The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-12-09
SMALL GRANGE.


for SIZE. See advertisement.
The roads in wolf creek bottom,
east and south of town, are in a most
miserable condition.
The beautiful Aldine for November
has reached us. There is no publica-
ton we get thst We prize higher.
Milan has more pretty girls than
any town of twice its size in the coun-
try, and we challenge comparison.
The municipal election takes place
next Saturday. Candidates should
have their tickets printed beforehand.
Rev. j. NJ. Scott, the new Metho-
DIT pastor, preached here last Sunday.
Our people we're much pleased with
him.
The Scientific American, the best
of its class in America, is advertised
on our fourth page. Read and sub
scribe.
Adjutant General Handy honored
us with a visit last Thursday. He
went frum here to Fuit6H, visiting
relatives.
We understand the Hope Hill
neighborhood has made enough pork
to do for next year, With possibly a
little to spare.
We will take a few hundred barrels
of corn in subscription for the En-
CHANGE. Now yot have no further
excuse. Bring it in.
Several cotton fields between here
and Atwood are "white unto the bar
vest" They look like a snow storm
had passed over them.
The great fashion magazine-Dem-
Orest-is enlarged and improved. Eve
ry lady rhould have it. Sec adSer-
tiscment on fourth page.
AFR I. A. Lewis has laid on our
table an extra fine specimen of corn.
This country Will never suffer for
bread If our farmers will raise such
fine grain as this.
Business with our merchants-es-
pecially those who advertise is live
ly now. Goods are down to the low
est hotch, and buyers are taking ad-
vantage of their opportunity.
"The Southern Industries" a new
paper published at Nashville, in which
w. T. Hatch, HE yeat immigration
list, is prominent, has reached US. 1t
is well worth fifty cents a year.
Rev. Mr McNair, Presbyterian, as
sisted by Rev. Mr. Phillips and others,
will hold a sacramental meeting at
the Methodist Church including next
Sabbath, commencing Friday night.
Our good friend Eli Stone present
ed us with the finest trout last week
that we have seen in years. 1t was
simply delicious, and would have
made the mouth of Izak Walton HIM
self water. Thanks Thanks!
The Cook Gardner controversy
comes to the trent again this week, as
will he seen by reference to another
column. We repeat that we are not
responsible for what advertisers and
contributors write in our columns.
We spent last Sunday in the pleas
ant little city of GAINESVILLE, one of
the best tobacco markets in the
country. The town shows many
signs of improvement, and will make
its mark yet as a commercial point.
Henry ClaybroOk killed white owl
Saturday evening on his fathers farm,
three miles south of town. 1t meas
ured from tip to lip of its wings four
feet FIVE and ahalf inches, and was the
rarest and most beautiful of that spe-
Sizes of bird.
The people living north of Concord
church, on the Trenton and Paris
road, informs US that a frst-class road
leading to Milan from that communi-
ty is very muchneeded, as they prefer
Milan to Trento, market. Let us
have the road.
Our better halfreturnsspecial thanks
to Mrs Dr. Harris for rare treat of
fresh lake fish. Such friends and such
fish are rare indeed In this work-a-day
world. May she never suffer for the
comforts of this life nor tae blessings
of the life to come.
We hear of number of ladies and
gentlemen who contemplate going to
New Orleans with the excursion par
ty on the 18th inst. 1t is. certainly
the cheapest and +~ost desirable trip
vet gotten up. BY all means go, if
Won can raise the money.