The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-23

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best friend. Look out for better pas
lures, more hay and finer cattle
around here in future.
The jackson Tribune and Sun says;
"Some of our young men want to
start an undertaking shop since they
saw the sample Coffin brought down
by the excursion last week." We
warn that paper that the Exchange
has copyrighted that business for
Milan, and our boys will back us.
The night operator and ticket agent
of the l.. Il N. road at this place has
been removed, and parties who wish
tickets for the night trains will have
to buy them during business hours
in the day. We do not know if this
is to be permanent; but we do know
that it will be a great Inconvenience
to many people.
A tramp went to Mr.. Rufe Chris
tian's residence the other day, tried
the doors aud windows, but could not
get in. Mrs &. ordered him to leave,
when he cursed and shook a stick at
her He wasIafterwards arrested and
locked up, but was released at'night,
to keep him from freezing. Milan
needs chain gang Of such scoundrels.
We learn that white man was pep.
pertd with shot by negro in Hum>
boldt few nights ago. 1t seems that
he had been prowling around the ne
gro's house, and when spoken to ran
off. Just as he was climbing the fence
the shot struck him in the rear,
wounding him 50 painfully that he
will not sit around Oh goods boxes for
some time.
A man named Greer met with a
hair>breadth escape at the crossing of
the l. e. road and Main street last
Thursday. The engine was within a
few feet of him before he saw it, when
his team wheeled across the high walk
over into the ditch. The engine
missed the rear wheel only few inch
rs. Nobody hurt, and very little
damage done.
Big Mardi Gras excursion trains
are passing here every day on the l.
Q. road. Hundreds of people are on
each OF them. Last Thursday even.
ing tho Detroit Light Infantry lunch
ed al the Southern Pacific, en- route
to New Orleans. Capt. Merry il
making lively business for the roat
and is winning a host of friends all
along the line.
A severe wind and rain storm visi
ted this place last Tuesday afternoon
doing some damage to fences and 9th
er property. The old walls of Clark
Hall and the Jordan block were part
ly blown down, and the scale house oil
front row, belonging to G. P. Haun
was also wrecked. We have heard O
no person being hurt The storm
closed with slight fall of snow, ant
then cleared off with sharp freeze
Wednesday was clear, cool anC
pleasant.
We are in receipt of "Paliser's Use
ful Details" from Paliser Il Co.
Bridgeport, Conn. 1t is a most val
liable publication to builders and me
chanjcs, giving them an insight int
ths general details of the prevailing
styles of modern work. The bool
contains forty large plates, abou
twenty by twenty eight inches, givinl
a wonderful variety of designs, com
bining economy with use and beauty
and treating of the every day want
of the masses who want to build
house. The designs are all on YER
large scale, three-quarters of an inc
to the foot up to full size, so that an
intelligent mechanic can understan'
and execute them. The designs ar
all elegant and practical, and tn
} price remarkably low-lhe work be
ing sold at SO.