Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-05
GRUMPY COUNTY.
The News and Gossip OF the Week as
Gathered by Our Regular Reporter.

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To the Standard.
Altamont was visited by a severe
hail storm Tuesday. The hail was
very large and curiously shaped. Joe
Tate says he realized the fact that it
was indeed heavy. But the weather
now is fine and gardening is the order
of the day.
Rev. John Mansfield, who was quite
i'll at my last writing, is improving now
and we hope he will soon be able to be
at his place Of business again.
w. L. Swami, of McMinnville,
passed through our town the first of
the present week on his way to Sc.
quatchie Valley, in the interest of the
Turpin tombstone company.
Mrs. Fannie Northcut smiled this
evening in seventeen syllables when
she saw those long lost "swlnes" re-
tuning.
T. B. Lockhart, of Tracy City, was
on our streets two days this week cleo
pioneering with the dear people, re-
gardless of age, sex, color, Or previous
condition of servitude. That's right,
Tom; the women cantvote themselves,
but they can sometimes vote their hus.
bands, brothers and sweethearts.
G.. G.. Griswold arrived here last
Thursday evening from Fayetteville,
and was married the same evening to
one of Altamont's most beautiful wo
men Mr.. Griswold will return to
Fayetteville next week to wind up his
business there, and then he intends to
become pertinent citizen of our
town. He is nice man and we well
come him to our midst.
DIR. w. G. Barnes, of Irving Col
lego came in this evening, and every
old maid and widow in town left her
onion bed and in eleven seconds ap.
peared in her neatest and most attrac.
tive garb. | am requested to invite
the doctor back again, but at time
when our women are not so busy in
their gardens. Time, at this season of
the year is precious with our women
and he should make his calls on Sun.
day. Come now, doctor, you know
you ought not deal with US "thusly.
B. F. Stotts says he is too happy for
this world, and continues to rejoice
over his fine present, which consists Of
nine pound boy.
Floyd Martin, the clever young
merchant at Tarlton, had the misfor.
tune to lose fine hat by fire last night.
There was no insurance and we sym,
pathize with him in his heavy loss.
Now, the boys should not have burned
his hat just merely because it was a
thirteen pound girl. Floyd wants tc
know if it favors him. No it doesn't.
Its pretty child.
Two children here were quarreling
over a glass of milk the other evening
and their mother quieted them by tell
ing them there was a whole cow full
out in the street.
A young lady mere says she despise'
stingy men; but, mind you, she wants
her beau to be very close.
Claud Hills, of Tarllon, says
ought not have told that he got hi;
license. Perhaps oughtn't, and
will apologize by saying that l don
think he meant any harm, nor do
believe that he is at fault for not mar
rying before this time. But, now
Claud, you know you got the license
A young man here says there is go
ing to be another war. What make
you think so Tom? rs.
l was about to forget to tell 20,
about our Concert Club" The mem
bers met the other night and conclud
ed to order fifty additional songs ant
some books for the Club. They pro
pose to give us concert very soon
This Club, it is thought, will add con
siderably to.the interest of the town
A. II. w.
Altamont, March 20, 1884.
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