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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

The pnblio Schools.

Wherever Instituted, free graded
schools have resulted in great gooc
to the town. The benefit is not in
tended to stop with the providing
of good education to every child
within the limits, but it reaches
out and brings in others to share
this benefit, thus increasing the
population and the value of proper
ty and making more business foI
the town. AS is we'll known, bust
ness begets business, and a town
grows in activity in regular increas-
ing progression. The results con-
tinue, accelerating each other. This
is what we had in mind when we
first began to agitate the system,
and this is what we have a right to
claim shall be made one of the OBJ
jects of the board of supervisors
Pulaski has made liberal start in
this matter, and while we think the
board has gone wrong and has sur
rendered the prime advantage
sought, or at least deferred it in
definitely, we must make the best
of it. Gallatin started the same
movement recently, but she goes at
it with freer hand than we do,and
already she feels the effects in the
application of suburbs to be admit
ted to the corporation. She is 60
Ing to confne the privilege to actu-
al residents and does not offer a
premium as we do to persons to To-
cate on the outskirts Of town or in
the adjacent country and send
their children to her schools with
out paying a cent. A Gallatin pa
per last week said:
Gallatin's public spirited citizens
are alive to her interest to night.
After the converting of the mayor
and the board of aldermen at the
city hall to night, Hon. Jas. w.
Blackmore of the board of educa
ton handed in request to have
the corporation raise $4,000 with
which to buy a suitable lot and
erect suitable buildings for school
purposes. He spoke at length upon
many ways by which money could
be raised and of the benefits that
would accrue by such action. The
board took the matter under advise
ment but all expressed themselves
willing to aid such a laudable pur-
pose. Money, it is thought, will be
raised by taxation; that is, bonds
will be issued and a sufficient tax |
levy will be made to pay the inter
est upon the same, and also to Gre
ate a sinking fund to liquidate the
same in the course Of years. The
board seem to catch the idea and |
not one of the seven opposed such
a move. This is business and |
shows that our town is not dead but
mas been slumbering. We have
$4,000 worth of taxable property
and only pay fifty cents upon 500
for all purposes. We will have pub
lie schools, and first-class ones in
every particular.
The next important business was
the request of citizens having prop
erty outside of the corporation to
have the corporation lines extend
ed that they may get in and enjoy
the benefit of public schools, good
streets, gas, etc. Their property is
valued at $4,000, and their request
is also nnder consideration, but
heir demands will be met.
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..$I569.9

Their business being finished and
term having expired, the old board
adjourned sine die.
The new board having been
sworn in by Esq. w. F. Alexander,
at once entered upon their duties.
The salary of the recorder was fix
ed at 5000 per annum. Jno. w.
Dyer was elected recorder. The
salaries of policemen and town con-
stable were fixed at $50 per month
and Joe Flippin was elected police
man.
Leon Godefroy was employed to
keep the town clock in order the
ensuing year and his compensation
fixed at $50.
The mayor was elected chairman
of the street committee and APP
pointed Messrs. Rosengrant and
Camedy committeeman.
Aldermen Jones LIghtfoot and
R. B. Grow were appointed on the
finance committee.
Messrs. McLaurine and Light
foot were appointed to examine the
books of the recorder and constable
The bonds of the recorder and CON
stable were fixed at $4,000 each.
Jno. W. Dyer and r. B. Grow
were elected tax assessors and
their compensation fixed at $50.
The salary of the mayor as mayor
and chairman of the street commit
tee was fixed at $3.50 per annun.
Messrs. Camody and Rosengrant
were appointed to find suitable
Office for the board. Adjourned
till tonight.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

The head of Frank Arnold was
found in bee gum near where be
was killed and chopped into eight
pieces. Ben Brown, the principal
murderer, was found that night.
One of the negroes made full CEN
fession, duplicating several others.
and all are in Jail. What appeared
an inexplicable mystery is now all
unraveled and the gallows awaits.
1t was a great achievementIof mod
ern detectiyltV.
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Rural RippIes.

