The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
SMALL CHANGE.

A. Jordan paid IL cents for cotton
yesterday.
Our McLemores7ille letter is una
voidably crowded out this week.
Is it not about time for county and
city candidates to begin to announce
themselves.
When the Tennessee Central railroad
comes to Milan, other roads will come
here for connections.
Every voter who has the true IN,
terests of Milan at heart will vote for
the Tennessee Central K. r.
Fine rains fell here last Sunday and
Monday mornings. They were need
cd, NJ the dust was almost iutolerable.
DIR Bob. McClaran is attempting to
humbug our readers on the statione-
nv business in this issue. See locals.
The advaace in property when we
get the Tennessee Central railroad
will pay the sum asked from US in
three months.
The railroads are 60 busy that il is
next to impossible to get cars now to
do local work. We have never seen
such a rush here.
Milan paid nearly as much for cot
ton on Tuesday as New York city,
there being only I of cent difference
in favor of New York.
The Tennessee Central railroad at
Milan will give us three first class
roads, and then our population will
double itself in five years.
When we secure the Tennessee
Central K. r., Milan will be the finest
location for manufactures in West
tennessee Let US have the road.
The Pratt Gin Company, advertis-
ed in these columns, have moved back
to Memphis, and are prepared to
serve their friends promptly on short
notice. By all means give them the
preference in your orders.
There we're more negroes III town
last Saturday than We have seen in
long time. They have been busy pick
ing cotton all the fail, and came in
Saturday to do their trading. They
all had money, spent it freely, and
were happy.
Burtow has moved his bakery and
restaurant to the house next door to
Hallstrom, on Main street. He
showed us, the other day, beautiful
pyramid cake just made, which would
be an elegant ornament for a wedding
dinner or supper.
Capt. Jno. D. Lusk is announced
in this issue for reelection to the Of
fee of City Marshal. The Captain
has made a genial and clever officer,
and stood at his post of duty during
the prevalence of fever here last year,
and didn't finch during the past sum-
mer when an epidemic threatened our
people. At any rate his claims are
in the hands of his friends, and he
asks their kind consideration.
From Ludden 4 Bates Southern
Music house, Savannah, Ca, We re-
ceived a copy OF Pulaski March, writ
ten by Prof Henry Shoeller, of Dali
ton, Ga, specially Tor the Savannah
Centennial, Oct. 9th, 1879, and play
ed by the Thirteenth U. S. Infantry
Band at the laying of the Jasper Mon
ument corner stone. The March is
brilliant and inspiring, but not diff
cult Bands are playing it generally
and it is voted genuine success. 1t
should grace every Southern girls
piano. ALI music dealers sell it.
Send 40c. for copy.
We notice the jackson Tribune and
Sun is making considerable noise over
the fact that jackson cotton buyers
have very low through rates TOR freight
to the East and Europe. We here.
by inform planters and all interested
that Milan has just as low rates as any
point in West Tennessee, outside of
Memphis, and that our buyers pay as
high or little higher than any point
in West Tennessee, outside of Mem
phis-and they are willing to show
the books and papers Our ship
ping facilities are unsurpassed, and
our buyers will always pay top figures.
Onr stirring and thrifty merchant,
A. G. Hamilton, whose enterprise
never sleeps, has spread new list of
prices for the public eye in this issue.
He has just received his third fall
stock from tae eastern markets, and
his daily sales are simply wonderful.
In the line of calicoes snd domestics,
he has large stock; in boots and
shoes, this department is full, while