The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-09-07
SMALL. CHANGE.
Butter is scarce in this market.
Rain is needed here pretty badly.


to ssfafHt In this section.
\ new butcher shop has recently
been opeiied ON Main street.
Let 5 have that artesian well. Who
will take the matter in hand and give
it II start?
We aFc dulhg fine job work very
cheap now. SEMI US an order. We
guarantee satisfaction.
The candidates for the Legislature
are to speak here tient Saturday ana
at Bradford on Monday.
90, | can't do that sum! !" is now
heard frequently from the little fcl-
lows. Keep Oh trying, and you can.
tiaIm is making some excellent
photographs. No use to 60 to Mems
phis for pictures when you can do as
we'll at homo.
Setctal Of the most beautiful
daughters of Humboldt were in town
this week. Oar boys are disconsolate
since they left,
George, the faithful and harl-work.
ing helper of Mr. Arnold, the Express
Agent, married Monday night. We
wish him and his bride happy FIFE.
There is talk Of conte<ting the last
election; but we hardly think it will
he done. The ground is, that there
was only one set Of Judges and clerks.
WeIe,eived a list of appointments
for speaking by the candidates for State
Scnat too late for this weeks paper.
They begin at Lavinia on the 9th
inst.
An epidemic cold secims 10 he pre-
vailing Among the inf;unts and small
children here. We have heard ut no
deaths, but the little ones suffer cons
sFdcrablr
The new meat market looks very
clean and n'ce. All the meat is kept
under hels, 81 that flies cannot get at
it. No Doubt Il ran will be made on
tho house.
Prof. Finnty anrned the College
last Monday with an encouraging ar
ray of students. No doubt many
more will soon enter. He is making
friends fast.
We have received 4 " Mineral Map
eha General Statistics of New South
Wales, Australia" which Is Il docu>
mcnt Of interest, and shows forth the
great natural ADVANTAGES of that great
southern continent.
Our merchants generally took adj
vantage of the excursion train Tues
day III 90 on after their fall stocks Of
goods. Look out for large and fine
lines Of goods at low figures-when
you see them advertised in the EN-
CHANGE
Mr. Mccall, who has Just returned
from Mr.. Riddles congressional dis
trict, reports that the prospect is that
he will he re-nOminated by large
and rousing majority. So belt He
is cue Of the best men in the district
or State. Our representative thinks
50.
Mr.. II. 7. johnson, our candidate
for Floater, made a short speech after
the congressional aspirants closed Sat
urday: He is all right, and will he
elected bS an overwhelming vote. !
The fuhler that 4 candidate from
was oHt in opposition to hin |
is false, Weakly is solid for Johns
son.
The stock of goods, notes and ac-
counts belonging tt the bankrupt firm
of Stone u Mills, were sold last Fri |
day, Oh atcdunt of the scarcity of |
niclGS everything went very cheap. |
We hope our friends will soon get 4
discharge now, and make new start !
in life, when we hope they will be /
more successful
Tho card OF 2. j. Smith & Co, |
Memphis, will be fJHnd in this issue.
This firm is known to be one of the /
best in the city, and any consignmentsi
to them will receive their prompt and /
careful attention. Mr.. Smith will be .
in our town the latter part of this week .
,r early in the next, when he will be
ylad 10 see his numerous friends. !
Nearly every day one OF more peO-
pie send to us to gire them a few cold
papers" For the benefit of all such
We viii say that each one of those OH
papers costs us about two cents, and
We cannot afford r. give them away.
We sell them at che cent apiece, sew
ynty-fve cents PEI hundred, or five
lolis,s per Thousand, You would
hardly ask a merchant 10 gire you a
pool Ct thread, or a grocer to gre
rou a pound of sugar. 1t woa'd not
De reasonable, if You were sbleto ray
a. Please DON, AZ lis To qire yo''
,ny more Ala paenr,