The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-08
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Wheat sells in Nashville at 9uc to
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: The The Nashville ExpGoziitii99A buiIdirs
was sold Tuesday for 1926; -: :.
The word along Tie wkole line in
Tennessee is, never hPd better crops. =,
The old citizens If HefirY county
held a reunion at Sulphur Tsils last
Tuesday. .... 49,.
Davidson County assesses a tax On
tie Louisville, Nashville y q: S:
Railroad.
Brownsville States: Roasting, ears
Rava come into market. TRey are sefl-
ins ut twenty-five cents per dozen:
II. J. Slater, small dealer in Jew
elry, has left Memphis for parts un
know, leaving numerous Creditors be-
They ,,c,i me en- 81 IF Brownsville have
organized military company, to Be
called the Brownsville Centennial
Guards.
The Young mems Christian HsssSocia-
ton of Nashville have leased tRs fiib-
lie library of that city for 4 teri Of
three years.
Advices,ffdm the upper Cumberland
and the GAINESVILLE district states that
the tobacco crop IS somewhat injuEen
by the recent heavy rains, 49,,
A young Negro man sas drowned
in Hatches river near, TIE railroad
bridge seven tiiles north of Bt6wiis-
vile, Monda} Ct last week, -,
Mai. James Z. Nicely, for a long
time Ghaira.e,an IF TIE G}6ttnty Court
of Madison ctt5;atiptS, Nae. stricken With
paralysis aiia Hisd. 81 1iis home near
Denmark, on the 9th ult.
James A. Chastaine, the absconq.
ing ,book;keepcr for Ely, Harvey y
Richardson; MeiRpKis, who embezzled
over so, 900 and Attempted to pass
ftrsed ckeck; Ffts tailght in St.
LoGis last Thursday.
f. NJ, Millafii a merchant of Cow
ington. Tenn, and farmer, while en-
gagged Wednesday, in threshing wheat,
had his hand caught in the threshing
machine, and his hand and arm were
tearibly lacerated, rendering amputa-
ton necessary.
Messrs Gregory & Bowen, of Nash
vile, have recently invented a cotton
compress which, it is thought, wiftfS-
eel any in use at present. "st applies
the pansive power of Steam directly,
with only the invention of piston
rod, to the elbow levers common in
other presses
jackson Sun ID: Mr. J. G.. Read, of
Denmark, in this county, sent ~ p
t6tf6h boil on Thursday, stating in hll5
note that blooms on his plantation
were to numerous 10 merton: We
unhesitatfngsy claim for OLD Madison
and for Mr. Eeid, eret''t for nis'N'IFFAhlg
the first boil Of the aeason, fn Tonnes
sec.
lexington Reporter: Near Jacks
Creek in this county, on the 10Th ult.,
young man, RUb't Lee, while OUT
hunting stopped; leaned his body
against the muzzie of his gun and
commenced cleaning a trough, when
lis gun slipped and was by accident
discharged, the contents entering his
side, killing him.
Lexington Reporter: Mr. w J:
Wilson, who resides abottt three lilies
from town, had his house and kitchen
burned on Friday night last The fire
originated in the kitchen; 1t IS suppos-
cd from the stove. Mr. wt'fon saved
everything in the dwelling bht noth-
ing in the kitchen: HIS F0ss is.severe
for this seas5n; and he f1s ottt syfipa
thy. ,., :, =.
Lexington Ptp5rtct; Th8s: O NAal
fcol. J, indicted for burglary with in
tent to commit a rape, was tried this
week and found guilty, ara Sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary:
Stonaker, indicted for assault and bat
terry with intent to commit rape,
was found guilty of assault and bat
tery and fined $50 and cost: To work
this out at % cents per day; will take
over = years.
jackson Sun ID: During funeral
at Liberty Church in this county On
Sunday last, difficulty occurred be-
tween two young men named respect
lively, Gilbert Winslow and John
Webb. Both used knives and were
seriously cut, Winslow, it is thought,
MORALLY. Webbs wounds are not
dangerous. There was an old feud
between the parties and they fought
Just because they happened to meet.
Union City Revielle: The NJ. & o.
r. r. are killing up good many cat
tie for our citizens; and, consound
them, they netcr pay for them either.
The \. G. & st. Louis II. l.. pays
punctually one-half of what the ami
mai is appraised at; but the NJ. q o.
r. r: will neither pay for stock that
is Killed. nor PAYS any damage to a
poor widow when they killed her hus:
band but, in addition, makes its
employees sign what is called the
death warrant" a disgrare to hui
mainly!
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