Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
The watermelon market is flush

Miss Mary and Fannie Wall
ing, of Franklin, after spending a
month with their sister, Mrs, T. M.
Mcconnell at this place, left for home
Wednesday afternoon.
Warren county has enjoyed gen
eral rains this week, which insures
the success Of the corn crop. The
county from present indications will
raise much more corn than it can
consume in the next twelve months.
Mrs. Alice M. King and her little
son, Mitchell, of Atlanta, returned
home last Tuesday, after pleasant
stay of several weeks at the Warren
House Both were quite popular
with the guests, and we hope they
will visit us again in the future.
BY reference to his advertisement
in another column it will be seen
that Mr.. j. p. Gartner has the agency
for the celebrated Flying Dutchman
Sulky Pillow. Farmers should call on
Mr.. G. and look into the merits of the
Flying Dutchman.
Mr.. II. C. Fisher, superintendent
of the Southern Express Company,
with headquarters at Memphis, after
spending some ten days here with his
family who are summering at the
Warren House, returned to his post
Of duty last Tuesday.
Col. Robert Gates, Assistant Com
missioner of Agriculture, is deliver
ing agricultural addresses at various
places over the State. We would be
pleased to have himjnclude McMinn-
vile in his rounds.
The Ladies' Floral Cabinet for
August is on our table, and is a
strikingly interesting number. Any
lover of Horticulture will appreciate
this excellent magazine. 1t is pub
lished at D Vesey street, New York,
at 1925 per year. ...
The August number ofthe South
ern Cultivator and Dixie Farmer,
published at Atlanta, Ga, is at hand.
1t is one of the most progressive ag-
ricultural journals in the South and
gives special attention to the Young
Farmers Clubs. Sample copies sent
free. Send for one. . ..#
w. S. Lively is having the room
under his photo gallery nicely ceiled
and put in first class order to receive
a large stock of furniture which will
arrive soon. Look out for an adver.
tisement in these columns in a week
or two.
-Sequachee Advance: l.. d. Mer.
Ger and j. f. Locke, Of McMinnville
arrived in Pikeville last Friday even
ing. Mr.. Mercer is visiting his sor
Foss H. Mercer and family, and Mr.
Locke his sister, Miss May Belle
at the home of his uncle, DR.. j. A
Ross.
The building committee Of thu
NJ. f. church have decided not Il
complete their new building this sea
son. The stone work will prombl,
be completed, and all the materia
placed on the ground to finish tn,
building early next spring.
Mr.. Holland Atkinson, of Nash
vile, died at the residence of Mr.. L
F. Jeanmaire, in this place, abou
midnight of Friday, August 18th, ant
his remains taken to Nashville 70
interment on the day following. De
ceased had been at Mr.. Jeanmaire'
for about two weeks, and had bee
an invalid for some time. He cam
here with the hope of restoring hi
health, but was too far gone to b
reached by any natural or huma
agencies. .
Lebanon Register: DIR. Flemin
t has moved to fuckers X Roads
} practice medicine. He is to be asst
ciated for the present with DIR. Han
=, nah and will make the doctors hOus
his home. DIR. Fleming has mad
l many friends in Lebanon who al
D sorry to lose him. He is a christia
gentleman and young physician ,
o fine attachments, and the Register b.
speaks for him the confidence of tn
good people in his new field and
4 useful career.
Report of the Temperature at M
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