The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-12
sMiLf CHANGE.

us yesterday a branch of dcgwocd
which was in full bloom: We hear
that cherry trees are also in bloom.
JIM Ewing, oolored, stole shirt
from Thos. Clark, cOlored, last Mons
day. Esquire Jordan sent him to Jail
for trial.
Mr. d. Ewing, one of the best mes
sengers in the employ of the Southern
Express Company, fills Dir Hines
plabe during his absence.
A little negro boy fell into pile OF
lime which was being Stacked at
Esquire Jordan's last Saturday, ana
had his FACE badly burned.
We understand that Ret. w. T.
Boiling, who is well known and has
many friends here, has been transfer
ed to tie Virginia Conference.
Owing to the absence Of the pastor;
Rev. NJ. NJ. Taylor preached at the
Methodist church last Sunday. He
delivered an excellent discourse.
Mr. Arthur Eastwood, of Madrid
Bend, Mo-, is in t5wh boxing up a
location to go into business here. We
would be glad to see him stay here!
Messrs Geo. Bryant, w. q. LoE-
rance and B. f. VeseE, we learn, have
done SOME excellent work oil the road
near Che Cunningham firm, levclling,
repairing, etc.
The Emporium has big new ad-
vertisement tti5 week. They have
got more new boots and shoes there
than we have seen this season, and
they sell very low.
Mr. w. j. Hine, our excellent Ex-
press agent, having received months
furlough, left last Friday with His
wife on a visit to Columbia. We wish
them a pleasant time.
The mails are badly deranged, the
postal clerks being overworked. We
did not get Fridays and Saturdays
Nashville papers Until Monday. eatIe
with other Middle Ttnnessee pdpers.
BY reference to our new advertise
ments it will be seen that Mr. Cunning
ham proposes to stand his fine Bull,
Orion. This is rare chance for cat
tie raisers, and it ought not to be neg>
lectet.
Mr. Perkins, Capt Pardue's Secreta-
ry, volunteered to go to Holly Springs
last week and fill the position Of Ex>
press agent there. He IS heroic
young man, and should be remember
ed by me company.
Mr. Ice We'll left yesterday for the
cities, where he will lay in
his fall and winter goods. He has
built up a fine trade Here, and prdpos-
cs to increase itby keeping more goods
and finer goods than ever.
The arrival of bouncing fine boy
at the residence of Our friend Tom,
Harrison last Wednesday made him
the happiest man in SIX states. THIS
accounts f-r the Emporium advertise
ment not being changed last week.
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald, Of this city,
who is seventy-eight years old, has
recently pieced quilt which contains
290S pieces. 1t of the Philadelphia
pattern. She offers it fer
sale, and we hope some one will buy
it, as she needs money, and is n worthy
old lady.
Mrs. w. ]. Hine and Mrs. r. I.
Davis took up a collection last %ee6
Cor tie yellow fever sufferers, to be
used here If it should become necessa-
ry; otherwise to be sent where most
needed. 1t was placed in the hands
If Mayer Rankin. We give the list
elsewhere.
The County ClerkshiSo is still in a
The Coroiler made a state
nent of the affair to the County Court
md refused to decide who w&s elected.
Carne has flied a petition to contest
the election, and Holmes has filed
demurrer The matter will be consiG-
ered at the October term.
Miss Emma Mcdonald, Mrs Duff
ry's popular and accommodating as
;istant, having received a months fur
ough, left to visit her relatives aud
her many friends in the country. We
wish her a pleasant time, and that we
nay soon see her bright face At the
I'D and familiar millinery store.
The press and the people ouS hit not
% abuse the express company because
| man occasionally leaves his post or
lies in the infected district. Every
nan will be replaced as promptly as pos
able. The company Is doing noble
work, and all of for nothing. Let us
lot "look gift horse in the mouth"
The convention which met at Tren-
on last Saturday, instructed TO cast
he vote 6f Gibson county solid for g.
). Cunningham for Floater. Mr. Gun
lingham is well and favorably known
o the people of the county, as man
# sterling worth and ability. He is
farmer, and to I'm is Gibson coun-