The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-03-28


ly. She was sister Of Mrs ExPres>
ident Polk, of Nashville, and Of Maj.
John w. Childress, of Murfresboro.
She was born in Sumner county, aud
was united IN marriage to DIR Wm. K.
Rucker, also deceased, in 1919.
At Cedar Creek, in Green county,
East Tennessee, lives Mrs Ann Hop
kins, whose age is III years. Her
husband died about 90 years ago,
aged 109. Living, she has three sons,
George, aged 80; Abner, aged 50
Enoch, the baby, aged 80. Mrs Hop
kins enjoys excellent health, and gives
promise Of many years of life yet.
Jackson Sun: The dwelling and
kitchen of our esteemed fellow citizen,
Jo. D. Askew, of Spring Creek, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Monday
night. He,only saved few articles Of
household goods. The fire originated
in some way unknown to Mr. Askew
and when discovered was too far ad-
vanced to be brought un.ler control
by any means in his power. Loss
80. 500.
Memphis Ledger: Myers & Sneed,
as attorneys for the State National
Bank, have fled I'LL in the Chan
Gerry Court, asking for an injunction
to restrain certain parties from dis
posing Of various property, which
complainant alleges had been decided
by a. & q. Harris, of Shane, Harris
& Co., with intent to defraud their
creditors.
jackson Sun: Mr. JnO. Nichols,
/ while feeding Conger's planning mill,
in this city, last Wednesday, had his
trousers leg caught in the machinery,
and Notwithstanding he had on two
pairs of pants besides his drawers, he
was stripped in a second. Fortunate
ly bis bodily Injuries were Slight, but
his clothes were shucked OF him in
less time than it takes to shuck a
roasting ear.
Nashville Banner: Commissioner
Kilebrew yesterday received from
DR. B. Franklin Clarke, Of Charles,
ton, Mass, u letter in which he stated
tha; Il large colony was forming there
to move to Tennessee, sand that they
expected to locate on the CumGer-
land Table Land. lie also stated
that portion Of the party had al
ready startedss..f1r Tennessee to prog
pect for suitable location.
An arrested moonshiner' says
there are about 200 illicit dist;lleries /
in Putnam county, five being III cir
cult of one>half mile Every bu.hd
Of corn used produces an average Of
two and half gallons Of whisky, and
the price of corn in that locality SCI .
dom reaches fifty cents a bushel, max .
ing the price Of whisky less than
twenty centsa gallon. 1t is generally
sold at from one 10 three dollars a
gallon.
\ mania forsuicidc has attacked the
quiet town Of Fayetteville, Lincaln
county. On Thursday morning, 18th
inst, Mr. Andy Thomason, while at
his brothers house near that town,
talking wi,h lis brother, drew a pis-
tol and shot himself, not fatally, how /
ever. On the next day friday .
Viii Wilson, living in town, shot
himself in front Of a saloon, ana died
that night tioA the effects Of lhe
wound inflicted.
Hou. II. \. Riddle HIS written
letter to the editor Of the Huntsville
Sentinel, enclosing one from Hon.
Green b. ILAum, Commissioner Of
Agriculture, which gives complete F..
settlement to the twist tobacco qucs-
ton. According to the decision Of
the Commissioner, farmers can twist .
tobacco for their own Use and rot
be liable to any tax, but they viii be .
held liable for the payment of the tax
if they will sell twisted tobacco.
jackson Sum The residence, smoke .
house and kitchen Of Jno. l.. Fry, IT,,
were entirely destroyed by fire about
four o'clock last Monday evening. !
The fire orr ginated By some meat that /
was being cured by smoke in the
smoke house. The smoke house with
all lis contents was irst burned. Then
the kitchen caught and was destroyed
with all its contents. Then the dwell
ing took fire, but most all the house
hold goods were removed in dams
aged condition. No Insurance. Loss
about $1,000.