The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-16
HUNTINGDON.

Leech, the Republican nominee for
Sheriff, is opposed to negro jurles.
Ridgeley, editor of the Republican
and candidate for Register, is strongly
in favor of them. Now, what are the
Republicans of Carroll going to do
about ii!
A little FIVE year old son of Frank
Gibson, five miles east of Huntingdon,
while playing with "navy six" last
Sunday morning, was fatally shot in
the head. Why will people allow fire
arms to lie loosely around where chil>
dren can get hold of them?
The Republicans in Carroll held a
convention last Monday week to nom-
mate candidates for county officers,
with the following result: for Sheriff,
I. T. Leach; County Court Clerk,
Elijah Falkner; Register, E. G..
Ridgely; Trustee, Frank Rogers. Levi
McEwen, of Huntingdon, was tender
ed the nomination for Circuit Court
Clerk but declined. This leaves w.
B. Grizzard, the present efficient clerk,
without opposition.
On the first Monday the Carroll
Democracy met in convention in
Huntingdon and appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the State Judicial
Convention L NJ. Beckerdite, B.
G.. Ezzell, II. C. Townes, w. NJ.
Wright, John Warlick, E. T. Bohan-
non, j. II. Hillsman, Newt. Lank-
ford, VIM. johnson, ]. w. Phillips,
/. NJ. l.. Baker, and w. S. Stephens.
They were requested to vote upon
the first ballot in the nominating con-
vention at Nashville, on the 29th inst, q,
for the present Supreme bench for
Supreme court judges for this state:
after the first ballot, if no nomination
should be then made, the delegation
will exercise a sound discretion.
From the Huntingdon Vindicator.
We notice one solemn, solitary Af
rican at work grading the streets. He
is slow but sure, and gradually i'm
proves our town,
The case of Geo. W. Harris VS. the
Louisville and Memphis Railroad, in
which Harris sues for ten thousand
dollars damages was set for trial at
next term of the court.
Marriage licenses issued during the
past week:
J. H. Gray and S. c. Phipps.
Frank Patterson and Bette Bell.
r. j. Bennett and A. E. Phipps.
E. G. Ridgley, candidate for Reg
ister. proprietor of the Republican
and Post Master is an open and avow-
ed advocate of negro juries in this
county. His paper, the Republican,
takes a bold stand for negro juries
ard Ridgley. upon this issue, expects
to get the entire colored vote of this
county.
E. G. Ridgley has resigned the Of
fee of postmaster at this place. He
received the nomination for Register
Monday, and thinking it might look
greedy to want so many offices, gave
up the one in which there was the
least pay. We hear there are several
applicants for the position thus made
vacant, and know for certainty that
Miss Wilhella Hawkins and Joe Bre-
ward are. Petitions were circulated
yesterday, and many men signed
them all. The perqulsites of the Office
amount to $40 per month.
From the Huntingdon Republican.
Strawberries from Milan are sold in
town now.
Kyle's chapel, about six miles east
of town, will be dedicated on the first
Sunday in June. Many will probably
go from here.
We have heard that two Of our lead
ing citizens propose building a new
Methodist church at this place We
hope they are in earnest
We were sorry to hear of the pain
full accident which happened to our
friend ESQ. ]. w. Roberts, of Cedar
Grove, last Monday. He had started
to town and come some distance, when
his horse threw him, breaking his arm
and severely bruising him.