The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-29
EXCHANGE
OVER THE STATE.

dents, an increase Of more than fifty
over last year.
Chattanooga papers announce the
location there of the largest cast.iron
pipe works in the world.
The annual decoration of the Cons
federate graves at ElmwOod Cemete-
ry, Memphis, took place last Satur-
day.
Falcon Review: AN immense rattle
snake nine and a half feet long was
killed Wednesday on the POcahontas
road near the Bald Knob.
Seventy-fve kegs of powder ex>
ploded near the SOddy coal mines, de.
stroying two cars and seriously injur.
ing Engineer Lloyd, Fireman Harper
and negro.
Brownsville States and Bee: Hay,
wood county is receiving more fine
stock every year. Let the great stock
fever be encouraged and we will in
few years have one of the most pros.
porous counties in the state.
W. F. Demerson has been appoint
ed postmaster at Hamburg, Hardin
county, and two new pOstofices,
named respectively WhitthOne and
Gypsey established in Carroll county
at Hon. j. M. Taylor's request.
In the McNairy county removal
case the supreme court decided in ia
vor of Purdy, the court holding that
the action of the county court declar-
ing the election had carried, and the
county seat was removed, was not con.
elusive.
Gallatin Examiner: The wool clip
has been coming in the past week,
ruling prices 12c. to 22c. for unwash|
ed, aud 27c. to 32c. for cleaned. The
lamb crop of Sumner will be light, a
great many lambs having persisted in
the big snow.
Alamo Sentinel: Another good old
lady gone to rest. Mrs Cooke, mother
of DR.. H. W. Cooke, died last Mon
day evening, and was buried at the
family grave yard, near Cairo, Tues
day evening, Elder j. R. Farrow con-
Quoting the burial service.
The Spirit of the Farm announces
that Gov. Bate has at last succeeded
in procuring the reversal of quaran-
tine regulations against Tennessee cat.
tie in all states except Nebraska,
which will also raise it as soon as GER
tain formalities can be gone through
with.
Dresden Enterprise: The contract
for building the Cumberland Presby-
:erian church at this place has been
let out and work began on the foun-
dation this week. 1t will be a neat
frame, 28x42 feet, and situated on
the southwest corner of the lot oppo-
site the Methodist church.
Jackson Wing: Mr.. John Emerson
from near Medon, this county, in the
Goth year of his age, died at Bolivar
last Monday, while visiting his son
there. His physical abilities were re.
markable and he plowed and did otb~
er farm work up till last year. He
was good citizen and respected by
the entire community.
Alamo Sentinel: The grist mill,
cotton gin, barn, in connection with a
thresher, reaper, mower, and other
farming implements, belonging to Joe
S. Spence, of the 10th district, were
totally destroyed by fire last Sunday
morning about 8 o'clock. Deputy
sheriff Gooch informed us that it was
certainly the work of an incendiary,
and that none of the property was in
sured.
Marshall Gazette: Miss Talitha
Greene, of the Rich Greek vicinity,
has completed quilt which is CONS
posed of thirteen thousand four hun
dred and forty pieces. The number
of seams in the quilt is twenty>one
thousand one hundred and sixty, and
will average eight stitches to the