The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-11
Huntington.
From the Huntingdon vindicator.


From the Huntingdon Vindicator.
The district conference of the Meth
odist Church, South, met in this
place on Friday last. At the close Of
the conference Mr. Sears commenced
protracted meeting which is still GO
ing on.
Wagons are not at all costly in this
county. At the auction the other
day very good one only brought
fifteen dollars. Atwo. horse hack sold
for seventeen dollars and half.
Buggies at s36.
Maj. Beckerdite suggested to the
county court, on Tuesday, the idea of
having erected an iron fence around
the courthouse yard. The court APP
pointed committee 10 confer with
the people on the subject.
One day last week bran new to-
bacco barn, together with about three
thousand pounds Of fine tobacco, sit
uated upon the farm of Eb. Mebane,
ESQ, some two miles northeast of
town, took fire and burnt up.
Lying stiff AMI stark on the road>
side, was young John CARMEL, killed
10y being thrown from his wagon.
He belonged to family about which
there seems to hang a dreadful fatali-
ty, as several members of it have died
violent deaths. One by hanging him
self, one by drowning, and perhaps
others as suddenly.
From the Huntingdon Republican.
VIM. Hurt gave bond as Trustee
and Tax Collector for 1877.
j. p. Fuqua was elected back tax
| coliector-Mr Mcdonald who was
heretofore elected refusing to serve
On yesterday Tommy Fields, living
about three miles from town, had his
hand ground off by a molasses mil
which he was feeding.
A protracted meeting is now il
progress at the Methodist Church al
this place. Christians of all denomi
nations are taking part. 1t is to be
hoped the meeting will result in mucl
good.
The following resolutions were of,
fered and unanimously adopted by {
rising vote of the Fourth Quarterly
Conference of Huntington Circuit,
Paris District, Memphis Annual Con
ference, NJ. L. Church, South
Whereas, There has been Difficult
ties existing in the way of fraterna
feelings between the two great MethO
disms of this country.
And Whereas, The general confer
ence of both churches, respectively
appointed commissioners with ful
power to amicably adjust all said diff
cuIties, which commission met a
Cape May, n. J August 10th, 1876
with all the members present. Th,
proceedings of that commission hav,
been published and read by botl
churches,
And Whereas, We, the member
of the Fourth Quarterly Conferenc
of Huntingdon Circuit, Paris District
Memphis Annual Conference of tn
N. E. Church, South, assembled il
the town Of Huntingdon, Tennessee
September 9th, 1877, would ratif
and endorse the settlement proposes
and entered into by said commission
and would recommend that so far a
said settlement effects the two churche
interested, that both churches carr
out in good flith said settlement,
And Whereas, Where there ar
two separate organizations inthe sam
communities in the bounds of this Gil
cult, we would recommend that bot
churches endorse and carry out tn
spirit of that commission. And W
recommend that, where it may appea
to the interest Of Christ's KingdoI
and to the success of our commo
| Methedism, the scattered member
: ship Of our church, where it is pract
r ca5le to do so, to unite with the s.
cieties of the Nj. E. Church, and "
cordially invite the members of thu
church, where too weak to maintal
an effective organization, to uni
? with us, assuring them a heart
Christian welcome.
s. w. HAWKINS.
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