The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02
OVER THE STATE.

ley, Nashville, was cooked Friday al
midnight.
The Nashville Banner raised a
handsome sum for the poor on thanks
giving day.
P B. Nance's residence in Alamo
burned On Monday night of last week
Loss $500.
Miss Mollie Grizzard, of Hunting
don, vii! be a candidate for engrossing
clerk of the House IF Representa-
tives.
The Paris Post has changed hands,
Col. Baker retiring. Heis succeeded
by Mr.. J. L. S. Wars, whom we
wish success.
Miss Carrie Walker, of Nashville,
made her debut in that city Friday
night in Pauline. She is said to re-
semble Mary Anderson.
There are three ex-congres5men, all
Republicans, electes to the Tennessee
Legislature, viz: T. II. Smith, II. II.
Harrison and Il. r. Butler.
The Bessian fly is damaging the
wheat in Sumner county. The Ten
uesseean tells of one man who had
seventy-fve acres entirely destroyed.
Major John r. Davis died at the
residence of Gov. Marks, near Win
chester, on the night Of the 22l ult.
lie was Gov. hIarks's father-in-law.
Jackson Dispatch; It is conceded
that Mr. Warren, the g. b. member
elect to the next Legislature from Nc
Marry will vote with the RepubE-
cans.
Mrs EIatton has beer spoken of for
reelection to the office of State Libra
rian. OF course she will be unani-
mouslY e.ectet, if an election is neces.
sary.
Hiss Emma Ethr;dge, daughter Of
Hon. Emerson EJhendge, vas mar
Rad last Thursday night in Memphis
70 Mr. john V. Moran, Of Detroit. !
The affair was brilliant.
Paris Post: Big Sandy he's shipped /
1900 rabbits to Memphis this season.
Henry Station several hundred. Mer-
chants pay from 81 to 10 cents and
realize ltom % to 25 cents apiece.
The Memphis Appeal wants the !
next Legislature to change the time /
Vi holding the election for county oil |
,.rs from the first THURSDAY in Au.
gust to the first Tuesday 10 November
Mr. II. Hop johnson, formerly city !
editor Of the Nashville Union and !
American, was united in marriage On
"Wednesday night, at Lamar. Miss, to
Miss Mollie Smith, daughter Of DR.. |
8. ". Smith.
Captain p. A. Montgomery, who,
wish government force, has been !
cleaning out Hatchie River, has
worked down the river from Bolivar
to Deeriqg's landing, q distance Of
lbout 200 miles.
Many Of our state exchanges are |
urging the Importance of q better road |
aw. We give in another column the
views Of the Morristown Gazette, |
which we think are good. We GER
ainly need new laws and better roads.
Knoxville Dispatch: There is an
evident scarcity Of hogs in the coun- |
ry. jsdging from the information we |
ret from various sources. We have /
with some extensive hog /
-aisers, and they say that the supply /
las fallen of considerably, perhaps as
much as fifteen per cent. as compared
With the last season.
From the statistical report of the
Memphis Conference we CLEAN the
items: Number of local
238, members SO, ,209, Sun
lay schools 364, officers and teachers
3490, scholars 1850, churches 405,
yalue of churches 1881, ,526.75, par
onages q, raised for foreign missions
a 432 80, for support of ministry
800, ,908.6O.
Memphis Appeal: The FI.tchie new
teamer "Poitevant," plying between
bis port and Bolivar, Teun., struck
snag and sunk in six feet Of water
wo miles below Bolivar on Friday |
evening. She was loaded with -four
md sundries consigned to merchants
1t Boli7ar. She will probably be
-aised. The boat was owned by mer-
:hants of Memphis, and was insured .
ior six thousand dollars.
Friday afternoon a landslide occur
'ed at the edge OF the bluff, between |
Vance ard Talbot streets, Memphis. /