The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-06

A sweet-sccnted place-the cour
room yesterday.
The fall term of Milan Colleg,
commences next Monday.
A great victory over the civil
Fighters in Kentucky Monday.
The platform every morning is Tho
lIveliest place we know of these days
Nearly all Milan went to camp
meeting at Double Springs last Sun.
dav.
Christian Hansen, an artist at the
st. Louis Gallery, died of fux last
Saturday.
Business during the past week has
been brisk in the grocery line. Dry
goods dull.
Rev. j. r. Graves viii preach at
the Baptist church next Tuesday eve
ming at s o'clock.
Our "deviP can eat more water
melons and faster than any other
devil in the State.
A young man told a young lady to
hook in the glass and see hisswcetheart.
She couldn't see it,"
The Nicksburg election Tuesday
resulted in a victory for the White
Mems ticket. Great rejoicing.
Judge Black, of Trenton, who was
thrown from buggy some days since,
we understand, is lying at the point
of death.
Twenty-thrce conversions at the
camp-meeting at Double Springs up
to Tuesday evening. We have no
reports Of a later date.
DIR Harris, of this city, showed US
last Tuesday some of the finest peach
rs we have seen this year. He has
young orchard of them.
Deshong is selling a tremendous lot
of groceries lately. He will soon
move into the mammoth brick Just
erected by L. A. Collins.
Something less than half a dozen
of Mckenzie's fairest daughters have
been visiting our city the past week.
The boys want them to come again.
The Radicalpapers in the South no
longer speak of blackberrias. Dat of
respect to the majority of Southern
vcters they are nov called col pred Der
nes.
Nine ministers, representing five |
different denominations, changed cars
at the crossing Saturday morning. |
They were not all going the same way |
of course mott
Oar Baptist friends have just re-
ceived an elegant new organ at their
church, which will add a pleasant eff
feet to their always good music. We
congratulate them.
We hope our friends in the differ
ent districts viii send in the returns
of the election te this office as soon as
possible. 1t will be an accommoda-
ton to the public.
Miss NJ. +. Benjamin, late of HEX
man, Ky, has been secured to take
charge of the music department of
Milan College. We understand she
is thoroughly competent and expert
enccd.
The street discussion of the Ariel
theory is discontinued until the return
of the principal, who has gone East
for a few weeks, to gather additional
information. So says one of AriePs
disciples.
A negro man was struck on the
head last Friday night on Main street
He yelled murder manfully for lit
tie while. A crowd soon collected,
md found that he was not badly
damaged.
We are glad to state that the plan ,
ng mill here is doing a fine business.
Nessrs- Philip, Cade & Co. have near
Y as many orders as they can fill with
heir present force. They are sup
living a number of towns around us.
Monday evening little son of La 1
ayette Butler, about eight years old,
While riding a mule, was thrown off,
one bone of his right arm I
below the elbow. He is a brother of |
lanes Butler, who shot himself in the c
land Thursday night, an account of q
which we give in another place. '
A young lady called at one of our c
.rocery stores a few days ago and d
a chicken, which she re- I
uested the grocer 10 wrap up. He Il
Ook the chicken, doubled its legs up t
Ike a jack-knife, encased its form in
sheet of paper, and handed it to the p
Dung lady, who took it and walked
if with it, trying to make everybody
elieve it was a dress pattern, if it
id kick a little.
A fair young damsel went to DR.. I
,ewter the other day and asked for U
dose of castor oil, and to mix it with L
to take the taste away. In "
few minutes he asked her if she would d
Ike glass of soda. She accepted the u
lvitation and drank the beverage. G
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