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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07


A book-agent named Walker
from Martin, Tenn, spent some
days in the city this week and
amused himself by slandering sew
eral young ladies. He was warned
Tuesday night that trouble was
brewing for him, and advised to
leave town, but said he was not
afraid and stayed in his room in the
Linden House About II o'clock
yesterday a gentleman who was
justly indignant at Walkers out
rageous conduct gained admittance
to his room and used pick han
die very vigorously on Walkers
head. His room was on the third
floor and he was severely beaten
before his cries brought help. DR..
Milhous was called in to attend him
and found that the cuts on his head
were so severe that it was necessa-
ry to shave his head before dress
ing the wounds. His arms, also
were badly bruised. AS the story
got abroad of Walker saying SLAM
derous things about several young
ladies, public indignation grew
warm and it was intimated openly
that it would be unsafe for Walker
to remain in town another day. He
left on the 4 o'clock train yester-
day afternoon.
No sympathy is felt for Walker
and he will find it behooves him to
sell books elsewhere hereafter. If he
appreciates health and comfort he
will not be seen in Pulaski again
very soon.
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Died of His Ininries

Mr.. j. S. Zuccarello, the brake
man who was injured at the Pulas-
XII depot few weeks ago, died at
Lynnville Friday. He seemed at
first to be recovering but internal
injuries resulted ia blood poisoning
which was the Immediate cause of
his death. He was a resident of
Nashville and was taken there Sat
urday for burial. Mr.. j. H. yucca
relic of this city is a cousin of the
deceased and visited him during his
illness at Lynnville. The building
which stood too near the railroad
and which caused Mr.. Zuccarello's
death has been moved to. safe dis
tance since the deplorable accident.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Col. Dav. Parsons wishes it I'M
derstood that he is not responsible
for the remarkable disturbances at
his house on Big creek recently. A
revival was in progress in the
neighborhood and Mrs. Parsons
and all the others except Col. p.
were in attendance. The colone
was snoozing at an enormous rate
when be was awakened by sound
of revelry by night. Some of the
young neighbors had gotten up a
party, broke open his house, struck
lights and started up a dance, and
there they were rafting the very
shingles off the roof. 1t was q rude
shock to Mrs. Parsons to have her
pious meditations SO abruptly and
cruelty broken into. When she ar
rived in sight of home and saw the
lights and heard the din she thought
the colonel had resolved himself
INTO a branch lunatic asylum and
had invited in Chicago. mob to
practice for an earthquake. When
she got nearer and saw the nature
OF the sinful scene she was shocked
beyond expression. Vixen Col.
Parsons awoke and realized the sit
uation he was tickled ell through |
his immense anatomy and just lay
there and shook the bed to pieces.
1t was when he struck the floor |
that the neighbors thought the
earthquake had opened up.
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Thanks. Thanks.

To the good people of Giles who
so literally responded to our call
for assistance in furnishing dinner
at the fair we would offer our sin
cere thanks
Where all seemed anxious to help
US it would seem useless to call
names, but some few have so far
excelled the others that their eff
forts deserve especial mention. Mr..
Jones Lightfoot was especially for
tunate in securing both money and
provisions; also Mr.. S. II. Smith of
the 18th district by his energy con-
tributed largely to the success of
the enterprise. Mr.. Owen King
deserves our very best bow for kind
and continued assistance in prepar-
ing the meats and putting them on
the table. To all of our friends
who so cheerfully assisted us we
feel very grateful and they have
the satisfaction of having done a
good work. Resp'ly,
j. B. SHORT, Pres.
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The P. @. L. s, O.

The Pulaski Chautauqua Litera-
re- and Scientific Circle met last
Friday evening at Mrs. Brady's
Pres. A. L. Whitaker presiding.
The time was very pleasantly and
profitably spent discussing the live
issues of to-day and the course OF
reading to be pursued in the future
The literature has been promptly
ordered and by the next meeting we
hope to have the full outfit requir-
ed to commence the course of read
ing. The following new members
were enrolled: Miss Marianne Ira
bue, Capt. j. G. Lester, DR.. McPe-
tiers and Messrs. Baugh and Stokes,
The committee on instruction and
entertainment brought in the fol-
lowing program for next meeting,
Oct. IS, at Mrs. Brady's;
Prayer.
Musie-Miss Trabue and Mr.. Baugh
Winchell's BiOgraphy-Capt. j. G. Les
ter, five minutes).
Original Romance-ReV. B. +. Haynes
Give minutes).
Glass Reviewed. by Rev. D. L. Will
son.
Anecdote-Dr. McPeters.
c. l.. S. G.. Round Table, subject-Col-
loquial Blunders-led by Miss Shapard
Music.
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Dresden, Texas.


