The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-05

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by Esq. Sam Shane. He is one of
the best farmers in Gibson county,
and his crops are in an advanced
condition.
Monday night the following were
elected officers of Prescott Lodge,
No. 116, 1. o. o. F., for the ensuing
term: N. e., DR.. j. w. Penn V.
g., j. ]. Snyder; Secretary. L. X.
Gillespie; Treasurer, W. D. Fisher.
Gibson Lodge, No. 154, of Knights
of Honor, at its regular meeting
Tuesday evening, elected the follow>
ing officers for the incoming term
Dictator, DR.. j. w. Penn ; Vice
Dictator, George r. McFadden
Assistant Dictator, DR.. H. HI. Beth
shares; Guide, j. ]. r. Adams !;
Reporter, r. P. Lowe; Financial
Reporter, w. G. Penn; Treasurer,
H. G. MCGEE; Guardian, wills
Williams; Sentinel, J. G. Haley.
From the Humboldt Journal.
Hon Fl. T. johnson has been con-
fined to his room for several days.
DIED-In this place, on the morn
ing of June 26, Mrs Fannie, wife of
Ed. l. Fox.
Hon W. l. Mcfarland has had
roasting-ears of this years raising.
Who can beat this?
Miss Morgana Gullett got severely
burned some days ago while lighting
a gasoline lamp. Her clothing took
fire and in putting out the fame her
hands wee badly scorched.
PickettviIIe.
Tell me We angelic hosts, ye messengers of love.
Can laboring people here below have no restite
above?
hope they will, for there is none
here and no hopes of any soon. The
grass, like the green bay, still contin>
ues..to flourish. l have never heard
such cry of grassy crops, and should
the rain continue few days longer, a
large amount of cotton and corn will
be turned out; but We will have
bread if wheat does not rot in the
sheaf.
The noise of the thresher is heard
in the land, which is as welcome to
us (who have lived on corn bread so
long, as the voice of spring to poor
COW.
l was so confoundedly in the grass
business last week that l did not have
a chance to write you.
There are some bilious cases of few
er in our section. None fatal, so say
the doctors.
We saw our good looking friend,
Tom Peoples, in our village yesterday.
| suppose he came in the wake of that
cherry boquet. She got it, Tom.
Our friend, Willie Parker, who was
so corpulent before this warm spell,
has w.lted like a cabbage leaf.
No marriages, but we like to have
had one. The girl would not go, and
the fun was spoiled.
Mrs. Clark's school examination
takes place next Friday.
Whew, how hot! r. F. B.
Wheat is being threshed, and
good yield is being realized. Crops
look well, and Kenton 0. K.
Our exhibition, at close of Kenton
Academy school on last Friday night,
was a success. The speeches, cha>
rades, dialogues and essays reflected
credit upon all concerned, and the
pupils acquitted themselves with
glory enough for one day." "Ne-
cessity of Education" by 1. L. Will
liams; "Public Schools" by G. R.
Wade; and q" Women" by G. T. Har-
ris. were original speeches of force,
and were delivered in a creditable
style. The rhetoric class, composed
of Misses Mollie Simmons, Texie Per-
kins, Virgie Wade and Mollie Per-
kins, were offered prize for the best
essay. Miss Simmons's essay, subject,
"Gone Forever" was awarded the
prize, though the other three were
most excellent productions. We will
make honorable mention of other
prizes awarded, as follows: Prof.
cheney in Music, Miss Claribel Bald
ridge; Department, Miss Luda Tay-
lor; for best written examination in
Metaphysics, Miss Mollie Perkins;