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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
The MurfreesbOrO Tragedy.

Special to the World.
MURFREEsBoRo, April 23.-Our COM
munity was shocked on yesterday morn.
ing by the news that Wat Ransom had
killed his cousin William Ransom, the
night before, about 10 o'clock, at the
formers residence, two miles from this
town on the Salem pike. 1t seems that
Wat was living alone on his fathers
place, which is adjoining the place of
his uncle, Joseph Ransom, the father
of William Ransom. Wat, Will and
two other friends were in town late Sat
uaday evening imbibing rather freely
of "John Barleycorn." They all, in a
buggy, left about sun down and went
10 Watts rancho" and after a short
while some of the boys proposed game
of cards, which was agreed to by the
crowd. In the course of the game Will
remarked to Wat. that he did not want
any cheating or stealing, Wat, think
ing this reflection on him, became very
much enraged, and from words came
blows and at last the deadly pistol was
brought into use, which terminated
fatally to his cousin and antagonist
The fathers Of these young gentlemen
are brothers, and stand high as citizens,
Christian gentlemen, and men Of wealth
and intelligence. DR.. M. Ransom, the
father of young Walter, has been one
of the leading physicians of our coun
ty for thirty years, while his brother
Joseph the father of William, stands
equally high as a farmer and upright
citizen. Young William Ransom, a
the time of his death, was very accept
ably filling the Office of deputy sheriff
of our county. An only son is thus
cut off in the vigor of early manhood
His father, mother and sisters have
the deepest sympathies of an en-
tire county. On the other hand, hi
slayer, who was also an only son, anC
his father and sisters have the profound
commiseration of this community.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
SMALLPOX.

Considerable excitement has been
created among some of our citizens on
account of smallpox in the family of
Mr.. Milligan, living miles from Nc
Minnville on the Winchester road.
Mr.. Milligan while making trips to
Nashville with his wagon contracted
varioloid, mild form of smallpox Che
having been vaccinated) and thus COM
municated the disease to his family, and
his children not having been vaccinated
three of them have real smallpox.
The disease may not be smallpox, but
if it is not DR.. Smart, their attending
physician, says it is as bad as smallpox
and advises it to be treated as such.
DR.. Smart has advised and directed
the greatest precaution possible to pre-
vent its further communication OF
spread to other families. Too much care
cannot be taken to prevent its spread,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28

Light frosts were visable here on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
but as yet we have heard of no serious
damage to fruit or growing crops.
B. B. Cohen proposes to teach a
dancing-school at the Warren House
ballroom, commencing next week, if
sufficient number will enter. Call on
him for terms and information.
We are still offering the two ele-
CANT new sewing machines for clubs
of 100 subscribers to the STANDARD.
We would like to have a couple of our
lady friends take hold of this work.
Success is certain if they will give it a
little time and attention
Il have taken the agency for the
sale of DR.. Haas Hog and Poultry
Remedy in this and adjoining counties
and respectfully call attention to his
advertisement in this issue. We have
not personally tested the medicine as a
remedy for cholera, or other diseases
peculiar to swine and poultry, but from
the very high endorsements and nu.
merous testimonials examined we would
not hesitate to use it when needed.
j. B. RITCHEY.
The meeting of the l. and U. S.
Club held at the residence of Capt. G.
Coffee on Rebel Hill on Thursday Of
last week is generally remarked by all
who were present to have been one Of
the most pleasant and interesting meet.
ing the club has ever held. Some Of
the members were prevented from at
tending by the inclement weather, but
there was. a goodly number present,
and a most delightful evening was
passed. The floral decorations were
rich, rare and tasty, and ditto the many
good things spread for the delectation
of the palate.
The McMinnville Standard, of the
18th says: "Gov. Bate has not yet sp
pointed the railroad commission" The
Expositor of the 18th announced the
appointment of the commission and
gave the names of the commissioners
The Standard is on a telegraph and
railroad line, but the Expositor is or
neither.-Sparta Expositor.
Quite a stroke of enterprise(?) on the
part of the Expositor,, which was dated
the 18th, but did not reach McMinn
vile until the 18th or 18th. The
STANDARD was dated the 18th, bu
was printed and in Sparta the 18th
We beat the telegraph; it does some
times get messages in on time, bu
never ahead of time.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
Texas Excursion.

