Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-19
Fred w, Smart was here Thurs

day.
Sparta EXpositor: Coils. w. e.
B. Jones, w. II. Murray and Frank
Spurlock, Of McMinnville, were in
town yesterday taking dispositions.
Elders j. j. Porter and j. M. d.
Gates will begin a protracted meeting
in the Baptist church at this place on
Friday before the first Sabbath in
October.
Col. w. j. Cliff and family came
over from Chattanooga last Monday
to visit relatives and friends here.
Col. Cliff returned the following day,
leaving his wife and little daughter
to spend two or three weeks here.
-TullahOma Guardian: We don't
hear of so many of our citizens emf
grating to Texas this fall. This is
best-let 'em stay here and work it
through, then they won't have to
spend money coming back.
The NJ. E. Church sociable will
be held at the residence of Mr.. Chas.
Colville tonight friday. There
will be large crowd of young ladies
and gentlemen in attendance, and
there is a delightful evening in pros
pect for all who may attend.
On Sunday night last two horses
belonging to the Burks brothers were
taken from the stable opposite Tur-
pins marble works, on Spring street,
and the shoulder of one of them badly
cut up with knife or some sharp in.
strument. Both horses were found
running loose next day.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John
Marbury, the popular clerk al
Ritchey's drug store, has been con
fined at his fathers home for the las
week with a severe attack of rheu
matism or paralysis. We hope HI
may soon recover and be in his &C
custOmed place of business.
MIR. Jas. Mason returned Thurs
day morning from stay of severa
months in Texas. He has been il
bad health for some weeks past ant
is looking quite thin. The pure al
and water of his old home will doubt
less soon restore him to robust health
Mr.. Rom. Duncan, of Pleasan
Cove, has an advertisement in an
, other column, offering his farm, stock
and household goods for sale on tn
10th of October. 1t is Mr.. Duncan
purpose to move to Texas. We re
greet very much to lose such energeti
, young farmers from the county.
2 Drew B., a little son of Mr.. an
Mrs. A. H. Gross, aged about tw
years, died at their residence o
Spring street last Wednesday morr
t ing. The remains were inferred i
a the new cemetery Thursday afte
noon, with services at the grave b
: Elder H. L. Walling.
: Mr.. A. S. Taylor, of Cave, Whit
/. county, Tenn, stopped over hel
S Monday a few hours, en- route
Texas, where he goes to locate pc
S manently. Mr.. Taylor has been a
r agent for the STANDARD for sewers
:. years, and we hope he may be el
d abled to send us a club occasional
from the Lone Star State.
:, Capt. j. c. Dougherty, Speci
o Agent Of the U. S. Quartermaster
n Department, who was located he
e for several months a few years ag
,, came up from Fayetteville Tuesda
last, and in company with Capt.
, G. Lind went out into the edge
!. DeKalb county and spent Tuesds
n night and a portion of Wednesds
o. taking evidence in some CLAIM
q. against the Government.
l. -Smithville Waterman and Crit
Mr.. VIM. Mason, of McMinnvill
ID was in town Monday.....Miss FlC
ID ence MadduX, of McMinnville, W
Or spend several days with her brOtht
is II. C. MadduX, corner College al
p Main streets. r.. B. West has pr
at chased Jas. FusOn's place, includil
IS the livery and feed stable, and inten
We to keep a feed stable where stock W
be well cared for. Mr.. FusOn eXpet
MS to move to McMinnville.
ne In passing along Main street Il
III week we were most pleasantly 81
Ell prised at the large display of fur
~ ture being received and opened
10 by w. S. Lively & Co. They ha
g. some of the neatest and handsom
lst bedroom sets, finished in oil, we ha
rs. ever seen. They also have lal