Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.

-lsaac Thurman with Herman
Brothers Il Co., Nashville, has been
hume this week.
Geo Randolph left this week TO
canvass for the Peoples Mutual Life
Insurance Order.
-Grundy county is in healthy fl
nancial condition. Owes nothing, with
money in the treasury.
Miss Lille Griswold, who has
been visiting friends in Nashville fol
some weeks, returned home Saturday.
ID. J Witherspnon d. d. of Jack
aon Tenn, has been elected pastor of the
First Presbyterian church Nashville of
which DR.. Hoyt was former pastor.
The various prayer-meetings in
town were not very largely attended
Wednesday night on account Of the
heavy rain.
C. A. Reams, representing Good
all, Fite Il James, Nashville, after
resting few days at home is again on
the road.
H. L. w. Hill has notice i'll this
issue, and if you are in the habit Of
hunting on his premises it will profit
you - read it.
Our clever tax collector has no.
tice 10 today's paper. Read it and
pay your taxes before the first
Monday in February.
Misses Ophie and Daisy Hughes,
daughters Of our townsman, Col. j. II.
Hughes, returned this week from Win.
chester where they have been attending
school for the past FIVE months,
Mr. Travis, travelling agent for
the Nashville World, was in our town
this week in the interest of his paper.
He secured regular correspondent
from our place.
We understand the new saloon on
Spring street was entered by burglars
last week aud robbed of a considerable
amount Of brandy and canned goods.
No clue To the thieves so far as we can
learn.
Lon Stubble6eld of Texas after a
visit of few weeks to relatives and
friends in this county lett for his home
in Texas last Tuesday in company with
Mr.. Deiiz and wife.
From the number of rabbits re-
ported killed in our exchanges, since
the first big snow the stock in Tennes-
see must have greatly reduced. AS
their flesh is good for food at this sea-
son they have contributed largely to
the supply Of fresh meats.
Capt G. r. Campbell of Coffee
county, the first quartermaster Of the
16Ih Tenn. Regiment came uplast Fri.
day and returned Saturday with his
daughler Miss Sallie, who attended G.
+. college lust session.
notwithstanding the very iuclem
ent Weather !Hr the past few days wt
see no falling of in The number OF com
merciai tourist, stepping with mine
host al the Warren House.
DE- Yaueil will not close hi
visit on the 9th inst, as stated in hi
advertisement in this paper last week
but will remain during the greater
part of the coming week, to accommO
date those who have been prevented
from consulting him by reason Of tn,
high water and severe weather.
w. Is. Hill Esq, of Walling, anc
j. NJ. Barbee. of Rock Island, we're il
town one day this week. They repre-
sent the work on the Sparta extension
as progressing, Notwithstanding tn,
continued bad weather. The track i.
laid about two miles beyond Wallin.
Our friend r. II. Mason has en-
tered into Il partnership with Messrs
Geo. Marshall and T. Paris to manu-
facture and sell whisky and brandy
and do general grocery business il
town. Mr. Marshall has charge Of tn
store in town, Mr. Paris will csnduc
the disiillery, and Mr. Mason travel 70
the firm, aud will leave ia = week o
20 for Texas.