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

in a few days.
WIN. Slaughter, of Southern
Ohio, was in McMinnville the early
part of the week, and looked over
our county for a farm. He was well
pleased with what he saw, and thinks
he may conclude to become a citizen.
"A Mr.. Darnell, of Coffee county,
while out on the mountain with a
party of hunters, had one arm badly
torn up by an accidental discharge of
a shot gun, on Wednesday. Drs. j.
M. Burger and A. B. Ramsey went
out Wednesday highland amputated
the arm just below the shoulder Joint.
The meeting announced to be
held at Faulkner's Chapel on the Sec
ond Sunday in November has been
postponed to the third Sunday, on
account of the quarterly meeting OF
the NJ. E. Church, South, in this
place on the second Sunday.
"A large party of town folks went
to Cardwell Mountain last Monday tC
gather hickory nuts. They had fine
days recreation and were most pleas.
antly entertained by Maj. H. Card
well, Warren county's eagle "hetero.
geneous spontaneous combustion
orator.
Col. John II. Hillsman, L. S. In
ternal Revenue Collector at Nash
vile, with Messrs. E. N. Donelsor
and John Lofland, Revenue Agents
came up Thursday afternoon to spenC
a day or two in getting acquainted
with our people and look after reve
nue. matters. They are a fine look
ing trio of gentlemen, and all seemed
to have Jared well physically in th'
TcNenue SeTNlCe.
Geo. l.. Beech brought his fin,
stallion, Granville p, home from
Rutherford county last Friday. H
is a big favorite with the horse mel
of Cannon and Rutherford counties
They have learned that fine stool
pays better than scrubs.
One acre of ground well manuret
and well cultivated, will produc
more than ten acres not manured
merely scratched over, and allowe,
to choke to death with weeds. Their
is not a farmer in Warren count
who could notsave or gathersufficien
manure every year to make one Q
more acres rich.
$4,000 Paper Bags on hand at tn
STANDARD office. We will duplicat
city prices, both on bags and prin'
ing.
"A break in some Of the harneS
caused Sam Bruster's horse to ru
away with buggy last Sunday afte
noon. The buggy struck a tree {
Faulkner's corner and was consider;
bly, damaged. Sam Bruster and Tor
Smart were in thebuggy, but neitht
were hurt. Tom rolled out early j
the action. When the horse starte
to run he was giving Sam a very il
teresting discourse on ladders, but /
was in no hurry about climbing tt
golden stairs, consequently he sOugl
a soft spot on terra firma.
People in this county complai
of hard times and scarcity of none,
and yet such things as cabbage a
shipped here from the North and so
at good prices. But you say sue
cabbage can't be raised in this cOu
try as those shipped here from Ill
nois. They could not be raised
Illinois either in weed patches, al
on land that had not been manure
for thirty years. Let every farm
in Warren county make one acre
land rich next year, then cultivate
, for all it is worth in some mark
crop, and see if the county don't ha'
| farm produce to sell instead of to bu
The popular superstition that
cat is possessed of a multiplicity
lives was strengthenedby an incide
which occurred in the STANDARD {
flee one day this week. A small k
ten presented to the two bachelor {
cupants of our "sanctum sanctOrun
5 by one of McMinnville's lovliest al
l most facinating young ladies, becar
= fascinated by the motion of the pre-
jumped onto the ink table and W
V carried under two heavy form role
t before the machine could be stOppC
e Fortunately the press was running
It a low rate of speed, and was check
5 Just in time to save the life of the k
# ten and serious damage perhaps
the machinery.