The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-15
LOCAL NE WS.
SMALL CHANGE.

moore estate.
Col. Day has our thanks for late
documents of interest.
Hon. A. @. Hawkins hasour thanks
for important documents.
One of our enterprising grocers has
"Sickly Oranges" for sale.
Mr. Long, County Trustee, spent
several days here last week.
Aninfantson of DIR Pearce died yes
terday evening, after long illness.
Our Friend w. NJ. Smith was made
happy by the birth Of son last Mon
day.
A new BRIDGE is being built at the
intersection of Dickinson and First
streets.
Prof. Gladney, of Henderson, for
merly of Milan College, has been sick
bat is now on duty again.
The wind damaged a large window at
the City Hotel last Thursday, blow
ing out heavy sash and smashing
the glass.
Dave Mills says he can sell hats
cheaper than anybody. Try him
before buying. He is at A. Jordan's
cash house.
Davie d Co. have received that
fine lot of California wines mentioned
last week. They are the best in the
market-pure goods.
If you want first-class new piano
or organ, come and see us. We can
sell you one at half the regular price,
and will guarantee satisfaction.
Dickinson street is to be widened
eight feet-four feet on each side.
The survey has been made, and we
suppose the work will commence inn
mediately.
After very painful illness, little
Archie, son of our friend A. Jordan,
Esq, died last Monday morning, of
pneumonia. The stricken family have
our sincere coincidence.
Gathering Shells from the Sea
Shore" is the title of popular new
song. by VIII L. Thompson. Send
80 cents to w. L. Thompson e. Co.,
East Liverpool, O., and get a copy.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the New American Sewing
Machine, in this issue. This is claimed
to be the best machine made, and is
sold here by A. Duffy. Call and see
one in use.
We understand a German drank
seventy-fve glasses of beer at Sedber>
ry & Rays one day last week, and
then went to Douglass's and drank
ten or fift6 Ell more. Another man
drank fifteen drinks of whisky at one
sitting.
Have all your job work done at
home. Every dollar sent off for that
kind of work impoverishes the town
that much. Encourage home indus
try, and home mechanics will en-
courage home merchants by buying
from them.
Drs Hungerford and Anderson, who
have been here several weeks, and du-
ring that time have made many friends
and cured some severe cases, have
gone North. They expect to return
in about two months; notice of the
time will be given.
Mrs Sallie Duke, wife of our WELL
known fellow citizen, Mr. J. T. Duke,
died of pneumonia Tuesday last and
was buried yesterday. She was a
noble christian woman, loved by all
who knew her. The funeral was
preached by Rev. J. P. Weaver.
Our worthy Mayor is doing some ex-
cellent work the past two weeks in
ridding the town of the crying shame
and nuisance of lewd women. He has
determined that not. one shall be all
lowed to stay in the corporation if he
knows it. All good citizens will up
hold him in this excellent move
The Philadelphia Weekly Times,
one of the best, largest and cheapest
papers in America, has begun a series
of chapters of the Unwritten History
of the Civil War, written by leading
actors on both sides. These articles
promise to be intensely interesting.
The Times is oaly So a year, and
cheaper to clubs.
The Brownsville Bee of the 11th
says little Alice, daughter of the late
lamented Judge John L. Williamson,
of Milan, is lying dangerously i'll of
typhoid fever at Mr. John L. Sher-
mans, in East Brownsville. Drs J. J.
Ware and j. H. Howell are giving |
her all necessary medical attention, !
and hopes are entertained of her Gnal |
recovery.
We are in receiptof a copy of The !
illustrated History of the Centennial
Exhibition, with a full description of |
The Great Buildings and all the OBJ
ects of Interest Exhibited in them,"
by James ID. McCabe, an author OF |