Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-01
Grundy County News.

ted to their consideration by r. j. NJ.
Ouly. Of Mont Eagle. The plan is n
good one. hut the Committee are al
the opinion that less capacious build.
ing will sufficiently meet our wants.
They have, therefore, suggested few
changes in the daft and II cnresp"ud-
ing reduction in the estimated cOsi.
II these are made Ia the satisfaction OF
the Committee, they propose to adopt
the plan The Committee will meet
again Mt this place the first Monday il,
March Ia some future article | will
"ndravor 10 give description Of the
nrop~ed building according TO thir
plan.
"A young lady stepped into Mr.,
NorthcuiI'S store the other day to pur.
chase some dry goods, the clerk lecrg
uizing her as the girl with whom he
~as deeply in love, lust no time in
placing himself ut her service. Sew
rral articles we're displayed, but the
Young lady complained of the high
prices. and told the clerk that he WAS
The "dearesi" man she had ever seen.
This was more than Tom could hear,
and it became necessary to administer
the praper restoratives u bring him Ia
consciousness again.
The young lady here who received
the letter written with inks of three
different cniors, informs me that her
correspondent isa widower, instead OF
bachelor. Thanks for the CORRECTION;
hut that doesn't explain the novelty.
But, the Major attends our Courts her,
sometimes, and ~ he has very recently
engaged room at the hotel, it is pre-
sumed that he will cone up 10 .'couri'
hefore long, and then. perhaps, he will
explain the whole matter.
Overturf came in lasr
Monday and made his report. He
4aid he was happy from the "crown OF
his feet tn the sole Of his head" NJ
cause given except that a ten pound
girl baby had arrived at his house the
night before.
II. B. Lnckhart, of Tracy City.
WIS in Altamont Thursday and said
that his town was being greatly annoy
ed ut that time by the constant whis
Ting and loud singing OF 7. B. Roddy,
who was married on the 18th inst.
Be it remembered that Mr.. Roddy Mas
never known to whistle a tune nor sing
a song prior to his marriage.
IF the two young men on Collins
River, who are quarreling about a Ger
tain young lady don't speedily bring
their quarrels to an end, there will
soon be nothing left Of tho boys hui
two palpitating tails across a clothes
line.
lis there any law to compe. young
man to fulfil an engagement with his
sweetheart, when an awk ward stroke Of
the razor on his upper lip renders it
impossible for him to go? An answer
in the negative will greatly relieve a
young man here whose initials are
Frank WOodlee.
M. w. Woodland, an Attorney Of
the Fayetteville bar, was here to day
0n business connected with his profes.
sion.
Col. X. B. Roberts was in town
Tuesday Wishing for better weather
and better times.
Our newsy 'semi.weekly" has
been changed to a "tri.wcekly" and
considerably enlarged.
"A lady who does not live forty
miles from Altamont, bet the other
day that she could eat twenty four pan
cakes. She managed successfully
twenty.three of them, but the twenty.
fourth one, like Banqno's gost, would
not down, and | won the fifty cents.
"A beautiful young lady in this
town, will soon apply for patent for
"Captivator" which she has Of very
novel style.