Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-06-23

w. S. Ross, a prosperous farmer
and interpreting merchant of Increase,
Warren county, arrived with his fam
lily, accompanied by Miss Josie Lusk,
sister of Mrs w. S. Ross, on last !
Friday evening on a visit to his broth
er and our fellow-townsman, DR.. j. A.
Ross. They left last Monday morning
on their return home. Advance.
The farmers of this county are
cutting their wheat, most of which is
more or less injured by the rust. From
the best information we can get, we
are of opinion the crop of this county
will not be more than half as good as
last year. Some farmers have pretty
good crops, but many have little over
half a crop, while others have. wheat
not worth cutting.
The wagon factory company have
secured lot of ten acres from Maj.
Thompson, north of the new cemetery
and adjoining the railroad, and will be-
gin the erection of buildings on the re.
turn of Messrs. Swan and Gartner, who
have gone to Nashville and Louisville
and Evansville to inspect similar in.
situations, in order to get the most ap
proved plan ofbuildings and machinery
"A little son of Mr.. a. H. Duncan,
living about three miles from town,
was seriously cut by reaper last
Wednesday. He was standing in front
of the machine watching the horses,
and stopped down to pull up a bunch
of wheat, which frightened the horses
and before he could get out of the way
the blade struck his leg about half way
between the knee and foot, cutting it
to the bone, making severe and ugly
wound.
Southern Industries for June has
been received, and contains a large
amount of choice and valuable agricul-
tural Information which every farmer
in the country should read. While it
contains much general information for
; the agriculturists, it is peculiarly suited
to Tennessee farmers, all of whom
should have a copy, which they can get
by sending $500 to Southern Indus
tries Co., Nashville. 1t is we'll worth
the money.
j. r. Groves was in town Tues
day. He represents his clover croT
as very heavy and making large yield
of fine hay. Mr.. Groves thinks there
is nothing more interesting to farmer
having plenty Of nice clean hay, and {
Champion mower to save it with. HI
e is delighted with his mower. Mr.
; Groves expects to save his second crol
u for seed, and hopes to have fine lot o
Is clover seed for market next spring
Thousands of bushels of fine clover see(
d may be saved and marketed mex
e spring in this and adjoining counties
r and thousands of dollars thus save,
J. and made by our farmers which hay
II heretofore gone to waste.
The moonlight boat excursion Tuesda
ii evening on the Barren Fork is reporte
n as being perfectly delightful. TIL
h boats engaged were "Idlewild" an
If "Pleasure Bound" the whole being i
il command of Commodore Morford. TIL
y party consisted of COL j. F. MorforC
and wife, Dr. G. T.. Stainback an
in wife, Mrs. j. G. M. Ross, Mrs. Lo
n. Spurlock, Mrs. Mary V. Hill, Mi
re- Ann McMurry of Lebanon and Mi
J. Lizzie Ross, Rev. j. w. Fitzgerald
f. Lebanon and Frank Spurlock, Esq
,e The evening was very pleasant and tt
D. party delighted with the excursion
The only complaint we heard of cam
l., from DR.. S. whose transportatic
Of from the landing to the city, the wa
vs being up grade, was hardly adequa
u to move him with as much ease an
no comfort as the majority of his part
i. and u. =. Club.