Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.

to-day (Friday.)
j. j. Meadows, of Irving College,
was in town to-day.
Mr.. Geo. H. Hash, of Rock Is
land, was here several days this week.
Judge Henry Craft and son, Paul,
of Memphis, ARE at the Warren House,
Rev. H. B. Reams has been hold
ing meeting in Manchester this
week.
Col. A. S. COlyar is to deliver an
address at the Sparta fair on the last
day, Saturday.
Mr.. r. H. Mason and daughter,
Miss Lena, spent several days of this
week in Woodbury..
Mrs. Robert Park went to Sparta
on Thursday morning to visit some
friends and will return today.
DR.. Stainback has greatly inn
proved the appearance Of the parson-
age by a fresh dress of paint.
Mr.. d. l.. Mitchell, formerly
deputy sheriff of this county, but now
residing in Cannon, washere Monday.
Mrs. G. w. Meadand her mother,
Mrs. E. l.. DeBard, are off on tour
to Louisville at st. Louis, and will be
absent three or four weeks.
Mrs. Bette Hoodenpyl was in
Nashville several days of this week,
buying large fall and winter stock
of millinery.
Married, in the County Court
Clerks office, Thursday, October LIST,
by Esq. A. j. Curl, Mr.. w. H. APP
pleman to Miss Lula Eggleston.
We are very glad to note a gradual
improvement in most all lines of bus
mess here. Our merchants generally
are looking more cheerful, and the
fall trade seems to be opening up very
satisfactorily.
The fair at Sparta will commence
next Tuesday, October 18th, and con-
tinue four days. The fare from Nc
Minnville and return has been placed
at Sl.35. There will doubtless be
large crowds in attendance from this
county.
The following visiting attorneys
have been in attendance upon our
circuit court this week: John G,
Myers, Pikeville; James Cummings,
Woodbury.; A. J. McElroy and w.
H. Head, Spencer.
On Wednesday night at o'clock
Prof. A. II. Jones, of the McMinn'
vile Normal, was married to Miss
Mary Hubble, at the residence of the
brides brother, Mr.. Il. j. Hubble, in
this place, Elder H. l.. Walling Of
floating.
We understand there was a light
frost between Woodbury. and Muir
freesboro on Thursday morning o
last week. Our Tarlton correspon
dent reports frost in that nighbOr
hood on same morning. We have
heard ofnoneyetimmediately around
McMinnville.
We understand there is more
surplus stock in Warren county thar
is generally supposed, and there
seems to be a general disposition
among farmers to sell, although thu
market is low, rather than carry thu
stock through the winter.
The National Bank of McMinn
vile has purchased of Hon. Asi
Faulkner, the two story brick build
ing on the southeast corner of TIN
Square and Main street. They will
probably erect a banking house Oh
the vacant lot between the above de
scribed building and F. M. Smith
Office, on Main street.
WIN. Brown, constable of the ST.
district, who disappeared severa
months ago, and whose whereabout
have since been unknown, returnet
home Thursday. He claims that h
was arrested for "a fellow that look
like him." and has been in Jail eve
since his disappearance, at wha
place deponent sayeth not.
MIR. Auguste Brassord reache,
McMinnville this friday mornin
from Switzerland, having left hi
home on the 18th of Sept. Mr.. Bra;
sOrd is nephew of Mr.. l.. F. Jean
MARE, and cannot speak English YET
He is matchmaker by trade an
will take the bench in Mr.. Jean
MARES shop. We hope Mr.. Bra:
sOrd may linda pleasant home here