Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-21

of their band room.
-Messrs. Frank Spurlock and S.
7. O'Neal, and Misses Shelby Spur
lock and Halle May Morford
went to Woodbury. Thursday to spend
a few days visiting friends there.
Mr.. H. l.. Stanley closed out his
stock Of goods here this week, and on
Thursday left for Nashville with his
family. He will engage in the mer-
camille business in the City of Rocks,
and we wish him much success.
There was a change of schedule
on our road last Monday. Our time
table gives the leaving time of trains
from all stations on the road. Both
the morning and afternoon trains go
ing south now make close connections
at Tullahoma for Nashville, and the
mail from Nashville arrives an hour
earlier than formerly.
Mrs. w. j. Smith, of Greenvale,
Wilson county, Tenn, accompanied
by her brother-in-law, Mr.. j. ID.
Grandstaff, visited the home Office of
the Peoples Mutual Life Insurance
Order this week and drew the benefit
accruing on the death of her husband,
Mr.. j. l.. Smith, for which assess
ment No. 26 was made.
DR.. Black made visit to White
county last week, and secured a cou-
pie of fine specimens Of Indian pot
terry. There are largenumbers of In
dian graves through that county, in
which this pottery is found. The
graves are about four feet long and
two feet wide, and are walled and
covered with rock. The bodies were
placed in the graves in a dOubled-up
position. One Of the pieces Of pottery
secured by DR.. Black is in good
state of preservation, but the other
was considerable broken up in dig
ging it out.
The December number of the
Southern Bivouac will have a de-
scription by General c. c. Gilbert, U.
S. A., of the opening of the Battle of
Perryville, accompanied bya colored
map showing accurately the position
of the various divisions of thearmies.
The same number of the magazine
will contain paper by Col. w. H.
Swallow, C. S. A., on the Battle of
Gettysburg, which is also accompa-
MED by an accurate map.
"A sociable for the benefit of the
C. p. Church parsonage will be held
at the residence of Mr.. w. C. Wom-
ack, on Friday night, Nov. 9th. Mr..
WOmack's gOOd-natured laugh is
catching, and no one better under
stands the art of entertaining than
Mrs. Womack, consequently there is
a delightful evening in prospect fol-
all who may attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Park will
leave this Saturday morning fol
Chattanooga, where they will locate
and Mr.. Park will engagein business
This most estimable couple, in theil
long residence at McMinnville, have
won the warm friendship Of a large
circle Of acquaintance, who regret
very much to Jose them from the
community. We but echo the senti
ment of all who know them in wish
ing that much success and happiness
may fall to their lot in their new
home.
We have read with much interes
a new novel recently published by T
B. Peterson q Bros, Philadelphia
entitled "DOra's Device" and writer
by Mr.. Geo. r. Gather, editor of tn,
Southern Egis, Ashville, Ala. 1t i
intensely interesting, and will wei
repay perusal. 1t is a distinctly
Southern romance, and deals will
some of the peculiar phases Of South
ern life in pleasing manner. 1t is
neatly printed l2-mo. volume, bount
in cloth, and will be mailed to an,
address by the publishers on receip
Of price, $3.50.
DR.. NJ. IL. Fits, of Dwell, Ohio
purchased of Corkins & Johnson, las
Wednesday, the Prior property il
the North part Of town. He will a
once take possession Of the same. II
comes South for the benefit of hi
= health, which has been cOnsiderabl
= impaired by close attention to a larg
= medical practice. He comes to u
= well recommended as a physician,
citizen and Christian gentleman, an
t as such we assure him n cordial we