The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-18
COUNTY NEWS.

Get up club Tor the EXCHANGE
1t is now the cheapest paper iu Yves
Tennessee.
1t is thought that the farmers vii
not be much troubled by the rabbit
next spring.
Farmers tell us that the snow ha
improved the wheat prospect very
greatly. 1t vii probably be worth :
good round figure next summer.
The following are the new officer
of Pickettville Grange, No 8: j. L.
Fly, w NJ; John Hunt, w O; j {
Tharp, w l.; L T Hunt, w s.
Hardle Bass w AS; E d Mat
thews, W C; w c Hunt, w T; j Z
Thedford. W Sec'y;J ] w Matthews
w G X; Mrs L S Matthews, Ceres
Mrs A A Thedford, Pomona, Mrs N
V Hinson, Flora; Mrs S w Clark
LBS.
From the Humboldt Herald
The city council has secured the
services of Mr. John A. Gillespie as
night watchman.
Mr. Alfred Oliver, former resident
and school teacher of this county, has
been elected the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction of Madison county.
Mr. Il. W. Leigh, of the Grange
Journal, came near happening to a
serious accident last Tuesday. A team
of mules ran away with wagon he
was driving and threw him out.
Humboldt Chapter. No. 76, Royal
Arch Masons, has elected the follow
ing officers zor the ensuing term: DIR.
Ill. Ii. Bethshares, II. p; j. D..
Carnc, n; NJ. j. Gambler, Scribe (;
\. A. Senter, Secretary; J. c. Gil
leSpie, Treasurer.
4 Francis Thompson affair occurred
here this week. Sallie Walker, alias
a gentleman of color, was arrested by
Marshal Shehan, at the request Of the
Jackson police authorities. She or he
was lodged in the calfboose, but it
WAS not strong enough TO hold the
would-be woman and an easy escape
was effected.
From the Humboldt Journal
The ninth anniversary of the Huns
bollt Methodist Sunday school was
celebrated on last Sabbath. &. Allen,
previously elected Superintendent by
the Quarterly Conference, was duly
installed in office for the fourth term.
J. W. Philip was elected Assistant
Superintendent; r. w. Leigh, Sec
retary; o. e. Sharp, Librarian, and
J. w. Rawlins, Treasurer. In
a handsome addrs' by cur ,on
frere of the Herald, Miss Ada McEar>
land, the accomplished organist, was
presented with silver cup-an ex-
pres, ion from the school of regard and
appreciation for valued and faithful
labors in the service of song. Brief,
stirring and highly appropriate speech
es were made byJ. I. Rawlins, Esq.,
Mr. Allen, the Superintendent, Rev.
b. NJ. Farris, pastor of the Presby>
teran church. a most powerful dis
course from the new pastor, Rev. j.
S. White, OH the Motherhood of
Deity" as displayed in moulding and
shaping the young mind and heart for
present usefulness and eternal happi>
ness, closed the interesting service of
the day.
From the Trenton Mirror.
Mr. Stevens, of Dyer burg visited
the family of Rev. w I. Harris in
this place this week, and had the mis-
fortune to be robbed of considerable
amount Of money while en- route
home.
The following were elected last Sat-
ur,lay municipal officers for the ensu-
ing year:
Mayor, r. E. Grizzard.
Recorder, j. T. Hogg.
City Marshal, L. Blancett.
Allermcn-lst Ward, II. II. Rog-
ers, w. S. Grafton.
% Ward, K. A. Hicks, Ed School
craft.
Sd Ward, T. j. Happel, Ed Raines.
KENToN, Tenn, Jan. 13, 1877.
Editor Exchange:
On the commons adjacent to Rich
mond, several weeks ago, were two
parties of boys strolling around, ap-
parently having repaired there for no
particular purpose. One party was
entirely of whites, the other
Of whites and negroes. A gentleman
who had been hunting was returning
through the commons with duck
that he had killed. When within
,wo hundred yards of the parties he
stopped and cried out, "Pll give this
duck to the uhite boy who reaches me
first from either party" when two
boys. a negro from one party and
white from the other, started. The
negro, reaching the gentleman first,
the duck. The gentleman
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