Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.

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lanta Monday morning.
Mrs. r. Mead and Miss Laura
Howell went to Nashville Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Whatley, Of Lebanon,
is visiting in McMinnville this week.
james Moffitt made a business
trip up the railroad today (Friday).
j. A. Hill, of Doyle, made a busi-
ness trip to McMinnville last Satur-
day.
The General Assembly of Tennes-
see will convene in extraordinary
session next Monday.
MIR. w. N. Cameron, President
of the Bank of Sparta, was here a
few hours Wednesday.
Miss Maria Lou Stainback ac-
companied Mr.. B. G. Scotts family
home last Monday.
Married, near Goodbar's, May
10th, 1885, Mr.. Stephen Hills to Miss
Nancy Johnson, /. B. Neal, Esq,
officiating.
Some Of our people are talking of
organizing an excursion to Nashville
to hear the Rev. Sam Jones.
B. G. Scott and family, of Tracy
City, left for their home Monday
morning, accompanied by Mrs. Clos
ter, of Gallatin.
Mrs. Betsy Perry died at the
home Of her brother, Jas. Elkins, near
Increase, this county, on the 18th
inst, in the 9lst year of her age.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. j.
d. Elkins is still improving in health
since his return from Texas to his
old home near Increase.
MIR. Uriah Tidwell, Of Blounts-
vile, Ala, beneficiary Of assessment
No. IS, in Peoples Mutual Life In
surance Order, was here this week,
and received his benefit.
Mr.. F. III. Wakeman, of Sparta,
with his mother, Mrs. Helen Wake
man, were at the Warren House a
day or two of this week.
g. M. Smart, Esq, Of Liberty
congregation, left Tuesday morning
for Bentonville, Ark, as a delegate
to the General Assembly.
MIR. John RustOn and wife spent
a few days of this week at the War.
rem House. Mr.. Ruston's mother
was with them a portion of the time
but left for her home Thursday morn
ing.
The little daughter Of Mr.. J. B
Shrader, of Summitville, who wa.
injured by the train some days ago
we are glad to learn, is doing very
well, and we hope she may soon re
cover.
We are pleased to report tha
Col. Hughes, who went to Chicago
few weeks ago for medical treatment
is doing well and expects to return il
about three weeks. We are glad h
is doing well, and hope he may sool
return restored to health.
Mrs. Gloster, Of Gallatin, spent
few days of the last week here at
tending the bedside of her grand
mother, Mrs. Rowan, who has bee
quite i'll for some days.
We have received a copy Of tn
June number of the Howard Colleg
Argus, edited by the faculty of How
ard Female College, Gallatin. Fror
it we learn that institution, under tn
management CT Prof. A. M. Burney
is in prosperous condition.
-Messrs. j. d. and w. r. Halse
have leased the Tullahoma Republ
can and announce their purpose t
run the paper to the full end of thei
lease. They are both young me
and practical printers, and we wis
them the fullest success in their ver
ture.
In another column will be foun
a statement of the financial conditio
of the corporation, which makes
most creditable showing for the n
firing Board. The corporation bein
out of debt, and with money in til
treasury, now would be good tin
to take stock in pike road.
The Singer Sewing Machir
Company have about 300 car loads
lumber along the railroad betwee
this point and Sparta. They a
shipping about eight car loads p,
week now, which willlikely continl
until it is all removed.