Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-04-25
GRUNDY COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our
Regular Reporter.


emerald robes. The green grass is
bursting through the turf and the boz
vine race is exultant; and when we
take seat at our scanty board we are
pleasantly reminded of the near APP
proach of garden vegetables.
Work on the foundation of our
courthouse is going on steadily and
satisfactorily. The brick>yard has
been prepared and the hands will COM
mence moulding brick the first of the
incoming week.
Chancery Court convened here
Wednesday, Chancellor E. D. Han
cock presiding. The following men,
bers of the legal fraternity were in ats
tendance: Hon. Jno. M. Bright,
Fayetteville; Capt. 7. M. Steger,
Nashville; Ex.Gov. A. S. Marks,
Capt. W. Fl. Brannon, Scott Davis.
G. W. Thompson, Floyd, Estill and
A. D. Marks, Winchester; Col. w.
E. B. Jones, F. M, Smith, Capt, T.
G. Lind and w. W. Fairbanks, Me-
Minnville; P. G. Isbell and |. G.
Stone, Manchester; j. X. P. Pearson
of the legal bar.
j. G. Biles, Clerk and Master, at
McMinnville, was in our town We'd
nesday on business connected with his
office.
N. B. Brown, Esq, of Warren
County, was in attendance upon our
Chancery Court taking items and pass
ing judgments. He decided, very
correctly we think, who was the ugli-
est lawyer in the court room.
Miss Nancy Nunley has taken up
her abode in our midst again to the
great delight of one of our young men.
S. N. Griswold had the misfortune
last Sunday to lose about ten thousand
feet of nice pine lumber by fire. He
had sawn it for our courthouse contract
ors. 1t is supposed to be the work of
an incendiary. Mr.. Griswold has
several thousand feet of lumber on his
yard, and the fire was discovered Just
in time to save the rest of his lumber
and his mill. Some unknown parties
also set fire to the woods near his house
Wednesday, which reached his fence
and burned several thousand of his
rails before it could be arrested II
Mr.. Griswold can find out who the Of
tenders are, he will have them brought
to justice.
Rev. j. H. Rogers, of East Tennes-
see, has been in our town this week in
the interest of the American Bible
Society. While here he sold quite q
number of bibles to our town folks.
Mr.. Hawk, one of the courthouse
hands, went home Thursday to attend
the bedside of a sick child.
Albert ID. Marks, one of the Win.
chester lawyers, who attended our
Chancery Court this week, is said to be
the youngest practicing lawyer in the
State, being only II years of age. He
is the son of Ex-Goy. Marks, and is 9
brilliant young climb of the law"
We are informed that Miss Nettit
Roddy, Of Tracy City, has been very
sick this week, but glad to know she
is some better now. We learn there
is great deal Of sickness at that place
now. An old lady by the name o
Vaughn died there last Wednesday.
"rhe latest thing out" in Altamont
is the temperance of fine crop o
whiskers on the smiling face of T. b
Northcut.
Mr.. Fart Higgins, who was reported
on the sick list last week, is able to b,
at his post on the courthouse yarC
again.
Mrs. N. E. Sanders, of this place
has been sick few days, but we hop,
she will soon be up again.
am informed that the new War
den has arrived at Tracy City and i
looking after the interests of the con
victs there.
J. X. P. Pearson, attorney, q
Tracy City, was prancing up and dow
our streets today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Nunley, of Co
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