The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-14

ing and good will.
Since nv last, we have had the
pleasure Of the presence of Mrs. w.
A. Goodman, daughter and niece,
Mrs. I. j. Latham and daughter, Mr..
Graham and family, Mr.. Boyce and
family, and quite a number of others
from Memphis; while from Nashville.
are Mrs. Reese, her sister and Miss
Lula Collins, who kindly furnish US
each day with the Daily Union, from
which we CLEAN the daily occurrences
in our own state. There are also
host Of jolly good people from Louis,
vile, Of whom | may mention as
especially pleasant and kindly, Mrs.
W. N. Haldeman, Mrs. Col. Halde-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. JAS, Speed, jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam'l Miller and fami>
| ly, Mr.. Howard Miller, DR.. Manle.
vile Thum, Dr.. Cecil, Mr.. Will Muse,
formerly of Jackson, Tenn, aud Prof.
Chenault and family; and from the
vicinity Of Louisville we have Judge
DeHaven, of Oldham, and Col. r S.
Veech, of Indian Hill farm, than
whom | have never met Two more
pleasant, polished and congenial gem
tlemen, and at the feet of the latter |
am learning much Of trotting horses.
From Cincinnati, Covington, George
town, Lexington, Danville, Stanford,
we have numbers of glorious good
people, young and old, full of life.
fnll of polish and full of goodness.
l have often heard of "true Ken
lucky hospitality" and,have, in times
gone, had little taste of its enjoy
ments, but net until yesterday have |
ever fully comprehended all that that
significant term implies. At 5:3O
o'clock am, we took our seat in an
elegant canopy top surrey, behind two
spanking Kentucky roadsters, and be-
side three as jovial young gentlemen
as can be anywhere met, (Mr. Ben
nett, of San Antonio, Texas, Mr.
Morris, of New Orleans and Mr.. Far
ris, of Grab Orchard and were soon
dashiug away over the smooth gravel
pike towards Danville, twenty miles
away from the Springs. Seven o'clock
found as at Stanford, the county seat
of Lincoln, where we partoOk of an
excellent old>fashioned Kentucky
country breakfast, which was eagerly
devoured, our appetites having been
keenly whetted up blythe fresh noun
tain air inhaled while we were hurried
over the beautiful mountain foot
lands. At 1880 O'Clock, and before
the good wife and the children had
been disturbed at the Springs by the
call of the morning belle, we had fin.
ished our breakfast and we're again
sweeping along that magnificent pike
towards Danville, drinking in the
pure ozone of the morning air and
feasting our eyes and our hearts on
the magnificent blue grass farms, the
"big fat" short horns, the meek little
Jerseys, the clean cut thorough, breds
and the graceful trotters that all
along this route are scattered in most
pleasing succession. Nine O'Clock
found us knocking at the gates" Of
the Central Kentucky Fair grounds,
We were kindly shown to the presi-
dents apartments, where we met the
genial and whole>souled Col. W. j
Lyle, president of the association
who at once, by placing piece o.
; pink ribbon in our button hole
marked us and our companions as the
special guests of the association
! Tickets for diuner were placed in oul
hands, with the special injunction t.
be prompt at the associations table,
at II O'Clock m. The president ther
gave us seats in the officers and di
rectOr's boxes, where we met anC
made the acquaintance of a host o
the grand old stock men and blue
grass farmers of Boyle county. w,
had not long enjoyed the society o.
these bigsOuled, courteous gentlemen
and the nlaasing nanorama that was