The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-17

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other column.
The Rev. W. c. Gray, of Bolivar
will hold services at Odd Fellows
Hall, next Sunday morning and night
Maj. j. Z. McCann, a prominent
citizen of Nashville, and county court
clerk of Davidson county, died in thai
city on Tuesday last.
"A baby in the family is a well
spring of joy" Mr.. Jno. @. Pearce
was made happy by the arrival Of a
male visitor on the 18th.
Forty members of the Continental
Guards, of New Orleans, passed thro'
Milan last Sunday, on a pleasure ex.
cursion to Chicago, and the eastern
cities.
Parties DESTROYS of engaging in the
fruit or vegetable business, will find it
advantageous to locate in the vicinity
of Milan. The shipping facilities are
first class.
a young mountain belle says, when
she dies she wants tobacco planted on
her grave that her body may 60 into
the weed, so she can be chewed by her
sweethearts.-Ex.
All Ladies who wish to walk grace
fully, (and where is there one of the
charming creatures who does not y
will ponder well the article in to-day's
issue, on tight shoes.
Miss Emma d. Heron, one of
Spring Creeks fairest young ladies is
in town visiting the family of I. d.
jackson. We wish her a pleasant
time while in the city.
The thermometer stood on Tuesday
at 80 degrees, and by night had fallen
70 degrees. Thick coats We're COM
Portable. Wednesday at 10 o'clock
it marked rs degrees.
The gentlemen of the Milan Deba>
ting club will meet Oh Saturday night
next. The ladies and gentlemen of
our town and vicinity are cordially in.
vited to attend the debate.
The entertainment given by the Ia.
lies Aid Society on Friday night last,
proved quite Il success, as such reun.
ions always are, where beauty and
worth fill the post of direction.
The delegates Of the 9Th congress-
ional district, met at Humboldt yes
terday for the purpose of selecting
day and place for nominating Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress. y
Prospero Lodge, Knights Pythias,
is going to Jackson to-day soa grand
banquet, given by Launcelot Lodge,
of that city. 1t is expected to be Il
grand affair, and good many Knights
will go.
A child was stolen by negro wo-
man here Il few days since, creating
considerable excitement among the
cOlored people. She was 0vertaken
below jackson, and the child rescued,
but she made her escape.
The first cotton bloom of the sea-
son was brought to this Office on Sat.
urday last. 1t was raised oy Y. 2.
McLemOre, two miles south Of La
vinia. There are FIVE acres in the
patch, and the stalks are waist high.
Who can beat this.
Capt. Robert Harper. president of
the Southern Pacific bar, is an expert
in his line and never fails to bring r
smile of satisfaction to the face of his
customer, when he Bob does the
mixing. Bob can also get man be-
hind a good cigar as gracefully, and
for as little money as any one We ever
saw.
4 number of our most enterprising
citizens, anxious to improve the cattle
of our county, have purchased a fine
bull, Gan imported Jersey entitled
Young Baron, No. 702 in the American
Jersey Cattle Club Register. The
Jersey breed of cattle needs no recon-.
mendation, but is admitted by all to
he frst-class stock. For information,
see q. w. Sims, DR. Banner, Z. A.
Collins, \. Jordan, B. ID. Mills and
W. p. Ragsdale. Parties desiring to
take advantage of this opportunity
will apply to &. W. Williamson. Fee
SIS.