We have seen nothing in the CIR
IzEN from this part of Texas TO
some time and herewith submit (
few items.
The cotton and corn crop here il
about one half gathered. Cotton
will make about 500 pounds pc,
acre, corn from three and a half K
five barrels per acre.
We have had plenty of rain re-
Gently. Grass is beginning TO come
up and we no longer have to assist
our cattle and horses to their feet
when they lie down.
Americas Fry formerly of Brick
Church, Tenn, was in our town
last week. He is now living al
Dangerfeld, Marsh county, Texas
and is a member of the relief COM
mittee of Marsh county. He gives
most distressing account of the
drouth stricken people in his coun-
ty. He informs US that good cows
can be bought for ST. a piece; good
horses from $15 TO $25.
Tom Turner, former Giles
countian, had fifty acres of corn and
made three barrels.
Maj. Ephriam Ezell who came
from Aspen Hill, Tenn, to Young
county, Texas, in rs is now at
Dresden engaged in the mercantile
business. He will return to Giles
county about the middle of October
on visit. We would like to men
ton many other prominent Giles
countians who are in our midst but
fear we will take up too much space
in your valuable paper.
We have often been asked if Tex
as was a poor mans country. We
answer most emphatically it is.
Men come here poor and live and
die poor FROM the simple fact that
they can't help themselves. We
can call to mind men who once
owned good homes in Tennessee
and sold them and came to Texas
and are now barely making enough
to support their families.
lack Dunson formerly of Bryson,
Tenn, WAS bitten on the hand by
tarrantula not long since and is
now in q critical condition. The
tarrantula has fangs like a rattle
snake and will spring several feet
at a person when made angry.
Wolves are plentiful here. II is a
difficult matter to raise lambs and
pigs on account of them. They
stay in the timber except in the
spring of the year. Another great
pest that we have is a large red
ant which throws up large mound
and lives under the ground. They
are extremely poisonous. 1t is said
that the sting from six Of these
ants will prove fatal to a person.
We also have the singing lizard.
These Lizards are similar in ap-
pearance to the ordinary spider
with the exception Of a tail about
an inch long in the end of which is
their sting. They are found in the
corn fields during the fall Of the
year between the shuck and the ear
of corn and makes corn pulling
very unpleasant.
Wages are $I5 per month with
board or $40 and hands board
themselves. Old corn meal one dol
lar per bushel, bacon 124 cents.
So my friends this is not a favora-
BILE year to come to Texas.
WIN DILDINE.
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Quarterly Court.

The October term of the quar-
terly court was in session Monday
and Tuesday. The docket was IN
usually light,
S. w. Butler, ]. f. Wilson and
j. c. HAMLET were elected poor
house commissioners.
w. B. Smithson was reelected
notary public.
The Elk river bridge was con-
demned as unsafe and the lst and
9th district commissioners ordered
to post at each end. Geo. L. Hugh
ey and G. o. Bull were appointed
commissioners to have necessary
repairs made at cost not to exceed
$3.50, to be let to the lowest bidder.
An order was passed, introduced
by A. r. Richardson, esq'r, pro-
hibitlng the use of the court house
and yard for picnics, etc.
The appropriations for the tern
footed up $2,OI3.25.
Jno Burns, r. Van Brown and
j. F. Marks were elected to wait
on next court.
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Fatal Explogion At RobertaonIa Tork.

The boiler in Mr.. Richard Wilkes
mill at Robertson's Fork exploded
last Saturday morning. Mr.. r. B.
McCord was sitting directly in
front of the door Of the boiler at the
time of the explosion and it struck
him with such force that he was
thrown through the wall behind
him and instantly killed. A young
man named Boatwright, and anoth
er whose name is not reported, were
in the boiler reoTa and both were
seriously hurt. The explosion was
caused by turning cold water in the
boiler when it was hot and nearly
dry. Mr.. McOQrd was nephew Of
Mr.. Vim. McCord of this city and a
brother of Mr.. T. +. McCoTd OF
Robertson's Fork.
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Fair Directors.

