Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-03-10

and nobhiest styles.
The entertainment given by Miss
Laura Murray on Thursday night was
an occasion of unusual pleasure. The
evening was most heartily enjoyed by
all present.
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MIR. E. Muzy, the engineer on
the McMinnville and Manchester rail-
road, was taken quite sick at Rock
Island Wednesday night, and came
home on Thursday mornings train.
DR.. T. g. Wheeler, a prominent
physician of Wilson county, and by
the way an old friend and associate in
the Confederate service, spent few
daysthis week visiting friends and rela-
tives in this county.
Last Saturday-a runaway horse,
demolished buggy, and the occupant,
John Waters, slightly bruised and con-
siderably shook up. The patient was
rubbed down with arnica and has re.
covered, but the buggy was ruined for
life.
We would remind those indebted
to us that one of our firm will start
East in about week to lay in our new
spring stock, and we would like for
them to come forward and settle their
accounts IN order that we may have
little pocket change to defray the ex
penses Of the trip. Respectfully,
j. G. NJ. Ross q Son.
Mead q Ritchey, grain and pro-
duce dealers of this place, have built
house at Rock Island for the purpose
of facilitating the handling of grain
and other produce at that place. Coun-
try merchants and farmers who have
grain and other produce in quantity
would do well to give them call.
4 Kind nature has certainly bestowed
her gifts upon the human race with a
very lavish hand, and the favorable
points of that great food supply, the
Irish potato, and are not confined to its
capacity for growing two crops in
year-ask Finley Bruster how to utilize
the tops.
We are informed that three pair
of twins were born during the short
month of February in one neighbor-
hood in Van Buren, county. We did
not learn the names of any of the
parties except Sam Worthington, to
whom we refer our readers for further
information.
In our columns to-day will be
found the advertisement of Messrs.
Reams, johnson IL Co., Real Estate
Agents. The members of this firm
are well known to our citizens, and as
they propose to direct their efforts to-
ward the encouragement of buyers
from the North, they can doubtless
, handle real estate to good advantage.
, Chattanooga Democrat; Married,
| at the residence of Mr. George Lord,
Wednesday, Feb. 2Sth, Thos. Griffith,
Esq, officiating, Mr.. Ed. M. Doty, Of
this city, to Miss Amanda E. Blakesley
Of Jacksonville, Iud. Mrs. Lord gave
a superb dinner and the select few who
were so fortunate as to be there enjoyed
the occasion. Mr. Doty may justly
feel proud of winning so fair a prize
The music class of the G. F. Col
lege, under the skiIlful and efficient
direction of Miss Mary Reed, has s,
increased that it became necessary tt
procure an assistant teacher. Mis-
Maggie Read, sister to the presen
teacher, was secured for the position
and arrived last Monday evening
With these two very highly accom-
. pIished yound ladies in charge, tn,
y music department of the G. F. Colleg
L cannot fall short Of the most satisfactor,
e results.
e Sarah Bernhart is so small, tina
2 it is said when she makes her contem
plated visit to the United States, he
manager will carry her in his poke
r to save railroad fare. Doubtless ther
e will be room in the same pocket for
e bottle of Coussens' Lightning Liniment
o the best remedy in the world for Rheu
tt matism, Lame Back, Sprains, Bruise:
1t etc. For Calls. SPAWN, Riugbone etc
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