Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
From Tarkon.

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county. Full of life and vim it COM
mends itself to those desiring to be in
structed and benefited. 1t is spark
ling and pure, interesting and high
toned. Inasmuch as this is the case
the STANDARD is always a welcome
visitor to our homes and fresides.
On account of the incessant bad
weather the labor of the farmer has
been much retarded. AT this time his
prospects are not very fattering, and
fears arc entertained that "hog and
hominy" will be "scace" on the river
this year.
The recent freshet did much damage
to fences along the river banks by car
rying away the rails. Guess it will be
best to make plank fences.
One Mr.. William Brown, of Tarl>
ton, came near getting drowned one
day last week, while endeavoring to
cross the river on skiff. The river
being up and the current very swift
Mr.. Brown was carried down the river
some distance, when his hat blew off
into the water. Duly regarding the
value of his hat, and but little aware
of the danger incident to the act, babe
farewell to his boat, sprang into the
angry pillows beneath, and it was
through many dangers and difficulties
that he was rescued by some parties
who, by chance, happened along at the
time of the sad affair. When asked
why he undertook such a hazardous
enterprise, he nervously replied, "It's
all the hat | had" A.
Messrs. Martin q Hills, our clever
merchants, are doing an active bust
ness in their line.
Mrs. Lockhart predicts that the
strange appearance of the sun, and the
redness of the elements last fall are in
dications of the near approach of the
end of the world.
Without questioning the veracity of
some of the particulars in the different
communications of your correspondent
at Altamont, and far from casting any
reflections upon the others, we would
be pleased to correct one or two of his
statements. In one place he makes
reference to one young gentleman from
our part of the county, who visited the
city of Altamont, repaired to the
clerks Office, asked to procure his mar
riage license, and when informed of
the price was deficient to the amount
of $1.00, and went away a sadder but
it was to be hoped wiser man, realiz-
ing the fact that the ways of the unin>
formed man was hard indeed. Now,
we are acquainted with this young
gentleman and with the business on
which he was sent, and the facts are
about these: The old mother of the
author of the piece, who resides in our
part of the county, after mature con-
sideration was forced to believe that, as
her son was in AltamOnt holding Office,
the labors of that Office would involve
his whole time, and that his close ap-
plicatien to the duties incumbent there
on, would necessarily reduce him to
needy circumstances ere the term of
Office expired, And with that love
which has ever characterized mother
she sends younger son to Altamont to
ascertain the price of wheelbrrrow
license for the year 1884, stating at
the time that her son in Office would
be hard run, and she must try to sup
ply him with years rations in order
that he might prosecute the labors Of
, his Office according to law and justice.
AS to whether or not the license were
procured, weare not positive, but think
they were not, as we understand he
, sent after another "turn" the other
day. Then, Mr.. G. G. c., you will
, please erase and transcribe the words
: wheelbarrow license in the stead OF
marriage license on your docket, and
have you then and there this writ,
that the particulars in the above styled
case may be read to your court and
approved.
Again, the young gentleman of whom