The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-10
Huntingdon.
From the Huntington vindicstor,

From the Huntington VindicstOr.
The Burch troupe of this place, as
sisted by Frank Beasly and blind
lady musician, will in few weeks
start out through the country giving
musical entertainments.
Through the efforts of Senator \.
G.. Hawkins, who is Secretary Of the
American Bible Society at this place,
donation of sixty>twO elegantly
hound testaments to each of the suns
day schools here. The schools last
Sunday voted resolution Of thanks
for the same.
We learn from gentlemen rep: e.
senting several different portions of
the county. that all the meat in their
neighborhuod, killed before the recent
warm spell, has spoiled. The dam
age done in Carroll county in this
way will in all probability reach sew
eral thousand dollars.
\ Young man named Frank Aikcns,
whose parents reside i'll the vicinity
of Chapel Hill, in this county, but
who has been in town for the past
two or three weeks under the treat
ment of physician for consumption,
died very suddenly at the Brown HO-
teI, last Monday morning. The
night before he set up in the Office Of
the hotel until about ten o'clock, and
conversed very freely with some
young men. The next day he was
very i'll, and messenger was dis
patched for his father who arrived
here about ten hours after his son died.
There is one more unfortunate Ill
town. Christmas eve night Bob
Martin, a boy about fourteen years
old, attempted 10 have little Christ
mas on grand scale, 50 he loaded
up an old mortar called the fifty
six" and touched it oti:-he can't ex>
actly tell whether it touched him off
or not. At any rate he was the
worse damaged of the two. His eyes
were closed almost entirely up, his
hair burned off, and his face blacken-
ed with power. He has been in bed
ever since. Almost every time there
is a jubilee of any kind here, some
one gets hurt with that old cannon.
Throw it in the creek.
From the Huntington Republican.
The Good Templar Society organ
lied some time ago is making rapid
progress. Quite IA number have
joined during the past two weeks,
and we learn of Others whose petitions
have been sent in. We are glad to
state that not one of the number vio-
lated their pledge during the. Christ
mas holidays. which was entirely
against the prediction of the enemies
to the cause. The leaders should feel
greatly encouraged over their success
full efforts, and continue the good
work, which will, as it has already
done. bring about a great reforma
tion in Huntingdon.
At regular meeting Of Hunting
don Lodge. No. 305. Knights Of
Honor, the following named members
were elected officers for the next en-
suing six months:
SW Hawkins, Dictator.
j " Walters, Vice Dictator.
CA Holladay. Assistant Dictator.
j j Shelly. Guide.
Ii w Grizzard, Reporter.
w b Grizzard, Financial Reporter.
Jo McCracken, Treasurer.
III d Caldwell, Guardian.
W G Parker, Sentinel.
b i Harrison, Chaplain.
w NJ Wright, 10 McCracken and
a q Hawkins were elected Trustees
to serve for for the incoming twelve
months.
The following marriage licenses
were issued:
John X Cox and Emma Ross.
j L Williams and Donna Wilson.
e II Palmer and NJ A Simmons.
Ell w Kee and NJ Z Williams.
B l. Britt and o L Pace.
w A Barger and l. X Browning.
w H Eason and Beverly Allen.
j + Gates and Frances l. Russell.
ID Dodd and A j Shipman.
L + kizer and Elizabeth I Fite.
+ w King and w II Robinson.
w G Perry and Della II Mailer.
j G Pinner and Martha c Simpson.
J Z Brady and S p Harris.
II Patterson and Marth Travis.
n Baker and w p Quinn.
& NJ Collins and Francis A Carter.
John King and Mary A Evans.
j A Stewart and A L Lusk.
Alfred Green and Nancy f Huey.
j o Dinwide and Tenny Snead.
Thomas O'Dav and Thilatha Crum.
James Newbill and l. V Blanks.