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

any time last winter. Business
is unusually good for the season.
The ugly hole in Jackson street,
near the depot, should receive at
tention soon. 1t will greatly in
terfere with travel when busi less
opens.
1t would pay our cotton buyers
TO send extra copies of the Ex-
CHANGE to farmers in the neigh
boring counties for the next four
months.
Candidates for county offices are
beginning to announces their
names for the next August cleo
ton in some of the papers. Our
columns are open.
We didn't know there were SO
many children in town until last
Monday. Main street literally
swarmed with them that morning.
on their way to school.
The trucks of one hundred and
one cars were changed at the hoist
here during the month of August.
The largest number changed in
any one day was thirteen.
Thomas's Wells have become a
great popular resort for our people.
Many drive out there nearly every
day, and Sunday afternoon a great
crowd goes. The waters are very
fine.
The first subscriber enrolled
under the "new revision" in
this Office was a lady. The first
job printed was also for a lady.
We certainly feel complimented
and grateful.
Look out for a change of wealth
er about the twenty-first of this
month. This is our guess, and we
guess we have as good a right to'
guess at the weather probabilities
as any other man.
We thank our indulgent friends
for their many kind words of cheer
since our return to Milan. 1t
gives us great encouragement, and
we will endeavor not to disappoint
them with the paper.
The McNairy county Fair will
be held at Purdy on the 18th, 10Th,
both and 21st of October, A liber-
al number of premiums are offered.
The secretary has our thanks for a
complimentary ticket.
The Mabel NortoniC niCombination.
under the management of Mr.. Ho-
gan, passed through here last Sun
day. They opened the season at
Brownsville Thursday night with
a large and talented company.
Messrs. Rankin & Rhodes, one
of our most reliable law firms, have
a card in this issue. Parties at a
distance cannot do better than
send business to them. They are
too well and favorably known at
home for us to recommend them
here.
Messrs. Ware & Martin, one of
our livest law firms, have n card in
this issue, to which we inyite the
attention of the public. They are
studious, energetic and reliable,
and have now a large business.
We cheerfully recommend them to
the public.
Mai. Hallstrom wishes to sell
number of houses and lots. See
his local. We regret to learn that
his health impels him to this
measure, and hope that a few
months spent in the South next
winter will fully restore him to
his usual vigor.
Our readers will remember that
next Thursday an election will be
held here on the question Of cor
poration or no corporation. We
hear very little said about it. The
general impression seems to be
that the charter will be retained,
"by large majority"
Railroad men say that more To-
cal and general work is done here
than at any four stations on the
Memphis division of the L. d N.
road. The men do work hard day
and night. They say another
crew is badly needed at this point
to keep up with the business.
The fall session opened at the
College last Monday with about
one hundred and fifty pupils. 1t
is thought there will be two hun
dred and fifty on the roll soon.
We venture to say that it is one
of the best public schools in the
state. The faculty is full and com
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