The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-11-09
SMALL CHANGE.


last night.
Milan will have a grand jollifca-
tion meeting tonight.
: The Radicals Of this district voted
solid for Thomas IL Co.
Moore had an illumination of his
drug store Tuesday night.
Last Saturday was the busiest day
seen in Milan for Il long time.
viii Turner sells the Nashville
Daily American, and it goes off like
hot cakes.
Judge J. L. Williamson has been
quite i'll at his residence here for sew
cral days. We hope he may soon re-
cOTer.
\ new livery stable has been OPEN
ed Oh Front Row by Messrs. w. j.
House and w. w. Taylor. Look
out for their advertisement.
The south-bound passenger train
on the Central road was DELAYED
awhile here Monday by a truck of
the baggage car jumping the track.
For iate and interesting general
news, sec our inside pages. We hope
to devote our outside pages in future
principally to local and State news.
An impromptu jolIification was
gotten uP by the boys Tuesday night
70 the tune Of the "AnvIl Chorus,
with eighteen pounds Of powder as an
accompaniment.
Mr. Buck Horner was suddenly at
tackled with a severe fit last Saturday
in his shop, and for a while it was
thought he would die. We are glad
to know that he Is improving.
1t is astonishing how many people
are g. ing to see Tiiden inaugurated.
We believe about one car load pro-
pose to go from Milan. Collins
ought 10 get up another excursion.
The National Live Stock Journal
for November is on our table, and is
as usual, flied with most interesting
matter to stock men. All ought to
have it. Address Stock JoYrna, i Chi
cago.
NJ. Eugene Zcllenkof, Russian
Agent al the Centennial, accompan-
led by his wife, stopped Il few hours
in Our city last Monday. They had
been to New Orleans, and were bound
/ for the Mammoth Cave.
Mr c + Haun has a new advertise
meut in this issue He is prepared
TO accommodate the public with horses
and buggies at reduced rates, and has
| plenty cf stable room for all the
horses brought to him. He Is ener-
getic, polite and thorough going.
Patroniza him.
| Now let us show the Republicans
/ white and black-that we can be
magnanimous and just to all. Re
member, We have been under the bot
tom hcrctoftre, and know how it feels
20 be defeated. Bear down easy on
them, doys; but thank the Lord for
our great victory.
Hon ". W. Vaughn, of Browns
vile, President of the II. s, B. & O.
r. R., called on Us last Friday. lie
is laying track on his road and fast
pushing it forward. Why can We
not change the Tennessee Central to
a narrow gauge and connect with
him at Union city?
The Memphis postmaster did a dirty
thing on election day. He retained
a negro mail agent, who runs to Mi
ian, and kept him in Memphis TO
work and vote for Hayes, while heScnt
out Z clerk who was supposed to be
Democrat, thus cutting him out of
his vote. We hope the Tilden post
master viii remember thus.
The Memphis Conference, NJ. Z.
Church, South, meets in Memphis
next Wednesday. Our Methodist
brethren are in futter of expecta>
ton as to who will be sent here. An
effort will be made TO have the Con
ference meet here next year, and We
hope it will be successful. Milan is
able and willing to entertain that
body.
Milan and Humboldt hare been
combined as one station in the NJ. z.
Church South, the past year; but
both row feel that they neei a pastor
to live with them. Consequently the
co-partnership has been dissolved.
We are glad to say that the relations
of the two churches have been most
pleasant-not a jar having occurred
during the year.
Eina IinunrS