The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-04-13
svE. TEE ceuNrY.

\ OVER THE COUNTY.
! Herald: A new flag stafis being
raised at the barracks in place of the
one blown down by the recent storm.
Sheriff Ing offers reward of fifty
dollars for the arrest of John Oliver,
who escaped from Em Oh ise train
lass week.
Herald: Remember that Maj Sykes
viii deliverhisad1ress on Immigration
in the Court Room next Saturt5ay, the
10Th INST.
We are informed that we VIII vet
have fair peach crop. Many trees
have bloOmed out since the cold wealth
err, when it vas thought all were XIII
ed.
journal; The Methodist Sabbath
school has appointed a committee to
make arrangements for May cele-
bration. All the other schools of the
town will be invited to participate.
Herald; They propose to get up a
brass band of thirty-four pieces at
Trenton to attend the Centennial this
Summer. Free transportation will
be furnished the members of the
band.
News: Jake Penn, who several
months ago stole mule from negro
In she northern part Of this county,
has been sentenced this week by the
Circuit Court to the pcnitentiary for
ten years.
Herald: Last Saturday evening
yoEing son Of Avis Barker, who lives
three miles from town, while attempt
ing to jump across ditch, fell into it
and broke one of his legs. DR. Penn
hiss been waiting on him and reports
that he is getting well.
Journal: W, H. Leigh, of this pa-
per, has been appointed Deputy Su--
preme Commander of the independent
Champions of the Red Cross, with pow
er,to organize Encampmentsanywhere.
Parties wishing to know anything a.
bout the order, or communities wish |
ing the organization, will correspond
with him on the subject.
j. b. Arnold presents his claims for !
re-eleetion as Sheriff to the readers of !
The News this week. He is one of the |
cleverest men who has ever held office
in our county, and having filed the
Office at time when it was butslight-
ly remuneratiye, is entitled to the good
wishes Of our people. We have re-
Gently been in different portions of the
county and havefound him to be very
popular and strong as a candidate,
and would say to our Milan cOntem-
pOrary and its Kenton correspondent
that poking fun at che Deputy Sher,
if may be all right as a mere matter
of fun, but they had better stop it be-
fore the laugh is turned on them w,
unlike them, haveno special candidate
in the field, bat we now give them
timely warning that the man who gets
more votes than Arnold will have the
pleasure Of serving rs Sheriff of Glib
son for the next term.-TrentOn Ne1rs
Does the News want Mr. Arnold
elected just because she is one of the
cleyerest men who ever held Office p
We concede that he is clever in one
sense, and is personally. moral, up
right man; but that does not make
him competent to ill the important
office of Sheriff. He either has not
frmness enough to carry out his plans
or to execute the duties Of his Office,
or, he has not sense enough, and has
to rely on some one else. Either de-
feet ought to beat him in the race. The
EXCHANGE has no Especial cali
1idate in the field" but is going
in to beat Arnold because Of his nOto-
iou5 incompetency. We want Il sher-
if who will be just to all sections of
The county, and who will not allow his
deputy to rule him in all things.