Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-06-13
GRUNDY COUNTY NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Our
Regular Reporter.

day and was carried to the former
home of the parents in Marion coun-
ty, Monday, for interment. Mr.. and
Mrs. McRae and Miss Irene Beene,
who attended the burial returned
home Thursday, accompanied by Mr..
Charlie Beene, who has come to en-
joy himself awhile in our quiet little
town. The Altamont folks are very
fond Of beans (Beenes), and we hope
this new variety will find a congenial
climate here and conclude to remain
among us. There is one young man,
at least, who seems to be greatly in
terested in the first bean (Beene) that
came up here, and who devotes a
great deal Of his time and attention
to her welfare.
Mr.. II. B. Northcut went to Nc
Minnville Sunday, to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the G. F.
College at that place. He expects to
be absent several days, but, then,
Mrs. Northcut says she enjoys being
widow very much.
The present competition in the rate
of increase in population Of Altamont
and Tracy City, originated in the re-
cent announcement of two new arri-
valsat theresidence Of James Knight,
Esq, of the latter place. The Alta
mont twins are both "whOppin' boys;
what are yours, Mr.. Knight? We
do not propose to take sides in the
contest, but we say, hurrah! for AL
lamont.
Sam Etter, Of Viola, was here
Monday and attended the meeting OF
our Masonic Lodge Monday night.
1t is believed that he anticipated a
different kind Of meeting when he
left home, but, then, we are all sub
ject to disappointment. Come again,
Sam, perhaps she will be at home
next time.
J. C. Morton, of Collins River,
went to Tracy City the other day for
the two-fold purpose of selling a
wagon load of barter, and counting
his sweetheart little. Both objects
being accomplished, the former to
his own satisfaction and the latter to
the best of skill and ability, he
thought he would harness up his
horses and consider the way home.
But in gearing up his team, he was
so excited and bewildered over the
transactions of the recent past that he
forgot to put any collar on one of his
horses. The poor horse without q
collar, pulled willingly, and CAROLS
mistake was not discovered until he
reached home GO miles from Tracy
City,, when his father reminded him
of it in a way that he will not sOOr
forget. But, of course, we want this
kept q secret from Miss Nettie.
S. NJ. Lockhart, son Of Holman
LOckhart, died of consumption at his
home, near Tarlton, on Tuesday even
ing, the I'd inst. Dick, as he was
familiarity called, maintained an ire
prOachable character, and won fol
himself the love and esteem Of al
who knew him. We deeply sympa
thize with his parents and numerous
relatives in their sad bereavement
but we believe that their loss is hi.
great gain.
We are creditably informed that ]
S. L. Walker, of TraiIers' Creek, this
county, ate "a pounds of new honeN
the other day at one undertaking
We have never doubted Mr.. Walk
er's great capacity for eating, but
this is little more than we thought
he or VIM. COppinger either cOulC
do.
A certain young man on Collins
River, whose initials are Adam
Gross, was heavily stricken with 6
great desire to escort a certain young
lady home from chuch the other Sun
day, but was at loss to known how
to inform her of the fact. When the
audience was dismissed the object o.
his desires started for her home, while
Adam gazed wistfully after her
Finally, concluding that he must
either venture or die, he started after
her with his heart in his throat, and
overlook her; when he said, "Miss
l offer you the pleasure of my com.
pany home" 81 cannot 'cept it,
said she. Adam retired to the shade
ola tree, and when asked a few min.
utes afterwards why he didn't &c
home with his girl, said, 81 didn't
have to-"
Its estimated that r. Il. Dykes,
Esq, of TarltOn, walked twelve miles