Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-26

teen pages and was printed on rose
tinted paper. The Banners usual
enterprise was fully displayed in its
get-up.
j. M. Owen has gone to Clarks-
vile to attend the theological depart
ment of the Southwestern Presbyter-
ian University. There are now thir-
ty-four candidates for the ministry
studying in the above institution.
Miss LYDIA Smith has gone to
Tullahoma to teach an art class in
the Highland Seminary, the new
female boarding school, which was
opened there by Prof. Dudley on the
10th inst.
L. G.. Porter and u. M. Helinski,
who were in McMinnville last week,
returned Monday to their Wisconsin
homes. Mr.. Porter will probably
bring his family to this place to spend
the winter.
j. B. Mason has leased Col. j. H.
French's farm, Forest Home, for
period Of five years, and will give his
attention principally to stock raising.
Forest Home is well adapted for this
purpose, and we wish Jim much sue
cess in the venture.
The American Agriculturist for
October, which is on our table, is an
unusually interesting and attractive
number. In fact, there seems to be
just little improvement in every
succeeding number of this most eX-
cellent journal, and it is beyond ques-
ton the leading agricultural monthly
of America. 1t will be worth many
times its price to the family of any
farmer.
: -Tullahoma Guardian Mrs. Chas.
Mauzy, of Warren county, and her
: mother, Mrs. VIM. Foster, of Sc
quachee Valley, old friends and neigh
} bOrs of the editors family, spent Tues
e day night with them, on their way to
9 the home of Mrs. Mauzy.
Rev. Chas. J. Heiskell, of Mem
phis, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
: T. M. Mcconnell this week, and will
t preach at the Presbyterian church to.
morrow Sunday morning. Mr.
t Heiskell had an appointment tC
# preach here week or two since, but
r missed a railroad connection and
failed to get here.
J, Sparta Expositor: We learn thai
Q negro was arrested at Doyle Station
It Tuesday, by Marshal Steakley of War
rem, on a charge of passing counter
felt money. He is said to be a watch
G tinker, and is thought to have manu-
n featured the money Some of thu
money was passed at G. w. Doyle'
store. The negro was taken to Nc.
Minnville for trial.
D Special excursion rates to Spart;
n and return will be given from al
e points along the road between Tulla
homa and Sparta during the Fair a
# the latter place. We presume train
l. will be so run that persons can g
from here to the Fair and return tn
n same day.
S. Mrs. j. G.. Martins announce
Q. ment Of fall and winter millinery ap
n pears in this issue. We took q hast,
le glance at her stock and found it da2
20 zling with rare and beautiful goods
Mrs. Martin always selects the choiC
G est and handsOmest goods in tn
is market, and her present stock SUI
l. passes any other she ever handled.
lg George P. Conner has received a
appointment at Gordon, Neb., in on
in of the departments over which MI
e, John Beech has charge. We cor
d, graduate George on his good luck
B. but regret very much to loose sue
young men from the community
90 He expects to leave for his new pos
q of duty about the 10th of October.
of Manchester Times: John
hit Fletcher, one of Coffee county's be-
er citizens, died at his home in the mint
district, last Saturday evening, age
he about 80 years. Deceased was SO
r. of Esquire Green Fletcher, of Sun
,a- mitville, and was well and favorabl
en- known throughout this county. Z
en- leaves a wifeand two children. TIT
hearted and generous, Mr.. Fetch,
,se was highly esteemed by all WI
yo knew him, and his death is unive
5 a sally regretted.
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