The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-10
Tennessee News.

4 Oag lnOFHllg, aug. the iftn UT,
! the residence of Esquire Alderdice,
near Boydsyille, this county, was
consumed by fire, and an old man
named Chas. Dean, who was stop
ping ut the house for the night,
was burned to death. Mr.. Alder
dice and wife were awakened,
about two o'clock, a. M. by the
smoke in their room and on exam
ination found it came from the
room occupied by Dean, which
was over the kitchen, and when
they broke open the door, the
whole inside was q sheet of fire.
The building was soon consumed,
Mr.. A. losing all his household
goods and some 81, 800 in cash, and
he andhis son were slightlyburned-
Dean was ninety seven years old,
and was a soldier of the war of
1912. His head and legs were en-
tirely burned off of his body.
Memphis Avalanche: Despite
the drought there will be bread
stufis to feed all the people of this
country, with some to spare for the
European deficiency. There is a
large surplus of old corn from
former years, which the good pri-
ces are sending to market. The
storage room in the great centres
Is inadequate to provide for the
immense quantities of grain now
seeking a market. The Gazette
says corn, five years old, was han
died in Cincinnati the other day,
and at stations along the railroads
a good deal of corn is coming in
two and three years old.
Tennessee Transcript; Last
week Mr.. Allen Rhodes had child
born to him, which was perfect in
every way except it was devoid of
an anus. The child was large
healthy little fellow. DR. Harden
was the physician in attendance,
and set about performing the very
curious and difficult operation of
cutting an opening through the
flesh to form.the necessary organ.
The Dr. says the depth of the cut
was aboutsan inch and quarter,
and that the operation was so sue
cessful that the little one is getting
well very fast.
Bellville Progress: We under
stand that one Mr. Tatum was rob-
bed of s1500a few day ago between
Alamo and Gadsden, in broad open
day. He accused Mr.. Jackson,
who was in company with him.
of the theft. Reports say they
were both drinking. Jackson says
three masked men rode up and
robbed Tatum of the $500, and al
so took $40 from him.
Dresden Democrat: Mr.. J. A. c..
Fuller who lives west of Dresden,
had his house and all the contents
burned last Thursday night; he
also had about 1000 pounds of cot,
ton burned. This was sad calam-
ity, as Mr.. Fuller is a hard-work-
ing and industrious farmer. He has
our heartfelt sympathy in his mis-
fortune.
We learn from the Knoxville
Chronicle that ex-senator James
E. Bailey, of GAINESVILLE, and wife,
arrived at Morristown from Warm
Springs, n. c., and stopped at the
Cain House, Judge Bally being
quite i'll and unable to continue
the journey longer.
In Carthage there is great ex-
element in regard to the pearl
fishery. Over five hundred men
and boys were hunting mussels in
the Cany fork, and at least three
hundred in the Cumberland in the
vicinity of Carthage. They are
selling at from 10 cents to $50.
The American learns that there
is now less water in the lower
Cumberland than for ten years
past. During this low water the
work of improving the river has
been pushed rapidly forward, and
great deal more done this year
than last.
At Sparta, Saturday, T. j. R.
Swafford shot and killed his father
in-law, James Scott, and Eli Paul
and wounded one of Pauls sons.
Scott was trying to prevent diff
Guilty between Swafford and Paul,
and was shot accidentally.
Four men INDUCED in fight at
Grant, Smith county, one day last
week, in which Frank Dennie was
killed and William Odom fatally
wounded.
The Messrs. Baird, of the Wilson
County News, have just purchased
Campbell country press, which
they expect to have in operation
shortly.