Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-09-27


Monday on a visit to her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Black,
in West Tennessee.
Gen. G. G. Dibrell was in Nc.
Minnville last Tuesday and addressed
large crowd of the citizens Of War
rem, at the courthouse, on political
issues.
Miss JUNE Etter, daughter of our
esteemed friend, H. r. Etter, of Bor-
don, CAL, arrived last Tuesday, and
has entered G. F. College. This is the
second young lady in the school from
California.
L. F. Capshaw went to Louisville
Wednesday to attend the Exposition
and lay in a new stock Of jewelry and
silverware.
doctor" Bowling Mortord, COL,
left on the afternoon train last Monday
for Illinois, where he will spend a few
weeks visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Gulley and Mr.. Wiley Steak
ley, of Van Buren, county, were here
this week. Mr.. Gulley brought with
him a lot of Amsterdam grass seed, a
few bushels of which can be had by APP
plying to ]. B. Ritchey.
Mr.. Jesse Walling is having the
shed just east of the. store occupied by
A. H. Gross removed preparatory to
erecting a new brick business house.
We are glad to note this improvement
in that quarter.
Albert Etter started to Nashville
last Tuesday to meet his sister, Miss
JUNE, from California. She being a
little ahead of time, he met her this
side of Nashville and returned with
her on the evening train.
The Southern Trade Gazette for
September is to hand, filled, as usual,
with much spicy and interesting read
ing, on many topics. This is one Of
the leading trade publications of the
South. 1t is published at Louisville,
KY, at $1.O0 per annum.
ID. o. jenkins has received and
placed on his counter large and
handsome silver mounted, oval front
show case, and has it filled with full
assortment of all the new and fresh
Candies, of which he always keeps
the largest, freshest stock, and great
est assortment to be found in town.
Charles Colville left on Monday
morning for Louisville and Cincinnati
to purchase mammoth fall and win
ter stock of goods for Womack & Col
vile. Charles good taste insures tn
selection of the choicest and handsomes
goods to be found in the markets.
Mr.. NJ. B. Harwell got his hanC
caught in a dressing machine last Tues
day morning and the ends of two fin
gers were ground of. While the acci
dent was quite painful, Mr.. Harwel
was able to be at his shop the mex
day, and it is hoped no serious conse
. quences may follow.
Misses Lizzie and Ella Christian
, two very interesting and attractiv
! young ladies of Fayetteville, Tenn
+ were in our town last Tuesday after
noon soliciting subscriptions for tn
Sunny South, a literary paper publish
ed at Atlanta, Ga.
IS. D. Bowers left on Tuesda
|, morning for Bell county, Texas, whel
he expects to locate permanently. Nj
Bowers is good citizen and farme
and we dislike to lose such men frol
i the county. Many friends and acquail
= tances from this section have precede
him to his new home, who will be gla
to welcome him to the Lone Star.
The many relatives and friends
e this place of Mrs. Hickman Weakle,
l. were very much grieved to learn
:. her death at home in Rutherford cou
ty on last Saturday afternoon at
If o'clock. Mrs. Weakley was taken
I, while on a visit to this place fe
!; weeks since.
|" Col. Jno. R. Neal, Democrat
candidate for Congress from this di
10 trict, addressed a good crowd of ci
st zens in the courthouse at this place