The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-16
OVER THE STATE.


permits.
A call has been made for State
convention Of the colored people of
Tennessee, to meet in Nashville,
Thursday, February %, 1884.
Franklin Review journal; Only
", 900 of stock remains to be taken Of
the entire amount necessary for the
establishment of the sorghum sugar
factory.
There are no saloons in Rutherford
county outside of Murfreesboro-i
fact It's said to be impossible to pro-
cure drink in the county, save in
that place. All honor to the four
mile law.
Dover Courier: w. j. Jones, ESQ.,,
of Cumberland City nsighborhood,
gave us number of seed from
gourd that measured six and a half
feet in circumference. and over two
feet in diameter. 1t will hold two
bushels.
Mr.. d. G Sanborn. of Bowling,
Michigan, who had been here for
about one month, died at the hotel
last Wednesday morning. Mr.. SAM
born had national reputation as a
dog trainer, and he had several very
fine dogs here with him. He had con-
sumption and came South every win.
ter for his health Alamo Sentinel.
Nashville Americans: Samples of
tobacco from each county in the
State, not less than five hands of each
variety, are wanted for exhibition in
the Bureau of Agriculture, with the
names Of the county producer appen>
dsd. Parties sending these specimens
are requested by Col. McWhirtier to
label the different varieties properly
and to put up in neat packages and
send by express.
Mckenzie News: Major McGill
entered suit last Monday against the
World Publishing Co., of Nashville,
and r. F. Tru,low, of Huntingdon,
for $4,000 damage. The Major
claims to be damaged by an article
published in the World ofrecent date,
written by Mr.. Truslow, in regard to
the damags suit between himself and
w. III. Eason, an account of which
we gave at the time.
DR.. T. A. Atchison, q member of
the Board of Public Works, in NASH
Vile, has had articles of impeach-
ment brought against him by Mayor
Phillips. The charges are to the Of
feet that, notwithstanding the provi.
sion of the charter, that members OF
the Board of Public Works should
devote their whole time to their do.
ties, and engage in no other business,
the doctor has continued to deliver
medical lectures at Vanderbilt Uni,
versity, for which he received pay.
Pulaski Citizen, on "The tariff
Schools" Mr.. Watterson will be invited
to monkey with the Only Glass, and
they will probably import ono Of the
animals from the Chattanooga Times
to preside in the department of lana
tics. Col. Colyar's chair will be con-
structsd of boiler iron, Col. Merrill
will sit in crock of soft soap, Col
Bullock will straddle locomotive
and Col. Williams will kind o rack
around loose like. Country editorl
with aspirations to distinguish them
selves as nat'ral born durn fools viii
have free tuition.
Since the recent misfortunes in Mi
Ian in the way of mercantile failure
and fires, we hear of it being said tina
"Milan is a dead town." The re
marks is sometimes from some on,
who has perhaps realized large profit
from the sale of his goods here, bu
greater is the astonishment when sucl
aremark come from one:of our owl
citizens. In either case We sssur
YOU that your assertions are false
Though the charred ruins are staring