The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-12
OVER THE couxrY.

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! ]. NJ. Miller has been elected con
stable of the 18th district.
A protraeted meeting commenced
at Bluff Springs last Friday.
Esq. j. W. Johns has resigned his
position of Justice in the 18th district
The Camp-meeting at Double
Springs closed last Thursday night.
There were about twenty conversions
during the meeting.
We understand nearly al the wheat
in this section has been threshed, and
that very little Oft was damaged Sc
riously by the rains
The wife of our friend J. H. Glass
died in Trenfoty Mon,hs cf last week,
after long sickness. Mr. Glass has
our heartfelt sympathy in this dark
hour.
Mr. ID. H. Fairless feA from wag-
on, four miles northeast of Trenton, on
Saturday night before last, and was
fatally injured. He died the next
hAss<ht at two o'clock.
The Aiethodists Will commence a
camp-meetmg at Wright's Chapel, six
miles southwest of here, on Friday be-
fore the second Sunday in September.
Everybody is invited.
Some dastardly wretch or wretches
invaded Mr. Jno. Williams water
melon patch last Sunday night, after
taking all the ripe melons, tore up the
vines. Mr. Williams had invariably
given everybody who called as many
as they wanted, and did not keep them
for sale.
News-Gazette; A public meeting to
express Difference to Tennessee's de-
ceasea Senator, Andrew johnson, was
held at the court house last Monday.
Short addresses were made by Maj.
L. NJ. Jones, Capt L. Taliafferro, W.
A, Cooper AMI Others, referring to the
virtues and greatness of the deceased
Senator.
The celebrated Trenton kuklux Gaze
came up for trial last week. Out Of
forty-nine indictments, twelve were
tried and dismissed and in the Others
a nolle pros entered. Ben Davis, the
main witness for the State, it seems
could not recognize any one of the
prisoners as being present at the Jail
breaking. Was he the only guilty
one, or has he been trying a little
game of black mail ?
Where, oh where is the MILAN Ex-
CHANGE? We have not received 1t
regularly for some time. Wade is
prone to get up a good paper as sparks
are to fly upward, and we can't do
without it. Send 'em along.-Han'-
b0ldt Journal.
1t leaves this office regularly every
Wednesday night and ought to reach
you Thursday morning without fail.
Possibly some impecunious individual
"borrows it" before you see it.
The News-Gazette has the following
about one of our well-known citizens.
Mr. Cole has invented several other
useful articles beside the well auger.
We believe 'there are millions" in
his new invention, and hope he MAY
soon begin to handlesome of the ''rag
money"
A Mr. Cole, of Milan, in this coun-
tN, has just had finished up at j. l.
Wells foundry and machine shop, a
Cast Iron Well Anger, which he has
patented. The auger is perfect sue
cess and said to be the best as to speed
in boring and cleaning itself of earth,
of any yet invented. Progress is now
the order of the day in Gibson.
A young man at the camp-meeting
one night this week made a narrow
escape: He was lying comfortably
surrounded by pile Of oatstraw, and
contemplating the smoking viands OF
IL barbecued breakfast, such as may
be had at sonic camp.meetings, when
he was attacked froin the rear by a
huge Milan flea. For while it was
nip and tuck, but in about fifteen
minutes tussle, the young man came
off victor, but was SO feeble after the
melee, that he did not feel like par
taking of his usual morning repast.-
Humboldt Herald.
One of our lively, healthy Milan
feas can use up almost any weak,
mosquito-bitten man from Humboldt.
The flea above referred to had already
placed hors du combat some dozen or
so Humburgers, and was little IA