The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-02-22
LOCAL NE WIS.
SMALL CEIANGE.

en- IN marriage"
Hon. w. NJ. Hall, of Trenton, was
in town yesterday.
Capt. Il. T.. Cole of Paris, was in
town last Friday, as jolly as ever.
Alarge quantity of good sheet music
can be bought at half price at this
Office.
Simmons 4 Slocum's Minstrels were
here a few hours last Sunday, SOUTH
boGnd.
Kellogg, the knayjsh Ex-Governor
of Louisiana, passed through here
last Sunday.
The Soldene opera bOuffe singers
(and kickers)passed here Sunday,
north-bound.
Garden seeds are in demand. Hale
d Nanh0ok and Turner have full sup
plies, cheap and good.
!. B. Wilder Il Co. bought =. L.
Moore's stock of drugs last Monday,
paving $500 therefor.
Dick Davis bas a fine line of gro>
ceries and seeds. Also, produce at
prices to suit the times.
o, "cheese your racket" We
mean the band that practices next
door TO us twice a week.
Judge Ray refused to release Bob
Drury on bail last week, and he was
remandcd to Jail for trial.
Rev. G. Y. Rankin, of Dresden,
called on us yesterday. He was here
to attend the nuptials of his sister.
Several of our Young men tried
their hand at farming last week
sowing wild oats, using Mardl Gra>
seed.
To-day. the 22d, is Washington's
birthday. If he was living now, he
would probably wish he had never
beca born.
4 cold north wind struck us here
Monday evening, making overcoats
and fires as comfortable as al any time
of the winter.
Why Is it that our Memphis papers
do not come regularly? Sometimes
they are one or two days old when
they reach us.
Everybody south of Main street
thanks the Board for that new cross
ing at Williamson street. 1t is neat
and substantial.
If you want Il scholarship in the
Mound City (St. Louis Commercial
College, call at this office. We offer
one at bargain.
The insolvency of two estates is sug-
gestod this week-that Of w. B. Dicks
inson, decd, and of VIM. Taylor, decd.
See advertisements.
The third volume of the EXCHANGE
closes with this issue. If you like
the paper, renew yoursubscription and
ask your neighbor to subscribe.
The Dickinson property was not
sold last Monday, an injunction hav-
ing been issued by Judge Black at the
instance of the Dickinson heirs.
Our handsome young friend, Jim
Hutcherson. Southern Express Mes
between louisville and Mem
phis, stopped over several days here
since our last.
We thank Col. Day for copies of
Killebrew's agricultural and Nlin>
rral Wealth of Tennessee" and "To-
bacco, its Culture in Tennessee" both
valuable documents.
Next Sunday the pastor Of the
Methodist church will take up col
lection for the benefit of the Publish
ing House at Nashville. We hope
The brethen will give literally.
I. j. Harrison, Z. p. Donnell and
5. J. Robinson, under the firm name
If Harrison, Qonnell & Co., have
bought Bryant, Harrison & Co.'S
stock and will continue the business.
Last Sunday was lovely day, and
there was more feminine loveliness on
he streets than we have seen in some
inc. When the four o'clock trains
passed the platform was crowded with
,eofle.
If some of our friends would put
heir shoulders to the wheel. they
'ould raise two hundred new subserib-
rs for us by next week, aud the
money would help us out wonderfully
ust now.
Willie Turner and Jimmie Me-
}laran had a friendly scutfle over a
harp butcher knife one day last week.
iesult--both had their hands severely
ut. Edged tools are dalgeraus
hlngs to play with.
What in the world has become of
'ur correspondents at Mckenzie,
Dyer Station and Kenton If they
ire dead, and some of their friends
vii notify us, We will try to give
hem appropriate obituary notices.
Fires at Lavinia,
Mr. Mike Manning's smoke house