The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-18
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appointments.
Don't fail to read our new adver
tisements this week.
A big white frost fell Tuesday night
II looks like winter again.
There was very pleasant socia
hop ut the Milan House on Tuesda,
night.
Bailey's deservedly popular dra
saatic company will visit Milan agair
GA tbs 1st Of April.
The Sun shone brightly on Wednes
day. rejoicing every one after the un
Asaally cloudy and raiuy season.
The case of the State VS. Scott, for
killing Oliver, will probably be up in
the Law Court today in Humboldt.
The Huntingdon Republican has
reduced its size. and is now just hall
as large as the EXCHANGE. Price
enc dollar per annum.
Bill Bates, colored, was arrested
last Sunday, charged with setting FIRE
g the town last June. His trial viii
come DIP here tomorrow.
Last Monday and Tuesday were
miserable days. Rain and sleet fell
all day Monday, and Tuesday wac
cloudy, cold and gloomy. with ice in
the morning. AA
His Homer, Mayor Hale, scooped
offenders last Monday to the tune of
more than fifty dollars, forty two Of
which went into the city treasury.
They we're generally drunk aud disor-
DERBY.
We are glad to see our city officers
taking energetic steps to stop the
absminsble Sunday whiskey traffic
and drunkenness on our streets. 1t
has been disgrsceful to our town.
Two or three arrests we're made list
Sunday.
We learn that Mayor Hale has de-
termired to stop so much rowdyism
and swearing ON the streets on "horse
swapping days" If he will force the
traders to move out of town TO do
their trading he will please the peace
living citizens of our town.
The Nashville Dental Association
did itself an honor last week in elect
ing DR. j. Y. Crawford as President
Of that body. 1t is an henor well-de.
served BY the accomplished Doctor,
and one which his many friends in
this part of the state are pleased to
zee csnferred OF him.
Two negroes were arrested here
the other day for jumping on train
"to take little ride" which is posi-
lively against the city law, as will be
seen in our new advertisements. They
ware let off with three dollars each.
This is an excellent law, and we are
glad to see it enforced. We have ex-
pected every day to hear of some one
icing crippled by jumping on and of
moving trains.
Three men stopped at the Milan
Heuse few days since and announced
that they we're clothing drummers.
selling to consumers by sample. They
went out 10 town and COLLECTED a few
scraps of scloth. which ,,they marked
and labelled. when they were ready
for business. They then called in
gentleman from the country and pro-
posed to sell him much cheaper than
he could buy in store. In the
meantime they developed q small
gift enterprise or gambling trick in
connection with it. Among a lot of
envelopes they showed one with $50
bill in it, and proposed to give a
chance at it for one dollar. Our
grangerfri-nd declined to bite. Then
a confederate cane in and bet on the
trick; but while he was doing his
gambling our friend left, when he re-
ported the affair to the officers. Cen,
stable Williams went over to arrest
the parties. when he was met at the
door by the confederate, who told
hin the Others had stepped out the
back door. They stepped out to sta, 1,
and the last seen of them they were
scooting over fences and bitches and
making railroad time te the woods,
carrying their baggage with them.
The confederate who gave his name
as Frank Oakley, was tried on the
charge Of gaming, and WIS fined s25
and costs. which surprised him very
much. Not having the cash, he left
two overcoats in pawn. which we're
sold for twelve dollars. 4
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