The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-03-13

ne Is certainly III every way worthy
Of the position.
jackson Wing; The barn contains
ing about 80 barrels of corn of Will
liam Thorne, near Juno, in Henderson
county, was burned by all incendiary
last Saturday night. Mr.. Thorne
was one Of the leaders in obtaining.
the charter Of the Sand Ridge school
house which was recently burned
down, and it is supposed the same liz
cendiary did the burning Of Saturday
night.
Miss Emma Kerr, graduate of the
Wesleyan Female College, who has
been reviewing her studies in the in
stitutiol for the past six weeks, lrft
for Nashville last Wednesday morn
ing in answer to call of the Woman's
Board Of Missions to enter the school
of Pharmacy of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, to prepare herself as druggist
and assistant nurse at Such0w China,
under the direction of the medical
missionary, DR.. Mildred Phillips II
accepted by the Board, she will leave
lor China, accompanied by Bishop
McTyeire, who exrects to visit the
Mission fields of China next fall
Brownsville Democrat
A Nashville dispatch of the 7th
says: Everett Smith, a composition
employed on the Daily Union, sulci>
ded by shooting at 10 o'clock this
morning. Smith, who was Is years
old and unmarried, was from Smith.
vile, DeKalb County. He was cleo.
ted Financial Secretary Of Typo
graphical Union, No. 20, threemonths
ago, and is said to have been behind
in his accounts $50, having spent the
money while intoxicated. He had to
mike his quarterly report to the I'm
ion to-day, and being unable to effect
a settlement be determined to take
his own life. Proceeding to Spring
Park he seated himself ON Il bench
and sent bullet into his right breast.
He fell lifeless, his 9orTse being found
an hour later. lie left note stating
that whisky and bad company was The
cause of his tragic end.
The many friends of Jno. Q.
Sweeney in this place will read viii
pleasure the following from The Plri.
Post: Jno. G. Sweeney, E.q a meni
her Of the law firm Of Cole Il Swce
ney, this city, has been appointed
Claim Agent for the Memphis divis.
ion Of the L. q N. Railroad Co.., vic.
w. A. Ronald, and has moved fiu
office rom Bowling Green to Paris
The duties of this Office involve TIN
settling Of all claims for damage, etc.
and also for stock killed by he raj!
road company. This appointment i
a most excellent one. In our opinion
the L. u N. Company cculi net hav
selected a man better qualified in ev
cry res pcct. He Is II gentleman pc:
sessing the confidence Of the entir
people, and taken with his character
istic energy lie cannot fail 20 give IN
utmost satisfaction, both to the CON
pany he represents and the peopI
with whom he will come in contac
Mr.. Sweeney will continue his la
practice in this city and give all bus
ness his usual prompt attention.
In this issue of the Wing we al
nounce Hon. B. A. EnlOe, Of Jacl
= son, a candidate to represent tn
(the eighth Congressional District
the FiftieIh Congress Of the Unite
:, States, subject to the Democratic pa
ty OF the District. 1t is not necess,
ry for us to tell the people who M
> Enloe is, for he has been fighting tt
{" battles of Democracy for the last Sc
, enteen years, has borne the burde
and heat of the day-has been ca
y nest and vigilant at all times, and h,
thereby achieved reputation that
~ almost national as one of the leade
; in the Democratic pagy. There is
question as to his ability and quail
" cations to fill so important a positio