The Southern Baptist Convention
will be held at Waco, Texas commence.
ing May 7th 1888. The N. q. d St.
L. Railway will sell round trip tickets
from McMinnville to Waco and return
for SAL. 40, good from May LIST to June
18th. This limit will allow those who
desire it to make an excursion to Mexi.
CO, which will be arranged during the
meeting of the convention. Further
information can be had Of d. L. Brown
General Ticket Agent, Warren House
Corner, McMinnville Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
DIED.

Near MERGED, Cal, April 18th, 1883,
Malcolm NJ, little son of NJ. M. and
Laura Ritchey, aged one year and "a
days.
A letter just received from my
brother in California, contains the sad
intelligence of the sudden and unex-
pected death of their dear little boy.
In their bereavement they have our
tenderest sympathy. Our friends, and
especially our own children are very
dear to us: it is a sad thought to give
them up, but when we remember that
our loss is their gain, that our Savior
who said, "Sufer little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not, for of
such is the kingdom of heaven" has
taken the dear little one to himself to
be an angel in heaven, we should not
grieve. These dear little ones are ia
ken from us not only for their own
good but also for our own. ltmay be,
my brother and sister, that little NAL
colin, whose lifeless body you have just
buried beside little May in the family
burying. ground at Modesto, has been
taken from you to its blessed Savior as
a greater incentive to lead our minds
and thoughts to better home than
this. We take the following extract
from our brothers letter:
Heretofore, l have been able to tell
you Of our good health, but since my
last, death has visited our household
and taken our dear little babe, NAL
colin M. He died April 18th, aged
one year and "a days. He died very
suddenly. was within few feet of
the door at the time of his attack and
heard his cry of pain. l supposed he
was hurt by fall or otherwise. He
was in the children's room on the floor
playing. His little sister, Bye, was
with him, and at the time combing her
hair when she heard his first cry. His
mother also heard him from the kitchen
and ran to him. His little sister had
picked him up and started with him to
his mother, saying she thought he was
choked. My wife examined his throat
but found nothing. She came to the
door with him calling me. met her
at the door, took the babe, walked with
him to the lounge and sat down, but
he gasped only few times and was
gone. He had been well, or Appeared
so, up to that time, and had been al
healthy as any we have had. We haC
no time to call physician. The opin
ion of the physician consulted was thai
he died of heart disease. The case is ,
peculiar one and severe shock to us a
our age. l know we will have YOU
sympathy. We carried his remains
by rail to Modesto for interment, wher,
we have lot, and buried him by thu
side of little May, where their bodie
rest while their spirits vie with eacl
other in the bosom of our blessed Sa
vior. What a glorious thought!
All are well. Fannie is with us
Mr.. Perry and family remained witt
us until last evening. Kind friend
attended us in our affliction both her
and at Modesto. Your brother,
M. NJ. RITCHEY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
From Country Home.

To the Standard.
COUNTRY HOME, Apr. 21.-As you
solicit correspondence, thought that
1 would drop you few lines for the
consideration of your numerous readers,
upon the great subject of manufactur-
ing, and producing more, and buying
less. Just look if you please at the
great number of wagons, buggieS, and
farming implements shipped to this
market from Northern and other states
thus draining our country of that
amount of currency that should be
kept here in our midst by the manu-
facture and sale of said articles, because
we have the material out of which to
manufacture the same, and we have
the best of mechanics who can make
them, and they should be made and
manufactured here and not imported,
thus patronizing home industry-and
keeping our money in our own pockets,
besides giving valuable employment to
many at remunerative wages, thus en-
aiding them to make competency for
themselves and families, therefore we
should make and manufacture at home
and buy none abroad.
SEEDS.
So also should all kinds of seeds be
raised and preserved by the farmer and
gardner, just look at it, another heavy
drainage upon the farmers, all of which
should be kept amongst ourselves.
The importation of goods, the very
clothes we wear, great portion should
be manufactured here, we can and do
raise the raw materia | out of whic
to make the same, and We
have the water power and the ground
works upon which to build manufact.
uring establishments for said purposes,
thus opening another field of employ
ment to great number now unemploy'
ed. Let's manufacture more at home
and buy none abroad, except such
we cannot make or raise. With all
the facilities name d above, and 60,
roads and bridges, and proper applies
! ton of labor, we certainly would be
happy and prosperous people.
Corn planting is now the order
the day, wheat prospects much in
provel, oats ook well, farmers ha
at wprS, hallth generally good, thong
some sickness.
"L}ts produce more and buy les
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
Our sulphur Well.

