Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-10
MoMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, MAY 1o 1884,


Van Buren, visited McMinnville
Thursday.
Maj. P. P. Gooding arrived Thurs.
day and will spend some time at the
Warren House recruiting.
The Morrison Tariff Bill has been
defeated in the House by striking out
the enacting clause by small majority.
-R. Mead returned last Saturday
from business trip to Chicago and
st. Louis.
"A good supply of genuine Ger.
man Millet Seed for sale by j. B.
Ritchey.
The C. s. D. Club will give an
entertainment tonight friday. All
are respectfully invited to attend. Ad-
mission free.
Prof. N. j. Finney and wife will
leave next Tuesday for McKeesport,
Pa, to attend the General Assembly
of the G. P. Church.
DIR. j. M. Lasater is now at the
Warren House, ready to serve all who
are wanting frst-class dental work.
Call early and make your engagements.
Miss Anna Price after several
days visit to friends on Rebel Hill,
left last Thursday morning for her
home on Hickory Creek.
Engineer Muzzy, who has been
off the road for about two weeks, on
account Of i'll health, went to Robin
son Springs on Thursday, to recruit
for week or two. He was accompa-
MED by his wife.
M. G. Curtis, Of Chalybeate, says
the fruit and grass crops are very fine
this season on the mountain. The
grass on the mountain is always fine
every spring, and the fruit crop also
when it hits all right.
Jesse D. Walling, a young enter.
prising farmer Of this county, informs
us that he will compete for the corn
prizes offered by the STANDARD. We
hope to see many competitors for these
prizes.
The new schedule will be found
in full in our general directory on page
8 Of this paper. The coaches on both
trains are in good repair, and both the
passenger and freight traffic over the
road is good.
Mr.. Thos. II. Hiatt, of Winches-
ter, Indiana, who has been quartered
at the Warren House fer the past ten
days with his family, moved out to the
farm of J. G. M. Ross, near the base
Of Ben Lomond, on Thursday.
Remember the lectures of Mrs,
E. L. Saxon on next Monday and
Tuesday nights, at the G. P. Church.
Mrs. Saxon has the hearty endorse
ment Of the press wherever she has
been, and our people should give her 8
good house.
-Chancery Court convened at thil
place last Monday evening, his Hon
Judge Hancock presiding. We heal
it said that Judge Hancock move
right along with business, and make
an able and efficient Chancellor. Cour
adjourned Thursday evening. Rattle.
a short term for this county.
H. G. Dodd, of Viola, who ha
been confined to his room for man,
weeks on account of sciatic affection o
the right hip and leg was able to b.
in town one day this week, though b
is compelled to use his crutches. w
hope Mr.. Dodd may soon be able t
get along without the aid of crutches
Quite large number of farmer
were in town Monday, and all SCENE,
pleased with the present prospect 70
good crops. We hope their expects
tions may be fully realized. and tha
this may be another year of plenty an
prosperity.
We are informed that our ol
friend and fellow-citizen Of Grund
county, j. J. Walker, is never happie
than when he has all three of his chilt
ren on his knees at the same time, an
that he is nearly always in that situi
tion. Such, indeed, is real happines