Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.

IL. ~. I1lCkerSOH, Jr', Vi Iullu-
homa, was in town to-day (Friday.)
The family of Mr.. w. S. Doolit-
tie has removed to Chattanooga.
DIR. .Stainback's family will go to
housekeeping again in a few weeks.
"A good portion of Spring street
has been covered with gravel during
the last week.
Mrs. 7. G. Lind and her little
son returned home from a visit to
Fayetteville last Saturday.
We are glad to know that Hon.
Asa Faulkner was well enough to be
in town again today friday.
JEFF Baker and Charley Carrick
were among the commercial tourists
taking in McMinnville this week.
Mr.. A. l.. Lands, Of the Nash
vile Banner, spent Sunday at the
Warren House with his family.
-Messrs. Geo. II. Hash, j. l.. Mil
Ter and Wiley Miller, all Of Rock
Island, were in town today (Friday).
-One of our local weather prophets
SAYS we will have no rain until the
equinoctial storms, about the 2Oth
inst.
Capt. Irwin, our new deputy
revenue collector, spent a day here
this week on his return from Nash
vile.
Our streets presented quite a live
ly appearance last Monday, there be-
ing large number Of county people
here.
Esq. L. H. Williams, DR.. f. H.
Jones, Messrs. A. M. st John and
Alton Peay, all of Viola, were in
town last Monday.
The lightning in the northwest
last Tuesday night was "grand,
glooming and peculiar" but still it
didn't bring rain.
Mrs. w. S. Maddux, with her
two little daughters, and Miss Ella
Henderson, made visit to relatives
at Smithville this week.
A Comprehensive Commen-
tary" of the Bible, in five large vol
umes, bound in library style, can be
had at this Office for half their value,
We have had more fine indica.
tions and less rain at McMinnville
this week than we ever remember tC
have noticed in the same length OF
time before.
-Tullahoma Republican: The
foundation ofthe Presbyterian Church
on Grundy street is completed, and
the other work will be commenced
shortly.
Aaron Curtis, son of Henderson
and Amanda Curtis, died at the
home of his parents in Van Burer
county, August lst, 1885, aged5 years
months and 8 days.
Mrs. ]. B. Ritchey went to Beer
sheba Tuesday to spend a few day.
with her sister, Mrs. B. j. Hill, whC
has been at the Springs. They viii
return tomorrow Saturday.
-Chills and fever seems to be tht
prevailing complaint around Nc
Minnville now, and quite a numbe
of persons have been pretty vel
shaken up during the last week o
two.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. T
C. Lind and Miss Laura Ramsey, o
McMinnville, are the guests of Mrs
T. o. Bagley.
Misses Kate and Leila NichOl, o
Nashville, after spending two 0
three weeks among relatives here
returned home on Wednesday, hav
\ ing added quite a number of ney
friends to their list.
Jim Mofitt has engaged tn
handsome medicine wagon built b,
G. w. Lewis for circus day. He ha
invited a number of his friends t
take seats in it and join in the stree
parade.
Cincinnati paper: 81 was neve
exactly buried alive" said clerk
recounting his experiences, "but
once worked week in store tina
did not advertise. When l came ou
my head was almost as white as yo
now see it. Solitary confinement di
it,"
Without you want to get yOm
self into very large sized difficult
it won't be wise to ask Mrs. Stair
back any questions about her father
health when the Doctor is around.