The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-07-09

W atermelonS are bringing q
good price IN THIS market. -.
saaiall1nlla-i--.g =, .s'slt 4as--6 from
the sun Of Heaven Gise Us one.
Can't our IN .rchants club togeth-
er and have street sprinkler.
The prospects for 4 matrimonial
epidemic this fall is very ilatter-
ing.
Chickens and eggs are plentiful
in this market and bringing very
good figures.
The thermometer was 9S degrees
in the shade, and Vet we don t
think it hot.
1t is said that there are two
kind of girls-Wc don I believe it.
They are all alike.
The colored Sabbath School had
Il torch-light procession and pic
ME last Saturday night.
She ran into the dining room
and said it was nothing but a lit
tie flea She caught him.
You always here Of the man
who draws the big sum in a lot
terry, but YOU never meet him.
Good many of our citizens cele-
brated the Fourth at Cairo, and
report they had glorious time.
1t is said that Haywood Loving
has the finest chickens and the
best milch COW in West Tennessee.
Cotton is said to be in better
condition III this neighborhood
than it his been for the last three
years.
Read the lccal notices Of DR.. Jor-
dan in another column. lie has Il
splendid nickel segar, and fine so
ga water.
Ebert Lloyd, while cleaning the
windows at Plaut & Frenz. fell
through the window and cut his
leg very badly.
After the regular service at the
Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing, the Lords supper will b. ad-
ministcreI
The young people here enjoyed
themselves III sociable Oh the
night of the fourth inst, az Mr..
G. W. Williamson's.
Some of the young men are ma
king engagements with the ladies
for campmeeting in August. This
is wrong, give strangers chance.
Our friend John C., has at last
found very fine clay near his brick
yard, but he is undecided whether
~ keep on making brick or start
ing Il candy shop.
A negro musician, who claims
to be Of Haverly's Minstrels, of
New York, entertained our citizens
on the streets last Tuesday by a
few songs and instrumental pieces.
Can anything he made by thresh
ing dog-fennel. If there can be
those who wish to engage in this
pursuit can obtain several tons by
cutting that which is hiding our
plankwalks.
All of our readers will do well TO
cease the practice of calling a doc
tor at every little i'll feeling for
themselves or families, and take a
dose ofepicac. and we viii guaran-
tee it will do YOU no harm.
The weeds on the sides of our
plank-walks ought to be cut down
as they soil the ladies' dresses.
VIII our street committee attend
to this at once, and they will re-
ceive the thanks of all ladies.
DIR. Jordan and lady gave a So
ciable to Misses Josie Harwood
and Hattie Porter, which was en-
joyed hugely by all those that at
tended 1t was pronounced one of
the most enjoyable affairs that has
occurred in Milan.
An alteration occurred here
last Tuesday between Ed. Coulter
and a negroe named Henry Rob
ertson. Coulter broke a glass over
the negroes head and when he
came out of the saloon the negroe
hit him with a brick-bat. They
were each fined $500 and costs.
The attention of our readers
are called to the article headed
"Immigration and Manufactur-
ing" in another column. Our
Mayor should call 4 meeting and
have someone appointed to repre-
sent Milan. Suppose We have the
meeting ON Saturday, July 23d.