Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
GRUMPY COUNTY.
The News and Gossip Of the Week as
Gathered by Our Regular Reporter.


County Court meets here in special
session next Monday to consider the
question of granting an election to as
certain the popular will of the qualified
voters Of this county in regard to the
removal of the county site from its
present location. Some little excite
ment over this question prevails here
just at this time, and the action of the
court is looked forward to with consid-
cradle anxiety by those who are most
interested.
Rev. J. w. Mansfield, of our town,
organized quite large Sabbath school
last Sunday in the neighborhood of W.
B. Drake, who lives about five miles
north of this place. Mr.. Mansfield
speaks in glowing terms of the people
of that community, and says the pros
pect for splendid Sunday school there
is quite tiattering. We wish them
success.
had the pleasure and good fortune
last Monday to assist in devouring a
fine turkey prepared for the table by
that excellent cook, Mrs. Sallie Nc
Clure of this place. Mr.. Coppinger,
guessed well when he said the Alta
mont women are good cooks. Honor
to whom honor is due.
J. G. Morton who has been spend
ing the winter in Texas, returned to
"the old folks at home" last Monday,
AS his complexion was not changed
much, it is suggested by great many
here that Carroll took good care to
avoid the sunshine while he was out
there. He says if the world is as wide
in every other direction as it is in that,
it's "whopper." 1t is rumered here
that be has finally concluded that it is
not good for man to be alone, and that
he has come back after help>mete.
How is this Carroll?
MIR. and Mrs. H. B. Northcut, who
have been absent several days visiting
relatives in Lincoln county, returned
home last Tuesday. We are glad t
know they had pleasant time. Mr.
Northcut represents wheat crops a
looking unusually well in that county
Mrs. N. E. Sanders went to Trac,
City Wednesday, to be at the bed side
Of her sister, who is seriously i'll at tina
place.
j. X. P. Pearson, Attorney, wa
taken very sick here last ednesday
and was in a critical condition for
day or two. But he has so far recov
cred as to be able to start home Oh
horseback this morning. We hop
Mr.. Pearson will soon be able for bus
mess again.
Mr.. John Upton was in town thi
evening agitating the county seat ques
ton little, and declared that it wa
not his intention to establish a Law
office in Altamont.
N. B. Barnes, of Collins River
came out last Tuesday to attend tn
marriage of his sister>in-law of thi
place, which happy event took plac
at the residence of your correspondent
on the evening of that day. All pre-
ent seemed to enjoy the occasio
"muchly," but none enjoyed it MOI
"muchly" than the writer.
Soap making has been the order {
the day among our women folks tn
week, and will likely continue ne,
week.
Several of the enterprising men an
women of Altamont and vicinity, WI
have not forgotten their dead, met
our cemetery today and did a consic
cradle amount of work in cleaning c
the grounds and identifying the grave
This is work that has long bee
needed, and we hope the good poop
here will continue this work until OF
grave yard will present neat appea
apce. A. H. w.
Altamont, May 8, 1884.