The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-07
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Wheat sowing is progressing very
fevorably IL this section now.
We are under obligations to DIR.
johnson Eor EpRors extended us last
week.
Some of our Nmrods are about to
be off fg Reelioet on hunting ex-
cursion.
T. J. Williams, G. d NJ, has lot
of new Chancery sales ADVERTISED Sn
ahs papeE
Business begins to be iveiy. A
great deal of cotton begIlS to crowd
our streets.
Nearly III cur citizens have return
ed, aad the town begins to assume It's
usual aspect.
Mr. Crump, the jeweler, after sum
mer vacation in Middle Tennessee.
LAS returned.
City Tax Collector Biankinsh;p !.ss
an advertisement in this paper of in-
telest TO tax payers.
We are gla& to learn that Billy
Rgham is cQnvaleScent. We hope
soon to see him on duty again,
Il. j. Robertson has lot of new
locals this week. He is doing a rous-
ing business, s'e are glad to say.
! q. G. Green's Pictorial Almanac
fer 1879 is Il handsome affair and
! reflects credit on the publisher.
Pratt's school house, in district No.
l, was burned last Tuesday morning.
The fire was caused by defective fue.
Marshal Lusk has about one dozen
tramps under his CHARGE now, whom
he proposes to work on the streets to-
day.
Harrison, Donpel d Co. have open
ed out a big stock, apd are now doing
a rousing business. See their adver>
tisement.
| a. Jordan is doing a fns business
with his big stock of new goods. He
has an interesting new column tlis
week. Read it.
Work on the new hotel is progress
sing very fast now, a laFge force Of
hands having been added this week.
We hope to SEQ the building finished
at an early day.
Mr. ". NJ. Mccall and family re-
turned from Middle Tennessee last
week. They were accompanied hy
our charming young lady friend, Miss
Kate Harrison.
Nashville American of Wednesday:
a. w. Raines. T, J. VIII ans; J. j..
Rigsbea. S. II. Hale and John Mar
tin were yesterday commissioned no
taries public for Gibson county.
We are requested to announce that
the Howard Association will hold
meeting to morrow Friday night at
Clark's Hall. As 1t will he the last
meeting of the Howards, the pub
lie are invited to attend.
We hope to make the EXCHANGE
Il better paper than ever now. Let
us hear from all our correspondents
regularly. Write us short, newsy let
tiers. We are making arrangements
to print the best newspaper iii the
South.
We hope Our,cotton buyers ana
shippers will not forget that Day d
Proudft and II: b. Howell Il Co.,
Of Memphis, are sound, reliable
houses to ship to. They deserve the
patronage Of our people, and we hope
they will receive liberal share.
Mr. o. +. Canrwell, of Memphis,
and Miss Lizzie II. Barton, were mar
ried last mig hi at the residence of the
brides father, in this city, by Be-. NJ.
NJ. Taylor. We wish the handsome
groom and beautiful bride all the hap
piness they can ask for in this world.
\ number of our subscribers have
become delinquent during the past
few months. As q change has taken
effect in the publication of the paper
it will be necessary for them to let us
hear from them right away. Other
wise their names viii be dropped.
Gentlemen, come up and renew.
Memphis Ledger: A great insti-
tuition is j. c. Ramsey's coffee stand
at Milan. Despite quarantine, cpl
denies, and other disturbing affairs;
Mr.. Ramsey manages to keep his
stand open day and night for the ac-
commodatior Of railway travellers.
Such a man deserves monument.
Our heroic HOwards, we un-
derstand, owe small balance for
debts contracted for the benefit Of our
sufferers. We hope the amount will
be promptly met by our people.
These noble men risked their lives
for our people, and did not charge one
cent for their services, besides giving
literally themselves. Let us be
prompt in meeting their bills.
Abolt thirty or forty tFamps board,
ed through freight train on the
Central road, at Fulton, last Tuesday