The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-04
SMALL change.

y
day.
Tie boys say lemons don't make
good fish bait
Monday and Taesday were cloudy,
cold and windy.
The school children are busily pre-
| pairing for canfnencement.
Sedberry will have ''goober pea
lunch st fen o'clock to day.
We understand that Rev J. NJ.
Scott, pastor of the Methodist church,
i SICK with pneumonia.
Mr. Bob. Jordan has returned from
Mississippi for short visit. He is
looking remarkably well.
A pretty sharp frost was observed
here yesterday morning. We believe
it did no damage, though.
DR. Ragland, the Lightning Relief
man, VAS in town yesterday. His
medicine is gaiHingin popularity.
a large number of people attended
the funeral of Miss Williamson last
Sunday. Services by Rev M. NJ Taylor.
Our base ball boys will do well to
read and consider our Mckenzie col
umn this week. Up, boys, and at
'eml
Lee Turner has given us guinea
egg which has fiat side with almost
a'perfect!imitation of watch face on
it. Centennial
A fshing-line mandatory has becn
established in the room under the
EXCHANGE office. SILK, cotton and
other kinds of lines made to order.
President Cooper, of the Tennessee
Central road, informs us that the
prospect for its early completion is
Frightening. He is earnestly at work.
We are adding a large number of
new subscribers to our list. One dol
lar will pay for the EXCHANGE until
after the next election. Clubs of ten
can get it at 10 cents each.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the Secretary of State, head
ell Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution" Every citizen is inter-
ested in it, and should read it careful
ly.
A tremendous rain fell here last
Sunday evening. The streams all
overdowed, and early travellers to
Trenton on Monday morning were
troubled somewhat at the creek cross
ings.
We learned in Trenton last Monday
that Judge Black, who is understood
to be a Congressional aspirant, is in
favor of the total repIdiation of the
State debt, without my "if. and
ands."
4 cat got caught in a steel trap at
Hale d. Eanhook's last Saturday |
night. In her frantic efforts to get !
loose, she dragged the trap around the !
street some time, badly soaring some
Of the boys. !
Score one for Ollie Chapman! He
sent us the first Strawberries of the !
season last Monday, the l>t inst. They
were of the Wilson Albany variety |
and were large, fine berries. He will /
ship about one thousand quarts from
his new bed this season.
One of our citizens put bottle of
"snake poison" in his pocket the 9th
err day when he went fishing. Stoop-
ing down for some purpose, the stop
per came out, and the fluid came CUR
Cling down, soaring him so badly that
be thought he had burst an artery or
and his lie wits bubtling
out fast.
We understand that John Oliver
was at the house of DIR Voolfolk,
Spring Creek, for several days last
month, and was attended by that ply
;ician. He had two ribs broken, an
ankle badly sprained, and was severe
" bruised otherwise. He left there
before the officers reached the place,
md his track has been lost.
In the practice Of turning card cor
hers theupper left hand corner denotes
'visite," and is used for an ordinary
all; the upper right hand corner turn
ID down hltAns ''felicitation," and is
or visit of congratulations; the low
n left hand corner, "eonge," repre-
ents a farewell call, and the lower
light hand corner, coincidence" ex-
presses a desire to sympathize with be-
The rule most generally
understood is the turning Of 0he end
f the card, which denotes wish to
ee the ladies of the family.
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