The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04

Humboldt had four deaths and sew
en- births in January.
Humboldt has the mumps and
measles
Our streets and roads have been |
greatly improved by the wind and
sunshine of the past few days.
Messrs. Cade and Patton lett last
week for Arkansas. The latter goes
there 10 locate, and the former to
'look around"
The sick of our town generally are
getting well, we are glad to state.
We do not hear of much serious i'll
ness now.
Gov. Hawkins has pardoned Mack
Thompson. who was sentenced at the
April term of the Humboldt law
court for burglary.
Nearly or quite all the cotton has
been picked in this neighborhoOd, and
the farmers are now breaking up their
land and sowing oats.
A little fsticuH occurred here last
Thursday between two well known
gentlemen, but neither was seriously
hurt, as they were promptly separated
Mr.. Hine now holds the fort in the
express business, the L. & n. matter
all having been turned over to him.
Mr.. Mckenzie is nov running aS mes
scnger on the L. u n. r K.
Rutherford, we learn, has a new
postmaster in the person of Allen
Flowers, and Dyer Station, not to be
outdone, also has new one, Elisha
Harrison.
Quarterly meeting will beld at the
Methodist church here next Saturday
and Sunday by Presiding Elder
Hayes. Ii is well enough to remind
the membership that their quarterage
is behind also, aud that preachers
need money as well as other people.
Two loving hearts were joiuei on
Thursday night of last week in the
holy bonds ofmatrimony by Rev. DIR.
Lloyd, at the residence of the brides
father, in thk,tssn. Miss Ida, daugh-
ter of J. B. Davie, Esq, was married
to Mr.. John Loving. She is one of
the sweetest, handsomest young ladies
in our knowledge, and is gallant
knight well worthy of so fair a lady.
They have the congratulations and
best wishes of EXCHANGE.
On the arrival here of the special
train carrying the 71st New York
militia last Saturday, the band favor
ed our people with the most delight
full serenade ever heard here. Fifty
six instruments took part in playing
Dixie. Yankee Doodle, Hail Colum.
bia and one or two other pieces in a
mastery style. This is certainly one
of the finest bands in the whole coun-
try. The south will appreciate all
such raids of northern soldiery as
that.
While the bar tender of the South
ern Pacific was tsM porArily absent a
few moments from his post one day
lately, a man present thought he
would help himself to a square drink.
The dispenser of snake pisen" return
ed just in time TO see the gentleman
lower large bottle of castor oil from
his mouth very hurriedly, hut not be-
fore he had taken two good swallows.
lie says he has been sufficiently pun
ished for his raid, and that he will
R-n-n-ever do so anT more.
A scan. mGq. case developed here
last week, which caused a ripple of ex
element. A picture peddier came
here recently with a woman whom he
claims for his wife. They took board
at a house of iH>fame in the suburbs
while he convassed the city and vi
ciuity. One night recently drum
mer from a neighboring town went
out to the boarding house an6 took
possession of the picture mans room
as well as his "wife," aud refused to
let him enter on his return, but actu-
ally drove him of. The .. m. then
had the gay lsthario and the unfaita-
full wife arrested and locked up. They
lnuahcce taken before Mayor Hale and
kspe of the "boys," We learn,
Spman's fine and thus re-
nSggance vile. P. s.
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