Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.

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Go to the College tonight.
oh, beautiful rain where art
thou?
Mr.. Robert Park made a business
trip to Sparta this week.
Fl. w. Smart was here again for
a couple Of days this week.
You will be pleasantly entertain
ed at the College tonight.
Elder Patrick Moore, of Cane
Ridge, was in McMinnville Saturday.
IN. r. Taylor was confined to his
room with sickness several days of
this week. .. - .-..
Edmond Ramsey, COL, died at
Smartt's Station on Wednesday after
short sickness.
Mr.. T. B. Potter, of Smithville,
is on a visit to friends and relatives
at this place. - II.
Misses Maggie and Laura Biles,
of Sparta, spent last week with their
grandmother at this place.
DR.. G. T. Stainback will preach
at the Nicholson Springs hotel Sun
day afternoon at o'clock.
Manchester Times: Miss Susie
Ramsey, of Hickory Creek, is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Rhoda Mead left last Tues
day evening for Chicago on visit to
her brother and family.
Mrs. Watt and son, of Clarks Hill,
Ind, are spending the summer here,
guests of the Hamilton House.
The walks through the park have
received fresh dressing of tan bark
this week.
The spoke and handle factory
has been shut down this week to have
some repairs madeOn the engine.
Misses Ella Henderson and Della
Harwell go to Sparta this afternoon
to spend a few days with friends.
1T is said that Col. J. IL. Savage
has fifty acre field of corn on his
river farm, the finest in the county.
Mr.. Vim. Hume, wife and little
son, of Nashville, spent several days
of this week here, the guests of Mr.
VIM. Biles. -..
The heat has been intense here
for the last week, the thermometer
ranging up into the nineties every
day.
Mr.. jeff Baker was taken quite
i'll while here on a business trip this
week, but we are glad to see him VI
and on the street again. 4
MIR. M. f. Hartle, of Bluffton
Indiana, arrived in McMinnville OF
Thursday. He has the contract fol
the brick work of the NJ. E. Church
Mr.. +. N. Howard, a nephew 0
our tOwnsman, Mr.. J. w. Howard, il
reported by telegraph as being dan
gerously ill at his post in Kansas.
Mr.. Jack Gribble, of Sparta, ha
contracted to do the stone work fo
the NJ. E. Church and will begin
next Monday.
The Board of Mayor and Alder
men have placed a number of ney
seats in the Park. 1t is now a pleas
ant place for an evening resort.
j. NJ. Newton came up iron
MurfreesborO Tuesday night to at
tend his mother, who was suddenl.
taken quite i'll that day. We ar
glad to note that Mrs. Newton i
very much improved at present.
There were eighty guests at Mich
olson Springs the, first of this week
A great many rooms are engaged an
the crowd viii be largely increase
by Monday. II sa'"Er afi
Mrs. Geo. w. Cross, forlnerl,
Miss Beulah dielerson, died at he
home in Manchester, on the 23d ult
The deceased, previous to her MARI
age, was wen known and had a larg
circle of admiring friends here.
The Sparta Expositor announce
that workrnen are engaged at Bo
Air springs in clearing off the prem
ses preparatory to rebuilding tn;
once popular summer resort.
Elder j. M. Kidwell, of Smitl
vile, Tenn, will begin a protracte
meeting at Smyrna church, on Co
lins' River, today Saturday..