Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-07
Capt. H. York, of Van Buren,
was here Wednesday.

was here Wednesday.
The Democratic State Convention
meets in Nashville June 18th.
Miss Jennie Gates, of Newman,
Ca, is visiting friends in McMinnville.
S. G. Lambeth, the clever grocer
drummer, was taking orders from our
merchants Thursday.
Mrs. M. A. Doty and Mrs. H. P.
Newton went to Chattanooga Saturday
last to spend couple Of weeks.
Mr., John @, Henderson, special
agent Of the Louisville Underwriters
Insurance Co., Louisville, KY, was
here yesterday.
-Messrs. Womack & Colville have
put an addition of about 40 feet to the
north end of the hitching shed behind
their store.
In the case of j. M. Moffitt VS..
the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad,
the jury rendered a verdict Tuesday of
S7,25O for the plaintiff.
Prof Finney went to Nashville
Wednesday to see the young ladies
well on their way homeward. He re.
turned Thursday evening.
II, q. Goff, of White county, was
here this week. Time seems to have
made but little change in his personal
appearance. We believe he is engaged
in the lightning rod business.
Miss Ida Smith, of Milton, Tenn,
and Miss Matte West, of Lewisburg,
Tenn, two former pupils of G. F. Col.
lege, are visiting some of their old
schoolmates here.
DIR. Hudson, from Holders Store,
was here Thursday. He says that on
account of the advance in passenger
fare on the railroad, many have gone
back to buggy and horseback transpor.
tation.
Mrs. Mary Reed, of Nashville,
mother of Misses Mary and Maggie
Reed, of the G. F. College Faculty,
attended the commencement exercises
of that institution this week, returning
home Thursday morning:
Married, at the residence of the
brides father, in this county
Wednesday morning, June 4th 1884
Mr.. T. B. Wilkinson to Miss Mary
Lou Gribble. The ceremony was pro
nounced by DR.. G. T. Stainback.
Miss Mamie Britain, who ha!
had charge ola music class in States
vile, Wilson county, for the past ter
months, came home last Friday. Sh'
was accompanied by her cousin Mr.
M. B. Shofner, of Union City.
-Lawson's best -four for sale by D
L. Brown.
Mr.. j. Ivoe Morrison, reporter fo
the Sunday Journal, Nashville, was il
McMinnville Wednesday evening look
ing after dots for that paper. Ih,
Journal is wide.awake news and so
clety paper, and its columns are al
ways bright, spicy and readable.
M. R, M. Magness, of Nashville
brother of Judge w. H. Magness, o
this place, died suddenly at Tuscumbia
Ala, Wednesday night of last week
At the time of his death he was can
vassing as general agent for the People
Mutual Life Insurance Order of Nc
Minnville,
Miss Workman and Miss Susi
Rains, of Texas, Miss Birdie Broyles
of California, and Miss Jennie Waters
daughter of L. B. Waters, of thi
place, will remain at G. F. Colleg
during the summer. All of the othe
students left for their homes on Wed
nesday mornings train.
Rev. j. W. Fitzgerald, pastor @
the c. P. church at Lebanon, delivere,
the commencement sermon of G. +
College last Sunday morning at the G
T. church to large and attentive au
dience from the text (Matthew v. 48
"Be ye therefore perfect, even so 8
your Father which is in heaven is per
feet" The sermon was most excellen