The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-22
MILAN EXCHANGE
OVER THE STATE.

ported at kismet, Morgan county.
A fruit and vegetable canning es-
adjustment will be started in Eliza,
bethton this summer.
Peaches are all killed in the Ten
nessee Valley, below Kingston, says
the Knoxville Tribune.
A huge bear has been discovered
wintering in hollow log on the
mountains near Wolf Creek.
The Porter Guards. of Memphis,
will go to New Orleans next month
to participate in the prize drill.
Dresden Democrat: Mr.. VIM. Brig
gans, of the Liberty neighborhood,
aged about 70. died yesterday.
Gov. Hawkins has commissioned
VIM. NJ Randolph, of Memphis, to
be a special judge on the supreme
bench at Jackson in cases where
Judge Freeman is incompetent.
Dresden Democrat: Mr.. G. n.
Lovelace, of Gibson county, was in
Dresden Thursday. He reports having
an adventure by his buggy overturn-
ing on bridge and falling into the
water. He came out unhurt.
Manchester Times: The paper mill,
Rowena -four mill and hub and spoke
FACTORY are doing all the business
possible with their present capacity,
and there is still room for several
other manufacturing, establishments
in our midst.
Rogersville Spectator: Business is
booming here now, every character
of trade is looking up, there is more
money in circulation here at this time
than ever before. The lumber, stave
and marble business, trade and traffic
of every character is bringing in and
circulating money, and with the
prospect before us for fine fruit and
wheat crops, we ought to be a happy
and grateful people.
Murfreesboro Free Press: The
wheat crop in this county is promis-
ing at present, great deal of it hav~
ing already headed. DR.. Yeargan
who lives in the 18th district of this
county, reports that out of an orchard
of $50 apple trees, only about 60
have any fruit on them; 200 peach
trees with scarcely any fruit on them.
Pears present fine crop at present;
plums good; grapes promising.
Jonesboro Journal: We regret to
learn that his Potato Bugship has
made his appearance, bringing his
wife and the little bugs. Those who
have potatoes up say that they are
working on them very heavy. How
to get rid of them is the next question.
We learn that there will be over
four hundred delegates appointed tC
the East Tennessee Farmers Conven'
ton, which will meet at Knoxville on
the 9th of May next.
Upton Record: Mr.. w. II. Thorn
as, the inventor, has another ma
chine called the train alarm. 1t is to
be placed at railroad crossings. A
train passing along moves a hammer
which strikes gong, thus obviating
the necessity ofthe constant ringing OF
the bell.--Mr. Gus Holland, living
on Esq. Angeles place, 6 or 7 miles
south of Covington, had his dwelling
burnt last Sunday evening. Every
thing in hiss house was burnt. The
family were not at home at the time
of the fire. 1t was accidental.
Brownsville Democrat: Capt Stokes
an old river man, was killed by the
buffalo gnats last week on Hatchi'
river. near Henning's Station. HI
had been fishing trot line all thu
evening, and was so intent upon hi
occupation he did not pay attention
TO the millions of gnats biting him
That night his face and head were 81
hadly svollan from, tho poison thor h,