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

Nille ldSJ frluay, ana returned Mon
day.
Mr.. c. l.. Powers, of Memphis,
is among the summer guests at the
Warren House.
Mr.. II. C. Fisher and family, of
Nashville, are spendieg a few weeks
at the Warren House.
Mrs. Ed Nunnelley, whom we
mentioned in last weeks issue as
canvalesing is, we regret to announce
not doing 50 well at present.
The Christian Church at this
place is undergoing repairs by the
sisters of the church. The walls are
being newly calsomined, paint ap-
piled, etc.
Mr.. d. B. Hoover, the premium
corn grower of Coffee county, and
brother, were in town Thursday. MIR.
Hoover says he furnished seed corn
to quite a number of farmers last
spring,
"A large crowd assembled at
Doyle, Tenn, on the Sparta road, one
day this week, to celebrate the finish
ing of Doyle College. The school
will be opened next Tuesday.
-Tullahoma has larger number
of summer guests now than during
any previous season, so reports the
Guardian. 1t is also said that Mr..
Cornelius will sink a sulphur well on
his hotel grounds.
Mrs. Z. C. elena, with her grand
daughter, Miss Lula Brown, of Mem
phiS, both of whom summered here
in 1878, are again at the Warren
House. .....,.
DIR. A. B. Ramsey, of Nashville,
spent this week among his friends at
this place. We are always glad to
see Brown, and regret that his visits
to his old stamping grounds are not
more frequent.
Notwithstanding the hot weather
farmers have been quite numerous
on our streets this week, Offering va
rious kinds of produce. There is con-
siderable livening up Of trade, and
our mechanics generally are busy,
Morris Frazier and Wade Haney,
both colOred, got into a difficultyover
the loading of a car of lumber at the
Sparta depot Wednesday, when Ha-
ney was fired upon twice with a pis-
tol by Frazier, one shot taking effect
in Haney's right leg, near the ankle.
The wound is not considered danger
Gus. Frazier made his escape. ''.
The finest peaches we have seen
this season were grown by Mr.. d. l..
Brown. He had limb from one of
his trees on exhibition at his store
the other day, which contained over
a dozen very fine ones.
Capt. Jesse X. Bell and wife, OF
New Orleans, who have been at the
Warren House for five or six weeks,
left on Thursday morning for Chatta-
nOoga, from whence they viii GO
either to Kentucky or Virginia to
spend the remainder of the summer
Jimmie F., son Of G. c. and Mrs
Mollie Brooks, died at their home in
Tracy City, on Wednesday, July 29th
aged 10 months and 16 days. The re,
mains were brought to this place Oh
Thursday and inferred in the new
cemetery. The stricken parents have
our warmest sympathy in their sac
bereavement. ...... ....
The edition OF the Quarterly Jour
nal Of the Peoples Mutual Life In
surance Order, issued from tn,
STANDARD press this week, consisted
of 5000 copies, with a like number o
supplements. Itrequired $50 pound
of paper to print the edition, abou
two-thirds of which has been maileC
from the Home Office of the People
Mutual this week, making thing
quite lively at our postoffice.
-"DiO Lewis Nuggets" is the It'll
of one of the most interesting nev
publications we have received lately
1t is a monthly of 3S pages, the frs
number bearing date of August, pub
lished by the Dio Lewis Publishing
Co., 69-7l Bible House, New York
at 81 90 per year. DiO Lewis is a lii
tie cranky on some subjects, but hi
writings are original, instructive an,
entertaining.
Mr.. John Beech, Of this place
has been appointed shipping clerk c
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by Indian Commissioner, J. d. {
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