Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-07

bor0, p. G. Isbell, of Manchester, and
A. j. McElroy, of Van Buren, county,
have been in attendance upon our
Chancery Court this week.
MIR. G. H. Hash, of Rock Island,
was attending Chancery Court here
two or three days this week, and
made the STANDARD a brief call
Thursday.
There will be a church sociable
at the residence of DR.. G. It. Stain
back tonight (Friday). The young
men are all invited to be therein
company with their best girls.
w. H. Meadows has just received
and opened a very select stock of
Watches and Jewelry at his shop on
Main street, and is Offering every
thing at a small margin of profit. See
his advertisement in another column
and give him call. The latest nov
elites in jewelry are included in his
stock.
Mr.. J. w. Vaughn and wife left
on Monday last for San Antonio, Tex
as, where they will reside with some
of their children. They made many
friends in McMinnville during their
residence ofseveral years here, and we
regret to lose them, but wish them
much happiness in their old home in
the Lone Star State.
Mrs. Maria Armstrong is quite
ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Beta Beech, in this place, and not ex-
pected to recover. Her daughter,
Mrs. j. F. Reeves, Of Richmond,
Ind, and son, Mr.. John Armstrong,
of Austin, Texas, are here, attending
at her bedside.
Albert Nunnelly, the oldest son
of Mr.. Ed Nunnelly, left on Thursday
for Fort Wayne, Ind, where he has
secured a position as clerk in "a large
hotel. We wish the young man
much success.
} Mr.. d. II. Rains has established
an advertising agency at No. s, Noe
: Block, Nashville, Tenn, and will
represent select list of State papers,
, the STANDARD among them. He
will make contracts for the advertis
ing space in the STANDARD at ou
lowest cash rates.
a The first quarterly meeting of thu
new conference year will be held a
the NJ. E. Church, South, in thi'
, place, beginning Saturday night a
half past six o'clock. The service
will be conducted by Rev. II. L
Moody, the presiding Elder of tn,
: district.
One of our young business mel
. says whenever there is a good crowC
of women in town from the country
the merchants have a good trade
The men quite frequently come t
' town just to see who else is here, bu
e when the women come they meal
business.
/ AS a result of an advertisement
:, inserted recently in the McMinnvill
u papers by Mr.. Chase, more than fift
horses were offered for sale. Out c
:, this number he was enabled to seleC
y very fine young team at a reasons
e BILE price. He bought a team from
g Mr.. Brown, near Daylight. 1t pay
to advertise.
J. Mrs. Copeland, of Eau Claire
2 Wis, arrived last week to make he
Il home in McMinnville. She and he
l. daughter, Miss Minnie, who has bee
here several months, will open noN
+ city store in the room formerly occl
l pied by Medearis & Co. Their gooC
T will arrive and be placed in positio
70 within few days.
The pound party which W;
, postponed from last Friday night wi
=" be held at the Courthouse on Frida
- night, Nov. 18th. The admission ft
will be one pound of any useful art
p Gle, and during the evening the
u pounds will be sold at auction to Il
highest bidders. There is a sma
~ balance due on the parsonage of IL
a. 1 Presbyterian church, and the pr
~ ceeds of this pound party will be a
~ piled to the liquidation of this del
Let there be large attendance.
v Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Birge, of A
as pleton, Wis, arrived today. Tht
IS have disposed of their home in Il
IL North, and come South on account
lis the milder climate. Mr.. Birge h
long been identified with manufa
eel turing in Wisconsin, and will prob
zee bly, decide to engage in some indU
k trial pntprnriSp wherever he m,