The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-20
AROUND TOWN.
Beautiful weather.

Beautiful weather.
Try Jacobs's best "Puf" and
"Ours" cigars.
Don't forget the hungry and naked
poor next Tuesday.
Begin now to take the EXCHANGE,
you do not already.
Honey of Tar is said to be better
medicine than German Syrup.
The Hurt property is advertised
this week. Read it and secure bar
gain.
Hon. L. G. Hawkins has our
thanks for a copy Of the Comptrollers
\ repart.
9. No fireworks this Christmas! Read
notice by the Mayor sad govern
yourselves accordingly.
Trustee Long syill be here the last
day of December ami first three days
of january. BE ready.
DIR Crawford has recently made
a very mysterious trip over to Arkan-
sas. No one seems ie knox what his
business was.
jacobs Keeps pure Apple Cider
Apple and Peach Brandies, double
stamped Woodard & Moore Whisky,
and itice Brandy.
DIR Moore last week presented us
with basketfull of most excellent
sweet potatoes of his own raising, for
which we thank him.
]. H. Blankenship, Esq, has been
elected City Tax Collector, and is now
on duty lie will no doubt make an
effcieRt officer. Read his advertise
ment.
-Four hundred and forty three bales
of cotton were received here during
the past week. About $500 to this
time for the sea.s,n- How are yor,
Jackson
We are under many obligations to
Mr. Jacobs for sample f excellent
sigar-house molasses. All lovers of
sweet things viii do well to try his
new Lran&-
Let us all forget the state debt
aud all other kinds Of debt-and esS~
Joy merry Christmas. We amend
the foregoing. Let US not forget the
debt Of charity we owe to the needy.
Let everybody be made happy.
The little folks are in fever of
excitement, looking fcr Santa Claus.
We hope the venerable old philan-
shropist viz net skip a single little
stocking hung up On Christmas Eve.
Let US make the little innocents
happy.
A man named Kagland, from the
Sugar Hill" country, for becoming
unduly noisy, was the first arrest
made by Marshal Lusk last Saturday.
After deposidEg SD with Mayor
Rankin, the Young nan went home
4 wiser and poorer man.
We acknowledge the receipt Of an
Invitation to attend the Teachers In
stitute to be held in jackson on the
10th, 18th, 18th and 18th of January
next The people of that city are
making great preparations for this
meeting, and we hope to he able to at
tend.
We have received a circular from
Mr. WorTeil, of the jackson Dispatch,
announcing that he will resume pub.
ication about the first Of January.
1t will be remembered that lis Office
has been burned cut twice in eighteen
months. We hope he may meet with
great success.
The holiday season promises to be
4 lively one here. In addition to the
Christmas tree at the Baptist church
and the.."mum sociable' at the Meth
Odist, we learn that gay round of
hops and sociables will be given by
private individuals. We wish all a
merry, happy time.
We have recently received set of
Mason's Charts, and find them to lie
all that is claimed for them. A per-
son who knows literally nothing about
written music can, in less than day,
learn to play accomplishments on the
piano. Parties wishing sets can get
them by applying at this office.
Wick, the Rochester scotsman. in
order to meet the pressing demand OF
him, has changed his quarterly to
monthly. and now calls it Vick's