Miss Annie Rhea, after spend.
ing more than a week with Miss
Helen Short, went to Pulaski Mon
day where she will spend q few days
with relatives before returning
home.
Miss Alice Hardeman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Richard Hardeman OF
Henderson, Tenn, is here on an ex-
tended visit, the guest of her I'M
Giles, Messrs. Jasper and Newt Har-
deman.
Miss Eula Keeling is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Fletcher Tarpley, in
the LeatherWood community.
For the benefit of those who
would like to hear our pastor,
Rev. Lewis Amis, we will give his
appointments: Trinity, the End
and 4th Sundays in the morning;
Chestnut Grove, in the evenings.
Aspen Hill, LIST and 3rd Sundays in
the gmorning; Cedar Grove in the
evening. SCRIBBLER.
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Tookout for Borrowers.

We know of several persons who
are making arrangements to bor-
row the CITIZEN this year.
Is it fair and just to us to get
the benefit of our paper without
paying your part?
Don't you know how annoying it
is to have some one always bor-
rowing things?
Wouldn't it be just as proper and
right to.borrow your neighbours din
ner or his pocket book?
Sharne!i!
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Columbia District, Tennessee Conference


Second RouaG ef Quqrterky Aeetiags. Cor
nersville and Lewisburg, at CornersvillO,
Jan. 6, z; Pulaski sta, Jan. 9. 10; Bigby-
Vile CT, at Porter's, Jan. Is, IA; Olivet and
Pleasant Hill. at Olivet, Jan 10, II; Bee
Spring ct at Shiloh, Jan. 20, 81; Diana CT,
at simpsons Chapel, Jan. 20, "a; Lynnville
Ct, at Taylor's Chapel. Jan. u, %, Colu m
bia sta Jan. 80. 81; South Columbia, Ian.
81, Feb. /; Elkton and Smyrna mis-, at Elk
ton, Feb. 4, 8; Blanche Of, at Blanche, Feb.
8, Z; Swan Ct, at New Bethel, Feb. 10, IL;
Riehland ct at Liberty, Feb. 10, IA; Forest
Grove Ct, at Mooresville, Feb. i6, III;
Pleasant Valley ct at Hebron, Feb. 20, 2l !;
Mt Pleasant sta, Feb. "a, 20; Prospect ct,
Feb. q, 2s; Piegah Ct, March 2, 3; Culleoka
sta March 6, q; Trinity Ct, March 10, IL.
One fourth, ono half, three fourths, or q
whole steward. Which shall il BET Read
Luke ali. 42-44. In all cases whore the
meetings include no Sunday the quarterly
conference will be held on the first day an d
the sacrament will be administered on tho
second day. T. J. DUEOAH.
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We announce Esq. Fl. NJ. Stanley
Of Prospect candidate for regis
ter. Few men have enjoyed wider
popularity or more deserved. Ac-
commodating and eminently eff
cient, he has impressed the people
favorably wherever he has been
called to serve them and he has
done his duty with a fidelity and
ability that challenged criticism.
he is a veritabls war horse in a
CANVASS.
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No 3
DeRny.

