The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-19
SMALL CHANGE.

said TO be very tlne.
Bacon, -four, meal, butter and wood
taken for the EXCHANGE
Hon. r. P. Cole, OF Paris, was here
a little while last Monday.
Sheriff Arnold. Deputy Ing, and
NJ. NJ. Neil, Esq, were in town Tues
day.
Clerk and Master Williams has a
number of land sales advertised in this
paper.
Mr. Geo. Ray, of the popular "New
York Sample Room" is visiting rela-
tives in Pinson Station.
0n,the 18th inst. Mr. w. G. Jacobs
of this city became the proud father
of a fne fifteen-pound boy.
Capt. Bill Moore brought us a
"snake shed" Tuesday which was over
six feet long. A chicken snake drop
ped it.
We have not received the local list
of contributions to the fever sufferers
this week. Hope to give it in full in
our next.
Mr. Sam. Miles has returned from
a visit to his fathers family, below
Brownsville. He can be found Oh his
bench at the red store.
We hear some complaint of rust in
cotton, and it is feared the crop will
be damaged somewhat. 1t is not as
good as has been anticipated.
Several bales of new cotton have
been shipped from here. In our first
issue in October we propose topublish
the shipments for this month.
Judge 10. Hawkins is a candidate
for the Legislature in Carroll county.
He is one of the best men in the coun-
ty for the place.
Our friend w. G.. Nanhook can
now be found behind Brown d Dick
sons counters, where he is ready and
will be glad to see his friends.
Mr. j. ID. Caldwell, three miles
north of here, sold 1865 watermelons
from three acres of ground this sum
mer. They averaged over ten cents
each.
Eli Stone left last week to buy the
fall and winter goods for the Banner
Store" He has had much experience
and will select fine stock suitable to
this market.
Shiloh camp>grOund quarantined
against Milan a week or two since.
And yet some of the neighbors came
to town nearly every day, and were al
lowed to retu n.
We hope collections for the fever
sufferers will be lifted at all our
churches next Sunday. Handsome
sums have been raised in that way all
over the country.
Col. Phil. Donnell, of the Empori-
uD1, left last Tuesday for the northern
cities, to buy fall and winter goods for
his house. Look out for something
extra in few days.
BY reference to our announcement
column it will be seen that V. l..
Ware, Esq, is candidate for Mayor.
He is talented young lawyer, and
is competent to make good officer.
The camp meeting at Wrighfs
Chapel closed last Saturday with q
conversions. The attendance was
large and the behavior very good in
deed, for which the trustees and stew
ards return thanks.
Our city authorities have quaran>
tined against the mails from the
south. The Surgeon General of the
U. S. Army says there has never been
known case where person contract
ed yellow fever from the mails.
Miss Lizzie Bryant, one of Milan's
handsome young ladies, left las: Fri
day for Trezevant and McLemores-
vile, where she will visit her many
friends. We wish her pleasant time,
and that she may return home soon.
Mr. ID. Ewing remained in charge
OF the express Office here only short
time. He was sent to Terrence, six
miles this side of Grenada, TO relieve
that stricken city, the agent there be-
ing down. Mr. Jas. +. Porter, of
Nashville, now has charge of the of,
flee. He has had much experience.
and is an accommodating gentleman.
DIR r w. Scott, Secretary of our
Board of Health, took a little run
into Memphis last Thursday, return
ing on Friday. As he had disobeyed
the orders of the Board of Aldermen
and Board OF Health by coming into
town from an infected city, he was
required to leave town and stay out
twelve days. Our authorities are de-
termined to enforce. the quarantine in
the strictest manner, and without par