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

MI. -. McOOllum, OIL increase
graduated from the Tennessee Medical
College, at Nashville, andnot from the
Vanderbilt, as stated in our last issue.
With this week issue of the Tul-
lahoma Guardian, Mr. E. F. Wilson
mounts the trip pod as local editor. Ed
is a young man of vim and energy,
and judging from his salutatory, he
will give the readers of the Guardian
a spicy local.
DIR. j. M. Burgers family have
returned from Chattanooga, and will
occupy the residence of S. F. Peneba-
ker, on Chancery street,
Capt. Simpson and j. M. Barbee,
came down from Rock Island and re-
turned Thursday. They represent the
Caney Fork as very high and some of
the cuts beyond the bridge as haying
fallen in on the railroad which will
soon be removed. I
Sand the rains came, and the
floods descended, and"-whoeverkn knows
this scripture better than we do can
quote it, but we do know it has
been awful wet here this week.
In this issue announced the name
Of J. r. Groves as candidate for
Sheriff. Mr.. GrovesEis well know to
the the people Of Warren county as an
energetic, clever gentleman, and is we'll
qualified to fill the office.
Fayetteville Express: DR.. F. R.
Fleming, young physician of Me-
Minnville, paid Fayetteville visit this
week. A great attraction here for
him, "they say"
Mr.. Joseph Newton was eighty
two years of age last Monday, and
celebrated the day with a big egg-nog
to his friends, as has been his custom
for many years. Mr.. Newton is hale
and hearty. and we hope he'll live in
the full enjoyment of health and vigor
to see many more of his birthdays.
The STANDARD is an excellent me-
dium for candidates, national, state and
county, to make known their wants.
1t is not political paper, but is devot-
ed to the farming interests of the coun.
try and goes directly to the voters of
this and other counties.
Murfreesboro News: The McMinn.
vile papers are showing their good
sense by devoting more of their col
umns to the discussion of turnpikes in
Warren county, than to the tariff.
The tariff needs to be discussed lust
now, but the position of county pa
per on local enterprise and home inter-
ests is of vastly more Importance than
its position on the tariff question.
The first number of the Tullaho-
ma Enterprise made its appearance last
Saturday, after an unavoidable delay
Of several weeks. 1t is a seven column
folio, all printed at home, and its gener,
al get up fully sustains its title-Enter.
prise. Messrs. Alexandre & Booth
are the editors and proprietors.
-Drs. F. R. Fleming and A. B.
Ramsey arrived from Nashville last
Friday, both having graduated with
the highest honors in the medical de-
partment Of the Vanderbilt. DR.. RAM
sey returns to Nashville soon to take a
position in the city hospital, and DR..
Fleming will go to Lebanon to prac-
tice his profession. They are both
young men of much promise, and have
bright futures before them.
I'VE have before us copy of
Green's Hints on Fruit Culture and
catalogue of plants, vines and trees.
1t contains beautiful colored plate
and over thirty Illustrations of fruits,
etc. 1t describes the valuable new
fruits and tells how to plant and cult
vate them. 1t is sent free on applica-
ton to Green's Nurseries, box 567,
Rochester, n. Y.
The March number of the South,
ern Bivouac, monthly magazine pub
lished at Louisville, KY, is received.
Fiction is eclipsed by the strangeness
of its Ger true tales. and in describnp