Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-23
MoMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, MAY a3 1885,

last on a two weeks business trip to
the Upper Cumberland country and
Kentucky. His wife went to White
county on the same day to spend the
time at her parental home.
AT a meeting Of the new Board
of Mayor and Aldermen held last
Monday, the following officers were
elected: Treasurer, G. r. MorfOrd
Recorder, d. F. Wallace; Marshall,
l. l.. Brown; Street Commissioners,
G. w. Hoodenpyl, w. w. Fairbanks,
VIM. Biles.
Excursion parties are going to
Nashville from various parts of our
State and from other States, to hear
the great Georgia evangelist, Rev.
Sam Jones. Three hundred persons
were converted in one night this
week under his preaching.
-Messrs. Sawyer, of Bluffton, Ind,
who have been in town the past three
weeks, started home Thursday morn
ing in responsetO a telegram annOunc-
ing serious illness in their family.
These gentlemen have made a good
many friends during their stay, and
we are glad to know that they eX-
pect soon to return.
Miss Park, of Sherwood, Tenn,
who is visiting friends in Tennessee,
is canvassing our town for the sale of
a Life of President Cleveland. She
has succeeded quite well in the work,
having sold copies Of the book tosev-
eral of our leading citizens.
Mr.. f. G. Newlander, an old
friend of Messrs. Corkins and Yea
man is visiting them. He has spent
the winter in Cumberland county,
and expresses himself well pleased
with Tennessee, and proposes to be-
come a permanent citizen.
The Union says there is but one
woman in Nashville who opposes
Rev. Sam Jones. Her only ground
Of complaint is that Mr.. Jones hurl'
hot shot at the German, a popular
dance. She says "hugging set tt
music" is the only kind she gets, ant
she can't afford to give it up. Sh'
ought to come to McMinnville and
spend the summer.
DIR. G. T. Stainback, Mrs. AM
Price, Mrs. B. ]. Hill, and Miss Mary
Ritchey left Monday morning to at
tend the General Assembly of the G
P. Church at BentOnville, Ark. Mrs
Stainback and son George accom-
panied the party as far as Memphis
The party will be absent about fifteel
days.
The following is the graduating
class which will be added to tn
alumni of C. F. College, at the com
mencement, June 1,2 and 3, 1885
Misses Ella Black, Willie Garner
Mary E. Jenkins, (valedictorian)
Pearl Rice and Minnie Williams
Kentucky; Misses Halle Morford
TIME Northcut and Emily White
Tennessee; Misses Ruth Kuykendal
and Mary Sue Lane, Mississippi
Miss Alice Dial, Texas, and Mis-
Kate Kelleam. Arkansas
The Nashville and Chattanoog
railroad is very fortunate in havin
such men in its employ as conductC
J. H. Harris, who pulls the bell cor
over the mixed train between TullS
hOma and Sparta. His genial mar
ner, polite and kind attention to eac
, and every passenger, induces man
persons to take his train, who wOul
otherwite take the passenger trair
altnohgh conductor Richardson, {
, the passenger train, is very pOpula
railroad man, and hard to beat fC
politeness and affability to passeI
gers. Travellers on either of OF
7 trains receive every attention in tn
power of the train men.
= The name of Crisp Springs hs
been changed to Nicholson Spring
under the new management. W
print on another page Of this issue
communication from this populs
watering place to the Nashvil
l American, in which is given a
I analysis of the water. A number
workmen are now busily engage
: improving the buildings and prem
ses, and work will soon be cOmmen
ed on the large new building to
erected. The place will be Opene
for the reception Of guests June Is
e With its numerous natural adval
# tages, and under Mr.. Stephens skill
n full management, it does not requi
e q very prophetic mind to see TIL