The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-12-14
LOCAL NE WS.
SMALL CHANGE.

/ Drummers are becoming numerous
again.
Deputy Sheriff Ing was in town
yesterday.
A good many tipsy voters in town
Saturday.
Cotton is coming in rapidly this
fine weather.
Several of our citizens and lawyers
are at Memphis.
The Italian harpers were around
again last Saturday.
4 fine drove of cattle pissed
through here last Friday.
We hear some talk of a contest ov>
or the Office of City Marshall.
After a few days rest, Capt. Tom
IIutcherson is again on the road.
The new Board of Mayor and Al
dermen will be sworn in Friday.
DR. ID. VI. Pcarce of Unioa City,
spent several days in town this week.
Col. Flynn, Superintendent of the
l.. d n. road, was IN town last Fri
day.
Considerable crowds were in town
Saturday Notwithstanding the bitter
cold.
We are about one thousand bales
ahead of Humboldt this season, up To
date.
TucsIay about 80 bales of Gotten
we're brought to town from HEADER
county.
\ nonresident notice i'll another
column will interest some people
Read it.
The south-bound train on the /. q
\. road WAS several hours laie last
Saturday.
! Only one more paper this year.
Advertise your holiday goods while
You have an opportunity.
The Methodist Sabbath School re-
organized last Sunday. Most of tie
former officers are reelected.
The past two or three weeks we
have had fine marrying weather, and
the Young people have been taking
advantage of it.
a sudden. change of the weather
occurred last Friday right-another
norther sprung up and almost shaved
the trees off the land.
No paper will be issued from this
Office Christmas week unless there is
startling news Of some kind. In that
case we will try to keep our realcrs
posted.
The boys unlimbe.ed their artillery
again last Thursday night aud fired
salute in honor of Tilden's victory.
They closed with ga tiger" for little
Oregon.
The young people had a hop at the
Milan Hotel Monday night Every
body enjoyed themselves hugely, they
say. Music was furnished by the
celebrated rowing Italian string band.
Mr. Mcclure will be found in the
office during our absence, and wlll
take pleasure in waiting on amy one
who wishes work done, or in receipting
for subscriptions, advertising or job
work.
y number of subscriptions to the
EXCHANGE expire with the year. We
hope all will come up and renew.
There will be exciting work in Con
greSs this session, and there will prob !
ably he terrible war in Europe.
Attention is called to the advertise |
ment of the New York Sun in this pa
per. Its the liveliest, best and cheapest |
newspaper in America, we think. |
Grant and all the ring thieves hate it |
as bad as the devil is supposed TO hate !
holy water.
Our readers will bear in mind that
sometime early in January Collins's |
grand excursion to Texas will leave
these parts. The route viii be via
New Orleans and the Gulf, and tickets |
will be unprecedeEtedly low. twill /
be most pleasant trip.
The National Live Stock Journal !
for December is on our table. We
have often spoken of the value of this /
excellent Journal. Every farmer and I.
stock man ought to take it. Price T.
s2.15 per annum. Stock Journal Co. /
publishers, Chicago.
Rhodes, on the Suppression of
Catholicism in the United States is .
one of the ablest articles on record. F..
We advise all our friends to secure a /
copy of this remarkable manuscript
and read it, 4 copy can be had by
calling at tke Office of Rankin and
Rhodes.
The Memphis Appeal, that staunch
and reliable old Democratic paper.
has recently appeared in a HANDSOME
new dress. We congratulate the pub
fishers on this evidence of their en-,
dOrsement by the people. May they
continue to prosper so long as they
fight the peoples battles-and We are
convinced that will be many years,