The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-01
AROUND TOwN.
amps are scarce here.

AROUND TOWN.
Tramps are scarce here.
A hard rain fell here last Monday.
We hear of strawberries being in
bloom here.
Many of our citizens went to the
Jackson Far.
Read the interesting communication
entitled "The Beautiful Invalid y
Her case is indeed strange.
Lieut.. w. A. Miller, L. S. Army,
arrived here yesterday, on visit 10
the family of DIR. Boyd, his fathersiI
law. tpC
II. F. Haun, IF this city, won the
premium at Jackson on the best stal,
lion of any age. There were twelve
entries.
Some valuable land in Henderson
county is advertised in this paper.
Read the advertisement and secure a
bargain.
4 number of our citizens are feast
ing on new Irish potatoes--the second
crop this season. This is a great and
glorious country.
Thorne's Southern Comedy Compa-
ny is now in Mississippi, after a success
ful tour of West Tennessee. We
wish them all manner of success.
Jordan is still doing a heavy busi-
ness. He has just received another
stock of new goods, which will be
sold as cheap as ever. See his locals.
Miss Sidney Seayers has our thanks
for beautiful boquet, received last
Friday. Considering the lateness of
the season, it was composed of fine
variety of flowers.
Up to last night $40 bales of cotton
were received at this place, of which
the l.. d n. road shipped 636 and
the Central 204. There were received
yesterday 106 bales.
V. i. Ware, Esq, one of our most
energetic and successful young law-
yers, is announced this week as Il can>
didate for City Attorney. If elected,
he will no doubt make a good officer.
Mr. Jones Davie, of Fulton county,
Ky, died at the residence of j. b.
Davie in this city on the oath Of Oc-
tober, at 4:30 a. m. He was about
81 years of age, and died of consump-
ton.
j. w. McKelvy q Co are selling
their stock of dry goods, notions,
hardware, ETC., at cost and less than
cost. This is rare chance for bar
gains, and thrifty people will take adj
vantage of it. Read the advertise
ment and call in.
Harrison, Donnell & Co are doing
a regular Gland Office" business. They
are now so busy night and day that
they have had to call in more help,
and the polite and popular John
Weatherford can now be found there.
See their new locals.
We understand there were crowds
of gamblers at the jackson Fair, with
all kinds of gambling devices, and
that many fools parted with their
money. We hear some ugly rumors,
but forbear commenting without more
positive information.
We neglected last week to notice
the illustrated supplement 10 the
Nashville American. 1t contained
fine and true picture of that large es-
tablishment. With description of the
interior workings. The great pros
perity of that paper Is well deserved.
Our enterprising friend and live
merchant, r. I. Davis, proposes to
sell stoves aud tinware as cheap as
they can be bought in the West. He
also has a fine stock of groceries and
other things, which he viii sell as
cheap as anybody. See his numerous
and prominent locals for particulars.
Spragne q Blodgett's Original
Georgia Minstrels, negroes, gave one
of their popular entertainments here
last Thursday evening, to crowded
house. They made some excellent
music, and their delineations of negro
eccentricities were splendid. The
troupe is about as good as any now
travelling.
u I. BledsOe, Esq, Corporal Bull
Iet,) called on US Tuesday evening.
he Is now travelling for Coussens d /
Tabler, Nashville, introducing their
celebrated medicines for the cure of