The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-05

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painful accident last Sunday while
overlooking some old machinery he
had stored away. By some acct
dent large bellows fell on him aud
severely crippled his back. His
wife heard his groans and went
to him, finding him helpless. She
got him to the house.
The glorious 4th passed of In
Pulaski just like any other day ex-
cept the banks and postoilice were
closed and many people took holi-
day. There was no public demon
stration of any sort and nothing but
the calender indicated that it was
the "day we celebrate"
Mr.. Massey, former resident of
the neighborhood of Cornersville,
but who has been living in Texas
for long term of years, gave US a
call yesterday. He correspondent
with The CITIZEN from Texas a
number of years.
THE CITIZEN was furnished with
the minutes in the rough of the
proceedings of the colored teachers
institute but we have not had time
to go through the whole of it and
pick out such as would be of gener-
al interest.
Miss Libbie McMaster of Mexi-
CO, Mo-, who was the popular art
teacher at Martin College under
Prof. Jones regime, is in the city,
the guest of Mrs. j. A. Sumpter.
Miss Mem aster goes to Elkmont
from here.
Mrs. j. E. Marks died last Sun
day night at her home near Aspen
Hill of consumption. She was a
good christian woman and kind
mother. Her remains were inferred
at Maplewood Monday.
Mrs S. c. Brady left yesterday
for Nashville where she will join a
number of friends and teachers who
will leave to-day for San Francisco,
Cal, to attend the teachers cOnven-
ton Of the United States.
There is a large new flag flying
from the new cupalo of the rolling
MILL There has recently been q
very large addition made to the
mill and a handsome dome added.
Mr. George N. McGrew, the pop
ular express agent has resigned and
F. w. Judd of Columbia has been
appointed in his place. Mr.. Nc.
Grew goes back on he road.
Mrs. Mary Newman of Birmingham,
Ala, who is kindly remembered
here by host of friends as Miss
Mary Watkins, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Gill Buford at Bufords.
We believe the democratic nomi-
nees Of the county will be glad to
get every negro vote they can, and
they will think it no disgrace to So
licit the vote of the colortd man.
The annual announcement of Cul-
leoka Academy appears in this is
sue. AS is we'll known to all this is
one of the best institutions Of learn :
ing for boys in the south.
If the democratic candidates in
Giles county are defeated by fail
ure to get the negro democratic vote,
they will know where to lay the
blame,
There were 70 ballots had last
Monday and Tuesday by the county
court for cotton .weigher. Cart l
received finally 10 votes and was
elected.
There seems to be enough work
going on in Pulaski to keep oul
mechanics busy. You never see
them loafing around for want Of
WORK.
): Mrs. W. G. G. Thompson, who
has been. quite i'll, we are glad te
say, is improving. Her sisters
Mrs. Wilkes and Miss Baird, are
with her.
Prof.W. II. Bodenhelrmer, O
Lynnville, is in town for the pur-
pose Of getting up writing school
His work is very fine.
Southern democrats do not abuse
the negro and say he is "no more
} capable of exercising the right o
: suffrage than mule"
The negro may vote the demo
cratic ticket if he wants to wilhou
necessarily having to ego to the dev
il or any other seaport"
= Wonder if any candidate will fee
: degraded" if he should get a few
democratic negro votes3 We shoult
smile not.
. H. L. Wheeler, a practical dye
: and cleaner of Columbia, has care
y in this paper. We know him to b
a good workman.
Several went up TO Columbia, yes
terday to hear Sam Jones lectur
on GLOW to get there" without tn
Ely.
81 DR.. j. w. DAVIS of Bunker Hi
returned from Huntsville last wee
accompanied by his aunt, Mrs
y Steele.
o The ladies of the C.. P. churc
e made a success of their dinner an
t supper last Monday. We under
It stand that they cleared $45.
If The CITIZEN is not the bes
medium for advertising your bust
= mess we don't claim your patronage
i Messrs. Ed. r. Reynolds an
Charley Pullen of Nashsil hav
|. been visiting friends hele this weei
n Mr.. Frank Matthews arrived s
home Tuesday morning after tw
years stay in Texas.
T. Messrs. Tyree, Holland and Rol
It in Rodes are in attendance on til
e chancery court
e Miss Lizzie Caldwell, who hs
!, been teaching IN Alabama, arrive
at home last week.
al The mad dog is in the Ian
Keep your shot guns loaded an
the children must guard.
Merchants who advertise sc
y goods. We don't know what q
ID others are doing for living.
70 Pointer Brady left Wednesds
nv for Lexington, KY, where he W
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