Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-02
GRUNDY COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our
Regular Reporter.

better during the past week. She
has bloomed out in full and the whole
atmosphere is filled with the fra
GRANGE of her blossoms. Our fruit
trees are rObed in green and white,
thus furnishing our young girls with
decorations for their heads and our
young men materials for button
hole boquets. Consequently a long
felt want is supplied.
The constant sound of the rock
mason's hammer is heard in chorus
with the early song of the birds and
until the shadows grow long in the
evening. Busy men intermingled
with busy boys as they are seen upon
the brick-yard here add much to the
lively appearance of the town, and
as the result of their weeks labor,
1000 well formed brick have been
turned out upon the yard.
"Another store in Altamont" is
the principal topic of conversation
now. The new store is to be run I'M
der the firm name of Pearson d
Nearn, and is to be known as the
"Blue Box" store. Mr.. M. l.. Nearn,
the senior member of the firm, stands
behind the counter in the capacity of
a dry goods clerk, and gets about as
politely as "basket of chips" on
rollers. He wishes me to inform the
ladies through this letter that he has
various articles designed especially
for them which he will sell at very
low prices. On entering the store
just ask to see the contents of the
"Blue Box" which is kept under the
counter, and Mr.. Nearn will take
pleasure in showing you an elegant
article of a late patent and most i'm
proved style, whether you purchase
or not.
Mr.. Northcut's new stock of spring
and summer gaods has arrived and
been placed on his shelves and coun-
tiers. He has displayed great taste in
the selection of his goods, and he in
forms me that he now has on hand
the largest and most complete stock
of goods he has had in several years.
| have just looked through his house
carefully and got his prices on various
articles, and l can say he has a most
superb stock of the very best goods,
which he offers at remarkably low
figures for this place. His ladies'
dress goods are prettiest l have ever
seen, and Tom, the urbane clerk, tells
me that he has pretty dress for
every young lady in Grundy. Now,
girls, is the time to give Tom call.
VIM. Stump and family have
moved to town, and the only diff
Guilty attendingstheir removal was
the following: When they started
from their old home, Mrs. Stump and
her sister, Mrs. Lathram, accompa-
MED by a pet pig and and cat, set
out on foot and took a near route.
Soon these two good ladies and their
pig and cat were all lost in the woods.
They knew not which way to go.
After several hours travelling and
wading of creeks, however, they
found themselves, and about sunset
they all reached Altamont except
the cat which did not put in an APP
pearance till next day. Having dis
pensed with their shoes this week,
their feet are almost well.
Col. R. B. Roberts passed through
our town yesterday on his way home
from Van Buren, county, where he
had been on a business trip.
Mrs. Fannie Northcut left yester-
day for Lincoln county, where she
goes to attend the bedside of a sick
sister. Mr.. Northcut accompanied
her as far as Tracy City yesterday,
and returned home this morning.
Mrs. Patton, who has been spend
ing the week with friends at Beer
sheba Springs, returned home this
evening.
j. w. and j. S. Lockhart went to
Winchester with a load of nice ap-
pies the first of the week and return
ed Thursday, having sold their APP.
pies at $1.25 per bushel.
We are sorry to annouce the death
of Mr.. Arch Campbell's wife, which
sad event took place at her home in
Burroughs Cove Thursday night.
Rev. ThOs. White, Of Tracy City
passed through our burg today or
his way to Fults' Cove, where ex
poets to preach tonight.
Miss Nancy Nunley has doubly as
Sured us all that winter has broke.