The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-03
OVER THE COUNTY.

lne reelection OF Judge freeman.
Dyer has a tile factory which turns
out about 1900 feet of thing per
day, it is said.
At the municipal election in Tren-
ton last Saturday, Cox was elected
mayor, Freeman recorder, and Seat
marshal.
At the recent meeting of the Cen
trail Association (Baptist) in Hum
boldt, Rev. j. P, Weaver delivered
the Introductory sermon, which the
Messenger says "was most eloquent
discourse. The next meeting will
be he d in Milan.
The Trenton Herald begun the
publication of tri.weekly edition this
week, and the copy before us is very
neat and newsy. The price is only
thirty>fve cents per month. If it
survivesits publication Of "rhe Beau
tiful Snow" in its first issue, it may
pull through. 1t has our best wishes.
Trenton Herald: Ia the yard of
Mrs. Stewart, who lives in the 18th
district Of this county, only twenty
feet from her house, stood a small Of
fee. A few nights since This office by
some means caught fire and burned to
the ground, and no one on the place
knew anything Of the occurrence un.
til next morning.
Trenton Herald: Last Sunday, six
miles east Of Huntingdon, Mr.. eco.
Carr, of this place, and Miss Sarah
front, of Carroll COUNTY, were united
in marriage. After receiving the
congratulations of their many friends,
they returned to Trenton, where they
will make their home. The Herald
wishes them happy welded life.
Trenton Herald: A few weeks since
at Humboldt, WIN. Urwood, alias j.
w. Shook, borrowed a horse from
Wesley Jones, COL, for the purpose he
said of catching his own horse, which
he claimed had broken loose. Jones
let the man have the horse. But
Shook shook the town and left fol
parts unknown. Sheriff Parr got
wind of the movements of Shook and
went to Osceola, Ark. and in compa'
ny with Sheriff Haskins, OF Missis-
sippi county, succeeded iu capturing
the willy Shook.
Bro. Bell, Of the Trenton Recorder
"does us proud" in the following
kindly notice; but we will have tC
correct him on one point The edit
or Of the Exchange is not the secre.
tary, but the treasurer, Of the T. P
A. We hope the two papers may
live hundred years, and that an vi,
kind word may never pass between
them:
The Milan Exchange is one Of the
best edited papers in the state. Mr.
w. A. Wade its able editor, is well
known journalist, and has been for a
number Of years secretary Of the
Tennessee Press Association. The
Exchange and Recorder could live in
the same county for twenty-five year,
with an unkind word passing between
them.
Trenton Recorder: On the Oath o.
last July, a man named Horner, hay,
ing with shim his little girl Luna
about five years Of age, met Mr.. Geo
Chandler near his home. He STATED
to Mr.. Chandler that the little girls
mother had died just three weeks be-
foreand that he would like TO leave
his little girl with hin for awhile, a.
he was in search of a Mr.. Nail, ;
friend Of his near Trenton. He salt
that he lived in Dyer county, ant
told Mr.. Chandler also that If he die
not call for the child in a weeks time
she would be his. The little girl i
still at the house of r. P. Chandler
near Gibson Station, and any relativ
or friend of hers will please do hin
the favor to call and get her.
GIBSON GLEANINGS.