The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-24
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1883.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF US.

the Afkhhshs Olty journal. he Is
clear-headed, close observer, and
takes in the situation almost at
glance.
Chsncery court was in session at
Humboldt, Judge Somers presiding.
When we entered the court house the
honorable ju,lge, whom no one can de-
feat for that office, was sitting on the
seat ofeqniiy dressed in a plain farmer
suit, with unblacked boots A casual
observation would take him for some
deacon or steward IF church who
had just come from bis country home
with butter and eggs TO sell, but a
closer view OF the man shows his face
brilliant with intelligence, all his in
tellectual organs fully developed,
with large perception, capable Of
making the finer distinction of men,
as well as of equity. He is truly
great MN and a good mln, whose lie
gal decisions, are SO correct, that but
few appeals are taken, and those few
rarely reversed Would that we had
more such men to equipoise the scales
of justice.
Humboldt is ri ght smart of man
ufacturing city. A wagon factory at
that place is turning out great nuns
bers of the very best wagons, made
out of their native timber. and they
sell at $40 each less than those of
eastern make. One of the stock-hol-
ders told us they were introducing
their wagons in this state through the
house of of Dickinson, PulIiam u Co.,
at Little Rock.
AT Milan we found the people were
undergoing transition from the
growing Of "King Cotton" to that of
fruits and vegetables, grasses. grain
and stock. From Gadsden to Milan
it is wonderful country for fruit
growing. We saw in one mans or
chard two plum trees, little scrubby
things, from which was gathered and
sold the last season fruit to net
value of S27.85. We saw another
orchard of peach trees from which
the fruit was sold on the trees on an
average of S. per tree. This change
of crops in that section is destined to
make those people rich.
Milan is situated at the crossing of
the Memphis and Louisville and the
Central railroads. Last season there
was loaded of fruit alone at that place
daily large freight car. There are
in that town three large. elegant
churches, three Sabbath SCHOOLS, and
a college with over 200 pupils in at
tendance. How happy these people
ought to be. Yet we found not a
few whose ideas still cling to liking
Cotton" and who think of coming 10
our fine lands to carry out their ma
MIA.
Humboldt Argus: While adjust
ing belt on wheel in the Humboldt
Buggy u Wagon Factory last Tues
day morning, Louis Williams, an en-
ploye, fell across a saw and had his
hand severed just above the wrist.
The bone was badly shattered, and
Drs. Scott and Peete amputated the
limb about half way between the
wrist and elbow.
Thieves entered the houses of I.
A. Bond and B. B. Harper, at the
depot, Tuesday night. An entrance
into Mr.. Bonds was effected by cut,
ting hole in the brick wall, snd into
Mr.. Harpel's by means Of a key
which fit the lock to the back door.
Mr., Bond missed little clothing,
some county warrants. notes, etc.,
and Mr.. Harper lost II few articles of
small value. Both cash drawers
were ransacked.
Trenton Globe: Mr.. L E. Har>
wood and DIR. John Hill slept too
soundly on Tuesday night, and the