Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-14

NASHVILLE, was mere one Gay TINS
week and supplied several of our
dealers with Christmas stock.
Mrs. Mollie E. Burger and Miss
Sallie Wooton, of Manchester, were
visiting Mrs. w. H. Fleming, of this
place, during the first Of this week.
Several of our young men were at
tracted by Miss WIS charms.
"A very sudden and heavy rise in
the Caney Fork river swept thousands
of dollars worth of lumber and saw
logs over the falls last Saturday, Sun
day and Monday. Some OF the mill
men up in White county suffered Sc
we're losses.
Mr.. Alonzo Turner and wife, of
Union county, Ohio, are in McMinn-
vile, the guests of w. A. johnson.
They came to Chattanooga with
party of excursionists and continued
their trip to this point to see their old
neighbor, Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. II. l.. Carrick died at his
home in Sparta on Thursday evening
of last week, in the 10th year of his
age. He is said to have been the first
white child ever born in Sparta, and
all of his life has been spent there.
The attention of all our local read
ers is called to the advertisement of
the 5, 10 and 25 cents store to be found
on another page. 1t will pay you to
call and examine this stock, as it en-
braces many articles which are both
useful and cheap.
We have some liberal Book Pre-
miums to offer with the STANDARD
at slight advance over the regular
subscription price. The list will APP
pear next week. Get ready to make
up a club in your neighborhood.
We call attention to the adver-
tisement of Mr.. A. c. Beech in an
other column, headed "Public Sale"
If you need horses, mules, or farm
implements of any kind, attend the
sale.
Mr.. A. j. Bowyer, of Prospect,
Ohio, arrived this week with his
family and household goods to make
his home in Warren county. They
are former neighbors of P. S. Corkins.
They report that several of their
neighbors are likely to follow their
example and come South.
Mr.. Darnell, of Coffee county,
who was wounded while hunting on
the mountain some two weeks ago,
and whose arm was amputated by
DR.. A. b. Ramsey, passed through
here Thursday morning enroute to
his home. His improvement since
the operation has been quite rapid
-Messrs. r. II. Mason q Co., grain
and fruit distillers, of this place, have
adjusted their troubles with the Inter
nal Revenue Department. We are
glad to know that the matter has
been settled without serious financial
embarrassment. The terms of the
compromise will not be made public
Sparta Expositor: Mrs. Bell, whC
had been on a visit to Mrs. A. M
England, returned to McMinnvillt
Monday. Mrs. EnglandaccompanieC
her home and will spend several day
visiting there. Mr.. w. r. Fraser
of McMinnville, was up on visit t.
relatives in this country, the pas
week, and gave us a call. ,GeOrg
Price and John Hudson were ordereC
to the Nashville Jail by Judge Nc
Connell for safe keeping, a rescue @
the prisoners from our Jail being fear
ed. They were taken down to Nash
vile last Thursday.
= If every man in the county VIII
is amply able to do so would take hi
county paper and pay for it in ad
, vance, what a vast improvement
| would soon result therefrom. Th
time the editor loses in dunning de
linquent subscribers would be give
t to gathering information and putin
r it into readable shape, the space h
5 uses in dunning through the lOct
5 columns would be given to fresf
+. newsy matter, the subscriber woul
e receive a better return for his money
h and the county in general would /
= better informed upOn all questions
;, local and general news. Try it one,
DR.. S. Cs A, .Rubey win be al
@ Sent for a couple of months after D.
n cember lst, and all wanting denti
l. work done should make their el
z gagAuOn& srly.
q Fresh Bakers Bread every Sa