The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-21

rrepafAssons sre being made Tor
the examination and exhibitionat our
Academy on the 10Th and success win
certainly attend L.
Our County Court win ON next
Monday fix the school tax and if they
fail to give a good tax our voters win
be apt to want to know the reason
Of such a course. The opponents Of
education have grown beautifully less
in numbers i'm Obion in the last two
years. and in one year longer they
win be ranked among the dog law
disciples.
No news from Mckenzie very late.
iy. Yours. eggsackley, PRndUs.
Bradford.
JUNE 20, 1877.
After subscribing for your paper l
cqacladed to give you q slight sketch
Of our little town, as your paper gives
entire satisfaction.
We have been very busy harvest
ing this past week. After SO much
rain our crops look prosperous. Our
merchants are having a leisure time
on account Of trade being dull.
Messrs Landrum, Smith q Co.
win be able to start their mill in O
rev days. We hope they win give us
better meal and -four. They have al
50 a new saw mill just in operation,
and viii furnish all the lumber re-
quired for the cash.
&C. Brook win start In business
soon. We hope his old friends viii
not forget him. as he returns many
thanks to them for the past.
We think that our MrJ. E. White
intends running an attachment on
some lady for q wife soon.
Mr. Long and wife paid us q visit q
short time since. We were grieved at
his departure.
r. ID. Bradford, an old and well
known citizen Of our town, proposes
to sell grubhoes at one dollar and fifty
cents that cost him two dollars.
L. c. Baker and 81. T. Foster will
have their wooden mill in operation
soon. which win be quite an improve.
ment 10 our little village.
Messrs Coley Il Dickinson haveiast
opened a new drug store at this plsee.
We hope they will prosper.
Our old friend, z. Smith, is now
building up an extensive whisky
trade. He Is very accommodating
and attentive To business.
Our hise ball clsbg play every Sat
urday evening". The second nine
waltzed" the first nine last Saturday
very bad. B.
PickettviHRe.
JUNE 18th, 1877.
Rainl Rain Raini / am afraid
we are to be in the grass yet, as We
have no time in which to work our
crops. The wheat harvest is drawing
to a close and the yield is splendid;
but farmers had better sun the shocks,
as there is danger Of the wheat sprout-
ing. Grass has has made its appear.
ance in q fearful short time, and we
advise our Gibson friends TO meet it
properly, as "General Green" shows
favors.
What kind Of a polenic is that en-
gagged in by Hattie Stumbles and
Genus Homo in the Heraldf There
seems to be about as much analogy
between the subject and the debate as
between a monkey and grind stone.
We cannot see the gist of it.
Our calf continues to demolish all
the small turkies in its reach, pursu.
ing them even to the roost.
Our friend, Willie Parker. is pre-
pairing to move out. in order to give
the chinches o fair show. However,
he is giving them a parting salute
with warm water.
There is no marrying or giving in
marriage. No deaths or runaways.
All Is quiet.
Our young friend B. says he never
run of with the mail sack, but was
just hanging 1t on his trigger works
at the depot.
Come up and see us; we have cher.
lies and plums in abundance.
81 FoRMosA.
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