Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-12
GRUNDY COUNTY.
The News and Gossip Of the Week as
Gathered by Our Regular Reporter.

Our farmers have not been slow to
avail themselves of the beautiful
farming weather we have had during
the week just closing. Some corn has
been planted, and great deal of land
in our coves and valleys has been bro
ken for corn. Owing to the contin-
ued wet weather but few oats were
sown in our county.
Ny budget of news is small this
week, but l will try to recall few
things that have transpired since my
last.
Our town is now being visited by
those unpleasant little things we call
"measels." We have one or two
cases now and others expecting to
take them.
M. l.. Nearn "smoled'' a beautiful
smile the other day when he was in
formed that it was a bouncing girl.
The smile fingers upon his face, a
bran new hat crowns his head and, if
possible, a more graceful form is pre-
sented as he rides that prancing mare.
Well, we congratulate you, Mr..
Nearn, and hope you may never
cease to smile.
l made trip to Collins river this
week and was agreeably surprised to
find William Coppinger and l.. v.
Woodlee at work. Floyd Martin was
still bare headed, and says he will
not buy another hat until he can have
it insured against loss by fire. l was
also pleased to find J. d. Killian, who
has 50 long been confined to his room
by sickness, able to be out again.
Mr.. Killian is happy, too, because
it's a girl. Next.
G. G. Griswold, who was married
a few days ago to one Of our most
beautiful women, left yesterday for
Fayetteville, where he goes to wind
up his business with a view of max
ing Altamont his future home. He
left his wife here, and about sunset
yesterday evening that old familiar
song, "pm lonely tonight, love,
without yOu," was heard. 1t was
Mattie's voice.
Capt. r. c. Lind, an attorney ofthe
McMinnville bar, was here this week
looking after some matters in the
Chancery Court in which he is inter.
ested. He met our noted three-string
fiddler here, and although he didn't
dance, he manifested considerable in
terest in the fiddler.
Two of our best women visited
their neighbor, Mr.. Greter, the othel
day, and as I ant informed came back
with a severe headache. Now it il
we'll known that Mr.. Greter keeps {
splendid article of cider-but theI
maybe we are too suspicious.
John w. Lockhart left today fo
Chattanooga, where he goes to attenC
Federal Court, not as a wild cater,
but as a juror. Mr.. Lockhart vii
perhaps be gone several weeks, anC
consequently we have another mourn
er in our midst.
We were panied this evening t.
receive intelligence of the death o
T. n. Fox, Of Tracy City, which saC
event occurred yesterday evening
Tom was anoble-hearted young man
and his death will cast a gloom owe
this entire country. Mr.. Fox, it vii
be remembered, was jointly indicted
with B. F. Roddy for the killing O
John Hobbs in August, Which suit i
still pending in our Circuit court.
j. H. Killian and Edward Patrick
both Of Collins river, came out thi
evening to take the first degree il
Freemasonry, but can't tell whethe
they were initiated or not; howeve
they rather think they were. The
distinctly remember paying the in
tiation fee, but don't remember wha
followed.
Hon. l.. II. Northcut was seen pS
rading our streets this week.
T. c. Alternately and r. Smart
Esqs., came in this evening to atten
their lodge meeting.
II. B. Northcut and his daughter
Miss TIME, made a flying trip t
Beersheba Springs today, returnin