The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
SPARKS.

Linen busters and straw hats ar
the style now.
Caterpillars are doing some damag
to trees around town.
Several new houses are being bull
In our city, not heretofore noticed.
An evidence of good farming wealth
er: To see the city clerks playing
ing marbles.
Some Of our citizens are expressing
an extra quality of red oak bark tt
Nashville druggists.
A new crossing has been laid at The
railroad on Main street, and not be
| fore it was needed.
There was a public installation o.
officers of the Good Templa. al
Friendship Saturday night.
White d Thomas have made theiI
monthly move. Their shop is now on
Front Row, near the Central Hotel.
Il. j. Robertson, one of our Invest
merchants, has a card in this issue.
He sells goods cheap and lots of EN-.
A wandering son of Erin stole an
axe from the City Marshal Sunday
evening and hied away to parts I'M
known.
4 neat cottage is being erected on
the N. & L. road just beyond the cot
ton compress and saw mill of Messrs.
Philip & Cade.
Two of our city fathers were fined
at the City Council meeting last Mon
day evenig.n Mayor Jordan pops it
to 'em going and coming.
The north-bound train, which left
here Sunday evening was delayed three
hours between here and Irrelevant by
the engine pump giving out.
Baird & Sims have shipped several
bushels of an extra fine quality of
peas, raised in the vicinity of Milan,
to Jackson and New Orleans.
Two car loads of German emigrants
passed this point last Thursday, on
their way to Texas. Why can't we
induce some of them to stop with US?
The sales of one of the retail dry
goods houses on Saturday amounted
to 81, 1900, and it was not a good day
for trade either, as most of the farm
ers were busy on their farms.
One of our merchants, who adver-
tises literally in the EXCHANGE, sold
a bill of goods to Memphis lady the
other day. She says she can buy
cheaper here than in that city.
The Secretary of the Methodist
Sunday-school reported ia teachers
and pupils on the roll last Sunday.
This school has been steadily increas-
ing in numbers for several months.
The NJ. and l.. train, due here at
6:35 p. m, did not arrive Monday
until 10 o'clock. The engine pump
gave out near Shelby, and another
engine WAS sent out from Memphis.
Messrs. Philip & Cade are erecting
at their cotton compress and saw mill
a house for their planning mill and
sash factory. The building will be
ready for the machinery in short
time.
The waters Of our streams are now
covered with caterpillars, which drop
from the trees or are blown in by the
wind. Fish will not eat them, and
they ere permitted to find a watery
grave or struggle to land unmolested.
An addition in the form of an "L"
room is being placed at each end of
the portico in front Of the Central
Hotel. They add much to the APP
peagance Of the house and afford still
greater facilities for the accommoda-
ton of the travelling public.
We are indebted to the Stewart So
ciety Of Stewart College for an invita-
ton to the anniversary exercises,
which take place June 3, 1874. j.
G. Rollow and w. I. Turley of Ten
ncssee, are the orators for the occasion.
c. E. Cunningham and L. NJ. Rich
ardson, of Tennessee, are the mar
5hals.