The extremely cold weather
has rendered some damage in our
section in the way of freezing APP
Piles, potatoes, canned fruit and
other things. The piping of Thos.
5. Williamson's steam mill was in
jured from freezing and business
has been suspended for short
time.
w. P. Hart & Bro. Is the style
of the new firm at this place, d. ].
Follis having sold his interest.
Our district schools have open
ed but the attendance has been
limited.
David T. Reynolds has been
somewhat indisposed with rheuma--
tism. We hope he will recover soon
for he is an intelligent and useful
man.
-Rob't Sanders who has been
at the point of death for some time
is improving slowly. We have the
sincerest hopes that he may recover
for he has been a kind friend to
this correspondent.
Our town improves. The pub
lie men are as follows: Rev. G. d.
Byrne, pastor; Chas. N. Witt,teach-
er; w. p. Hart d Bro, merchants;
and Downing q Mcintyre, black
smiths.
MARRIED.
The social event of the season
occurred last Tuesday, the Goth
inst. We refer to the marriage Of
Mr.. Jas. S. Hart and Miss Minnie
Sanders. We see in this couple
beauty, grace and loveliness blend
ed with strength and manliness-
all the attributes that render life
complete. Rev. G. d. Byrne per-
formed the ceremony and Mr.. Will
Buford with Miss Ada McMath
were among the attendants. After
congratulations were extended the
bridal party repaired to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jas. Simmons where q
nice crowd and a sumptuous feast
awaited them. We extend our
compliments to Misses Lula Bran
lett and Matilda May and Mrs. Lou
Simmons who were the managers of
the supper, for it was indeed an ele-
giant affair. Mr. Laps, l had a
high seat and thought of you.
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.
The neighborhood was shock
ed to hear that last Tuesday night
Haywood Academy was burned to
the ground. 1t is believed by the
entire hborhood to be the work
Of an incendiary. Miss Elsie Cross
Of Portsmouth, Ohio, was teacher,
and it is thought some miserable
wretch, out of prejudice either to
her or the neighborhood, did the
deed. Such things injure us and
we deplore it deeply, especially on
Miss Cross account, who has won
4 splendid character as q teacher
and lady.
-Dinings are prevalent. One
given by Mrs. Maggie Hart recent
y in honor to our newly married
couple was said to have been
splendid affair. Your cOrrespon-
lent and lady had bid but the in
,lemency of the weather prevented
our appearance.
Many changes and moves have
aiken place. Henry Wilkes and
amlly left last Monday for Texas.
They are good neighbors and we
ire sorry they have left US.
Miss Jennie Peden OF Haywood
8 attending Martin College.
Quite a nice party of ladies
md gentlemen attended a dining at
Mr.. Alex. Peden's recently. II is
Useless for me TO say that the din
Ter was elegantly complete in every
particular, for Mrs. Peden's skill in
UGH is proverbial.
We propose to report items of
interest from time to time that may
'ccur between Haywood Academy
nd this place. We solicit items
# general interest and will thank
'ur friends to report TO us.
JUvENUs.
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Mr.. Gustav Merger made a mar
row escape from being transformed
into an icicle. He says he "vake
CUP nit de leak cOoming down from
de roof oud in go many sthreams
as you ever see und it vet all over
my clodings SO queeck before ]
shumps out NIT der Soom. Dot
roof don'd hat SOON shingles
sthuck in der cracks in finf und
swansy years und ven 1 shleeps
in der warm ped don'd wand some
izicles Crawling der cover under,
don'd itT'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Mrs. ]. B. Smiths kitchen was
burglarized one night last week. A
sack of -four and a side of bacon
were taken, while ham, equally as
convenient to the thief, was left.
The colored lady who presides over
the kitchen explains that a negro
thief is afraid to steal ham, mas
much as they never buy one, and
the possession of one is strong pre-
sumptive evidence of theft.
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Millinery at Cost.

I have a remnant OF
my winter stock of felt
Hats, Plumes, &C., bird
feathers &C., which l
am Offering At COST
to make room for my
Spring Goods. fyou
want handsome milf
merry cheap, call at
once. I appreciate your
liberal. patronage in the
past, and shall endeav-
or to retain it by fair
dealing.
Respectfully,
Mrs. F. w. RUDD.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Springer OF
Lake City, Ark, who accompanied
the remains of DIR. Nelson to Pulas-
XII, returned to Lake City last Tues
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Springer evinc-
ed an interest in DR.. Nelson's vel
fare which is very gratifying to his
relatives and friends here, who feel
sure that everything possible was
done to alleviate the suffering of his
last houra
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Bryson.
Telephone by Bill Warden.

