Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-12-02
Quite number of visitors, among

thanksgiving dlnner al the warren |
House Thursday, by special invitation
of the popular host and hostess, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. johnson.
The weather of the present week
has been such as to create necessity
for overcoats and heavy clothing gen.
orally If you are not well supplied
with these articles call on Simon Katz,
where you will find large and varied
stock to select from.
Mr. Evan Webb, of the firm of
Webb q Walling, leaves for Nashville
next Tuesday to lay in mammoth
stock Of Toys, Dolls, Candies, Fruits,
and Holiday Goods generally, The
stock will be received and opened in
side of ten days, and will be one of the
fullest and completest ever seen in Nc
Minnville.
Col. Lawson Hill was in the city
Monday, He gave US some beautiful
samples Of apples, the names of which
we have forgotten. Col, Hill is doubt
less the largest truit-grower in Tennes-
see, and has more varieties probably
than any other man in the country.
Sweet peace dwells in that partic-
ular cottage where nervousness, dys-
pepsia, neuralgia and headache are I'M
known. Then persuade all to use DR..
Benson's Skin Cure and Chamomile
Pills. They cure all nervous misery
L. B. Meadows and Miss Kate
James, of Irving College, were married
at the Warren House last Sunday
mording, Elder O. NJ. Thurman, Off
ciating. The happy couple left Mon
day morning for Fort Worth, Texas,
where they go to make their future
home.
One of our clever citizens while
standing around the prospective sulphur
well few days ago, remarked that he
smelt sulphur very strong. The con-
tractor, Mr., S., suggested that if he
would 90 home and wash himself well
with soap and water and put on a clean
shirt the smell would disappear
Rev j. G. Myers, whose field of la
Dor this year is on the Spencer circuit,
was at home this week. He says Revs.
| p. Moore, = Parker and himself have
recently held meeting at Cane Ridge
which resulted in a gracious revival,
during which there were fourteen con.
versions.
Col. S. G. Norwood and wife, of
Sparta, were in our city this week.
They came to visit their daughter, Mrs.
DR.. j. R. Paine, who has been quite
/ III for ten days Col. Norwood has
moved to Sparta to meet the railroad
with view of engaging in the pro.
duce trade. He is a good, practical
business man, well known in White
and adjoining counties, and deserves
the confidence of the people. We
wish him success
; We call the attention of our read
ers to our clubbing arrangement with
the Detroit Free Press, advertisement
e of which will be found in another col.
= umn. 1t will be seen that three week.
S y papers and a handsomely bound
: book can be procured under this ar
rangement for only $500 We car
also club the STANDARD with almost
I any paper or magazine published at s
reduced rate. We will also receive
i subscriptions for any American paper Oh
O periodical at club rates.
We publish a letter this week from
z Japan, kindly furnished us by Mrs. A
n NJ. brennan, written by two younI
II japanese ladies. 1t was written il
o the japanese language and translated
by one of DIR. Hale's teachers in Japan
l. The letter is interesting, and shows
N high appreciation of the efforts bein
at made by the women of America to ed
he ucate and elevate the depraved condi
er ton of their sex in Japan.