The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-06
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IA me VEN Oh coal IlstS Dttli uiHtoN'
cred. near Oakdale, in Roane comfy.
Drag boats are cleaning out Forked
Deer river from Dyersburg to its
mouth.
Mr.. Nath Miller, aged so years, c
months and 20 days, died in Ruther
ford last week.
Two colored men lost their lives by
foul air in a well at Columbia, Tennes.
see, Saturday.
The Athens Post learns that there
is a good deal of sickness in the Sc
quatchie Valley.
Hon. w. c. Whitth0rne, who has
been seriously i'll with fiux at Column
bia, is now out of danger.
=. G. Warren, the oldest member
Of the typographical order in Nash
vile, died in that city on Sunday be-
fore last.
Burritt College, at Spencer, Van
Buren, county, has opened with larger
number of pupils than at any time
elllCC llt VIII.
A negro has been lodged in the Jail
at Paris for maliciously shooting and
killing a mule belonging to citizen
Of Henry county.
James Simpson has been arrested III
Coffee county and taken to Arkansas,
on acharge of having murdered G. W.
Franklin in that State.
A little son of B. +. Woodside, OF
Blount county, found his fathers pis-
tol and accidentally shot himself, from
the effects Of which he died in short
time.
The barn belonging to Mai. B. F.
Carter, Of Giles county, was struck by
lightning the other day, and burned
down, together with large amount
of hay.
The Sparta Index states that gen,
tleman by the name of Carter, Of
jackson county, had both legs nearly
torn off by threshing machine a few
days ago.
The Dyersburg Progress states that,
owing to the hot, dry weather of the
last two months, there is more sick,
ness in Dyer county than usual at this
season Of the year.
On astSaturday night at Meals gro
Gerry in Cannon county, about half a
mile east of Readyyille, Jas. Gotcher
stabbed IA man namedJno. Moore, kill
ing him instantly.-Whisky.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf has a
report that q chicken-snake, over nine
feet long and four inches in diameter,
was killed by Mrs. c. G. Clark, near
Taits Station, Montgomery county, a
few days ago.
Michael Davis (fimiliarly known as
"go2ber-pea" Davis died at his resi-
dence in Knox county, on the 18th
inst, in tie ninety-foUrth year of his
age. He had been Il justice Of the
peace for more than half century.
The Cleveland Banner learns that
Cal. Vest, a deputy sheriff for Polk
county, shot man by the name of
Ledford, at Ducktown, few days
ago. Vest had him under arrest at
the time, and did the shooting to pre-
vent Ledtord from cutting Kim with a
knife.
AT the July term Of the circuit
court Of Hardeman county, this State
Robert Baskin was found guilty of
murder III the first degree, without
mitigating circumstances" He muir
dered John NARROW near Salisbury,
in Hardeman county, on the eighth
day Of August, 1873, for the purpose
Of robbery.
The Athens Post learns that a very
enthusiastic railroad meeting was held
AT Ducktown, Polk county, few days
ago, and Gov. Smith and other gem
tlcmen from Georgia, who were there,
in connection with the Ducktown
people, are pledged to the completion
Of the Marietta aud Ducktown road
in two years.
WIN. Rice, his wife and five chill
dren have all died of Il malignant fever
prevailing in Roanc county, leaving
uut one child Of the who.c family.
The physicians have been unable TO
give the disease name, but the Knox
vile Chronicle Is informed that persons
taken with it turn yellow after death,
which usually occurs in short time
after being attacked.
The Jackson Wkigand Tribune SAYS:
Recently mute by the name Of ;.
II. Pate, of Mckenzie, was married in
this city to a beautiful Young lady
also a mute-hy the name of Mis-: 3.
Y. Alien. They were married by the
Rev A. l.. Pritchett, young man by
the name CT HAYS, from Mckenzie,
acting as interpreter. Present at the
wedding were eight mites, all ofwhom
seemed to richly enjoy the ceremony.
The marriage took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. l.. \. james, in east
jackson.
The Murfreesboro Monitor says:
IN view of Il failure of crops and past
ure5 consequent upon a drouth extend
ing through several months, the low
of farming and stock AMI
mails, tie Directors Of the Tennessee
Central Fair Association have deter
mined to hold no Fairthe coming fall.
Some time in Septtmherthegate will
be opened and free day, under d.
rection of the officers, will be given
to those who wish to exhibit articles
and animals of every description, ard
where the young people may have
another reunion.
The McMiunvilIe New Era learns
yhat Lavender Stroud and Il Mr.. Gun
ningham were out turkey hunting in
Coffee county a few days ago, neither
party knowing the other was in the
woods. Stroud he'd Killed one turkey
ard scattered the flock. In hunting
around for them he heard a turkey
call, and began cautiously to approach
The call. Soon he saw an object in
the bushes from which the call pIo-
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