The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-25
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To-day is thanksgiving. Doubles:
several turkeys will bite the duet.
Rev. J. F. Garrett will preach at
Methodist church next Sunday night.
Capt. H. P. Miller and lady left for
Memphis on Tuesday for brief stay.
L. b. Fife, a staunch basiness man
of Nashville, was'in town last Monday.
Capt. r. P. Cole, wife and daugh-
YER passed here yesterday en- route to
Grenada and New Orleans on a trip
of pleasure
Miss Nina Priest, one of our most
charming and cultivated young ladies,
left yesterday for Bradford, where she
will take charge ola music class.
G. A. Mckenzie, the accammOdat-
ing agent of the L. q n. Express,
slipped and fell on, the steps leading to
the City Hotel Tuesday morning, Sc
verely injuring his knee.
Since our last issue ice has formed
to the thickness of about four inches
here and the snow has only partially
disappeared. As we 60 to press it is
sleeting and pedestrians have slip
perry time.
County superintendent of public
instruction are warned that school APP
paratus swindlers are again abroad in
rhe land. They have recently cheat"
the people of Smith county out of
good sum of money.
Just as we go to press the painful
news reaches us that Geo. S. Cunning
ham, one of our best citizens, breath
ed his last at his residence near town
at o'clock this morning. He died
of pneumonia after brief illness.
Prof. j. /. d. Kinds, of Lebanon,
who is known by some ofour citizens,
was last Sunday married to Mrs Ba-
SHE Lindsleyof that town. He and
his accomplished Bride have the wri-
ter's sincere good wishes for their hap
piness.
Many young man has worked his
way to "a good paying situation by
takin. course of instruction at the
Evansville Commercial College, Of
Evansville, Ind. Others still have
the same opportunity. A word to the
wise is sufficient.
There are merchants in Milan who
do theirIfull duty toward their news,
paper, and there are Others who do
nothing, and very little of that. We
call upon Il generous public to make
the distinction for themselves, and IN
wife attention t. depot sign boards.
Mr W. L. Mcdonald, of Upton
county, passed through here yesterday
with three magnificent imported Per.
cheron horses-two stations sod n
mare. We are glad to see fine horses
being brought into West Tennessee.
1t is an evidence of enterprise and
prosperity.
We are glad to know that many Of
our readers make it point to stop at
Gaston's hotel, Memphis. 1t is Ger
tainly one of the best in the south. |
The rooms are pleasant, the cuisine
perfect, and the gentlemanly proprie>
tor aud hi, genial fret mate" Mr.. |
two of the best men into
whose hands 10 fall that we know.
Stop at GRston's by all means.
Our distinguished fellow citizen, DR.
NJ. ID. l.. Jordan, will be a candidate
for Comptroller before the next Legis-
lature. He is a gentleman OF schol-
arly attainment, an excellent business
man and possessed of sterling integ-
rity-strong points in the character of
any one who aspires to the position.
The doctor enjoys large and lucra-
tive practice here and is well up in
his profession. He served ore term
in the State Senate with credit and
giving satisfaction to his
constituency. We trust our friends
in the Legislature will take DR.. Jor
dams candidacy into favorable consid.
Grafton, for if elected he will perform
the functions of his Office satisfactorily |
10 all concerned.