Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-18

the road to Sparta and return in his
special car last Monday.
We return thanks to the White.
County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association for complimentary tick
ct to their third annual fair to be held
at Sparta, Oct. 7th to 10th inclusive.
-"The French Angling and Camp
ing Club" now in camp on the Caney
Fork, near Walling, have our thanks
for cordial invitation to visit them,
which we would like very much to
take advantage of, but for press of
work.
The following party of Nicholson
Springs guests were in town for few
hours on Thursday afternoon, and
took supper at the Warren House:
Messrs. E. f. Duncan, H. w. Evans,
Frank Morrow, j. p. Porter, and
N. Kirkpatrick, Misses Cammie Mar
tin and Jennie Porter.
The July number Of the Ladies'
Floral Cabinet, published at % Vesey
street, New York, has been received.
The lovers of flower culture will find
this magazine not only attractive in
leisure moments, but a valuable help
in their pleasant occupation.
The family of Mr.. j. NJ. Spurlock,
of Nashville, after spending a few
days among relatives and friends
here, went to Clarktown of Tuesday,
where they will spend the summer.
Clarktown is very quiet and pleas
ant summer retreat about nine miles
above Sparta, and is supplied with
some very fine mineral waters.
Mess. Brakeman q Gingrich, real
estate agents, on Tuesday last sold to
A. j. MathesOn, of ofMiddleville, Barry
county, Michigan, the farm of G. w.
Burch, five miles from town, near
Rock Springs. Mr.. Matteson will
move to the property with his family
in about four weeks.
1t has long been a mystery how
rats managed to carry eggs up stairs
without breakingthem, but the clever
trick has now been discovered, and
made very plain. 1t takes two rats
for the performance. Rat number
one gathers the egg securely with all
fours and rolls on his back rat num-
bur two then caches number one by
the tail and drags rat and egg both
up the steps-just as easy! John
Marbury says he has seen them do il
many a time.
"A. C. Mcdaniel, who lives on
Cumberland Mountain, near Chaly.
beate, was here Wednesday. He
brought with him some samples of as
fine Timothy and Amsterdam hay as
we have seen anywhere. 1t wa;
grown on the mountain. Mr.. Nc
Daniel said his Timothy made two
and half tons per acre. This is an
other evidence that even our pOores
Tennessee lands may be made to pro
duce the finest quality and quantity
of hay.
Geo. F. Pennebaker has secureC
the position of bOOk-keeper for th'
new shoe firm Of Manier q Son, Nash
; vile. He came up from Nashville
on Friday Of last week and remained
until Monday, winding up his busi
ness affairs and bidding adieu to hi
numerous friends. Mr.. Pennebake
is young gentleman of fine bushes
talents and pleasant social qualities
and we regret to lose him from tn
community.
Rev. Sam Jones concluded his re
vival at MurfreesborO last Monday
He goes to Fayetteville the 26th o
August. Why should not an effor
be made to get him at McMinnvill
fora week? Something or somebod
out of the ordinary line is needed t
; stir up this old town. The churche
, here need a revival as much or NOR
than the sinners. Sam Jones seem
to be doing a little more work now i
this line than any other revivalist
and no other town in the State need
him more than McMinnville.
t Mr.. u. p. Lee, of Smithvillt
passed through McMinnville las
5 Wednesday for Warnerville, Ca, az
= companied by his daughter, Mis-
: Willie Lee, Miss Mary Robinson, an
t Uncle Johnny Johnson. Mr.. lie
+ goes to Georgia to visit the frient
/ who nursed and cared for him durin
1 the war, when he was wounded, an
; whom he has not seen since. Hewi
SDpnd ahOllt tUO weeks on the tril