.leadies of the lodge.
There was a large attendance, plen-
ty of good things to eat and jolly
time generally.
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TO FOREIGN Friends.

We receive numerous letters from
other states giving description OF
the countries, ETC., which we cannot
publish. We cannot attempt to adj
vertise other states and counties.
Tennessee and Giles county claim
all our space and time. We hope
our friends appreciate the reason of
this and will not be offended. The
CITIZENS several thousand readers
in Giles do not care to read about
what kind Of potatoes grow in Buzz
zard county, Kansas. Sometimes
such letters are interesting and val
liable, but it takes a smart man to
write one.