The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, JANUARY ~, 1884.
OVER THE STATE.

7. j. Bryant marshal.
Within the past two years 29,S00
fruit trees have been planted around
Harrisburg, Madison county.
The average salary paid the teach>
ers of Dyer county is, females s65
and males s75 per month.-Dyers>
burg Gazette.
We regret to learn that the estima-
BILE wife of Deputy Sheriff A. l..
Roney died during the holidays. =
Dyersburg Gazette.
Jackson Wing: A little daughter
of Mrs. W. w. Lyons, this city, fell
and broke her collar bone while at
play one day last week.
Messrs. G.. G. Bond, H. w. Me-
Cory, R. /. Chester, jr, and others
have been granted charter to build
a street railway in Jackson.-Wbig,
Will Douglass shot Avery A.
Slaughter in saloon in Covington,
last Tuesday, seriously wounding him.
His condition is critical. The trouble
was about game of pool.
w. H. Biggs, Esq, received a
post-office money order this week,
from Hon. Rice A. Pierce, for fifty
dollars, to be applied to the relief of
the smallpox sufferers at Gadsden.--
Alamo Sentinel.
Little Maud Cook, of Tullahoma,
age 7 years and blind from her birth,
is said to surpass blind Tom in musi-
cal talent. She performs any piece
upon the organ after hearing it once,
and never makes an error.
A middle-aged man, who had MOTH
ing about his person by which he
could be Unidentified, was found frozen
to death on the NJ, G. u st. L. track,
three miles below Dickson, yerterday
Notwithstanding American.
In hunt in Monroe county, the
other day, eight hundred rabbits are
reported by the Athens Post to have
been slaughtered. 1t was competi'
tive affair, and the man who killed
the most rabbits got a fine shot gun as
the prize.
DR.. fuckers dry goods house and
drug store, at Maury City, was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday night.
We understand that he had two thous.
and dollars insurance, and about one
thousand dollars worth of goods were
saved. Sentinel.
Nashville World: j. G. Courts,
the assistant clerk to the Committee
on Appropriations under General
Atkins, has been appointed Chief
Clerk by Randall. He is resident
of Huntingdon, in this State, and is
one of the most capable and reliable
Young men in the public service.
A stock company with $4,000 cap
ital has been formed here for the pur-
pose of bringing the Hardeman coun
ty Wooden Mills to this city. These
mills were owned by the Jones Bros.
who took So, 900 stock in the com-
pany. The mills will be moved here
at an early day. jackson Wing.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune:
Last Thursday morning, during the
storm of rain, a man at Fall Branch
named Painter was struck dead by
lightning. 1t is said he was standing
by some trees, and when found his
eve balls were bursted out and his
clothes were literally torn to shreds.
Nashville American; At Peters
burg, on Christmas eve, several boys
were shooting Roman candles at Dr.
Allen Hill. He was laughing and
one of the balls of fire went into his
open mouth and stuck in his throat
and exploded. He is still confined tC
his bed, and his recovery is doubtful
Nashville World; Commissioner
McWhirter received "A letter Tuesday
from Asa Sleith. of DesMoines, Iowa
who wants to find situation in Ten
nessee suitable for the location Of 8