The election of directors of the
fair association last Friday result
ed in the election of the following
board: j. B. Short, j. E. Aber-
nathy, A. E. May, NJ. G. Fitzpat-
rick, r. j. Anderson, J. H. Burrow.
w. G. Carter, ]. w. Braden and
Jno. T, Steele. 1t is usual for the
new directors to meet on Saturday
following the fair for organization
and we suppose the new directors
will meet the old board next Sat-
urday and take charge. Maj. Sta
cy is left out in the new board. He
has made an efficient secretary and
worked hard to build up the asso-
citation.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

A young merchant prince from
Wales came down to the Bobandali
speaking and got so filed up with
enthusiasm and admiration for Bob
that he forgot where he hitched his
horse. He inquired and hunted
in vain and finally telephoned to
Wales and asked if they knew
where he intended to hitch before
he started. The question was
HARDWOOD he get home without
walking? After much searching
and perplexity he remembered that
he came down on the train.
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Trouble on Yow-Yow Avenue.


Tuesday evening ABOUT 7 o'clock
citizens residing on Yow-Yow ave
nue. werC shocked to hear naughty
words, aud looking out found that
the quiet avenue was being disgrace
ed with the first brawl in it's histo-
ry. The street received its sugges-
tive name because of the pickering
incident to its opening as a street,
and SINCE it has been lined with
residences has become so quiet that
perhaps many of our citizens have
forgotten own its existence. For
their edification we digress to state
that it is the avenue running west
ward from Cave Spring to name
less alley, and that it is the most
respectable avenue between said
spring and said alley.
The good citizens when 80 rudely
disturbed Tuesday evening hurried
out to learn the cause and were
Mortified to see vigorous rough
and tumble fight between a man and
two women. Their amaZement may
be imagined when they recognized
in the m ascuiine belligerent their
distinguished fellow citizen, j. Polk
Edwards, secretary of the Giles
county republican executive COM
mittee. He was vigously plying q
stick of stove-wood to the bleeding
head of one of the ladies while she
industriously McAdamized his per
son with small bits Of limestone
mere triies, none weighing over six
pounds perhaps. Friends interpos
ed and when the fight was over the
belligerents summoned Constable
Mcdonald and gave in their widely
varying accounts of the affair, each
showing that the other was at fault.
They were tried yesterday alter
noon and assessed small fines.
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EIEfOn.

AS Bonus Puer's signature ha
not been prefixed to a letter in tn,
CITIZEN for nearly two years, b.
concluded once more to ask tn,
editor to publish a few items tina
have transpired in our little village
in the last few weeks.
Our farmers are all very busy
gathering in the fruits of their la
bors. The crops in this neighbor-
hood are said to be better than they
have been for years before. Our
people ought to be thankful for
good crops and everything else
they receive.
Miss Lula Ridgway who has
been at Raymond, Miss, ever since
last February visiting relatives
has returned home.
Austin Bros. have bought out
Jno. r. Beasley's stock of goods
and have added new ones to the
old stock and are ready to wait on
customers. They are nice boys and
deserve success.
Aaron, little son of DR.. Jno. E.
Baugb, was taken very sick Satur-
day night and required the doctors
whole attention during Sunday, but
to-day { Monday l am glad to say
he is some better.
-Profs. Batter and Sam Aberna-
thy have charge of large school at
this place. They have enrolled
about 100 pupils for the fall term.
This speaks well for these gentle
men as well as our people.
Miss Nettie Estes who has
been staying with her aunt, Mrs. S.
C. Reason, during the summer has
returned TO Alabama to resume her
studies at school.
-Jno. r. Reasley smiles hugely
and says it is another boy and will
be old enough to vote twenty-one
years from Sept. 27.
Died last Thursday morning
at 6 q. m, infant of DR.. j. Nj.
Wright. The bereaved parents can
console themselves when they think
that their loved one is now at res
in Jesus arms. Suffer lutte chill
dren to come unto me for such is
the Kingdom of Cod were the
words of our Savior.
james Bowers and Perkins
Carter left us last week to step be-
hind the counters as statesmen in |
two stores in Pulaski.
-Thos. II. Gilbert was up last
week to see his brother, DR.. L. L.
Gilbert, before leaving for Philadel
phia to attend school of phar-
macy.
Miss Katie Williams, daughter
of DR.. T. D. Williams, Is attending
Martin College this term. She was
at home recently.
"A little son of Burgess Croney
got his hand into the cogs of
sorghum mill while grinding cane
one day last week and tore his hand
up considerably. Drs. Glaze and
Gilbert were called and saw it was
necessary to take off one finger and
part of another. His hand is do
ing well.
DIR. Baugh's new house is near
ing completion and will be ready to
move into shortly.
-Protracted meeting Is going on
this week at the G. P. church and
is being conducted by Revs. Ash
ford and Nicely.
Miss Matte Nicely of Columbia
is visiting her cousin, Miss Addie
Reason, this week.
Sam Nave and Frank Harlow
can both be found behind the coun-
5ers at j. j. Upshaw's.
Mrs. Russell of Prospect is
her daughter, Mrs. Neil
Hollis, this week.
Mrs. George DAILY is visiting
ler sister at Elkmont.
Mrs. Gertrude Carter of Aspen
Hill is visiting at G. o. Bulls.
DIR. Phelps of Bunker Hill is
spending a lew days with W. P.
Nave. Bonus PUER.
SS--
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Mr.. II. D. McCrory bought half
interest in Marshall Hal from Mr..
W. p. Cochran last week for $3.50.
Mr.. H. c. Kilgore found Marshall
Hal hitched to a rack less than a
month ago and his quick eye at
once detected a winner. He made
remarkable race at the fair last
week, breaking but once in two
heats, and winning easily. Mr..
Kilgore handled him we'll and hse
started him towards fame. He is a
half brother of Little Brown jug
and Brown Hal. Mr.. McCrory will
put him 10 training and he will be
heard of
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TIE PULASkI CITIZEN
Church of the Messiah.

