The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-07
SPARKS.
Hail storm last SUNDAY.

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Spring chickens in market.
The circus, after staying FIVE DAYS
left last Monday.
Trains are now running regularly
on both our roads.
If you want to live in pushing
town" come to Milan.
Water reddens the rose; whisky
the nose; and tight boots the toes.
Trains run Through on the NJ. & l.
road yesterday and viii run regularly
in future.
Wheat never looked better in Glib
son county than at present. So says
the "oldest inhabitant."
The members Of the press bad an
elegant turnout" piacedat their dispos-
al at Humboldt Tuesday.
Rsom No. 80 at the Dunlap House,
Humboldt, was headquarters for the
Bourbon clement last Tuesday.
Some Of our Nimrods have recent
ly got shots at turkeys in the hills be-
tween this place and South Gibson.
If nothing in the future interferes
! with the peaches, We will. have plenty
and to spare in the east end of this
county.
Some Of the editors who passed up
Monday evening say Milan is the
healthie>t point in West Tennessee,
and they are right.
All the hotels of Milan have been
crowded to their fullest capacity dur
the past week-and there are several
here, if they don't all advertise. E
We heard young lady, the ether
night, singing, "I'll paddle my own
canoe" That's been very necessary
for several weeks past in these parts.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Hon. w. |. Mcfarland in Humboldt
last Tuesday, His friends say he must
he the next State Senator from this
district.
Z. \. Collins, Esq, returned from
Cincinnati last week. While there
he bought machinery for large plan
ing and sash mill for Philips 4 Cade,
Of this city.
In the list of various kinds of bust
ness carried on in Milan, published
two weeks since, the stove and tin
house Of our friend, j. T. Anderson,
was inadvertently omitted.
Mrs. ". N Mccall is a friend in
deed. We are indebted to her for
lot of the finest and most luscious
lettuce we have seen this season, for
which she has our hearty thanks.
Last Friday being the LIST day of |
May, we saw p party Of young ladies |
with looking-glass at a well, trying
to see their swecthcarts. We did Mt |
learn whether they saw them or not. |
Our clever friend, w. NJ. Mccall, |
Esq, has placed us under obligations /
for Z fine mess of birds. Such fayors (
are always thankfully received. Mac. /
knows our weakness, having seen us /
tried in times that tried mems souls
and stomachs. I'D
Governor Brown and suite cxamin-
ID the proposed site for the insane
asylum at Humboldt Tuesday, but
have not vet announced their decision.
There was a large number of people
'ut to meet the party. Our Humboldt
friends were iii breathless suspense at
asst accounts.
Mr.. g. L. Moore, who had charge I
If the stock pens at this place during
he past season, returned to his home
II Midway, Ky, to spend the sum-
nar. Mr.. Moore is a clever gentle
nan, and we are glad to learn that he
yill have charge of the stock pens at
his place the coming season. !;
The New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern, the Mississippi Cen
raj and Illinois Central Railroads
AVE been consolidated under one
entitled the New Orleans,
i. Louis and Chicago Railroad Com
ANY. As the line extends from New
orleans to Chicago, it will be seen at
nee that this is a powerful combina-
ion.