|
outdoor work to a standstill and
our farmers utilize their time By
giving it to the care and attention
of their stock, which is by d.
means an indication of sluggards
or bad husbandmen. Everything
is holding up remarkably well ex-
cept the pantry which gradually
goes down with the thermometer
bnt unlike it fails to rise when the
thaw comes.
Miss Mamie Wilson has JUS
returned from a protracted visit to
Pulaski. Her absence from this
place created a vacuum in society
hard to be filed.
The school opened Monday, a.
reported, with flattering prospects
for a pleasant session to both teach
ers aud pupils and a good patron
age. The school room has been
overhauled and made warm and
com fortable. Indeed, so many adj
vantages appear that some Of the
patrons insist that quarantine be
established against brain fever and
kindred diseases.
R. r. Mcclure has gone to
Dellrose to sell goods for d. G
Sherrell & Co. We hope that thai
locality will prove more conducive
to the growth of the down on his
upper lip which he has been care
fully fondling, caressing and cult
waiting many months.
An elderly maid, Miss Jane
Mcclure, who lives with Mr.. c. A,
Butler, is confined to her bed with
pulmonary trouble. She is a pitIa-
BILE object and the daughter of the
late Neil Mcclure of Lincoln.
DIR. Taz. Ezell and family
passed back home to Prospect re-
Gently after paying the last visit to
Mrs. EzelPs parental home at Mill
vile before their contemplated de.
parture for Texas.
The family of Jno. W. Nc
CURE is in sadness:over the death
of a sweet little babe of three OF
four months.
We report several upon the
sick list, among them Jas. M
King and a little child of Jno. w.
King.
DIR. H. L. Patterson, reported
from Elkton as qaite sick last week,
is convalescing.
Mrs. Ed. P. Herd was thought
to be dying Monday night but is
better to-day.
Mr.. Sultz Nave died of con-
sumption at his brothers just over
the river yesterday, aged about 20.
He was an innocent, good boy and
follows both father and mother who
preceded him to the grave when he
was a mere child. He will be in
tered at Bee Springs to-day.
The boss merchant and your
at Dellrose sent out q
challenge in these parts recently for
Giles county to beat his E13 pound
boy, and now comes Mr.. j. Z. Hob
son and for answer thereto doth
present sweet lump of the softer
sex and prays judgment against
Dellrose.
We have just received news
that Young Butler, schoolboy,
was badly hurt by one of his play
mates accidentally hitting him an
der the chin with a plank. The
tongue and lip are badly cut though
not seriously.
Our entire community received
the sad intelligence of the death Of
Ex-Gov. Neil s. Brown with that
that would be character
istic of any generous, noble hearted
people. The grand old statesman
was born and raised within a mile
of this place and we will ever love,
re sere ard cherish his memory. He
has a good many relatives living
here, samong whom Is his sister,
Mrs. j. G. Stevenson, who is suffer
ing with lung trouble.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Henry Pittard left yesterday
for Dallas, Texas. He expects to
remain in Dallas q few months and
then to embark on a mercantile
venture in Brownsville, Tex. He was
joined at Decatur by Mr.. Chas.
K1rksey who has been visiting his
parents since he left Pulaski, some
three weeks since.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

We announce for attorney gener
al Capt. W. P. Clark of Centerville,
favorably known to many of our
people as the adrcit and fair chair
man of the Hickman delegation in
congressional conventions. He is
lawyer OF ability, a graduate of
Yale, and a refined gentleman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04
Old Nevada,

The Pulaski Dramatic Co. pre-
sented this pleasing drama again
at the opera house Tuesday night
with the same cast except the sub
stitution of Mr.. Howell Graham for
Mr.. Jno. o. Carter in the character
Win Kye, The performance was
very creditable. The weather was
execrable.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Prof. T. M. Halves lecture at the
opera house last Thursday evening
surpassed in interest all that was
promised. It was the richest kind
of an entertainment. Prof. Halves is
not only humorist of surprising
richness. but heirecites tragedy with
the force and expression of a Booth.
His audience was delighted from be.
ginning to end.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04
ATTRACTIVE and Usefnl.

The Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore,
Md, the owners of the celebrated
Browns Iron Bitters have just issue d
beautiful Hand Book and Almanac
for ladies and a complete and useful
Memora ndum Book Tor men. These
publications are attractive, containing
a great many valuable and interesting
things. They are furnished Tree of
charge by dru ggists and country store
keepers, but should they not have them
the Brown Chemical Co. will send ell
Their book on receipt of a two cent
stamp to pay postage.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Charley Choate has taken q
place with Alternately d Lightfoot
and now dispenses affability and
dry goods from behind their hand
some counters. Mr. Choate is one
of our worthiest young men, of ire
proachable character, and he has q
long experience ia and acquain-
lance with the trade and has many
friends over the county who will
follow him with their custom. Such
young men are always in demand.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Mr.. H. G. (Bu d. Alternately is 8
candidate for county clerk. He
comes of family of clerks and lit.
erateurs and is himself a gentleman
of education and fine business quail
ifications. He has served the peo-
pie we'll as superintendent and will
do equally as well if entrusted with
the office be seeks.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Sunday morning last a citizen
of Pulaski noticed when he sat down
to breakfast that in washing his
hands he had loosened a court
plaster which covered a part of his
hand which had been bruised and
abraded, (handling stoves and tin.
ware is hard onI the hands. The
gentleman, 1--WE withhold his name
at the request of Mr.. Milt Voor-
HES was in hurry and decided
to wait till he had finished his re.
past before he readjusted the plas
ter. w hen he was ready to fix 1t,
he found that it was not on his
hand. He looked around for it. 1t
was not on the floor, the chair nor
the table. 1t could not be found.
An awful suspicion made the
strong man turn pale and stagger to
the back door. He returned in half
an hour pale and weak but relieved.
He is better now but when he eats
another sticking plaster he will try
fresh one.
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Miss M. a. Smith Is

