Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-11
Town Tattle.
Items About Home People and Theii
Affairs, Gathered from Various
Sources.

w. D. Northcut made a business
trip to Nashville this week.
Gen. Frank Spurlock returned
from Texas today (Friday).
Foster V. Brown, Esq, of JAS
per, Attorney General Of the Chatta-
nooga District, was here Thursday.
Mr.. L. B. Hill, member elect OF
the Legislature from White county,
was here Wednesday.
For your Christmas Candies and
Christmas Groceries goto d. o. Jenk-
ins.
The Building and Loan Associa-
tion loaned three shares last Monday
at a total. premium of $4,000.
"A large stock of toys, dolls, can
dies, fruits, CONNECTIONS and Christmas
goods in general will be found at
Webb & Browns.
Mr.. VIM. Clemens, a substantial
citizen of Sequachie Valley, was in
McMinnville a day or two of this
week.
Mr.. /. J..H. Walker, the newly
elected County Court Clerk of Grundy
county died at his home in that coun-
ty on the Sth inst.
The attention of music teachers
and pupils is called to offerOf o. M.
Thurman & Sons and L. F. Capshaw,
in this issue. Hunt it up and read 1t.
Col. John H. Savage left for
Nashville this (Friday) morning to
look after business before the Su.
preme Court.
Mr.. E. A. Clark, of Jackson, an
applicant for Comptroller, we believe,
was registered at the Warren House
one day this week.
Mr.. r. P. Biles was down from
Sparta mixing among his numerous
friends here a couple of days thi:
week.
Look out for the big show. 1t is
coming next week. d. L. Brown is
now opening up his large and beauti
full display Of holiday goods, and hi'
big advertisement will appear mex
week. ## ED
Now boys, hold your hearts just
moment, while l tell you that the
charming Miss Allie Ross, of Nc
Minnville, is to be in Lebanon in
few days.-The Student.
%. M. Thurman d Sons have 6
handsome double-deck show case fill
ed with the best and choicest Christ
mas Candies. In your rounds fol
Christmas goodies give them call
Rev. f. l.. Leiper, evangelist fol
Nashville Presbytery, will preach a
Viola on the second Sunday in De
cember. Also Saturday night anC
Sunday night. Everybody go.
Il. f. Capshaw has some beauti
full ladies' and gents gold watches
which he is now offering cheape
than common silver watches used t.
sell for. Go and see them.
d. O. Jenkins invites a call from
every one sn search of fresh groceries
and confectiOns for Christmas. Hi
stock will be found quite complete
and nothing but new, choice ant
fresh goods. He invites special at
tention to his candies, fruits, nuts
ETC., for the holidays.
-Malvina Rodgers, COL, died a
her home near this place on the lStl
of November, aged6O years, 11month
and days. She was much belove'
by all of her own race, was alway
charitable and kind hearted towar,
them, and was much esteemed by al
the white people who knew her.
w. S. MadduX & Co. are nov
displaying the largest line of buggy
riding and team whips ever seen il
this market. They have bugg,
whips from 20 cents up to $3.50, Ia
dies and gents riding whips ant
team whips of all kinds at prices t
suit any purse.
The roof of HOuchin q Biles' cal
riage room gave way under tn
weight of the snow last Sunday morn
ing, and came down with a lou
crash. The tops of three carriage
and five buggies We're more or les
damaged, and the loss to the firm o
building and vehicles will foot Il
several hundred dollars.