Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-03-18
FOR SHERIFF,

See sheritf's sale in this issue. Also
two nonresident notices from Grundy.
It ]. Vance and Jas. S. Cumming, of
Woodbury., were in town last Saturday.
The skating rink'was full of life Thurs.
day night for the first time in several weeks.
Several persons from the upper counties
passed through our town en- route for Texas
this week.
Several communications and items of
interest are crowded out this week that will
appear next.
We yield much of our space this week
to communications. They are all good and
will bear careful reading.
R. Park, Deputy Revenue Collector, re.
turned Wednesday after business trip of
several days to Lebanon.
L. D. Hickrson, Jr, has been at Rock
Island this week receiving cross-ties and
stock-gap timber to lay the track from there
to Sparta.
Geo. l.. Beech after several months alb
sence in Nashville has returned to his home
in this county. Always glad when George
comes back
The anounceme mt of Mr.. J. L. Garnett
as candidate for Sheriff will be found
elsewhere. Mr. Garrett is well known to
our people and makes a good officer.
From private letter we learn that the
prac bN-tar,y Of tba 4. II.
Liberty church, 2H miles from town. Some
OF the delegates have already spoken for
quarters
Miss Halle Biles left Wednesday morn
ing to join Miss Laura Ramsey at Tullahoma
from whence they will both go to make a
visit of several weeks to friends in Murfrees-
bore
If any Of our subscribers fail to get
their papers regularly they will please make
it known to us promptly that we may cor
rect the irregularity.
Messrs. McGehee and Womack. of this
county, returned this week from Mississippi
They report that country in bad condition,
especially along the river.
Miss Alice Eastwood, who was injured
in the runaway last Monday, we are glad to
say, is recovering rapidly. Sorry to say
Willis buggy was badly torn up.
This county is no doubt the home of the
taAest n an in the State. Mr.. VIM. II. Smith,
near Increase, is feet 50 inches in height
by actual measurment. He is not vet q
years of age. He is certainly long man.
For all pulmonary, urinary and digestive
diseases, and affections of the heart and
brain, use Browns Iron Bitters. II strength
ems every part, and cures by its soothing and
refreshing effect
Hammers Liniment and Hammers Con-
dition Powders are among our new adver.
tisements this week. We believe these med.
lcines TO be good especially the condition
powders, which We have given to our stock
with good results.
We are requested to announce that there
will be preaching at the Methodist church
on College street tomorrow at II O'Clock
and at night by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Henck
Sunday-school at in the afternoon. All
are invited to attend.
Black Draught as a liver medicine is be-
coming very popular wherever used. 1t sell
dom fails to give satisfaction. Try it and we
think you will find it good We speak from
experience Wine of Cnrdui, put up by the
same firm, is also growing in favor. See ad.
Levi Wilson and VIM. Robinson have
returned from Alabama, where they spent
two or three months selling mules. The
boys report that the fun usually had bv
horse traders was not about Jacksonville
this year. However, we notice one thing,
they are paying up for what they carried off.
The out. look for wheat in Seouachee
Valley is better than ever before at this
season of the year. Farmers are busily
blowing for corn, gardening operations
have begun, and if not prevented by rains
and cold weather, early seeding may be
looked for, and we hope for a bountiful
yield.-Sequdchce Adudace.
we are requested to announce that our
polite and efficient postmaster R. Kennedy,
is now authorized and ready to receive con.
tributions to the Garfield monument fund.
IL there is half the enthusiasm that prevail
ed here Immediately after Garfed's assas-
sination the donations will be creditable to
the community.
The trucks of one of the freight ears in
crossing the Collins river bridge Monday
jumped the track and in dragging on the
cross ties jammed several of them together.
The bridge was not otherwise injured and
has been in use since. One PAIR of trucks
had to be thrown into the river and the end
OF the car swung to the one in front before
the train could be moved.
-AyOung lady recently graduated from
college, desires to know if we would rec.
ommend her to continue the study of met
aphysicS, or to commence the study of
higher mathematics. It is very vulgar of us,
we know, but we have advised her to take
course of boilapotato-ologv and cook.
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