CARTERVILLE LETTER
Ed. Monitor--Another week has gone by and still gentle spring, with her singing birds and lovely flowers, has failed to make her appearance among us. Yet I saw from many of the Monitor’s correspondents, in reading the last week’s issue, that spring had come some time ago in many localities of Southern Illinois. Such is not the case with us, and up to the present writing we have been blessed with nothing but sleets, storms, snows, winds and mud since last November. But then it’s just our luck. Other places can have spring with her birds and flowers, but Carterville has to wait patiently till her time comes. From some unknown cause things were somewhat mixed in the last communication from this exacting village. TENANT was the laddie that went astray, instead of “Levant.” And then we had Isaac CUNDIFF before the court for something--I don’t remember now just what--but it wasn’t Isaac this time, it was his brother John; and to be plain in the matter, Isaac don’t propose to bear John’s burdens. but here was the “unkindest cut of all;” we had Charlie MCLAUGHLIN up with Isaac, and for a little offense, too. Still no lad in Carterville deports himself better than Charlie MCLAUGHLIN; and it is but justice to say that he has never been taken to account for any of his conduct since he has been one of us; and we only hope that he never may.John WOODS has been drunk again. This time he went for his “better half,” and the cooks generally about the Hotel. You see John wanted his revolver, (it was very dangerous that day in town, everything was quiet--but John--and it would not do for one to be out without a self protector, you know) but neither the cooks nor his “better half” would produce the “shoot’em,” and the result was John “went for ‘em.” The women screamed for help, the officers came to their rescue, and told John “not to do that.” But John showed fight, and a good deal of it, too, but a few blows from officer BULLARD (and by the way, James makes a full hand with his fist) soon brought WOODS to terms and the blood gushing from his nose. Then three of the boys took John on their shoulders (and here we had another “aerial suspension” in our town, the first performance of the kind since Jan. 30th) and carried him where there has been many a lad carried before him, “over the hill to the lock up.” The next morning John came up with a -- countenance and a heavy heart, and asked the court’s forgiveness.--The court in his goodness and mercy sold John to go and do so no more--but before going it would be well to leave about twenty dollars to pay all expenses lectured. And now John WESLEY has gone the way most men go. John is a lineal descendent of old Brother John WESLEY, who lived back in the “old country,” and no doubt he truly believes in all those nice things which the Scriptures say about good wives. Miss HARRIS is the happy bride. With them may concord hold her away, and neighbors never flout ‘em. May peace and joy and love be theirs, with little ones about ‘em. Last week when I read from your Ewing correspondent, that some of the college “girls and boys” would favor the citizens of Ewing with a concert about the first of April, there came a small voice that whispered: Will “Spooney William” be there--William who wrote up that truthful (?) report of Ewing’s concert last July, for the DuQuoin Tribune?--By way of suggestion, would it not be well to send William a free ticket, and furnish him with a reserved seat this time? Such things might have a tendency to calm his agitated soul. Faithfully Thine, SQUIB Carterville, Ill., March 24,1875
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FROM PULLEY’S MILL
Pulleys Mills is situated 10 miles south of Marion on Little Saline Creek, and is surrounded by a very country. The face of the country east, west and south abounds in hills, and if leveled down would hardly fill up the hollows; north the country is more level. This section is heavily timbered, consisting mostly of oak, with a scattering poplar, making lumber facilities quite good. This soil is well adapted to both agriculture and horticulture, and if we had a little more industry, and a great deal more ingenuity, we would soon have more capital; and with more capital, industry and ingenuity, the ragged hills and dilapidated places seen in these parts would soon be transposed into blooming orchards and rich clover fields, dotted here and there with a nice cottage home, instead of so many log cabins, unfit for well people to live in--let a one for the sick to be nursed in. But I started out to tell you something about our town. WE have not a very big town, but a very good one. We have one store, a saw and gristmill, one cabinet shop and two doctors. We can get our meal and flour, coffee, and calico without going to Marion for them. Mary MORGANS’ youngest child died on the 14th inst. of typhoid pneumonia. Hez. BEASELY has been down in these parts with his jacob staff, surveying the lands. Typhoid pneumonia is a very common form of fever in this vicinity at present. Wheat is coming out considerable--some fields look very green. George ADAMS was out chopping the other day, and by an awkward stroke stuck the corner of the axe into his leg a little below the knee, severing the anterior tib-al artery. Of course there was considerable hemorrhage, but it was stopped by tying the artery. WHITFORD. March 21, 1875.
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LOCAL--Miss Lou MITCHELL, Miss Minnie WHITE, Webster HARTWELL, Joab GOODALL and John MANIER went to Carbondale last Saturday, to attend the Normal the present term.--Our young friend, Thos. EDWARDS, moved to this place yesterday. He is going to fit up a depot here for the sale of the Singer Sewing Machine. --Ex. Co. Treasurer, J.V. TRAMMEL, of Stone Fort, called on us today and renewed his subscription to the Monitor. he says the wheat crop in his part of the county is “thin.”--Samuel W. RUSSEL of Eight Mile called on us last Monday and paid for the Monitor for one year. From him we learn that the Monitor reaches its readers in that part of the county more promptly than it did some time past.--We are sorry to hear of the death of a child of Hon. Isaac CLEMENTS. It fell asleep in Jesus on last Monday night. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of their many friends and the consolation that its a rose planted that will show the brighter beyond the tomb.--The following named persons have subscribed for the Monitor since our last report: Joseph TIBBS, W.H. EDWARDS, Marion; Wm. R. PARKS, Crab Orchard; Roberts & Pease, John FLETCHER, Corinth; F.O. SIMS, O.W. BURNS, Oak Hill; Alfred CHITTY, Thos. J. CHITTY, Wolf Creek; John WINFIELD, Agna City, Kan.