The services next Sunday al
the above church will be as follows,
the Rev. w. G. G. Thompson, rec
tor, officiating:
Holy communion and sermon II
a. N.
Evensong and sermon 7.I5 p. M.
The Guild of st. Agnes will meet
at the church at 4 p. IN. on Sunday
afternoon.
The members of tbs choir of this
church are requested to meet at the
church for practice at z p. m.
Saturday night.
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Y. NJ. O. A. Anniversaru.

The Pulaski Y. M. C. A. will eel.
citrate its anniversary at the Meth.
odist church next Sunday night.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. Following will be the or
der of exercises:
Song and Prayer.
Brief sketch of the Pulaski Y. NJ, c. A.
by T. Arrowsmith.
Song.
Benefits arrived from the Y. NJ. G. A
j. r. Crow-Discussion.
Ladies Auxiliary Society,". w. Ew-
n-Song-Prayer-
Doxology.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Capt. Jas. E. Alternately had q
magnificent display of farm pro-
duets at the fair. He and Mr.. Har-
well are partners in the nursery
business and they exhibited apples
together and made splendid show.
Mr.. Burrow had the finest individ-
ual show of apples.
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Death of Prof. W. Jones.

Prof. W. K. Jones, late of Dallas,
Texas, died at the home of Mr..
Ben. Harlan in Meury comfy, last
Monday, of tuner of the abdomen,
aged 81 years. Prof. Jones was
especially well known in Giles and
at one time no one stood higher.
He was principal of Martin College
twice-once at its inception and
again only a few years ago. He
brought success to it ON both occa-
sions. There were few men with
such daring and undaunted energy.
He was a devoted Methodist and
good man and his death is calam-
ity. He went from Pulaski three
years ago to take charge of the
Dallas college, of which he became
proprietor, when he made wonder
full success, selling it to the city
at good price. We have no doubt
that the immediate cause OF his
death was tobacco. He was the
most inveterate and incessant to
bacco chewer we ever saw. He
leaves his widow and four children
in good circumstances. At ono
time Prof. Jones was associate edi-
tor of The CITIZEN.
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MARKET REPORT,

