Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.

See "Notice to Sportsmen" in
another column.
Mr.. Jos. Newton went to Muir
freesboro this week to attend the fair.
r.. p. Biles and j. N. Walling
were down from Sparta to-day (Fri-
day.
Jesse d. Walling has been APP
pointed postmaster at Viola, in this
county.
DIR. w. H. Fleming and wife
spent Sunday last visiting friends in
Sparta.
Mr.. A. H. Gross is in Cincinnati
this week laying in his fall stock of
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. MorfOrd re-
turned this week from trip to Gin
cinnati.
Frank Maddux went to Nashville
Thursday to replenish his stock Of
stoves, tinware, etc.
Col. John H. French is erectinga
small dwelling houseOn oneof his lots
in the North part of town.
MIR. j. B. Kimbell, special agent
of the Georgia Home Insurance Co.,
was here Wednesday.
The bird hunting season has
opened and several of our sportsmen
have been bagging them this week.
IS. II. O'Neal, Esq, made a trip
10 Rock Island this week. Nun Cum
ningham says Sam walked back
home.
There was light rainfall here
last Sunday, but the ground was not
wet to sufficient depth to admit of
blowing.
Miss Sallie Faulkner, after spend
ing couple Of weeks visiting friends
and relatives here, returned to Tulla-
homa on Wednesday.
j. S. Burroughs is on a trip to
Northern and Eastern cities in the
interest of the McMinnville Spoke
and Handle Works. 44..t..
-Messrs. w. E. B. Jones,T. G. LIND
and w. w. Fairbanks, all of the Nc
Minnville bar, attended Circuit Court
at Altamont this week.
j. w. SnOdgrass left Monday last
on three weeks canvassing tour O
Van Buren, and White counties fOl
L. G. Turpin's marble works.
Capt. Jesse X. Bell and wife
who have been summering at thu
Warren House, left on Thursday las
for their home in New Orleans.
s. ]. Elkins, who has been con
nected with Turpin's marble work.
for several years, has moved to tow
and occupies Mr.. Robt. Gains prop
erty.
MIR. T. j. Hubble returned las
Wednesday from a successful tri]
over the Northwestern railroad TO
the Peoples Mutual Life INSURANCE
Order.
-Messrs. Burnham q Garner, @
Viola, have an advertisement in thi
issue offering live stock and farm i'm
plements for sale. They also wish t
purchase lot Of good brood mares
"A card of the Maxwell House
Nashville, Tenn, will be found i
another column. You can stop at tn
Maxwell for $500 per day by takin
small, but comfortable room.
Mr.. James NJ. Doyle, of Missi.
sippi, was here this week to place hi
daughter, Miss Bette, in G. F. Co
lege. She was student there durin
the last session.
The little brick office on Mai
street, just east of C. G. Blacks stor,
has been cleaned up and repapereC
and will be occupied by DIR. A. /
Ramsey.
= The thermometer recorded A
above zero here Thursday mornin,
This was rather cool for the oath
September, although we had sligl
frost here on the oath of Septemb,
several years ago.
Mr.. A. l.. Lands, editor of Il
Nashville Banner, came up on Satu
day and returned Monday accomD
MED by his family, who had be-
spending few weeks at the Ware
House.
There was almost total eclip
of the moon between one and tv
O'Clock Thursday morning. 1t was
magnificent night for observing /;
ecliDSp. MS the moon was full and n