Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.

-OOl. JOllu H. Savage HIS D0cu
confined to his room with sickness for
several days of this week.
Remember the sociable at the
residence of Mr.. w. G. Womack to-
night and be sure to attend.
Miss Mary Steadley returned
home on Saturday last from visit of
several weeks to friends in Knox
vile.
Mr.. G. G. Murphy has commenced
the erection of large dwelling house
on the corner lot south of Mr.. Jas. S.
Barton's place on Spring street.
There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow morn
ing and night, by the pastor, Rev. II.
M. Mcconnell.
On Tuesday night, Dee. ODD, the
ladies of the c. p. Church will serve
a bountiful supper in the basement of
their church, the proceeds to go to
the parsonage fund.
Capt. C. Coffee is making a fish
pond in the bottom east of his resi-
dence on Rebel Hill. He will stock
it with German Carp.
DR.. G. II. Stainback returned on
Thursday morning from Stewards
Station, Ala, where he went last
week to assist in revival meeting,
and will fill his pulpit tomorrow and
tomorrow night.
Mr.. d. F. Wallace, of the New
Era, has been rendered an Indian
Agency by Commissioner Atkins,
and goes to Washington next week
to look into the matter.
j. S. Burroughs returned on Sat
urday last from an extensive trip for
the Spoke and Handle Works. We
regret to chronicle the sad intelligence
that his wife is dangerously ill, and
hope she may soon recover.
The meeting at the Christian
Church is still in progress, with the
interest undated, and will continue
over next Sabbath. There have been
tWenty-seVen additions to the church
up to this writing.
"A merry crowd attended the soap
bubble sociable at the residence of
Rev. T. M. Mcconnell Thursday
night, and the prize for the largest
soap bubble was won by Miss Mary
Pennebaker.
Solitude is beginning to tell on
Jim Mofiitt. He occasionally looks
as sad and solemn as if he had been
attending a church sociable. jim
wants congenial companion-don't
all speak at once.
Mr.. n. V. Chandler, Of jackson,
Mimi, and publisher of the Blunt
(Dakota) Advocate, has spent the
present week here visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. p. S. Corkins.
The subject of the discourse of
Elder Growden, at the Christian
church for tonight friday will be
"The Most Stupendous Fact in His
tory" All should hear it.
e The excursion party will reach
here either next Monday afternoon
orTuesday morning. Weunderstand
the brass band will meet them at the
depot with music.
"A negro named Barnes was killed
at Woodbury. last week by w. r.
Talley. The negro had previously
cut another negro very seriously, and
Talley was trying to arrest him.
Barnes advanced upon Talley with
an open knife when Talley shot him.
Cleveland Banner: Mr.. M. ID.
Smallman, who presidedsograce
ably and good humoredly, at our
Congressional convention last sum-
mer is candidate for Judicial honOrs
in the McMinnville district.
We enjoyed bountiful feast Of
good things in Thanksgiving dinner
at the hospitable home of Mr.. r. H,
Mason on Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason had a number of friends with
them on the occasion, all of whom
heartily enjoyed the luxurious repast
and pleasant entertainment.
The second number of the "High.
land Rural Home" was issued from
the STANDARD press this week. Be,
ginning with the January number
this publication will appear regularly
every month, and will prove an i'm,
portant factor in presenting the adj
vantages of the South in general and
Warren county in particular, to the
favorable view of Northern people
WhOarp looking Southwark for homes