On Wednesday evening at a depth
of 80 feet, the operators struck water
which both tastes and smells ofsulphur.
Some of our citizens are drinking freely
of the water and pronounce it a splen-
did diuretic, equal, if not superior, to
Warmers Kidney Cure. While the
water may possess the properties of
depurition to considerable degree, and
may thus be valuable in kidney affec-
tions, it is not sufficiently strong of the
sulphur as it is now drawn from the
well. The indications are favorable
for success, and we hope soon to be
able to report a fine flowing we'll Of
superior sulphur water in our park.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28

800 buckets of New York Enamel
Paint just received and for sale by j.
B. Ritchey.
Hon. John H. Savage, Gen. Cor
don, and Col. j. A. Turley, the rail
road commissioners, are in the city, and
will have a meeting in a day or tive
for the purpose of organizing the com
mission. World.
Mrs. Gen. S. G. French says: my
dear little boy Robert was at DEATH
door with Cholery Infantum, and
never forget the gratitude | owe DR.
Mofett for saving his life with hi
Teethina (Teething Powders.)
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
PUBLIC SALE.

ON SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF
" MAY NEXT, at my residence, 3 miles
east of McMinnville, will expose to public
sale the following property, viz; Work
Horses, Cows, Bull, good 2.horse Wagon,
Flows, Harrow, Harness, and other farming
utensils, Household and Kitchen Furniture.
| will also offer my farm of 20G acres OF
land at the same time and place. Terms
made known on day of sale. April rs, 1858.
IL. q. HARRY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No. T..

The farm of D. s. Weaver, 4 miles from
McMinnville, on Short Mountain road; 17S
acres, 100 OF which is cleared and under
good fence orchard OF fine fruit 2 story
log dwelling house, large barn, stables, out
houses, etc.; fine freestons spring, Price
81 an acre.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
Fresh Garden Seeds.

Go to J. B. Ritchey's for Fresh
Garden Seeds. He has fresh and gen.
uine, just received from D. Landreth,s
Sons and Robert Buist.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
w ant to Buy Corn.

Mead & Ritchey will pay SO cents
per bushel for good sound dry corn,
delivered at their store in McMinn-
vile.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
Soatbera StaaSars.
McMInnvllle, Tenn, April %, 1888.

GRo. +. PuRvIs 4 Co., Advertising Ag'ts,
No. 4 Noel Block, Nashville, are authorized
to contract for advertising for this paper.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No. 8.

The fam Of John F. Weaver, located 10
the 18th district, miles from Mchinnvills,
on Short Mountain road, containing 1876
acres, good dwelling of three rooms, smoke
house, two stables, CRIB, well and two springs;
80 acres cleared, balance timbered. Price
$500, cash.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No. 4.

A farm of 971< acres, 2 miles west Of Ne
Minnville, on the Nashville road; frame
dwelling house of six rooms, kitchen, barn,
and two log tenement houses; about 70 acres
cleared all under good fence, good orchard,
cistern, large never-failing spring OF free
stone water. Price and terms on application.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
Teal NoGffs.
In Choncery at McMianuille, Tennessee.
Nonresident Notice.

