The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
SMALL CHANGE.

Last Sunday was a beautiful day.
Eggs are very scarce in this market.
A coal and wood yard is needed
here. Who will start one?
The pay train on the Central road
passed up yesterday morning.
Hon John S. Dickinson, of Arkan-
sas has our thanks for late Little Book
papers.
A good deal of sickness is prevalent
here now. But little of it fatal,
though.
Henry McCarley is improving his
store by taking out partition and
shining things up generally.
If we can't repair our sidewalks,
lets "sit down" on the city charter.
That's the way it is done now.
A poser-"John Henry, how came
you 500" And John Henry opened
his mouth and said chic! hic /! +! hic! ! J"
The neck of the average Milan man,
drunk or sober, Is in peril, If he at
tempts to take some of our sidewalk
in his'n.
There is some talk of establishing
Chinese laundry here. 1t is needed
very badly, and would pay. Let US
have it.
Thera is eatirely too much shooting
in the neighborhoOd of the college
nearly every night. Somebody needs
Furnishing very badly.
The Memphis Evening Herald, one
of the sprightliest, newsiest dailies liz
that city, reaches US daily, for which
the publishers have our thanks.
The wild geese are flying to the
north, said to be sure sign that the
coolest weather is over. Hunt up
your garden tools and repair them.
Hon j. w. Chpp, Senator from
the Memphis district, has our thanks
for copy of his able speech on the
state debt, delivered on the 18th inst.
"Monk" Bell, colOred, requests us
to answer that he has the finest gal
baby in the State at his house. 1t
was born last Sunday, and weighs
about fifteen pounds.
Our representative, Mr. Burnett, has
introduced bill in the Legislature to
tax marriage licenses one dollar, for
the benefit of the school fund. All
of which is very proper.
The Mckenzie Hotels, we are glad
to say, receiving liberal patronage.
Being large, well furnished house,
and IN charge of one of the best hotel
men in the state, it ought to prosper.
Subscribe for the EXCHANGE, and
send it to your relatives and friends in
Arkansas, Texas ar wherever they
are. You could not do them a ser
vice that would be more highly appre-
ciated.
The Main street bridge and plank
walk need the prompt attention Of Our
aldermen. Lebanon, in this state,
has just hadjudgment rendered against
her for $1,000, on account of bad
bridge.
Mr. j. w. Younger has just receiv>
ed stock of very fine collins, made
of rosewood and walnut, and imita-
ton of the same. They are beautis
full in their line, and will be sold very
cheap. Go and see them.
While a cistern in this city was be-
ing cleaned out few days since, a
dead baby was found by the workmen.
Who is responsible for this heinous
crime, is the question which disturbs
this community. 1t was doll baby
Parties who desire to send transient
copies of the EXCHANGE through the
mails will remember that it takes a
two cent stamp to carry them. A
number Of copies are now held in the
post Office for want of enough postage.
Nesbitt & Turner'S mill had mar
row escape last Friday. The roof of
the engine house caught fire and was
burning very fast when discovered.
BY vigorous work Mr. Turner and 9th
ers extinguished it without serious
damage.
The irpepres$ble William is a mem
Der of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. He was called upon to
pray recently and performed his part
20 well that an astonished friend peep