Miss M. A. Smith is
prepared to clean, curl,
and dye old plumes and
tips. When renovated
they will look as fresh
and beautiful as when
new, and the cost is but
q trif1e.
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DO NOT

Say we did not give
you fair warning when
you see an officer. We
need the money and
must have it. So look
out.
F. Arrowsmith & Co
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Dat Onltnra.

The subject of "Oat Culture" will
be before the meeting of the far
mers' association Saturday, Feb.
10Th, for discussion. As this crop
has assumed a prominent position
among the food crops for live stock,
and as the time for seeding it will
have arrived, every farmer interest
ed in this subjected is especially in
vited to this meeting. Come and
bring with you a peck of your best
varieties, and a good supply OF
suggestions on the subject before
the association. The following pre-
iums will be awarded:
For peck best seed oats, Premium
peck of Hopewell Dent corn.
For peck End best seed oats a doz-
en- papers garden seed.
L. 0. ALTERNATELY, Pres.
Mrs. Gov. Brown and Miss Birdie
are visiting Mrs. Benton Nc
Millin at Washington.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

The postmasters of the Sd and
4th class will hold a mass meeting
in Chicago Feb. 18th to demand
that they be paid better add have
something of the emoluments that
are accorded to the 1st and End
class.
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For Sale at a Bargain.

Saw mill property on Elk river, at
Prospect, Tenn, comprising complete
mills, booms and teams, everything
ready for business Location unexc ell
ed for timber supply and for shipping
lum Der. Address, L. N. Beals, Pros
pect, Tenn, or Southern Pump Co.
Nashville, Tenn. 1t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04
NOTICE.

All persons indebted to j. H. Cannon
& Co. are respectfully requested to come
forward and settle their accounts. We
must positively collect at the close of
the year or put them out for collection.
We mean what we say and will act &C.
cordinglY. j. H. CANNON & Co,
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Look at This.

Why will Giles Comfy people buy
Lightning Rods from strangers and
pay sc and 60 cents per foot when they
get the same rod from a home man at
30 cts. per foot and put up better than
they put them up?
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

Our sidewalks are about level
on an average; that is, the alternate
hills aud holes balance nicely. II
they are to be used by pedestrians
the holes should be filed, and if
they are to serve as water ways,
some excavation will be necessary
to make them easily navigable.
Whatever purpose they may serve
they must be repaired, and until it
is done our citizens must cleave the
mud with their feet and rend the
air with impotent profanity.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

A musical recital by Miss Mag
gle Mae McCord was given at Mar
tin College last Friday evening be-
fore a few invited friends. 1t was
pronounced exceedingly entertain
inc
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The Timas-Damocrat.

Is worth $12 a year daily and
$3.50 weekly. The CITIZEN will
furnish it for So and ST. to subscrib-
ers. 1t is the leading southern pa
per bv long odds.
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A SPEECH
DeIivered By Laps. d. McCord, jr.. Be-
fore the COLoneE's School for
tchtch the Colonel Flogged
him like goat.

o were you meier schoolboy,
And did you fix pin
Into the bottom of the chair
The teacher did sit in?
And when he sat upon the pin
And rubbed and scratched and shook,
o did you look so innocent
And gaze into yonr books
And when he found you were the boy
And logged you like goat,
0 did you have spelling book
Rammed up beneath your coat?
And did he catch you by the ear
And pull it worse than sin
And make you wish you meier had learned
The way to fix pina
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MERCHANTS

Be sure and come and
see f. M. Bunch before
you buy or get any gar
den seed on commits
sion.
st F. M. BUNCH.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-04

The telephone Office is being
moved to the house just in rear OF
RoseHau's corner-the express of
fee. The wires will not be in oper-
alton until about noon to-day.
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PublIc Auctioneer.

A. j, McKimmin offers his services to
the public as auctioneer and live stock
commissioner. Sales made at any time
either in the town or country. dec31-2m
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Never as Cheap.

White Linsey, Home
Made, at F. M. Bunch's
at only % cts. pei yard.