Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-08
Grundy County News.

-Has wife the right to pounce
upon her husband and give him good
foggng Just simply because it is his
twenty>ninth birthday? | was quick
to decide in the negative this morning,
butthe "better half would not ''let up"
until she had given me complete
licking.
The festive drummer is in our
midst again, and am reminded of a
dream | had the other night. dreams
ed that had gone to perdition, and
being observant, | soon discovered
that there were no drummers from
Nashville writhing in the flames. l
asked Satin the cause; whereupon the
devil carried me to long room where
the carcasses of great many men
were suspended on wires fastened to
the ceiling. And then he said, point
ing towards those unfortunates who
were in his clutches: They are Nash
vile drummers. l have to keep them
for years here in my drying room, as
they are so green they will not burn.
There has been qnite an interest,"
ing race for constable in the fourth
civil district of this county to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
, John L. Tate. The aspirants we're
Dick Lockhart and Hiram Woodlee.
The friends and relatives of the respec-
tive candidates manifested great anxie-
ty in pressing the claims of their fay
orite man for the office. Mr.. Lock.
hart was elected by very small ma
jority, and will make good constable.
Rev. John Mansfield has moved
to Altamont with the view of making
it his future home. Mr.. Mansfield il
good man and we welcome HIM tC
our midst. He is an excellent black
smith and much needed here.
Our town was the scene of con
siderable confusion last Sunday when i
was announced that T. B. Northcu
and L. V. Woodlee were either lost
strayed, or stolen. We at once united
in hunting for the missing boys. They
were found about shutdown on thu
evening of the same day in Col. H
L.. w. Hills barn loft where they haC
taken quarters for the night. Whel
found, they said they were on thei
way to Hills Creek, They have beer
restored to their parents and there j
joy again in the land.
MIR. Flynn, of Beersheba Springs
was aroused the other night by wha
he supposed at first to be an earth
quake. Upon investigation, however
he found that the mighty shaking o
his house was caused by COW tina
had gotten under his floor. Wit
much difficulty the COW was extricated
having sustained no damage furthe
than the loss of about a square foot Q
hide.
Great excitement was created her
the other day by the discovery of
huge lodestone under the floor of MI
Northcut's store. 1t had long been
mystery why the male population {
this town assembled so'often, and tai
ried so long at the store. The fndin
of the lodestone clearly solves tn
mystery IN a.
William Stump, Esq, has bee
wearing mourning this week on accour
of the absence of his wife, who is visi
ing her fathers family at Tatesyill'
Don't cry so, Will. She will come bac
again.
Our "tri-weekly" has failed to pl
in an appearance this week. Wh'
can be the matter? gr
Key. Timothy Darr, from S
quatchio Valley, arrived yesterda
and preached for the people here la
night. ..-F
-Altamont stands greatly in nee
of Joseph to interpret the stranl
dreams of a certain young lady here,
"A. r. Lockhart, has been haulir
wood today in the rain and snow, can
in this evening and said he felt ju
like a damp fool ttF
j. X. p. Pearson, for whom OF
heart goes out like links of pulled ca
dy in the hands of a faithful fair on