The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-16

jackson, was SO badly burned Monday
by her clothes catching fire, that she
will die. llls.o 81
Sumner county is greatly troubled
by gang of horse and mule thieves,
who have gotten away with consid,
cradle property.
Nashville Banner: NiEe factory
girls in North Nashville were more or
less severely frostbitten Monday
morning while on their way to work.
They were probably too slightly
clothed for the extreme cold weather.
According to current newspaper
paragraph, the Hon. Frank w. Pal.
mer, late postmaster Of Chicago, is
reported to have purchased the Knox
vile Chronicle, the leading Republi-
can paper Of that section. 1t is also
reported that he will take charge
about Jan. ID.
The Memphis contest resulted iii
the election of David p. Hadden and
James Lee, Jr., fire and police COM
missioners; John E. Randle, Charles
Kney and Lymus Wallace, members
of the board Of public works; G. V,
Rambant, james Degnan and A. W.
II ggins, school visitors.
The Sequatchie Sun says a syndi-
cate has been formed to extend the
Jasper Branch railroad some five or
six miles farther up the valley tor
Grifith's Creek. The Nashville u
Chattanooga railroad company will
begin the survey 20 locate the road
bed in a few days, and the work will
be commenced Immediately.
Gov. Bate committed the sentence
of VIM. Spence, who is serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary for muir,
dering Ed. S. Wheat, his son in law,
to five years from this date. Spence
will be 80 years of age when released
from prison. Gov. Bate has also
pardoned j. a. Mullen on the condi.
ton that he does not get drunk again.
Four descendants of the aboriginal
Cherokee inhabitants are in Chatta,
nooga looking for a silver mine on
Walden's Ridge of whose richness
and whereabouts they have been told
by an old man of the tribe. The
leader is a chiefs son, we'll educated,
and he thinks the quartette are on the
right track and will unearth a bo.
nanZa.
Alamo Sentinel; Some mean scoun
drel broke into the residence of ole
aunt Susan Haley, colored, an honest
energetic old washer-woman, viii
she was at church, and stole about S3(
in money from her, about all she had
Just before she started to church she
put her money in straw bed, ant
thought, of course, it was safe, blu
the thief was undoubtedly watching
her, so soon as she left he broke il
and secured her money.
At Jordan Station, on the M.
o. road, house belonging to McCon
nell. about 6 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, was discovered to be on fire, ant
before all the inmates could be arouse
and rescued, Miss Corinne Miles an
a negro woman were burned to death
Mcconnell had to throw his wife, tw
children, Mrs. Miles and her younges
daughter from the second story int
the snow in order to save their lives
They are all suffering terribly fror
burns and the intense cold weather
McConnell's legs will have to be am
putated to save his life.
Martin Mail; A company of mel
came to Greenfield from Michiga
about one year ago and establishe
the Tennessee Box and Basket fac
tory, investing about $4,000. The
capacity is about $4,000 boxes pc
day, and employ when they srerur
ming regularly about 25 hands. The
: have orders in already for ten ca
loads of boxes. Will ship 5000
, strawberry cases into Wisconsin tn