The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
OVER THE STATE.

had a reduction of twenty-five per
cent. made to them in freights for the
coming season.
The aggregate amount realized for
butter sold by three ladies near Dix
on station, during the past year was
S45i.47. Of this sum Mrs. A. i.
PiIzer sold S209l7.
{ A correspondent of the Columbia
Herald says that at last weeks Mau
ry county show there was noticeable
want of draught stock, and a good
breed is much desired.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle SAYS:
"The streams in this vicinity contsin
more fish this spring than for many
years Here we see the advantage of
. protecting the young fish by law"
The County Court last Monday as
sessed the privilege tax on liquor
dealers at $3.50 for county, $3.50 for
schools. This makes tax Of about
S6OO per annum on tipping in this
county Dover Courier.
Cleveland correspondent Chotta-
nooga Times: "The fruit crop here
was almost entirely killed last night
april Sth). There was a heavy
frost and slight freeze, and men who
!, have examined say that nothing sur.
vived."
The Gainesville Chronicle states
that the South GAINESVILLE Tobacco
Factory is full of work, with 100000
pounds of tobacco that has been con-
tracted for yet to come in. The rae,
tory will export to Europe 400 or 500
hogheads of strips this season.
On Saturday night last Mr.. John
Weatherly, who lives near Denmark
in this county, had a crib containing
eighty barrels of corn burned by an
.ncendiary. On Monday night his
stables, the lofts of which were filed
with hay and fodder were also burned.
In the two burnings his loss is $500
at least, several barrels of sorghum
and many bushels OF Gotten seed being
involved in the buruings. A negro
: who lived with Mr.. Weatherly last
year is under arrest for the crime
jackson Tribune and Sun.
The farmers of Shelby county held
convention few days ago, at which
the size of barrel for the measurement
of potatoes was thoroughly discussed.
Resolutions were adopted looking to-
ward the adoption of n standard meas
ure. The convention thought that
1876 pounds or eleven pecks should
constitute and would be the proper
measure. AS fair standard measure
they suggest that "a barrel measuring
across the head sixteen and halt
inches, with slaves not exceeding
twenty-sight inches in length, would
be the proper size Of the measure.
The convention further urged the inn
portance of this question on all potato
growers, and ask that it be discussed
and a standard measure he adopted.
An accident occurred at the depot
Wednesday at noon, which came near
being very serious. Mrs. Smith
Dickey, who is in low state of health
from consumption, was to be placed
ON the east bound train, Mrs. DR..
Cawthon, her mother, Mrs. j. r.
Green and Mrs. M. S Holt, her
aunts, attended and went into the car
to see her pleasantly situated The
conductor started his train and the
three ladies last mentioned attempted
to get off Mrs. Cawthon fell, and
received severe injuries in the >hape
of fracture of the hip joint. 1t is
claimed by those concerned that the
accident is wholly due to the care
lessness of the conductor. The other
two ladies were not seriously hurt
CNawharn EnOuirer