The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-01


act. Fox died from the wound re-
ceived ON the 18th.
A visit to the Academy yesterday
evening vas well enjoyed. Prof.
Read and wife have large and inter
esting school. The students are at
taehed to their teachers, and are adj
vancing in literature.
Nov, Mr Editor, l have written this
in haste-with several duties pressing
upon me-to let you know am still
alive. and if you don't quit yourinsin-
uations I'll just assume to be CORES
pondent in Chief" and write you
letter at least once week.
More anon NJ.
KENToN, Tenn, Feb. q, 1877.
Editor Exchange:
In answer to youi query will say
that your Kenton correspondent is not
dead, though terribly afflicted with a
disease known in polite circles as emu.
This, together with dearth of news,
must be his excuse for silence. The
last two or three numbers of the EX-
CHANGE came with an ugly, black
cross mark ON the margin. This looks
ominous. | fear it portends storm,
for certain madame looked cross, too,
when she saw it, land said, "the MILAN
EXCHANGE must come, l will not do
without it. Now, sir, you know that
when woman says she will, !" she
will, you may depend upon it; when
she says she won't" she won't, and
there's an end ont. "Let Us have
peace" and the paper. Your readers
must not conclude that the disease
mentioned above is epidemic here.
Only an isolated case here and there.
Our farmers are wide awake, and
making hay while the sun shines"
Flowing, sowing oats and log-rolling
is the order of the day. More tobac-
co will be planted than heretofore.
King cotton's reign is almost broken.
Sorghum, wheat, rye, oats, maize and
tobacco have each claim to his
scepter.
Kenton is throwing off her swad>
ding clothes and assuming habiliments
becoming a young growing city.
Many improvements have been made
recently. Conspicuous among the
number is Mathis & Casey's bran new
grist mill.
Only one marriage to record Mr.
David Willis to Miss Mary J. Butler.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Taylor, of Dyer Sta
ton, preached a funeral sermon OH
the death of little Dora Philips, at
the Methodist church in kenton, last
Sunday. He handled his subject
ably. Tom.
KENToN. Tenn. Feb. %, 1877.
Editor Exchanges:
Business continues good and our
town steadily improves, as no less than
thirteen new houses are at present be-
ing built. We have not Il vacant
house in town. The Lenten season
does not interfere with our people
marrying, for on last Sunday morn
ing Mr. b. +. Spooner and Miss Eliza
Craddock put on the silken harness
and promised to pull together during
the remainder of their lives. Rev ID.
Halliburton was the officiating clergy
man. On Monday the happy couple
and many friends, together with this
deponent, assembled at the residence
of Mr. w. Howell and were feasted
upon such dinner as does honor to
such occasions.
DR. G. G. Powell has bran new
baby: it is girl and he is happy now.
Our friend and talented young T.
L. Mosely also boasts of a bran new
boy. We have not learned the heft,
but fourteen pounds is the average
Kenton baby. Several Milanese have
been visiting this vicinity during the
past week.
Wheat never looked better nor
promised a better yield. The peach
crop is not killed in this vicinity and
we still hope for good supply.
A Mr. Dale, formerly a resident of
this place, was killed near Palestine
last week by stab inflicted while en-
gagged i'll an encounter with Il citizen
of that place.
The health of thissection il remark
ably good. Asking pardon for bad
photography and hurried composition,
we will promise better and lolger
letter next week. Yours,
PKMUs.
|. From the Humboldt Journal.
Col. I. II. Allen, Past Master Mis-
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