Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22
GRUNDY COUNTY.
The News and Gossip Of the Week as
Gathered by Our Regular Reporter.

parts OF the county nave been on our
streets this week, and their reports are
not at all encouraging. But 1t is to
be hoped that the gentle sunshine of
spring will soon break through the
murky .clouds of dependency and dis
pei the thick gloom that has so
long lowered about our peoble, and
cause their dropping spirits. to revive
A few pretty days would at least serve
to remind us of olden times when a
rain or snow was not an every day &C.
currence.
Notwithstanding the continued bad
weather, our town is still evincing signs
Of thrift and prosperity,
The sound of the blacksmith's ham
mer falls upon our ears from morning
till night and adds to the din and bus
tie of the place.
Jimmie Northcut has placed on our
streets funny thing in the way of
street.car drawn by two well matched
calves, which also adds to the noise of
the town, and to the convenience of
the people. tI< ~s0
Some of our young folks contem-
plate organizing club, to be known
as the "Concert Club of Altamont,"
and to be conducted under the auspices
of I. B. Northcut and Mrs. 4. G..
Woodlee. Over hundred songs have
been obtained and the services of the
best actors in the place have been pro.
cured. They propose to give an enter.
tainment very soon, and We wish them
unbounded success in their new under
taking.
Mr.. M. L. Nearn purchased fine
mare this week, and rides ""all lent
back" You need not tell me that he
has never practiced Workmanship, nor
that he abhors the practice. Now you
need not, | tell you.
Our "three-string" fiddler now says,
that it is the height of folly to think
that one must have hair in his bow in
order to play the fiddle. He says thai
it is only foolish custom that should
be abandoned, as he fully demonstra
ted the fact last Monday that gooG
fiddler can play just as we'll with nc
hair at all in his bow, as he can will
any amount in it.
There were three candidates in tow
at the same time this week, and all TO
the same office. Sheriff Hobbs cam,
to our rescue and we survived the at
tack. What is it that man canno
stand?
B. F. Roddy, Of Tracy City, cam
in Thursday with ten inch smile OF
his face. He says it's boy, and
thing of great beauty. His repor
being unexcepted to, was in all thing
confirmed, and he went on his way re
joicing.
The children of our town were fear
fully excited at the appearance of
negro in town Thursday. They ha
never seen "darkey" before, bu
when he began to pick the banjo an,
sing they were very much amused, an
became very tame.
Rev. N. B. Brown, of Warren coul
ty, was in town yesterday and reminC
ed me of a man who was expecting I
be called upon to marry a run.awa
couple.
r. B. Roberts and j. B. BouldiI
found their way into town this weel
and after accomplishing the object
their visit, found their way home agail
j. S. L. Walker and 7. G. Abe
nathy, had business at the Clerk an
Masters Office yesterday.
We are glad to know that Mrs ,
E. Scruggs, of BeershebaS Springs, WI
has been seriously i'll for several day
is some better now, and it is hoped 81
will soon recover.
Peter Schild, Jr., returned last Mo-
day from Dripping Springs, Texa,
where he had been on a visit since d
early part of last December He sa,
he took a relapse of the Texas few,
before he reached home, and that
was more severe than his attack la
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