The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15
AROuND TOWN.

AAeOGNO AO"Ns
Don't somebody wGnt to run for
Alderman
il is said a new store will be opened
shortly at our corner.
Dave Clark wants a load Of wood.
Call al Jordan's store.
You will find much interesting late
news on our second page.
Davie & Go are selling the best
liquors for medical use. See local.
These frosty mornings are very
pleasant, and the best tonic imaginaA
bic.
A new lot of Magistrates blanks
Inst printed at this office, and fgr sale
cheap.
Tramps begin to flock IN again, and
the consequence is orr streets are get
ting more work.
Old newspapers are the very thing
to put under carpets. For sale at
this office at sixty cents per hundred
McLean's free lunch every day is
creating considerable stir and draws
large crowds. His lunch is well pre-
pared and very tempting.
Rev j. =. Weaver arrested tramp
and turnd him over to the authorities
Tuesday morning. lie had been am
noying the people in the southeast
part of town.
Hale g. Vanhook have the best
and cheapest pickles We bave heard
of. They buy them by the barrel,
and sell them at less than ordinary
wholesale rates.
Remember, next week Is Dr Craw
ford's regular time to lie ia Milan
Brush up your "snags" and have
them ready for Inns to work on. He
will make them as good as new.
Our streets now look like they did
before "hard times" struck us. Ev>
cry day they are literally jammed
with wagons from this and adjoining
counties. Business is decidedly brisk
here.
Wonder if our very efficient Board
of Aldermen could not be persuaded
to take six inches or foot off the sur
face of Main street, at the high point
in the business part Of town. If this
was done, it would eifectually drain
jackson Alley and add much to the
comfort of pedestrians aid teamsters.
"Touch me Gently. Father Time,
is the title of . new and beautiful
song and chorus by Charlie Baker,
author of the famous 4" lie Holds the
Fort Of Heaven" The whole
world will soon be singing " Touch
me Gently, Father Time" Any mu.
sic dealer will mail YOU this beautiful
song for 80 cents. Published by +
w. HeImick, 80 West 4th St, Gin,
cinnati, o.
County Trustee Long called on us
last Saturday. He is now out on hi,
rounds collecting the tax for this year.
He informs US that, the tax being
much lighter, the people are paying
up much faster than they did last
year, and with a great deal less grumb
ling. Before starting out be review
ed his tax books carefully, and found
no errors made by the clerks, and he
thinks he will be able to close up
with a clean set of books. Mr. Long
is,one of the best, if not the best, Trus
tees the county has ever had. We
hear of not a single complaint against
him anywhere.
Rev a. L. Pritehett. for the pas
wear stationedat the Methodist chnrcl
here, preached bis closing sermon
last Sunday. We heard bis morning
sermon, and, in common with TIL
whole congregation, were highly edi
fed. 1t was full of good. sound theol
ogy and Christian love, We under
stand an effort will be made by b
congregation to have him returne
here next year on full time. LII
church is abundantly able to supper
him, if it viii. People in and out Q
the church want him, and we belley
that many who are not members WI
contribute to his support.
Hats Shaped and Dyed.
Ladies who wish 20 have their las