= Joseph Ramsey VS.. Hugh Hopkins, ct al
IN this cause it appearing to the satisfac.
L tioH Of the Clerk and Master from the
Bill of Reviver filed in this cause, that the
defendants SolOn Taylor and FeliOan Tay.
lor, are non. residents of the State OF Ten
nessee, 80 that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served on them; It Is therefore
ordered that said nonresident defendants
appear at the next term OF the Chancery
Court to be holden at the Courthouse in
McMinnvile, Tenn, on the First Monday
in May next (1SS3), and plead, answer, or
demur to complainants Bill Of Reviver, or
the same will be taken for confessed and
set for hearing ex parte. 1t lis further or
dered that this notice be published for fouT
consecutive weeks in the Southern Stand
ard" a newspaper published in Mchinn-
Vile, Tenn. This April 4th, 1892.
J.C. BlLES, c. an.
apr7 At.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
New Goods.

Before you decide who has the cheap
est goods, call on H. L. Walling and
his son Jimmie.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28

Come to the candy.pull tonight
Maybe your sweetheart will be there
Her ruby lips in 'lasses stepped,
And tangled in her hair.
Boots and shoes at A. P. Seitz's at
your own prices.
Paint your house with New York
Enamel.
Col. j. H. Hughes has returned
from Atlanta.
II. B. Medearis, now of Louisville,
is at home on visit.
Miss Sallie Barton is at home
visiting her parents.
Frank Spurlock made a business
trip to Woodbury. this week.
buy your family supplies from d.
o. jenkins. Goods always fresh.
j. B. Harrison, Esq, Of Summit
vile was in town Wednesday.
The new roof on the court house
helps its appearance very much.
If you want the best and freshest
sugar, coffee, and groceries of all kinds
call on d. o. jenkins.
Capt. T. j. Gray, after spending
a few days at home, in Fayetville, has
returned to Rock Island.
Magnolia hams at T. F. Burroughs.
Fred Smart, representing Pendle.
ton, Thomas q Co., wholesale druggists,
Nashville, is here in person.
The spring dress of tan.bark is
being put on the walks through the
park.
Mead & Rltchey will pay cash for
wool at its market value in McMinn.
vile.
Mrs. Abel Rushing and Mrs. Jno.
r. Rushing, of Woodbury., are visiting
friends in our town.
We thought our devil had been
giving us French for bouquet, but we
caught on to his word the other day,
its "button-on- you"
r. Mead, who has been at Rock
Island for nearly a week, returned
Thursday morning.
ID. o. jenkins has just received a
new stock of choice fresh groceries, also
nice lot of oranges and lemons.
Frank Maddux has received a big
lot of new Cook Stoves, and if you
want one Frank will sell it to you
cheap.
"A. P. Seitz is Offering large and
varied stock of Double Shovel Flows
Sheep Shears, Tools, Iron, Steel, Saws
Chains, &c. at the peoples prices.
When you want anything in thu
way of farm implements and machinery
give Morford & Biles a call. See thei
new advertisement in this issue.
Every bucket of the New Yorl
Enamel Paint is warranted to Civ,
satisfaction.
The pastor of the College stree
M. E. Church, will deliver a sermon
on Temperance, next Sunday Apr
Goth, at II o'clock a. m.
H. l.. Walling has good spring
calico at cents.
We have about four columns o
interesting matter which is crowdec
out until next week, among which i
Col. Woods Texas letter, which W
trust will lose none Of its interest b,
the delay.
Mr.. j. A. Overstreet arrive
from Nashville Saturday evening an
took charge of the Warren House bal
Der shop. Mr.. S. is tonsOrial arti
of the first class, and all who patroniz
him will receive polite attention an
satisfactory work,
%. NJ. Thurman q Co., have jul
received another lot of calico, whic
will be sold at cents per yard.
Mr.. R. G. Harry adyertises h
farm, together with all stock, impl
ments and household goods, for sale (
auction in this paper. See the adve
tisement in another column.
Don't forget to call on o. n
Thurman & Co. when you want sew
ing ma chine, See advertisementin al
other column.
"A riding skirt dropped from
loose horse in front of DIR. Stainkack
residence Tuesday evening, and WI
carried into the house. Miss Clal
says the owner will have to call for
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No. 8.

