The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-26
fESSEssEE SEws.

The Grahgers of Middle Tennes-
see are making an effort to buy the
Fair Grounts at Nashville, and
propose to hold antiual Division
Fairs there: :, :.
The Odd-Feliows Hid large pro-
cession in Metnphis on Wednesday of
last week, the Occasion being the lay
ing of the corner stone of the Odd
Fellows section of the Leath Orphan
Asylum.
At the request of the Memphis
Chamber of Commerce, the Signal
Service Bureau of the War Depart
4ient will establish signal stations at
5ohnsonviiie, Decatur and Chatta-
rooga, on the Tennessee river.
Winchester Home Journal: Cab
bages are dying in some parts of town
End we hear complaints of the cab
Bage worm eating out the buds. To
put quietus to these worms, place d
bunch of pennyroyal on each cabbage,
and they disappear. We've tried It.
The Union and American says
that the suggestion comes from
Chicago that the tailor-shop of An
drew johnson, in Greeneville, Tenn,
with its original signboard hanging
out, bearing the words ga. johnson,
Tailor" be removed to the Centennial
grounds for exhibition next year.
The amount cf wheat raised in
Weakley county Ibis year is estimated
at 200, 600 bushels. About one-half
of this will be shipped. Yield ex-
cellent. The crop Of corn and tobac-
co is being cut already. The weather
has been almost r50 wet and cool for
cotton, though the crop promises to
be pretty fair.
We are sorry 70 learn that Mrs.
Taylor, wife of Roscoe Taylor, was
burned to death last Saturday near
Juno. 1t seems that Taylor and son
had gone around the farm on business,
leaving Mrs Taylor, very feeble old
lady, alone; when they returned she
was lying across tie fire deat.-Ler-
iagtOn Reporter.
Jackson Sun: Mr.. Finley Snider,
of this city, while moving, grass a
few days since hung his linen coat on
the fence, and whe6 he returned to it
several hours Afterwards, he found it
literally covered with .grasshoppers,
and eaten so full of holes that he
could not wear it.. Mr.. S. thinks
they were after the Ftarch in the coat.
We hope this raid Ss.not the fore In
ner of an army of ffessy hopPers.
A severe rain-storm prevailed near
Frost Station Tuesday morning of
last week. 1t was accompanied by
vivid lightning and heavy thunder.
Just before the storm came up, Mrs.
Holland went into the smoke-hOuse,
near her dwelling, and was engaged
in cutting meat, when she was struck
dead by the lightning, which con-
sumed her clothing, leaving her body
III b StdCC vi hdtulCs fiC OullOI Gil
who were playing in the house were
not aware of what had befallen their
mother until an hour after, when,
wondering at her continued absence,
went to huIlt her up, and found her Il
corpse.
Memphis Ledger: Patrolman Baker
discovered lot of b3ys bathing in
the bayou near the Market Street
bridge last evening. The boys swan
from bank to bank to escape the Off
Ger, who had to walk around by the
bridge several times n order to at
tempt making the arrests. At last
he got into a skitf with two boys, who
pulled him into mid stream and then
upset the craft, tumbling the police
man into the bayou, from which he
had to swim ashore, and when last
seen he was attempting to dry him.
self, to the great amusement of the
boys, who swan out, and picking up
their buds, escaped.