Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-07-07

is at home spending his vacation.
Don't forget 7. F. Burroughs
when you want good cigars and tobacco.
C. A. Reams passed through this
week enroute from Sparta to Nashville.
The best coffee and sugar in town
can be bought of D. o. Jenkins.
-Seventy,fve reams of Note, Letter
and cap papers just received and for
sale by j. B. Ritchey.
Prof. j. P. Clark's school near
Smyrna church closed last Wednesday
with examination during the day and
exhibition at night.
Mr.. James Mason, an old and
highly respected citizen of this district
died at his home last week after a lin
gering illness af several months.
Country merchants in want of
School Books, Inks, Papers. Envelops,
and many other goods, can buy them
to advantage of j. B. Ritchey.
-Messrs. Chas. johnson and B. F.
Curl of Nashville, will soon establish
trunk mandatory in our town. We
certainly wish the gentlemen success in
the enterprise.
Mrs. F. 7. Fisher, Miss Fannie,
Miss Maggie and Charles Fisher, of
Nashville, arrived in our town Thurs
day to spend the heated term at the
Warren House.
The balcony in front of the War,
rem House is being repaired. A new
floor will be laid and the iron work
strengthened. Mr.. johnson has also
made some improvements in dining
room fixtures.
"A fine lot of fresh lemons at D.
0. jenkins.
Gaming blackberries and buckle
, berries is now the order of the day
and Frank Maddux can supply you
, with all the cans you need. Also thu
old reliable Mason fruit jar. Country
merchants supplied at low prices,
Some of our merchants have beef
: thinking about having their good
billed to Sparta, and haul them iron
: Rock Island. But as the freight i
: only about cents cheaper to Spart
than to McMinnvilie, we think it woul,
: hardly pay them.
j. B. Ritchey will pay 5 cts pc
e gallon for blackberries at his residenc
e until further notice.
e Cash paid for Butter and Eggs a
Medearis & Co.
l. The N. & 9. R. r. charges Mo
(. Minnville Merchants 59cts for fir:
e class, "a cents for second class, and 5
cents for third class freight from Nasl
D. vile. This gives our idle wagons an
t. teams chance to make wages haulin
s. from Nashville.
7. On last Wednesday night, viii
v George beech was sleeping with Georg
70 Conner in the latter's room over Mr.
al Prior's millinery store, MIR. Beech aro'
az in his sleep and walked out or fell OF
to of the window distance of II fee
Mr.. Beech was badly though not dal
gerously hurt. We hope he may soc
" recover.
u There will be grand excursic
- from all points along the line of IL
% N. G. q St. L. R'y to Chicago on ne:
Monday, July 9th, tickets good to r
turn until the 18th. The fare fro
- McMinnvilIe for the round trip will
IN $500, and from other points at pr
~ portionately low rates. This is a g
den opportunity to visit the great m
OK tropolis of the West.
y" The Annual Announcement of Il
:? Agricultural and Mechanical Associ
VI ton Alexandria, Tenn, has been l
- ceived. The fall meeting will col
Gu mence Sept. 9th and continue 3 day
The exhibitions of this association ha
L. always been interesting and we'll {
In tended, and the coming one will doul
ed less be better than any before. V
as wish the association success.
White Eagle Flour the finest
INT the city at Medearis u Cos.