The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
AROUND TOWN.
Tomorrow is Good Friday.

documents of value.
Next Sunday is Easter Sunday.
Also, All FOOLS Day.
Hon H. T. johnson has our thank:
for public documents of value.
Haun q Williamson have q jack
by the name of Mark Twain. Sug-
gestive.
Rev. r. Burns sent us some ''gar-
den sass" the other day, for which he
has our thanks.
The boys are setting trees on the
College grounds and naming them for
their sweethearts.
MrJ. P. Weatherford, of this place,
attended Presbytery at Kenton, and
returned yesterday.
If you want a scholarship in first.
class commercial college, call at this
Office and buy one very cheap.
Messrs. E. A. Collins and A. ,Jor-
dan have been quite sick since our
last issue. Both are convalesccnt.
Mr. Fisher, Assistant Superinten.
dent of the Southern Express Com,
pany, was in town few oursyester.
day.
Our merchants-especialIy. the ad,
vertisers-did "!and Office" b9sihess
last Saturday. A big CROWD MAS in
town. .@z.E;,;,
F. w. Helmick, Cincinnati has our
thanks for a beautiful piece of music
"He Holds the Fort of Heaven" a
tribute to the memory of P. P. Bliss.
Since the ten per cent. law was re.
pealed, you are not allowed to charge
over six per cent. on your money.
Wen quit lendingou Can'tstand it.
Baird has just received one of the
handsomest new soda fountains in the
State. 1t is perfect beauty, and al
most makes your mouth water to look
at it.
We understand there are three
young ladies in town who are so fond
ofpreserves that they carry them with
them when visiting, wrapping them
in their dresses and packed in satchels.
Under a new law of this state, cam
didates for county or state offices, or
for congress, are permitted to vote in
any ward or district in their county
in which they may be on the day of
election.
Last Saturday night and Sunday
were wintry days. Rain and sleet
came in profusion. Sunday night ice
formed nearly half an inch thick.
Since then the weather has cleared
off beautifully.
Our Mayor and City Marshal are
still "going for" the demi monde.
One of the soiled doves was arrested
Tuesday night, after lively chase.
The white man with her came near
being captured.
To show the good of advertising,
we will state that w. ]. House put a
card in this paper last week, and on
Saturday he sold more than he had
altogether in two weeks before. He
does what he proposes to do, and the
people have confidence in him.
Mr. G. 7. Kelly, of Franklin, KY,
will give a public lecture ON temper
ance at the Methodist church, Friday
and Saturday nights, March 30th and
3lst, at s O'Clock. He proposes to
organize a lodge of Good Templars, il
Milan wants one.
Mr. R. T. Davis has a new adver-
tisement. He wants to close out all
dry goods, etc., in his house and de-
vote his energy to the grocery bust
ness. To do this he proposes to sell
at cost and less than cost. All who
know him know that he means what
he says. Go to Davis for bargains.
Bob Haun has decidedly the finest
horse We have seen lately. He re-
Gently bought. him at Bowling Green,
Ky. Duluth" is beautiful mahog>
any bay and as pretty as picture.
The best part is, he is pure-blooded
Lexington horse, and everybody knows
that stock to be the best. We are
glad that our people are taking so
much interest in fine stock, and hope
to see it increased.
"W. NJ. c." sends us communi-
cation entitled Hereafter" which
we must respectfully decline. 1t is
too long for our columns. Besides,
we cannot publish controversial arti-
cles on theological or other sub
jects. We must devote our space
strictly to news, and that in as great
variety and as few words as possible.
We are glad to receive short, newsy
letters, but have no room for lectures,
sermons, poetry, etc.
Il don't pay not to advertise. Fer
instance, a firm in this town, year
or two since, said they didn't care to
advertise. The other merchants BY
advertising, would bring trade to
town anyhow, and they would get
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