The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-26

gone into business at Nashville, hav-
ing purchased a job Office and and set
up for himself. Our relations were
mutually of most pleasant nature
and it was with regret that we gave
him up as an associate, and also his
esteemed lady, and we wish them
great prosperity in their present home.
Paris Post-Intelligencer: One day
last week a fve-year,old son of Mr..
R. L. Dinkins, living near Dinwid-
dies factory, in the tenth district,
while out in the field watching the
wheat harvesters, laid down in the
wheat and fell asleep and while in that
condition the reaper passed over him,
neither injuring or even waking him.
Fortunately the wheat was being cut
very high, but for this the little fellow
would have, in all probability, been
killed or injured for life.
Manchester Times: East Tennessee
is undoubtedly entitled to the govern
or this year. The democrats of that
section are the truest in the state, and
they are. certainly entitled to some
consideration at the hands of their
brethren in Middle and West Tennes,
see. Coffee county will support an
East Tennessee man for the guberna.
torial nomination, and we believe we
are sGfe in saying that every civil
district in this county except the one
in which Tullahoma is located is for
lion. K. L. Taylor, if he will accept
the nomination.
Saturday number Of young men
Of Big Sunday, went to Peris to spend
the day, and returned hons on the
evening train. One Of the number,
Arthur Hicks, young man of good
family, filled to get of at home, and
went to Faxon, the next station, where
a freight tram was going III the opp9-
site direction. This young man uns
dertook to board the freight, and in
so 'oing lost Ills footing, fell on the
track, and was almost cut in two. He
WIS carried to his home, Eve miles
distant. where he died in few MINI
utes after arrival.
Paris Post-Intelligencer: On Tues,
day morning last, the north bound
passenger train while going at full
speed, q few miles north Of Mckenzie,
struck AID threw from the TRACK
Henry Chance, colored, who had, a;
he said, fallen asleep while sitting Oh
the track to rest. Chance receive.
only a considerable hruise on the lin
: no bones being broken, and when III,
train stopped he got aboard and came
to Paris, mis- destination, He had thu
, dav before haeu released from the stat,
peniteotiary. where he was sentenced
from this county two years ago
, for larceny, and was making his wa!
: to his home il the twelfth district
, Knoxville Tribune; Our Middl
Tennessee friends surely think it'll
e of Col, Bob Taylor's good sense wbel
/ they credit him with saying he vii
g 90 before tho democratic gubernatOria
convention, Notwithstanding hi
brother Aif's nomination by the re
s publcans. Our excellent Pensio
Agent has no such consuming amb
0 ton as will lead him into so great q
t absurdity. In fact, he has all alonj
q declared that he did not want to stan
l. for the governorship this fall, prefer
e ring to hold on to the $4,000 Office b
g now holds, and he has only been
e candidate in the sense that he woul
take it if pressed upon him.
/ Jackson Tribune and Sun: La
n Saturday a negro girl in the 10th di
/ trict of this county packed her vail:
rs to make q visit to Humboldt. A nj
y gro man called for her, aud they lie
y together. Hearing nothing of he
d her folks became uneasy and began
i search. Going the usual route foo
r, men take to Humboldt, they went
D. the NJ q Q. road and reaching Il
trestle over the north prong of Il