Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-16
Capt. A. T. Fisher, of DeKalb
was here Thursday.


Demoville u Co., was here Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Cosbey, of Murfrees>
boro, is visiting Miss Dora Buchanan,
of our town.
Miss Mamie Britain left last Sat-
urday on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Caddie Roberts, in Bedford county.
Bob Black, proprietor of the
Smithville Pottery, was here Tuesday
negotiating for the sale of his wares.
Simon Katz will close his store on
September first, and will sell his stock
of goods from now until then at cost.
Misses Hattie Coleman and Mag
gle Talley, of Woodbury., are on
visit to Col. E, j. Woods family of
this place.
Red Stripped, Plated Sticks of
Candy, as long as your arm, only
nickle stick at D. 0. jenkins.
Some very fine one year old
seven.eighths Jersey bulls for sale at
low prices. Apply to j. B. Ritchey.
Those who want the latest news
during the campaign will find the Cin>
cinnati Evening Post the very paper.
1t is popular, bright and honest. 1000
newsboys sell it in Cincinnati and
neighborng villages.
We had a pleasant call last week
from Prof. W. T. Payne, of the Nc
Minnville Normal, who was in attend.
ance on the Teachers Institute last
Saturday. The Professor is a live
man and wide awake on the subject of
education. Sparta Expositor.
Rev. T. NJ. Mcconnell and wife
left on Saturday last, and will be alb
sent till the first of September. Mr..
Mcconnell went to Kentucky to at
tend reunion of his seminary class,
and Mrs. NJ. went to Franklin to visit
her parents.
The Keller Force Feed Drill, with
or without the fertilizer attachment,
the best in use, on exhibition at Mead
u Ritchey's. Don't fail to see it be-
fore purchasing.
w. B. Hayt, of Rochester, N. Y,
representing Hiram Sibley q Co.,
seedsmen, was here last Wednesday
taking orders for seeds. Mr.. Sibley
sends out fresh reliable seeds. Like
Landreth, does not commission his seed
but destroys the old, such as are moi
perfectly reliable. 2gID5g.
Gen Basil w. Duke, of Louisville
KY, who was here during the wal
with Gen. Morgan, and who succeeded
to the command of Morgan's cavalry
was here Thursday and made us {
pleasant call. Many of our citizens
will doubtless remember Gen. Duke
and his command.
The Empire Force Feed Ho,
Drill, and Positive Force Feed Fertili
ger attachment sows wheat, oats, corn
peas and grass perfectly. Also tn,
Kentucky Drag Drill, the best Dral
Drill made. For sale by Morford {
Biles. Call and see them.
C. V. Bronson, of Sparta, CAM
down on Tuesday mornings train. W.
do not know what Charley's bushes
was, but we do know there was
beautiful young lady aboard en- rout
to the Lone Star State on visit
Don't grieve Charley, she will return
in the "sweet by and BY"
Mrs. d. L, Snodgrass, and he
two little boys, Mack and Dave, afte
making very pleasant visit of sew
eral days to her brother ]. w. Snod
grass family and her sister Mrs, w
I. Murray and other relatives in Nc
Minnville left for their home in Chat
tanooga last Tuesday morning.
H. A, Grantham, general agen
of the Franklin Square Library Com
pany, of Louisville, KY, is in tow
and proposes to establish here Lend
ing Library. Mr.. D. L. Brown ha
been appointed Librarian. The book
Will be mostly selected from the publ
cations of Harper Brothers. The mem
| harshi,, foo viii he c1 f,r t,ro ,oor.