The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-27
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town yesterday.
And now they are getting up fat
mans b. b. club here.
Mr. Leigh, of the Humboldt Jour
nal, called On us yesterday.
We notice a good may apples are
being shipped north from this point.
Rev. I. W. Gardner preached Sun
day morning and evening at ;he Dap
list church.
\ number of our Humboldt friend:
came up to the Dramatic entertain
ment last night.
Milan has now four-haec ball clubs
-QuickstepS, Oriental%, Mechanics
and Young Americas.
The Louisville Commerci1l,isa dvcr-
tiseI in this issue. 1t IS one Of the
a5lest Republican papers in the South.
DR. Davidson handed Us tomato
Saturday which weighed twenty. two
ounces and was seventeen inches in
circumference.
An attempt was made to wreck the
/ south-bound train on the Central road,
near ICONS, Tuesday evening. No
damage was done.
Rev. Thomas NJ. Jackson was or
dained at the Baptist church Sunday
before last by Revs J. p. Weaver and
Grace, assisted by the deaconS.
The people in tits section want
sheriff for the whole counry-not one
one who will use his office against the
interests Of two or three districts.
The ice cream supper given ny the
Qujckstcps was very respectfully but
not largely attended. The young Ia
dies and gentlemen enjoyed themselves
until a late hour.
Sheriff Ing stopped here last night
with two prisoners, on the way to the
penitentiary-John O'Neal, negro,
larceny, three years, and negro boy,
ten years for horse stealing.
An unsophisticated individual saw
"The Gun Maker of Moscow" on Il
banner across the street the other day,
and wanted to know where his shop
was. He said he had a gun he want
ed to get him to mend. Probably he
had been "Onc Night in a Bari:oom."
We are in receipt of the Catalogue
of Bethel College, Mckenzie, Tenn,
for 1856 by which we learn that
100 students were in attendance du~
ring the past year. The school has
fine corps Of teachers and Is consid-
cred one of the best institutions OF the
kind in the State.
Capt. Jones is on the road again,
with no more visible evidence Of his
recent smash-up than black eve
He says the first intimation he had Of
the accident was, that he discovered
himself trying to go hcad-toremost
through the side of coach. He Is
now convinced that wood Is harder
than his Uranium. We congratulate
him on his recovery.
1t may sound strange, but the Bap-
fist Sunday-school had devil for 4
superintendent last Sunday. We will
say, though, that he is a good devil,
BY the way, the pastorof that church
is an cx-devil himself, as the editor Of
the Fayetteville Observer can testify.
Does it not speak well for a church
when it even converts and brings dev-
lis into the service of the Lord?
Attention is called TO the local no.
tice of Henderson Male and Female
Academy. Col. Ozier, the Principal
is an accomplished, experienced teach
er, and has met with great success
since he established this Institution.
Miss Alice McKelvy, one of AIilan'o
most accomplished daughters, has
charge Of the art and music depart
ment. Those who wish to send their
children to school away from hcme
will do well to patronize this.
We are in receipt of the Catalogue
of Logan Female College, Russell
vile, Ky, under charge Of A. B.
Stark, Ii. d. This institution has
the reputation Of being one of the best
in the country. We personally know
DR. Stark to be one of the best schol-
ars and best educators. He makes a
thorough course of English a special !
ty, and his college is the only female
school in America which has received
a set of Prize Books from the Early
English Text Society, of London.