Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.


Capt, j. w. Irwin spent several
days of this week in Sparta.
w. E. B. Jones attended Circuit
Court at Sparta this week.
w. d. Northcut got in a hand
some new fire proof safe Thursday.
The walls of the new bank build
ing are rising rapidly-when it don't
rain.
-Messrs. w. II. Smartt and Z. l..
Macon have notice in this issue.
Read it.
j. j. Walker and J. J. Morton,
of Grundy county, were in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Leon TrOusdale is visiting
friends in McMinnville, the guest of
Mrs. r. Mead.
-Houchin & Biles shipped a car
load of horses and mules to Selma,
Ala, last Tuesday.
"A. H. Faulkner returned from
Nashville this week, where he had
been attending Federal Court.
The sociable announced at DR..
Stainback's residence for tonight
(Friday) has been postponed.
-Messrs. r. Z. Burnham, w. l..
Garner and Chas. Gwyn, all of Viola,
were in town today (Friday).
Col. John H. Savage and w. T..
Murray have been in attendanceupon
Circuit Court at Sparta this week.
Read our Flying Dutchman offer.
The latest and best game out, given
to all cash subscribers for one year.
Perhaps you have heard about it
before, but it rained a little this week,
and turned right smart chance cooler.
Mr.. w. B. Hiss, of Caney Fork
Falls, was in town last Saturday, and
made the STANDARD pleasant call.
"A new stock of jokes will be GO
ing the rounds shortly. Hostetter's
Almanac for 1886 has made its appear
anCe.
Luke Woodlee, COL, who had
been boot-black at the Warren House
barber shop for some months, died
on Wednesday night.
Col. E. w. Munford and wife re.
turned from Memphis on Wednes,
day, and we regret to know that the
Colonel has since been confined to his
room with sickness. We hope soor
to see him out again.
j. w. Snodgrass placed on oul
table this week the handsomest swee
potato we have seen this season. L
was of the Southern Queen variety
and weighed three pounds and five
ounces.
The largest and finest specimen
of the red limbertwig apple we have
seen are on exhibition at Ritchey'
drug store. They were grown b!
n. B. Stubblefield.
Mr.. Samuel Evrit and wife, o
Jefferson, Ohio, arrived last Friday
and will winter here. They ar
boarding with Mr.. e. B. Gilbert.
The pound party announced t
be held at the courthouse tonigh
(Friday) has been postponed on aC
count of the inclement weather.
Mr.. Jas. Dillon, of Van Bure,
county, was thrown from mule o.
Thursday night Of last week, and re
ceived injuries from which he die
Saturday morning.
Geo. II. Randolph left on Thurs
day for Clarksville, Texas, and eX
poets to locate permanently in tn
Lone Star State. He was accompf
MED by his sister, Miss Dora.
Mr.. Alexander Douglass, livin
four miles from town, on the Shells
ford road, had fine horse stolen frOI
him on Friday night of last week,
six year old bay gelding. At our las
report he had found no trace of hOrs
or thief.
Walter Barton went to Chatti
noOga Thursday to seek employmel
in some manufacturing establisl
ment, He is a steady, industriol
young man, a good mechanic, an
we hope he may be successful in fin,
ing lucrative position.
Rev. \. j. Crawford, the ne
pastor of the NJ. f. Church, South,
this place, won some very favorab
opinions on his initiatory sermon la
Sunday morning, not only from h
own members, but from a number
visitors who were present.