The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-23
COUNTY NEWS.
In General.

In General.
Mr. w. S. Harper died at his resi-
dence, four miles north of here last
Sunday, after a severe illness.
A good deal of sickness prevails
along the river and creek bottoms
around here. 1t is nearly all chilis
and fever of a mild type, though.
Col. Day announces that this scounty
is entitled to two students in East
Tennessee University, where they will
be educated free. Call ON him for
further information.
Brooks d PhIpps are the gentlemen
who bought Coley q DickinsOn's stock
of drugs at Bradford. They are en-
terprising business men, and we hope
they may be successful.
Mr. w S Parish, between here and
Humboldt, threshed five thousand
bushels of wheat, and did not move
his thresher more than one mile from
the place he first begun work.
Rev. J. H. Holt will, on the fifth
Sunday in September, at Friendship,
twelve miles south of here, preach on
"The preposterousness of the theory
of the pre-Adam;te races" All are
invited to attend.
Wespent two or three hours at our
live little neighboring town of Brad
ford last Saturday. 1t has several hands
some and well-stocked stores, besides
number of beautiful residences
We hope to visit the pleasant people
of this pleasant town again soon.
We hear of large number of gen.
tlemen who propose to run for the diff
ferent county offices next year, aid
| some are already "on the war path. I"
Gentlemen, it will not cost any more
to announce your names in the Ex-
CHANGE from now until the next
August election than it will to an
nouncc two months before the elcc>
ton, So come out and let the people
hear from you.
! Trenton.
Nine parties were indicted by the
Trenton Circuit Court for carrying
pistols. Four of them were fined $40
each.
Peabody High School, at Trenton
gets three hundred dollars Of the
Peabody fund. Milan must reach
for some of that money.
Z. NJ, Collie, who was to have been
tried for murder at the Trenton
court, got his case continued on the
ground that he could not get his wit
nesses ready.
From the Trenton Mirror.
There is said to he Il haunted house
two or three miles from here. Large
crowds meet there at night, which
proves that all the foo ah, supersti'
tious people arc not yet dead.
The Gibson County Fair Company
was organized this week with the fol
lowing officers: President, John s.
Cooper; Vice Presidents, John II
Glass and j j Bass; secretary, W
W Harrison; Treasurer, Alex Wade;
Executive Board, A L Gray, James
Simmons, ID NJ Ingram, S l. Ferris,
RIP Rains; Marsi,als, i NJ Chandler,
Floral Hall, Col l. L McMurry and
Capt James Russell; Superintendents,
Ring masters, X f Haun, j NJ Nc
Knight, Stephen Boyett, Robert
Bradford: Corresponding Secretary
Geo. b Hicks; Herald, j b Dliskill.
Humboldt.
From the Humboldt Herald
Rev e w Griffin is holding big
revival meeting at Brazil. Large
number of converts.
| The free school for the white chill
dren of Humboldt will be taught il
the Odd Fellows College, arrange
ments 10 that effect having been made
by the trustees.
At calied meetieg Of the Presby
terry of the Westera District helc
here, Wednesday night, Sherwood
Grigsby, of Trenton, was ordained Il:
a gospel minister.
The revival meeting Is stillin prog
ress at the Presbyterian church
Rev +, McNair preached q!iite ac'
ceptably, Sunday, and on Wednes
day an excellent sermon was preach
ed by Rev p. ID. Stephenson, ot
Trenton
AUGUST 90, 1877.
Our town remains o X on %is
wheat skipping, and trade continues
good. Seme sickness is at present
prevailing, though none very danger
eas, and no deaths for month past
Marriages are for scarcity only excel
led by new babies. We regret t.
learn that some of the Milanese hay,
been guilty of unbecoming conduct il
disturbing public worship and car
safely say thai if they were in Obion,
the Grand Jury would investigate.
We have just returned from triI
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