The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-04
SMALL CHANGE.

SMALL CHANGE.
A run away boy isadvertised among
our locals.
Why not revive our thespian club
this SUMMER
Gen. Atkins has our thanks foI
public documents.
Dogs loet. Read locals, return
dogs, and be rewarded.
Bacon, -four, meal, butter and wood
taken for the EXCHANGE.
The Emporium is still doing live
ly business. See advertisement.
A seasonable rain fell here last Fri
day, doing corn and cotton much
good.
To-day the great race between Ten
brock and Nlollie McCarty comes of
in Louisville.
Miss Ida Davie has our thanks for
some Of the biggest, finest peaches we
have seen thir year.
Green Dawson, the barber over
Sedberry & Rays solOOn, shaves for
ten cents and cuts hair for twenty-five
cents.
M. L. Baird, Esq, presented us
with some tomatoe, last Friday, one
of which weighed one pound and two
ounces.
Mrs Jones, wife of Rev Jno. w.
Jones, near Shiloh, has,our thanks for
seme splendid beets' They were
delicious.
The grand Fourth Of July demons
tration in Memphis will be witnessed
by number of Milanese. Only half
fare will be charged.
Hon. L. Q. g. Lamar, of Iissis-
sippi, has our thanks for copies of his
speech in the L. S. Senate on the
Texas Pacific railroad.
Mrs James Gibbons, Of Lavinia,
will please accept our acknowledg-
ments for a fine lot of poll beans.
They were extra large.
The Brownsville Democrat is au-
thorized by Attorney General Skef-
fiIgton to say that he is no longer a
candidate fer reelection.
Do you wish your hair 10 be soft,
silken-like, and more beautiful than
ever? Then use Greenhalge's soc
Hair Restorative at Coley's.
We are informed that the phono-
graph, or talking machine, will be
exhibited here in a few days. Due
notice of its arrival viii be given.
Milan Lodge of Odd Fellows elected
the following officers for the present
term. r. F. Haun, N, g.; r. Y.
Moore, V. G.; j. H. Dickinson, Sec
retaryi W. A. Wade, Treasurer.
Rev. ]. HI. Holt, of this city, will
deliver Masonic address at Airing
ton tonight, He viii deliver Muir
ply address at Greenfield Saturday
night and preach there on Sunday.
Parscn Holt yesterday brought US
an Irish potato vine which is eight and
one> half feet long, and an English
pea vine which is eleven and one>half
feet long. He has got one the best
gardens in town.
John Thomas, Esq, brought us the
biggest beet yesterday we ever saw.
Itweighed nine and one-fourth pounds
and was twenty-nine inches in circum-
ference. He says if anybcdy csa beat
II, he viii come again.
A concert viii be gwen at the C. P,
Church, in Greenfield, on the night of
the 18th of July, fer the purpose of
raising funds to pay for an crgar for
the church." A 6ne selection Of music
has been made, and several dialogues,
plays, etc., will be given.
Dave Taylor passed himself off
for his brother, the ReT. M. NJ.
Tays.r, at tAe barbecue in Trenton
last Monday, and dead>headed
square neal. We hope the managers
will draw on Kim for twice the cost Of.
the dinner, and collect the money
Parson Dave, you hadn't ough to do
50.
Our kind friend, z. G. jackson,
Esq, last Thursday sent us (or rather,
eur bettes~half) the ksndsomest treat
we have yet received. A large bask-
ct well Glled with raseberries, wild
goose pluaas, pears, peaches. squashes,
etc., made our hearts (ana stomachs)
happy indeed 0, for sccreef such
friends Of course we thank him.
Ne ~esld be verse than hrutes not
to dose.