Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17

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the luxury of strawberries on their
tables. The crop is short here, how
ever, and not of as fine quality as last
year. . s.,ir 1913
The dwelling of Mr.. Thos. Conner
took fire on the roof, from a spark,
about noon last Tuesday, but was ex>
tinguished by the timely arrival of
neighbors and friends before any seri,
Gus damage was done. lo
The largest line Of gents furnish
ing goods in the city at Medearis &
Go.
-Reams, johnson q Co., real es.
tate agents, last Monday, sold to Mr..
N. 7. Overholt, of Plymouth, Iowa,
the farm of Mr.. George Steetley, one
mile southeast of town, Mr.. OYER
holt will return here with his family in
the fall and locate permanently.
Mrs. S. P. Vaughn, who has had
charge of the primary department of
G. F. College, was called to her home
in Nashville on Monday last by the
illness of relative. Miss Annie Gift
has taken, charge of her classes for the
balance of the term.
Our fellow citizen, Col, Ed Wood,
captured some very fine trout one day
this week in our beautiful little river,
the Barren Fork; they weighed in the
aggregate fifteen pounds. This re-
minds US that we have promised to
spend one day fishing during the pres.
ent month. We will be. satisfied with
halt the number Of pounds friend
Wood caught.
-Reubin Smart, ]. 3. l. Walker,
and Others of GrundY county, were
here this week. They seem to have
no fears of the county site of Grundy
being removed from Altsmont. II
requires two>thirds of the votes of the
county to move it, and they say there
are not SO many in favor Of removal,
and those that are for removal are di'
yided as to the place to move to.
The incest line of CONNECTIONS ever
brought to the city at Medearis q Go.
Mr.. Orange Judd, the old editor
of the American Agriculturist, OF New
York, has moved to Chicago and ta'
ken editorial and business charge o.
the Prairie Farmer. The first number
under the new management, dated May
Sd, has been received, and shows un'
mistakable evidence ola rejuvination
The Prairie Farmer has long held s
prominent place among the agrlcultu'
raj journals of the country, and now
with Mr.. Judd at its head, it will rank
second to no other paper Of its class ii
the Union. 1t is a large 16-page week
ly, published at $500 per year in ad
vance. Address Prairie Farmer Pub
fishing Co., $50 Monroe st., Chicago
Ills.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Saxon lectureC
on the subject of temperance at the G
P. church in this place on Monday ant
Tuesday nights last. On Monday nigh
she had all the audience the house
would hold, and on Tuesday nigh
there was good house, notwithstand
ing heavy rain fell about the time o
meeting. Mrs. Saxon is fluent talker
a lady of marked intelligence, an(
handled her subject with a modest
graceful dignity quite becoming to hel
sex. She was listened to with thu
most courteous attention, and the gen
eral expression Of our people is highly
complementary fact, we have no
heard an unfavorable comment. Or
Tuesday quite a number of the ladie
of McMinnville met Mrs. Saxon at tn,
Warren House and organized a Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union
We will print list of their officers a
soon as furnished to us. Mrs. SaxoI
is an earnest, conscientious woEker il
the temperance ranks, and makes
most favorable impression upon al
with whom she comes in contact.
Married.