The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-20


Blank Land AMI Trust Deeds for
sale at this Office.
Gen. Forrest passed up the Louis
=ytis, road. svuaas -.
: severil-hundred mocking birds were
transferred here last week.
A lively hop WAS enjoyed at Mr
Geo. Rays Tuesday night.
What is IL, We.mean the puzzle
at the head-of this column.
Rev. Mr. Tawcett preached a good
sermon at tLe cLLrch last Sunday.
I Over two hundred boxes of peas
aud beans were transferred here SUI
day. ,-. .
I Pullman sleeping cars are slimly
patrorizeJ on the roads heereabouts.
Right, ).
1t is said there will be q change OF
schedule oIf both Uur roads, TO take ef-
feet iiexf Sunday.
An aLle-bodied vagrant, carrying u
wheery h.t.e .....'.-ore AL, Wis OH the
street ..s, Monday.
T"o gun shots caused quite i stir
here Saturday. Nobody hurt, aud no
one seemed to know what caused them.
Maj. HallstIom has ha,i the front
vf his store new.y-pIinted. Inc 'old
red stUres is popular place to trade.
Several of our cirizens--among
,them ~ PREACHERS and a, lawyer
we're bitten. by . yellow 'possum' the
other day.
Mira Dutfy's is the great place of re.
sort for the ladies, both old and young.
Her ,h9gse.is crowded. nearly ali tie
time sitR buyers. ....
Last Saturday ,mlny farmers were
in town. They nearly all spoke hope.
fully OF the crops, Notwithstanding the
continued cool weather.
+ Ne hear some complaint of the Of:
fensive Odor caused 10y the slaughter
! pen in the eastern part of town. Ii
ought to be attended to.
Prot. Shepherds school, formerly
Prot. 1Colsman's, closes tomorrow.
We understand Prof. Shepheri pro-
poses to teach = summer session.
p. Mf W. IL. Palmer, one mile and a
half southeast OF Milan, has three
acres OF rye which measures six and
onc-half feet in height. How is that
FOR high!
Notwithstanding harl times, oul
merchants are doing u good bushes,
the ones who advertise. One house
sold. ovsr, Eve hundred dollirs', worth
the other day. .>.s
A handsome new hrick sidewalk
las been laid in front of our "tfice
Now, if the authorities will remove th'
sta1mps between US and the railroad
We will he "all hunky.".
Mr. Dick Robertson, who has JUS
sretarned from pleasure excursion
fhtd' Dyer. reports crops fine and eve
rything lovely. In fact, he Was Sc
enthusiastic we shouldn't be SURPRISED
if he went again soon. Bro. Neal
keep an eye on him!
There are one or two men In Milan
who are abundantly able to pay fol
the EXCHANGE. and yet read theil
ueighbor's paper every week. Com
ment is unnecessary. Are you one Q
them' If 20, drop this paper, TAKE
two dollars and subscribe for it a
once.
The session Of Milan College close'
tomorrow, when the examination eI
,cfctses will take place. We under
stand Prof. Dagg will resign and no
return next session. He has made |
favorable impression here, and man!
friends We wish him success wher
ever hearsy locate.
70 Why. not organize a real estatt
j agency here? Won't some enterprir
ing man "9'set up" ia, this business
Then Jet everybody who has land
and town lots for sale place them il
his hands. Let him advertise then
judiciously, so that Immigrants cal
know what iaasocmepts %e csa ofFe
them. Tsink oft.
gSSenerOus, good friend, Mrs d
Boyd, 6ss conlplimented as with
rare treatjm&cea. SeveF:A Aszsches {
lettuce, as large rs fuagrv~n cat
Hages; and a nqns< ef ss4ishes
which would make the moufs of al
] epicsre water, we're laid on our tahl
Tuesday morning by her aiudness
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