The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-15

pillow up and replant their land. He
plowed up about fifty acres. He also
stated that crops had begun to need
rain. The same need is reported from
the Sprins Creek section,
Bristol Courier: The wheat crop in
Sullivan county is the most promising
for the past twenty years, -Tobacco
plants are very arce. The fly has
killed nearly all except the cauvassed
bedS.-There are forty odd men in
Bristol over seventy years Of age.
Longevity is greatly increasing.-
Frost was reported throughout this
section on Monday morning, but no
damage as far as we have heard.
McNairy Independent: John Walk
er, who lives two miles east Of Purdy,
tells us that one day last week he
witnessed the strange freak of Il house
cat killing a monster chicken Ike.
The fight lasted All hour, when the cat
fastened the snake by the back Of the
head, making short work of its victim.
He says the cats mode Of attacking
the snake is similar to that Of the
king snakes manner Of disposing of
another snake.
O0ion Democrat: We have been
informed that last Friday Mrs.
Clark, living near the state line, and
about five miles from Hickman, start
ed to visit u sick neighbor, Mrs. Starr,
when a watch dog seized her as she
entered the yard, injuring her so seri>
ously she died Sunday.-Last De.
cember two trappers named Gamble
and Blakely were drowned during a
storm between Peacock's mill and
Green Island in ReelfOot Lake. The
body Of Gamble was not recovered
until last March, and the body of
Blakely was recovered the 22d day of
April.
Judge Key, in the United States
circuit court last Friday, decided the
case of Rulings, administrator, against
the Supreme Lodge of Knights Of
Honor in favor of complainants, CIV
ing them judgment for $4,000 DR..
Rulings, of Waverly, was member
of the order. He lived in the country
and to save trouble deposited with the
treasurer of the lodge money to pay
his assessments. These were all paid
except the one just previous to his
death. No notice of this assessment
was made to the doctor, and the
treasurer forgot to pay it, notwith'
standing he had been instructed to do
so, and had the money in his posses"
sion. The doctor died before the
thirty days had expired, and the lodge
refused to pay the policy.
Union City special to the St. Louis
Globe,Democrat: On Friday night,
the 9TH inst, brace of burglars tried
to effect an entrance MO the residence
of Mr.. Charles Patton, who was abb
sent from home, the only occupants Of
the house at the tina being Mrs. Pat
ton and her sister, Miss Temple
Sharp, the latter Of whom proved her
self equal to the emergency. She had
gone to the yard 10 look after the
safety Of some poultry. Before retir.
ing for the night, and while there
she saw the burglars, but with great
GOODNESS and presence of mind pre-
tended not to notice them, and, hav
ing completed her GRAND, quietly
passed into the house, secured pisto
and waited developments, which soor
came in the shape of cutting of Il
glass in fro door. One of the fell
lows raised his body in such posi-
tion as to give her pretty good view
of his body, when she let him have
E the contents Of one barrel, shooting
through the glass. The burglar threw
up his hands and fell against the door
I and she supposed he was making
further attempt to get in, but it ap
a pears from subsequent investigation
that her aim was true aud the ma
rauder was badly wounded, and The