Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-04

goes today with his pupils for pic
mic excursion to Nicholson Springs,
We presume our Grundy county
correspondent is away from home
this week, as his usual newsy letter
has failed to reach us.
The street force has been at work
in various parts Of town during the
last two weeks, ditching, grading,
and cleaning the streets.
The fronts of several business
houses along Main street have been
improved in appearance recently by
fresh coats Of paint.
Mr.. George j. Goodrich and wife,
of Nashville, have been visiting for
some days past at the home Of Mr..
A. c. Beech, near McMinnville.
Oats are nearly ready for the
reaper. A finer crop will be harvest
ed than we have seen before foryears.
The corn crop, too, looks well, but
may yet suffer on account Of drouth.
We understand there will be a Sc
lect basket pic mic in the grove sur
rounding the residence of Mr.. r.
Mead today Saturday.
The weather since Sunday has
been cool and clear and the practice
Of the familiar proverb, "make hay
while the sun Shines" has been pretty
generally observed in our county.
We learn with pleasure that Mr.
A. c. Beech is surely, though slowly
recovering from the injury received
sometime ago. He was in town once
or twice this week.
w. A. Jenkins, proprietor of the
restaurant at TullahOma, suicided or
Friday morning of last week by tax
ing strychnine. III health and finan
cial troubles are assigned as the cause
The acreage in corn in Warren
county is perhaps larger than was
ever planted in any previous year
and the crop is looking very promis
ing.
Geo. f. Pennebaker left on thu
early train this friday morning fol
Nashville, and will be gone about {
week. He expects to visit Murfrees
borO and hear Sam Jones on the trip
Up to the hour of going to pres
we have heard Of no program for OBJ
serving the 4th in McMinnville. A
it is National holiday the bank
will be closed, and the postoffice per
haps for part Of the day.
This county has had an immens
amount Of rain during the last fey
J weeks, and to a very large eXten
} crops are in the grass, or rattle
weeds. If more of our lands were i
grass the county would bea great dea
better off.
) DR.. Stainback received a tel(
t gram last Sunday, summoning hir
to Memphis, to preach the funeral {
one of his friends there. He left o
Monday, and is expected home toda
Saturday.
Mr.. p. B. Gingrich, Of Michigan
5 who recently purchased the farm {
2 j. j. Loudermilk, on the Shelbyvill
= road, arrived with his family on Sa
urday last. We hope they will fin
our county pleasant and congeni'
home.
, Some important amendments
T the bylaws will be proposed at tn
meeting of the Building Associate
to be held next Monday evening ;
: s o'clock in the courthouse. For tn
=, reason every shareholder should |
represented in the meeting.
If any person in this county gre
any wheat the past year Gale
: Pennsylvania Blue Straw" v
e would be glad to know how it turnC
g out compared with other varietie
: There is some inquiry for the whe
) for seed, and if superior to all othe
it ought to be propagated.
:, The members of the Presbyt
l. rian Church are requested to keep
J remembrance the preparatory servi
e at the church this Saturday NOR
= ing at O'Clock, and be inattendanC
? All others who feel disposed to,com
are cordially invited to attend.
II Mr.. O. d. Byars, of the 18th d
/ trict, showed us on last Saturday
2, sample of the swamp bearded whe;
Is of which variety he has small fel
The head was long and well file
e. and the berry was very large al
to plump. Mr.. Byars says this whe