The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-23
COUNTY ITEMS.
HumdOIaf.

Trade not very good for the holi-
days
Eggs are selling at Fifty cents I
dozen.
One Of cur widowers has made his
debut IN society again.
The Buggy d Wagon Co. has clos
ed until after Christmas.
The Fish-poni, at the G. P. Church
Friday night, viii be the event Of the
season.
Miss Roselle Terrell returled to I'm
ion City yesterday, where sac will re-
sumo teaching.
The Bazaar opened Tuesday night
with a very slim attendance, owing,
possibly, to the bad weather.
Tonight Thursday the Clionian
and Coinnian Societies viii give an
entertainment in |. o. o. F. College.
Our people viii not lack for amuse-
nents for the next two weeks, as we
have an entertainment Of some kind
every night.
Mr.. j. Z. Porter has been elected
president of the taffy club. lie will
take his seat the first day of January
( if all is ,VeIL.
Harris & Bro, at Humboldt, have
an elegant restaurant, which is fre>
guented by the young gentleman and
ladies. We learn that they furnish
big fat oysters and only fifteen cents
per dozen raw, and twenty-five cents
per dozen fried or stewed. o, for
something of that kind here
| The Wizard Oil turnout gave a con.
cert in Shaw's Hall Monday night,
and left Tuesday for JACKSON. They
make excellent music, and our citi-
zens we're 10th to see thea depart, es
pecially those who honored them with
/ their presence on the sttost, uur could
not see them % cents worth 10 the
hall.
At the recent municipal election il
Humboldt the following was toe re
suit: For Mayor, W. T. Leuoir 1I2
II B Roberts 102, r 2 Lowe 80, J L
Brown 80; Recorder, W A Allison
l89, Ma Seuter 154; Aldermen elect
Noah Morgan and J f Bessent frs
ward, DR.. j w Penn and John
} Adams second ward, E D Steeimar
and G w Gill third ward.
The Humboldt people begun Their
christmas festivities Tuesday night
The Women, aid Society opened t
bazaar and will keep it running unit
tomorrow evening. They have many
fine articles for sale. The Cnmber
land Presbyterians will make their lit
tie people happy tomorrow night wit
! music, speeches and an artificial FISH
! poad, from which prezents viii be de
, hvered. We hope they will not bt
"hooked" the wrong parties.
! From the Humboldt Argus,
About five hundred emigrant
, left this point since Septembe
first. over the Mobile II Ohio road
: for Texas and Arkansas. Not a yer,
good showing up for West Tennessee
Frem the Trenton Mirror.
At the regular meeting Of the cit
council last Saturday night j. d. hi
was elected Recorder to fill out tt
unexpired term Of Rupert Levy, de
ceased, air. Hill will make an Ell
cient officer.
To Trenton's death roll is sdde,
another name, that Of Mrs. & Dand
Crouch. The sad event occurred la;
Friday evening, tenth inst. Forse'
! eral months past she suffered from tb
: ravages ofthat dread disease, consuml
ton.
We announce the issuance Of tn
following licenses since our last repOr
Booker Boomer and q A Cooper;
w w Adams and Martha Garet
e KD Harris and Eliza McDougalc
/, w A Minton and Maggie Smith;
/, J f Barley and T Justice;
i Jesse Reed and Elizabeth Reynold
in Rivers and Caliie Walker;
: Jas z Merritt and Anna Johdsor
JAS N Haggard aud Sallie Fishe
Calvin Fay and MarY REYNOLDS;
NJ Childress and Mol!ie Tennisol
RI Arnold and NJ e Mcdaniel;
. TN Clifton am y G Kennedy;
r Juo N Bright and Emma Sullivan
j ID Deshong and DOME Roddy.
= MAUAET REPORTS.