The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-02

The Baptist Sunday School Insti
tute will hold meeting in Trenton
next Sunday.
The Trenton Herald made its bow
to the public last week, ali smiles and
pretty words. May it continue hap
py and prosperous.
From the Trenton Mirror
A soiled dove from Humboldt was
lodged in jail here this week. 1t is
not safe for them TO attempt to ply
their vocation here.
C. p. McGinisey, few years ago
soap maker and dealer in this place,
now lies in Jail at Ashville, N. G., to
await trial for the murder of negro,
there. After quarrel with the negro
boy, McGimsey got his pistol and fired
repeatedly into the body of his VIC
tim.
Mr. w. +. Blakemore showed us,
few days ago, several specimens of the
currency of the revolutionary period
dated 177S, just century ago. Both
the paper and printing were of the
rudest character. The bills were of
the following denominations, one for
$4,000, one for Is pounds, and one
for $500. One of the bills read as
follows, s--Spanish milled dollars
or the value of thereof in gold or sill
yer to be given in exchange for this
bill at the Treasury of Virginia, signed
II. Cooke, A. CRAIG.
John G.. Ferguson, a boot maker,
while beastly drunk, beat his wife 10
an outrageous manner last Thursday,
for which Offense he was arraigned be-
fore the Recorder and fined twenty
dollars. Such an outrage was never
before committed in this community.
And while we would not as a general
thing advocate the execution of Judge
Lynch's DEGREES, if all we hear in this
aggravated case should prove to be
true, we would gladly record the fact
that this wife whipper had received
thirty and nine lashes from an indig-
nant community. Since writing the
foregoing Ferguson has been again
arrested for a similar. but more aggra-
waited ofense, and fined forsy dollars.
In default of bail he now languishes
in Jail.
From the Trenton Herald.
Miss Mollie Redman, for sometime
past the accomplished organiSt of the
Episcopal church in Trenton, is teach
ing a music class at Lebanon, Tenn.
The funeral of Mrs. Bette Lou
Jones will be preached by Rev. Joe
McLesky, at Oakland church, ] miles
east of Gibson Wells, on the first Sun
day in May.
The attorneys for the city of Tren-
ton in the suit against the holders of
bonds and the Tennessee Central Rail
road Company, have been taking depo-
sitions in the city of Nashville, and
express much hope of being able to
have the bonds declared void.
The Murphy movement has been
inaugurated at several places in the
county by Messrs. John w. Cox, Geo.
B. Hicks, George z. Glass and others,
assisted by John r. Smith, secretary,
and J. D. Hill, chief singer. The first
meeting was held in District No. 6, at
the shelter" Sixty FIVE signed the
pledge. Mr.. j. w. Taliaferro was
elected president. The next meeting
was at Brazil, where one hundred sign
ed--every card that was carried out
having been signed. Mr.. Andrew
Donaldson was chosen President. At
Eaton though the weather was unpleas-
ant, ,one hundred and forty-fve signed
the pledge. Mr.. w. H. Davi Ison
was elected President. On last Sun
day a meeting was held at Eldad. At
first it seemed very dry, even to Mur
phys, for water was scarce, and it takes
a great deal of it to run a Murphy
meeting. But after six or eight good
speeches were made, and fourteen or
fifteen songs were sung, the ranks were
broken, and ffty-one signed the pledge
mostly grown men. Mr.. Henry
Ha per was then made President
Weekly meetings will be held by these
organizations.