The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-01-20

critical period Ill his recent severe In
juries, and that his recovery is now on
ly question OF time. This will ueces-
sarily be slow, as injuries from fire heal
very slowly. Little doubt is now felt
but that Mr.. D will recover the use Of
his hands, and we sincerely hope that
this may prove to be the case.
For model benedict commend us
to operator and storekeeper Howell.
When William is not on duty, his adj
dress, to use an expression which BODIES
pistols and blood, is at home. We have
seen the magnet which attracts Billy,
and we can understand why he loves
his owl vine and fig tree.
His front name is Joseph;
For short, we call him Joe.
His patronymic well-we'll call il
Smith,
Lest our hero you might know.
Our Joe is railroad engineer,
And a good one we will show,
What better proof could be adduccd
Than that he told us so ?
Joe says he is as smart as a weasel
That's too sly to be caught in a trap,
But unlike that wary animal
Poor Joe was caught in one nap.
without flag" Joe ran over cross
ing,
And here it was he was caught snoo-
zing.
Master Mechanic Carson is assuming
aldermanic proportions, and would
not look out OF place in the fat mems
club. lie kicks the beam at two hum
dred and odd. Too much adipose It's
sue here, Mr.. c, for sultry weather.
If the census man can go behind the
returns, and will step around to Jehn
n. Maloue's he will find something
new to "take"-girl-9 pounds. John
has done well. Everybody else is doing
as well as could be expected. Every
body happy-John hillriously SO. Co
ing to set 'em up, John?
We all know Bony Partridge, he that
is quiet, good natured and afSbility it.
self. BoHy has been with the NJ. & o.
SO long that the memory Of man runneth
not to the contrary. In him We have
An example Of good virtue beng found
in sticking close to rise. In short
our Partridge is rGra avis.
The gentlcmsnly and good looking
John n. Harris, whilom of the La. i
Western Railroad, is again running the
"masheen" on this division of the III.
& 0. lie steers the 8 in her new
clothes, and does it well. Nobody
feels uneasy when John is at the
helm.
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS & NEW ORLEANS
r. K. ITEMS.
TIE work OH the fence to enclose the
Central Shops has been begun. 1t will
be II feet high and substantial piece
of work
The large transfer shed recently con-
structed was much needed improve
ment.
We are happy TO state the inclement
weather has rot, so far, interfercd with
the c., St. L. & N. o. r. R.
Capt. 10. Scurlock is shortly, it is
rumored, to observe his 47th birthday
with unusual pomp and on scale that
will be simply immense.
Mr.. d. 3. Mccoy, a most excellent
young man, has been transferred from
East Cairo TO this place and will pre-
coed to learn train-dispatching. A
cordial welcome to him.
Mail train, No. 4, going south on
Wednesday nj ght, vas so unlucky as to
have the engine fly the track by reason
of broken truck on the tender. Mr.
John Mclean, the engineer, made a
beautiful stop, for which he has beeh
highly complimented. The accident
occurred at. FORTS Switch, q few miles
south of Bolivar.
Freight Train, No. 5, ditched FIVE
cars near Bardwell station on the 18th
inst. Mr.. Dave Staley, wide-awake
engineer, held her down in time to
make the damage light. Capt. Mann
congratulated him on performing his
duty so faithfully.
The ice gorge, feared at East Cairo
last week, passsd down at night with
out doing much damage. Trains are
now coming through on very good
time.
The Incline Engine, at East Cairo,
knewn as Bull of the Woods" will be
turned out of the Shops tomorrow.
She has just been repaired and looks as
good as new.
1t is rumored that the G., ST. L. &
n. o. viii shortly purchase the Yicks-
burg & Meridian R. II.
Report has it that a new road is
shortly TO be surveyed from Vaughan
station to Yazoo City By the c., st. l..
& n. o. r. Z. The purpose of this
branch line is to secure the rich trade
of that section.
WickIif, between Fillmore and Fort
Jefferson. the county site of Ballard
county. Ky, is IA bran new town, and
the c., ST. l.. 81 n o. Compsny will
open business there in a day or SO.
THE Illinois Central is building a
monster elevator at Cairo, and intends
to bring the grain of Northern Iowa to
that place for shipment down the river
I to New Orleans. The railroads termi-
mating in ST. Louis are also comtcm-
plating building elevators of large ca
pacity.