The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-30
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The telegraph company has recent
ly touched up its poles with paint.
Dewberries are plentiful here, and
selling readily al Eve cents per quart.
! Jordan has received very large
and fine stock of new goods. Read
his big ad.
The Bankrupt Store has another
change in its advertisement this week.
Read and trade.
The first peaches of the season pas
sed here last Saturday, from Gadsden,
bound for Chicago.
Hon. w. G. Whitthorne has cur
thanks for copy of bis speech on
"Laber VS.. Capital"
Much Of our county news and other
local matter will be found on the
fourth page this week.
One ftlIe prettiest railroad tracks
in the country has just been laid by
the Central road here. 1t is steel rail.
The L. q n. company has just laid
a new side track at the passenger de-
pot here, and fitted up fine new car
scale.
Our exchanges will please excuse
us for sending them half sheet this
week. Our immigration article
"cleans us out" of papers entirely.
Harrison, Donnell d Co. have re-
ceive1 beautiful new stock of Dem
orest's patterns and fashion plates. Of
course the ladies will crowd there fas-
ter than ever now.
We ought by all means to have
six foot plank walk from Main street
to the railroad crossing: but the cOrpo-
ration is "too poor" to spend money
in any such extravagant manner.
We see by San Antonio, Texas,
paper that our energetic friend and
live excursionist, Mr.. U. L. Collins,
has organized an excursion from San
Antonio to Chicago and other western
cities.
A young dry goods clerk failed to
keep an engagement with a young
lady one night last week on account
of the lightning. He got scared and
jumped into a feather bed. She went
to the party.
The passenger depot here is receiv-
ing thorough painting, inside and
out. 1t certainly needed it badly.
Both roads deserve credit for the ex.
cellent work being done ON all their
property here.
A number of parties were fined for
disorderly conduct, lewdness, etc.,
since our last, making the corporation
two or three hundred dollars richer.
We give all fair warning that we will
publish names and offences in future.
We have not the space to spare, or we
would do so this week.
A farmer near here recently thought
our city authorities were too hard on
the tramps, and concluded to stand Sc
curity for two or three, taking them
home to work for him. He picked
his men out of a number, carried them
home, fed them well, and started them
to work. In less than thirty-six hours
they had all run away.
Bishop Quintard, of this diocese, as
sisted by Rev. DIR. Collins, of Coving-
ton, held service at Clark's Hall Tues
day night. After an able sermon, urg-
ing sinners to repent and join the
church, he confirmed five ladies ald
gentlemen. A large congregation at
tended the service, many from curios-
ity, as this was the first confirmation
ever witnessed here. The Bishop is
learned. able divine and a pleasant,
sOciable gentleman. He has made
numerous friends here, all of whom
will welcome him whenever he visits
our town.
Mayor Rankin says he viii drive
the lewd women from the town and
stop traffic on Sunday at all hazards.
The saloon keepers are not the only
ones who sell on Sunday; but we
hear that several dry goods men and
others do a considerable Sunday bus
iness. As long as we have a law
prohibiting business houses from keep
ing open on Sunday, and mechanics
from working on that day, it ought to
be enforced. We hope all good citi-
zens will encourage the officers of the
law in their efforts to enforce good
order. Let every business house be
closed, or let the proprietors suffer
the full penalty for each and every
violation of the law.
Personal.
DIR. McClaran, of Trezevant, called