The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-09
AROUND TOWN.
'Skneters are getting thick.

Mr. John Simmons gave us some
fine apples yesterday.
There has not been a strike at
that CoIlier-y yet; but things look
ominons.
lfr Rankin again has our thanks
for a basket full of fruit and vegeta-
bles. Q, that we had twenty such
friends!
Our merchants contemplate doing
a heavy business this fall. They are
now closing out their summer goods
very low indeed.
". N. Mccall offers two fine farms
for sale. He will give bargains to
amy one wishing to purchase. Write
to or call on him,
DIR NJ. ID. l.. Jordan was last Mon
day appointed Administrator Of the
estate of Capt. 7. N. Hutcherson,
decd. Mrs HutohersOn was appoint
ed guardian Of the children.
There will be a total eclipse of
the moon August 23d. visible more
or less to the world gGresally, except
to the western halfof North America,
Australia and the PaciAs Ocean.
\ petition to the Board of Alder
men vas in circulation yesterday to
have the pond near the stock yard
drained. That sagnapt water is un-
healthy, and we hope the Board will
see to it.
Large crowds have haen attending
the Double Springs camp-meeting
from here. Last Sunday the town
was almost deserted. The audiences
are large and orderly, and much good,
may result,
Milan ought by all meaps to have
4 large ReEekant Touring nllh, Talk
about cotton factories-the same
money invested in mills here will
make lYjee the preAt. fAls as fine
opening for capitalists,
The last party of the season took
place last Friday night at the resi-
dence of Mrs Coleman. 1t is said to
havs bcen tho Prettest eEGSd If young
folks that las assembled in Milan for
many Il day. All enjoyed themselves
until late hour.
The Nashville Banner is the livest
evening paper we get and is one of
the most readablepapers i'll the South.
The Weekly Banner is a Gpe literary
feast. 1t ought to have large cir
culation in this country. See aaver-
tisement in tkiS paper.
Mr. William Duncan. ShG lives in
Carroll, nipe miles southeast of Milan,
brought Us last Saturday the largest
peach We have seen this year 1t
measured nearly ten inches in circum-
ference. IIesaid be bad some Ia ger,
but they were pot ripe.
At the GloetiGn for school oOmmis>
sioner Of this district last Thursday
DR. Jordan was reelected. The vote
stood as follows. Jordan, 81; G S
Cunningham, 81; j G Scdberry, 2;
r Z HARLAN. /; G w Bryant, /; ]
b Davie, J. j very light vote was
polled,
Winchester home journal: Weare
indebted to cur good friend, Maj. 0.
H. Hallstrom, of Milan, Tenn, for
beautiful pocket knife, 1t used to be
that the agliest editor in Tennessee
vas entitled to the knife, but we do
not accept this one any such way
at least it would be inappropriate as
long as White. of the Lebanon Her
aid, lives and edits.
A consolidation of schools has taken
place since our last paper. Miss
Blanche Denton, an excellent popu>
lar teacher of private school, has
taken position at the College and the
two schools are now thrown into one.
The fall session opened with encour>
aging prospects last Monday. We
congratulate the patrons and teachers,
and hope that the College will now
receive the undivided support Of our
citizens. We can and ought to have
4 frst-class institution of learning here.
Let lis all encourage the College.
Why is it that some young people
young men and women-always
make fools of themselves at camp
meeting? We have heard of some
very ill-mmnered behavior lately,a |
lave been requested to reprimand the !
parties. Rpt reprimands will do no
good. A good heavy Sne and. if nec-
sssary, imprisonment will do more
good than a newspaper sermon. If |
they VIII not listen to the preacher /
and have tbs fear of God in bis own !
house, they viii hardly listen to US.
We suggest that the courts in future
employ one or more good detectives if
he members of the GRAND iurv will /