The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-27

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have purchased the property Of the
Ena Iron Company, in Dickson
county, and will erect an iron fur
mace. The capacity will he 40 rous.
Claiborne county farmers are maxi
ing extensive preparations for the
coming crop Of tobacco. In Tuscu-
lum barns have heen built, ware-
house permanently established, and
factories already in course of cree
ton.
Troy News Banner One of our
clever citizens, of the vicinity near
town, having failed to consult his cal,
epder and losing one day in his meme
ry, came in Sunday with a wagon
load Of wood for one of his town GUS
toners.
The little village Of Livingston, in
Overton county, is in high state of
excitement over the elOpement Of Rev.
j. l.. Swift, a prominent minister,
with Ellen Harris, notorious pros
titute. He deserted wife aud five
children.
Ripley Enterprise: q. A, Biggs, of
this place, has in his possession gold
coin which is curiosity. One side
is coat Of arms, surmounted with a
wreath and crown; on the reverse are
the words; "Josephus d &. X"
with the very distinct date Of III.
1t weighs 81 pwts.
State Treasurer Thomas is engaged
in making out the annual insurance
report for 1885. The report will
show ten a lditional insurance com.
panies doing business in the State,
which indicates large increase in
the insurance business over 1884.
Several Mormon missionaries are
canvassing upper East Tennessee,
Two Of them attempted to hold SER
vices in Il negro church IN Gunntown,
Hawkins county, the other day. The
members of the church run them out
Of the neighborhoQd with stones, sticks
and brick bats. One of them received
wounds of a severe nature.
Thomas A. Clark shot Augustus
Cole at Huntersville, Madison county
Sunday, with douFle-harrel shot gun
loaded with squirrel shot. Clark
waylaid Cole Sunday afternoon, and
as he was about entering ms store,
Clark stepped from behind his honse
and fired, the load entering Coles head
and face. Cole is badly hurt, but is
still living, and Clark has fed the
country,
The Morristown Gazette says: II.
W. Shields of this place carries a sill.
yer watch that has descended in the
family III years. 1t was worn by
his GRANDPA her, James Shields When
he was boy. 1t is a chronometer 81
the old English pattern and was made
by d. P. Blanford London. Henri,
/. says it still kicks lively and keep,
correct time. de values it very
} highly as a family relic. 20
GAINESVILLE Chronicle; The matter
, is setatrest. The ground hog has beel
, caught, captured and killed aud can'
under any circumstances, get back il
t his hole. Mr.. Sam Cunningham
who lives near the Seven Mile Ferry
/ discovered the varmint skirmishin!
I about in the woods AMI proceeded t,
make sure that he would not get bacI
E into his hole again. The hog was OF
exhibition at g. M. Barker's grocer
store Saturday morning.
Murfreesboro special to Nashvill
, Union: The inhabitants Of this goodI
town awoke Saturday morning to fin
tackled on the doors of most of til
=, business houses red card, whic
bore deaths head, followed by tn
! hlir-raising sentence: Beware! Tn
Mystic league has its eye upon you
Of course it is hardly worth while I
say that nobody was specially fright
'" ened. 1t caused much comment an,
" amusement, however.
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