The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-11-02
SMALL CHANGE.
Goodbye, DO,sey,

Mr. Leigh, of the Grange Journal,
was in town last Monday.
We fear some Folk will not be elect
ed to Congress next Tuesday.
Remember that +. A. James speaks
at the College tomorrow night.
Mai. Smith is off for Nashville OH
furlough. Gone to vote, we suppose.
jack Dickinson has the liveliest
"nosegay" in Milan. Step around
and see it.
Rev NJ. NJ. Taylor, of Dyer Station,
was in town yesterday and honored us
with a call.
Mr. w. X. Barnett, of Carroll, is
circulating among his numerous
friends in this city.
Philo Moore has beautiful stock
of moulding, and is prepared to frame
pictures in elegant style.
Are you not ashamed of yourself,
reading a borrowed paper, when you
are able to subscribe for it?
Mr. Fisher, late of the Alamo Sen
tinel, called on us yesterday, on his
way home from the Centennial.
A balloon ascension was advertised
extensively to take place Tuesday.
1t went up the spout" for debt.
Tllden, Hendricks and Reform is
the watchword all over the United
States. BE sure to vote next Tuesday
Democrats of the 18th civildistrict,
let us poll every vote for Porter, and
thus have five votes in the next con-
vention.
Bring your cotton to Milan. 1t
sells as high as Sl0.65 here. Over
twelve hundred bales shipped here in
October.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Methodist church Saturday and
Sunday, which will close the confer
encc year.
Over one hundred bales of cotton
were shipped from here Tuesday. On
the preceding Tuesday more than one
hundred were shipped.
See advertisement of valuable
lands, mills and farms for sale or lease
in Arkansas. A bargain can be Sc
cured by applying early.
We took running look at the
Jackson Fair last Friday. The dis
play of stock was :ery fine indeed ,and
the attendance was good.
Rev. &. A. CoulSon, of Jackson,
Agent for the Revised Edition of the
New Testament, preached at the Bap-
fist church Saturday night and Sun
day,
Mr. L. p. Ham, of this place, won
a trotting race at the jackson Fair
with his fine horse, Pat Powers. Pat
is hard to head off, rs is also his
owner.
Rally, rally at the College to,mor>
row friday night, and hear the
/" Little Mountain Giant" the great
orator Eb. James. Turn out every
body. You will be entertained and
instructed.
Messrs. Davie & Co., have just
opened Il new wholesale and retail
liquor store on Williamson street, and
propose to give bargains in their line.
Give them a trial, from a drink to a
dozen barrels.
Mr. &. p. Ham has bought Mr.
Williamson's interest in the livery
stable, and will ego it alone" now.
He will make a reduction in prices,
build a new stable, etc. Advertise
ment next week.
1t is said that Dorsey B. hires the
balloon man to 60 ahead of him
and advertise a free ascension in order
to draw crowd. 1t will take some>
thing more substantial than gas to
win the votes Of the people.
We expect next week to publish
full telegraphic reports of the elec-
tions. We will receive the news to
Thursday morning, when we 60 to
press. If you are not a subscriber,
now is good time to commence.
Only two dollars for the EXCHANGE
for fourteen months.
DIR w. c. Loving, father of Messrs
A. W. and Haywood Loving, of this
city, died at his residence near
Brownsville on the 25th of October.
He was born in Nelson county, Va,
in 1898, and had been in West Ten
nessee 50 years. He was prominent
and useful citizen, and loved by all
who new him.
About the hour when churchyards
ire supposed to yawn, last night, We
1reamed We were walking in an air
IF glory" and saw Thousand liveried
angels" making music that would
charm the gods" that might create
| soul under the ribs of death" The
strains awoke US, when we
ound the dream founded on fact, for |
We soon realized that we were being
'erenaded by bevy of earthly angels !
With their attendant knights. Their |