The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
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To-day is ten hours long.
Shay's show with the big name had
to leave a lot ofscenery here to secure
hotel bill.
There b a married man In this town
who can't tell the crying Of an infant
from the mewiDg Of cat.
Beautiful weather up to Saturday
last, when rain commenced to fall and
continued Sunday, Monday and Tues
day.
The young men of this place will
meet next Friday nightin Hollis Hall
for the purpose of organizing moot
legislature.
Docs anybody know Of anybody else
who has one or more copies of the old
Milan Timesf We will give the Ex-
CHANGE for files OF it. Bring 'em in.
Our good friends Mrs Mccall and
Mrs Turner, have placed us under
obligations for backboncs, sausage and
krout. No danger of starvation yet
awhile.
The Masons are finishing up their
hall here in elegant style. The Elk.
CHANGE Block will soon be one of the
handsomest--inside and out-in this
part of the State.
On account of great rush of new
subscribers, we had to drop a number
of our exchanges the last two weeks.
Gentlemen. we hope you win pardon
us, under the circumstances.
Now We want one hundred more
subscribers on the line of the Central
road, between here and Frost. And
we want a live correspondent at each
station. Will our friends help us?
The L. & N. morning train makes
connection here now with the Central,
then returns to Mckenzie and con-
meets with the Northwestern, and then
comes back on its way to Memphis.
The biggest pumpkin we have seen
this season was at Shepherds last Sat
urday. 1t weighed eighty pounds, and
was raised by I. j. Cunningham, of
Carroll county, seven miles east Of
here.
There is a dog at house between
Depot Square and the Methodist
church which is an unmitigated nui-
sance, and he ought to be abated. He
frequently frightous ladies passing by
the house.
Russell IL White is the name of a
new firm of bakers here. They are
c1lored men, and propose to furnish
everything in their line cheap. They
also keep a restaurant. Encourage
them with your patronage.
1t seems from his report tc the
Board that his Honor Mayor Jordan
paid out last year s262.67 more than
he actually received, 1t is good to
have Mayor of this kind occasionally
especially when the taxes have not
been collected.
We hear a rumor that bank will
be established here shortly, but are
not informed as to whether it will be
national bank or one of deposit and
discount. We really believe that IT
would pay some capitalist to start an
enterprise of this kind here. and hope
It will he done.
Miss Kate Harris on, one of The
sweetest flowers of Middle Tennessee,
left for her home in Smith county last
week. She carried the hearts Of sew
sral beaux with her. We expect a |
general hegira of young men to the
hills of Caney Fork next summer
Tor their health.
Rev. DR. Shelton, President Of the
Southwestern Baptist University, at
Jackson, preached an able sermon
here on Wednesday night of last week.
He is not only an excellent preacher,
but is = fine worker in the cassce of
education, Under his charge, we ex-
,ect the University to be a success.
Mr. Turner has great trouble with
lis hones-sat It won't hast hong, He
will scoa be troubled for che want of
{, If things 60 on much longer as they |
ave the past two weeks, He had
wo more hives robbed last week.
Pity but q whole swarm Of bees would
ight on the thief and sting him half |
0 death.
We saw a 6ne-lookingyoung anmar>
led salesman of one of our stores ex-
mining a patent baby crib very crii- |
cally the other day. Wonder what
Ie means No doubt he thinks the
title innocents should be made as COM
ortabIe as possible, and that older
,eople should net be annoyed with
heir Pearce ing screams, And he is
ight.
The National Live Stock journal
or january, one Of tire best PeRods>
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