Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-16


Spring Nursery, of DeKalb county.
He will canvass Warren and adjoin-
ing counties for this nursery during
the season.
Mr.. ]. G. Aydelott, of Tullaho-
ma, Grand Master of Tennessee, l. o.
o. F., will be here next Monday
night to reorganize the Encampment
degree in McMinnville Lodge. On
Tuesday night he will visit McMinn-
vile Lode in his official capacity.
-McKimmon's combination sale
of horses will be held at Nashville,
May Goth and Dist. There are about
$50 horses in the catalogue.
Sample copies of the Nashville
Weekly Union can be seen at this
Office, and we will also receive SUBJ
scriptions for the same. 1t is a large
eight-page paper, elegantly printed,
and altogether one of the finest week
lies we have ever seen.
Col. ]. H. Hughes, who has been
confined to his room more or less for
the last two months, left Monday on
the evening train for Chicago, where
he goes for medical treatment. We
sincerely hope Col. Hughes may soon
recover his health and return to his
family and friends at home.
"A team consisting of one big bay
horse and a small red steer, attached
to wagon, was. driven through town
one day this week at quite a lively
rate, and occasioned considerable
amusement. 1t belonged to chad
medicine man." DR.. Fred Armstrong,
colored.
Last week, Justice Shallow, a
thoroughbred Jersey bull arrived on
the farm of r. L. Stubblefeld, near
Viola. He is registered in the A. j.
G. G. Herd book, and is a fine one
year old animal. He was purchased
from Woodland & Mcclellan, Cohutta,
Ga, and cost $125 at their farm.
"A little negro boy throwing rocks
on the street Thursday morning,
broke large glass in one of Conner
& Co.'S front windows. Generally our
town has little cause to complain OF
Migrants and idle street urchins, but
there are a few who would be gilmore
benefit to the community if put to
breaking rock for pike roads.
The three frosts in succession,
) Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights,
checked the growth of vegetables
| very much and gave the cut worms g
fine opportunity to prey upon young
= corn. We hear a good deal of com
plant on account of cut worms this
spring. Whether the frost has in
; jured the fruit crop so as to make i
fall off is not yet known positively
though we hope not.
-Messrs. E. J. and S. r. Macon, O
the firm of Macon Bros, 166 BroaC
street, Nashville, came up on thu
= evening train Saturday last on a bust
ness trip to old Warren, their forme
home. We are always glad to hav,
such energetic and business youns
men among us.
"A very large crowd was drawn
= to the river bank last Sunday after
noon to witness the baptism of mum
Der of converts. The preacher VIII,
officiated on the occasion, and VIII,
had conducted a two weeks meeting
in the colored Baptist church previ
:, Gus thereto, made some remarks il
:. the course of his lecture by the river
q side Sunday afternoon which seemet
n to incense some of his brethren @
other denominations, and some ugl,
@ threats of violence were made to him
" These threats emanated altogethe
! from a few trifling negroes, and no
i from the white people, as was re
ported to the preacher.
@ The little infant daughter of MI
and Mrs. w. X. Patterson died FIR
# day morning, May LIST, at the res
# dence of Mr.. Leonard Owen, 81
J. miles from town, and was taken t
J. Smyrna, the home of the parents, fc
" interment on the Saturday following
The little visitor was only permitte
to brighten the hearts of her parent
D for few weeks, being less than tw
is months old when she took her fiigf
;. to the shores Of the brighter lane
n God gathers to his own bosom til
l. wee lambs who are too tender for tn
III world, and this little gem in H
+ Kingdom now sheds radiance owe
n. tho Dothyuo1y from nortb IN hpaypn