The Beech farm, ~ miles from kcAinsS
Vile, $50 acres, 800 acres cleared, story
brick residence, all necessary outhousea,
barns, tenement houses etc. This sale will
include all horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, farm
implements, provisions, household goods
wheat, corn, bacon, growing crops, etc.
This is one of the finest stock farms in the
county. Price $4,000.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No q.

A farm Of 175 acres, 10 miles from Ne
Mnnville on the Petty Gap road, good cora
and wheat land, finely watered and timber
ed, good frame house; a desirable farm.
Price and terms on application.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-28
No. l.

The MOrford farm, eight miles west Of
McMinnvile, on the Woodbury. road, 900
acres, 400 acres cleared, balance well tim.
bered, a splendid large dwelling house and
all necessary out.houses, barn, etc., we'll
watered, and one of the best sheep farms In
the country. For sale or exchange for city
property. Price and terms on application.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-04
The Feeders at Washington.

Overeating and overdrinking at recep-
tons and parties are among the most
common forms of ill-breeding, and the
way in which some ''swell" people gorge
themselves at the supper table would
make cannibal blush: "Please get me
another ice and some wine jelly,">s a
pretty girl sitting at my elbow the other
night. Her escort looked at her empty
plate in astonishment. REALLY, my
dear" he began, I" should think you
would scarcely need anything more after
eating four sandwiches two salads, four
creams. and" He didn't finish the
"hush sh.sh!" Nevertheless he went
over to the sideboard and swallowed Id
Succession six glasses Of wine which had
cen poured out for somebody else. II
is q fact that some people attack their
hosts banquet board with the avidity Of
free-lunch tends, elbowing each other
in their scramble for eatables as if they
were eating at q railway station instead
of in fashionable dining-room where
time is no objert. There are men and
women in Washington who 60 to public
receptions for the express purpose Of
stufhng themselves :, to- their utmost
capacity, and who think it "a clever thing
to fatten at other peoples expense.
Indeed, this abuse Of hospitality has
been carried to such excess by vulgar
people, thatsolno of the cabinet 'ladiee
last winter dispensed altogether with re-,
freshments at their afternoon receptions,
in order to keep out crowd of hungry
strangers, who only called to eat and
Wp.-Washington Cor. Htbburg Lead er.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-04


The girly girl, says the Philadelphia
Progress, is the tluest girl, She is what
she seems. and not sham and q pre-
tense. The slanpy girl has hard job of
it not to forget character. The boy
girl and the rapid giriare:likewise wear
ers of masks. The girly girl never both
ers about woman's rights and wo,nan's
wrongs. She is a girl, and is glad of it.
She would not be a boy and grow up
into man and vote and 20 away to war
and puzzle her brain about stocks for
kingdom. She knows nothing about
business, and does not want to know
ANYTHING about it. Her aim is to marry
some good fellow and make him a good
wife, and sire generally succeeds in do.
ing both. She delights in her dress and
everything that is pretty, and is not
ashamed to own that she does.
She Is pleased when she is admired,
and lets you know that she is.
She is female from the top of her
head to the end of her toes. and if you
try to draw her into the discu >sion OF
dry themes she. tells y,m squarely that
the conversation does not suit her. She
is the personi6c;,tion of franknesa.
There is not particle of humbug in her
compost on. Here, is. health to the,
glrly girl! May her numbers never
grow less.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-04

8 sympathizing ear to which he may con-
fide. Els sorrows and his joys. It is
where the father. goes away or buries
himself up in his newspaper, or broods
moodily over. his business; where the
mother is :.: too busy. with
household to be companionable;
8 the family life is monotonous, life
harsh; where life and gladaess
l ecked if it attempts to bubble up
A. Eoung people find home q hateful
4nd want to get away from it. It
pr parents to interest themselves
q il. children's, affairs, however trivi-
may seem. Parents who want
children to turn out well must not
s1r be criticising them, picking flaws
lectnring them on moral ques-
I but instead they should talk with
read with them, play with them,
low them by their own example Of
~ what it is to be good. Sympa-
Ii all the pursuits of childhood
4y entertains and improves the
-, but it keeps the parents young,