The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30
AROUND TOWN.

-AAS fDADoh AeeAaihAh AtdS luS lilal1hS
Of this editor for a boquet of beautiful
flowers.
VIM Mccoy, Esq, complimented
the EXCHANGE corps yesterday with
a lot of excellent peaches.
Watermelons and peaches are
drug in this market, and the pigs are
happy. So are the doctors.
j. i. Jones has lost 4 saddle and
birdie, for which he advertises in an
other column.
Coley q DickinsOn's Eureka Chill
Cure is said to he a never-failing
remedy. See notice.
4 number of our citizens think of
attending the grand barbecue and
speaking at Trezevant tomorrow.
Delinquent corporation taxpayers
will find local notice in another col,
umn in which they are interested.
The last day or two have been ex-
tremely hot, the thermometer indi-
eating as high as ninety-four degrees
once or twice.
Williams, Smith Il Co. have moved
to Jordan's old stand, and are now
opening new goods and putting on
their best looks.
II. j. Robertson is receiving a big
stock of new goods, and he proposes
to sell them out fast and cheap. See
his new local notices.
Harrison, Donnell d Go have ell
larged their room by taking the rear
part of the room next door. This is
a good and roomy move.
Another big basket of apples and
pears reached our house last Saturday
evening, for which we are again under
obligations TO Mr. Rankin.
Mr. w. 2. Childress, of Hope Hill,
sent US big basket full of fine peach
es Tuesday. There is an enormous
crop Of this excellent fruit in that
neighborhood.
Notwithstanding the assertions last
spring that the peaches were all killed
in this section, there have been more
brought into this market than for
several years past.
Several members of the Twelfth
Tennessee Infantry (Confederate),
living here, speak of trying to get up
a reunion of the members of the old
regiment. Let them have it, and let
it be at Milan.
Nearly every week a number of
our subscribers call for their papers
on Wednesday. We notify all that
we do not go to press until Thursday
morning; consequently the papers
cannot be delivered until that time.
We are in receipt of an invitation
from the international Exhibition
Company to be present at the reception
ceremonies to the governors of tie
different states, which takes place in
the Exhibition building in Philadel-
phia to>day.
Hale d Vanhook have something
new here in the shape of wheat drill.
Every farmer ought to have one, and
the one they are selling is the best.
Call on them at Williams, Smith d
Co.'S old stand, to which place they
have moved, and examine it.
Mr. John Tygard, formerly on the
L. d n. road, is now keeping hotel
at Hebron, Ohio. If he makes as
good & hotel keeper as he did conduc-
tor, he will soon have his house full,
and we have no doubt he is comper
tent to do that very thing. We wish
him great success.
Demorest's Illustrated Monthly for
September contains two steel plate
engravings: One of "Minion-from
Goethe's Wilhelm Meister;" the other
a fine double portrait of w. Jennings
Demorest and Nine. Demorest. Al |
50, the usual fashion plates and news,
besides other readable matter.
A number of young gentlemen got |
up a hop in Masonic Hall last Tues
day night, which WAS well attended |
and enjoyed nearly all night. About |
twenty couples were on the floor at a
time. a number of ladies and gen.
tIemcn from Il distance attended, |
among whom, Of course, was our agile
young friend Enloe, of the jackson
Sun. The next time he comes to
Milan to a dance, and don't report at
these headquarters, we shall see that
Mrs Z. is duly informed of his carry
ings-on. In fact, we don't know if it
would not be better for her to come
along with him next time. We here
by invite her in advance. The music
for the occasion was excellent. Could
not be otherwise, as it was by the
Milan band:
Personal.
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