The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-10
AROUND TOWN.

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A picture lottery Is the exciting
wonder on Main street this week.
4 man named Seavers, drunk and
disorderly. was locked up last evening.
Somebody ought to build an ice
house here, 1t would pay handsomely.
Harrison, Donnell d Co. have an
interesting letter to the public in their
column. Read it.
6. w. Haynes has a lot of new
locals this week. lie is the successor
of ID. b. Bryant d Co., and proposes
TO sell very low for cash.
The January number of the Rail
way Mail is a well-tilled spicy sheet.
Every employ of the Post Office De-
partment ought to subscribe for it.
People who desire to enter into fruit
and vegetable farming will find this
vicinity the best in the South. Milan
has 30 superior as shipping point.
Let our citizens follow the example
of Humboldt, and vote a tax for pub
JIG schools. 1t will fill every vacant
house in toxin and create demand
for more.
Ne want one thousand immigrants
within scope of FIVE miles around
Milan, to raise fruit and vegetables.
There will be large profits for those
who will come
The following officers of Milan
Lodge, No l55, l o o +, were in
stalled last night by ID. d. q. NJ. Sol
omon, of humboldt: a Duffy, y q !;
RY Moore, V q; j Ii Dickinson,
Secretary; " A Wade, Treasurer; !;
and Il T Haun, Warden.
Capt j IL Blakemore, of Hum
boldt, well and favorably known to
our citizens, sannounced in this paper
us candidate for sheriff. No doubt,
Il elected, he will make a most excel
lent officer.
The case Of the State rs. Dock
Blankenship for assaulting and knock
ing A. L. Lynch down with an AK
handle. Was tried before ESqr. Meals,
in town, Tuesday, and defendant fIed
SO and cost.
DIR j B johnson, late of Middle
Tennessee, has opened up in DIR Den
toms old stand, where he is prepared
10 do dental work of all kinds. We
hope our citizens will give him a gen.
erous reception.
Mr.. Burrell Welch, proprietor of
City Hotel, had n difficulty on the
platform with AlloA Stewart, growing
out of Stewart cutting his porter, in
which several blows were administer
ed by him to Stewart.
Allen Stewart haTing too much
SYhisky aboard, cgt the City Hotel
porter through the left hand last Sun
day on the platform. He was fined
$40, in default Of which he was aeDt
TO the calaboose yesterday
BY reference to our locals. it xill be
seen that j L Anderson has moved
his stock. His brother. Wm l. An
e derson, an accomplished workman and
live, go>ahead business man, will re-
main with him, and pay special atten-
tion 10 the business.
Our friends Bob Edwards and Ben
Shepherd have bought the stock of
groceries formerly belonging to Shep-
herd & Co., and will continue the
business at the old stand. They are
live men and have many friends. See
.thei: locals fof bargains.
Pete Adams and w. p. Hobbs,
both colored, engaged in a fight Mon
day evening in the rear Of Lusk's sa-
loon. Hobbs had his eye consider.
Gbiy damaged, and Adams had piece
bit out of his cheek. Both were fined
by the Mayor last Tuesday.
Mr.. Lee We'll, at the Bankrupt
store, has received fine STOCK of new
goods, which be is selling remarkably
low. Mr.. Farthing. his assistant, is
a pleasant gentleman, and will take
pleasure in waiting on the public, See
their price list in another column.
Asa LOngapd Az Hawkins. color
ed, had a set>to last Monday evening,
which resulted in Hawkins getting his
nose mashed with aat-iron. They
were up before Mayor Rankin. Tues
day, and Long fined $40 and Hag-
kins $3.50. Hawkins is very serious
ly hurt, we are informed.
Trustee Long will make a last call
for taxes as follows: AT Humboldt,
Friday and Saturday, Jan. % and
26. At Pickettville, Monday and
Tuesday, Jan. IS and 20. at Milan,