The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-06-20
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SMALL CHANGE.

Kead r. A. Dutfy's new locals.
1t is said that wheat will not aver,
age over two and one-half bushels to
the acre in the Eaton neighborhood.
!, The editor of. this paper is absent
this week attending the Tennessee Press
Association, now in session at Knox
vile. =
Messrs Hale d Vanhook have sold
out their stock of giOceiios to Messrs
Haynes & Rhodes, who took possess
sion last Tuesday. g.
COley has Grreenhalge's SOC Hair
Restorative. It's as good as the best,
aud only half the usual price. Try
it, and be convinced.
Our friend, w. II. Harvey, las
our thanks for , big box full of fine
vegetables three varieties of beans,
sugar beets and cucumbet's. =.
ID. A. B, stephens, iast Monday
presented us with a bag Of the finest
June peaches we hage SEEN, They
we're large, beautiful and well-r!penod.
Mr. Rankin gave US fifteen
inch limb of an apple tree which had
seventy-four well>developed apples Oh
it. They were about as thick as they
could stick. rii; -. =
One of the candidates who lives in
Milan has been so excited lately that
he actually stuck his bunch beans,
th;nking for the moment they were
butter beans. - co.
Mr. Cancer showed US a curiosity
in the egg line last week. It was
iSiamesetgin affair, the white in one
sack and the yellow in another, with
no shell on either. - .,
Our little friend, Miss Matte Hale,
has placed our frmily under Qbliga-
lions. fora splendid treat of delicious
peaches and, apples. They wereivery
fine, but not so sweet as tie little
giver. e, r,. 81
! Hon. JohE w. johnson, Of Virgin
ia, has our thanks for copy Of. his
able argument for the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad. qaqinst the Texas. Pa
cifc, made in the I. S. Senate en- !
the5th Of June.
The largest strawberry iarm in the
world is probably that of.John L.
Young, Jr., about twp miles from
Norfolk, va. He cultiyats 250
acres, ranti the yield last season was
over 100000 quarts. a..
knights belonging to Liberty Lodge !
are reminded that tomorrow (Friday) !
night will be the last meeting of this |
term, and that officers for the ensuing
terra will be elected. Every member
is expected to be present. ,....-..
d, One of the foxes of the Milanese is
to catch merchant busy and rush in
upon him and pay debts with small
silver and Dickles. The pleasure is
IN hearing that merchants remarks
while counting the dimes.
. The catalogue of Cumberland Uni
Fersity, Lebanon. Tenn.,. now before
III, s,siwws that time hogored institution
to be in 6ourishing condition. There
were 236 students the past year in at
43 of them in the Lew de,
partment. ~ 90 h
DR.. Robert Neshitt, Of this town,
last. Monday celebrated his seventy
eigth birthday by giving a. dinner to
abOu fifty of his childTee,, grand
children and great. grand children.
His friends wish him many years of
usefulness yet.
OAer towns and cities have their
dollar stores, but Milan "sees them"
and "goes several better" By estab.
fishing five cept store. The En-
porium has set aside one counter for
The sale Of o5er FIVE hundred different
articles at FIVE cents each. Go right
here and spend your nickles.
Attention is called to the announce
nent of Mr. w. e. Bell, of Dyersburg,
Ehoisacandidate for Attorney General
# this circuit. Mr. Bell is a graduate of
Lebanon Law School, and has been
successfully during the past
i've years. If elected, no doubt he
EiIl make a faithful, energetic officer.
The following officers were elected
~ Milan Lodge, No. 191, F. IL A. I
". at the last meeting: N. D. L.
Jordan, W. NJ; ]. III. Blankin-
hips. W.; WI. House. ]. W.; J.H.
,Sec'y.; r. II. Goodman, !
rr.;AJ. ]. SomerT, S. ID. Robt. I
Shepherd, j. d.; E. Sullivan,
Tyler. Lodge meets 1st Wednesday
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