Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-23
A Pleasant People and Thriving Town.

We have just returned from Nc.
Minnville, and feel so delighted with
the town, The people and surroundings,
that we cannot refrain from saving
few words in regard to them all.
McMinnvile has been long regarded
as one Of the healthiest summer resorts
in our state, and, yearly, as our hot
southern sun forces our city residents
to seek cooler atmosphere, can visi.
tors be found within her borders; but
not until recently has the town come
INTO notice as manufacturing point.
Within the last few yeaaS different
manufacturers have been started unit
now, there are within its limits FIVE
thriving factories.
The natural facilities around Nc
Minnville cannot be surpassed-except
of course, it be at Lebanon--in the
State.
The town also has two first class
schools, the McMinnville Normal, with
Prof. Payne as principal, who by the
way is most excellent, accomplished
and scholarly gentleman, and the Cum.
berland Female College, presided over
by Prof. N. j. Finney, and his admi
rable little wife. This school was or.
ganized in 1850, with Prof. A. M.
Stone as President, and continued in
successful operation until the war, dur
ing which period it was suspended.
Immediately after the war it was reor.
gained, hut met with very poor sue
cess until 1880 when Prof. Finney. the
present incumbent took charge and by
uptiring energy ana pluck, in the face
of manv discouragements and at great
expense gathered strong faculty, ad>
vertised literally, and to-day as the
fruits of his lahors has the pleasure and
honor of being at tho head OF one of the
finest female c'Aleges in this or any
other State. We had the pleasure
while in McMinnvlle Of spending some
hours with Prof Finney and his fami.
ly, for indeed, 1t does seem as if they
were one large family, SO happy and
contented are the pupils. We know
of what we speak, when we say that
nowhere have we seen a school in
which greater harmony exists, and yet
where more strict performance Of
duty is required. So popular has the
school become, both at home and
abroad as to cause an addition to the
already spacious buildingst to be contem.
plated. We congratulate Prof. Fin
ney on his well merited success; no
man of our acquaintance deserves it
better.
We we're the guest while in McMinn.
vile of Rev. DIR. Geo. Stainback. pas.
tor of the g. P. Church, a man OF
marked ability and one who is very
much loved, not only by his church
but also by the people generally.
We were the recipients of kindnesses
from many of the good people and re-
member them all gratefully, but es-
pecially Mr.. Geo. Lewis and Prof. VIM.
Patterson. The former is well known
in Lebanon, it being his old home and
birth place. Mr. Lewis occupies an
envable position in the community in
which he lives; is a deacon in the Pres
byterian Church and leads conscien
tious and consistent christian lite His
efforts to make our visit to McMinn
vile agreeable were more than success
full. Prof Patterson is member of the
faculty Of Cumberland College, truel
gentleman cannot be found. 1t vii
be many day before we forget him
Had we space and time there ar,
others we would like to mention.
: McMinnville is delightfully."- situated
in the hill country of the Cumberland
range and sits majesticallY upon ont
, of the many beautiful elevations of tina
S mountainous country. A limpid steam
5 of pure water courses along in the val
ley below, where those fond of angling
/ may find full enjoyment in that rar
e sport and on whose banks are located
: mills and machine shops. From tn
: public square the eye looks out upoI
as grand and varied scenery as can b
found anywhere-hill and valley, rip