PULASKI, Oct. 6, 1885,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Cotton-S39
Corn, 40c
Wheat, GOa6s, Oats 27e
Bacon, dry smoked shoulders ~;
SIDES 81 hams IL.
Lard, SC.
Butter, I0al5.
Eggs, 10c.
Beeswax, ISalS
Tallow,3%c.
Feathers, 371Sc.
Hides, Greer, 5a6 ;Dry nint,l2
Meal, 40
Dried Apples, I1s Peaches ~
Wool,unwashed, l5alS; washed 2sa33;
Ginseng, $l.25
Peas--Gray 100; White l.25.
Beans White $I.25
GROCERIES.
Sugar, 615 TO l0c
Moiasses, n. o., 6Oa75; Syrup, so
Sorghum, 23
Co1ee, 121&a1Gc.
Salt, bushels, 5000; z bushels, $3.50
Flour, Family, $500; Choice Fami-
l., $3.50; Fancy, So 90.
Candles, l3al5c; Fancy, 2Oa3O.
Nuts, Pecans, zoe; Almonds, 25c.
Soda, Calico.
cJafCn, OalOc.
Nails, by keg, los, 3.l5
NASHVILLE MARKET
From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton; -sgood ordinary, s. low
0
WoOl-unwashed 2la26; wsshed 33a
80; bury, l4a20.
Flour-family, $3.50a42 %
Wheat, car load lots, 55a7s; from
wagons, 70a721s.
Corn--sacked in depo., 45a5O.
Cattle, beet butchers, 81 25a2 70 med
ium 2.00a2.25; grazing steers 2.00a2.25
Sheep-Rood fat 2,O0a2 20
Hogs-miXed to best heavy O0a4.25
l ght 3.75a3 So
Bacon-clear country sides SASH;
shoulders 5s1a7 hams i 1SaI2c
COIntry lard 634a714c
Butter l0a20; eggs 12J@
BeeswaX 20; feathers, primo 43J8
Tallow 81
Oats, from wagons, 35a34c
Ginseng,well dried, Local 90.
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A building boom is bursting on
Pulaski. A prominent merchant
said Tuesday that the prospects are
brighter and better for business in
Pulaski than they have been in ten
years. This necessarily presuppo
ses q more prosperous condition of
our farmers as that is the basis of
Pulaski's business.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

In Maury county the candida
for the Legislature offer a $3.50
horse, bride and saddle to the dis
trict showing the largest per cent.
democratic gains. Bob Taylor
clubs are organized everywhere and
democrats are full of clustering en-
thusiasm. Maury is likely to show
larger dem ocratic gaiu than Giles.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Mr.. Tate Jones has been in the
city this week. The work of con-
struction having suspended on the
Nashville 81 Florence railway, he
has accepted a position in East
Tennessee.
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NO.
Cousin Bob TAYLOR

/ We are informed that Messrs.
Jlo. L. and David Tinnon are FIRST
cousins of Bob Taylor, the next
governor. Jno. +. Taylor used to
live about Campbellsville and he
was a brother of Nat. G.. Taylor, the
father OF Bob and Alf When Nat.
c'nyassed the state as elector FOR
Bell and Everett IN 1860 he stopped
here and visited his brother John
and his sister, the mother of Jno.
L. and David Tinnon. The rela
tionship was probably not known
aen the brothers were here. There
Is another reminiscence In Giles with
which the Taylors are connected.
The reader may remember that n
lew years ago a woman brought
suits to recover Fhe lands
now owned by Geo. f. Suttle, Lee
Sn.tle, Giles A. Reynolds and per-
heps others. She claimed il because
she said she did not join in the
when her husband sold the
lands. This woman was q sister Of
Nat g. Taylor. Nat. himself was
called as a witness for the defend
ATS and testified in their behalf. II
Bob and All. will come back to see
u again we will have their kinfolk
narshalled and diagram made of
tie limb Of the family tree that
reaches into Giles.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Mr.. Clifford Rhea left for Nash
vile Tuesday to take a position in
the hardware house of Gray, Fall q
Co. He is one of the most energet-
ic young men we know and will fill
his new place wall.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Two young ladies were out driv-
ing near Vale Mills Monday and
left the horse hitched to a tree
while they gathered hickory nuts.
When they were ready to start
home they found that some one had
cut the reins and turned the horse
loose. The triflIng scoundrel can
get $40 in the coin of the realm and
a valuable lesson in the manly art
of self-defense by applying in per-
son to DIR. Ed. f. McKissack.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Col. Bob Taylor has made ar.
rangements to join the Silver Snood
Fishing Club in its annual fish
next spring. Quartermaster Bunch
has already begun to lay in stores
and things.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07

Hon. z. w. Ewing paid avisit to
the voters of Lincoln county last
week. He says he was Ospitably
received, and heartily assured that
he will receive the full democratic
vote of the county.