The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
SPARKS.


for Milwaukee last Monday
One hundred and two in the shade
last MOndayi How high ish dat9
DIR A. c. Pcarce is erecting a fin.
two story dwelling on Third street.
Anderson, the timer, has just re
ceived new stock of wares in his line
We understand a lodge of colored
Masons has been organized in this city,
The pay train on the NJ. & L. road
passed up last week, and the boys are
happy.
We think the city fathers should
have the rubbish On Railroad arenne
removed.
Tuesday "saw" Mondays 1922 and
"raised it" couple. We are complete
ly cooked.
Prof. Kennedy and family returned
from an extended northern tour last
Saturday night.
Rev. j. r. Graves preached at the
Baptist Church Tuesday night to a
large congregation.
Work on the Tennessee Central
has played out completely. DR. Lea
has made no report yet.
Can't sosSaebody establish an ice
house here? Consumers pay five cents
per pound in this market.
Mr.. P. H. Hawks has adorned his
dwelling with a new and beautiful
vsranda and an additional room.
The trestle on the Central road,
near the City hotel, caught FIRE from
passing freight train Monday, but
was discovered and put out before any
damage was done.
The timber on the ridges in the vi
cinity of town is diving, and we are
informed by the formers that the for
est in many places resembles dead
cning," being literally parchcd.
A young "counter-hopper", return
ing from his sweetheart's house, walk
ed off the platform at the depot the
other night. 1t is only about FIVE feet
high. He ought not to be star-gazing
at such places.
A house on the clements farm, two
miles southwest of town, occupied
by J. W. King, was burned Saturday
night, with ii Its contents. Mr. King
and flmily were absent at preaching
at the time. 1t is thought the house
was plundered and then set on fire.
Mr. King is a good citizen, and h Is
the sympathy Of the entire communi-
ty in his loss.
Jim Burlington and Tom Litti~
took little too much crusade corli~il
last Tuesday. Mayor Jordan only
charged each Of them FIVE dollars and
cost for the prescriptions. Not hav-
ing the change about them, they were
kindly sent TO the calaboOse. For
want of other employment, they took
Il friendly fight. Burlington was bad
ly bruised.
A party Of young people left cur
city last Friday morning fer a fishing
frolic and dinner in the woods. The
party consisted of Mr. D., Miss NJ,
Mr. A., Miss B., Mr. r., Miss t., Mr.
G, Miss NJ. They say that they
spent day long to be remembered
with pleasure. They returned late in
the evening, all looking fresh and full
of life-but not full of fish.
Mr. W. L. Anderson, brother of J.
T. Anderson, of this city, is unfortu-
nate. Atthe first great Chicago fire he
lost about $4,000 worth of property.
Just bcfsre the last fire, he returned
to that city and leased large house.
He had just completed the fitting up
of this house, with the intention Of GO
ing into business, when that was
swept away. He says he is Disguised
with that city, and intends to stay
away from it in future.
We received a letter, too late for
publication, from Rev. J. NJ. Holmes,
stating that a nine days meeting had
Just closed at Pleasant Plains. We
make an extract: at was truly a time
of refreshing from the presence of the
Lord. Thirty-eight souls were happily
converted to God, among the number
an old man 60 years Of age. Twelve
accessions to the Church and a number
Of penitents left at the alter.
Clothing guaranteed ten per cent.