Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-04-03
Standard MeMINNVILLE TENNESSEE SATURDAY. APR 3
VIOLA.
The NeighbOrhOOd News from Our
Regular Correspondent.

know why there was no communica-
ton from here last week. The rea-
son is, your correspondent was off on
a trip to Nashville and did not get
home in time to send in a commune
cation. Newspaper correspondents
have hard time, anyway, especially
when they want to 60 off ard don't
return in time to write up all the
news that happened while they are
absent. your readers will pardon
us this time we will promise to
try to be on hand from this on.
We had a pleasant time while in
Nashville, though we were busy all
the time.
There has been considerable rain
this week, so much that trade has
been dull.
The creeks were past fording Tues
day and Wednesday and we had no
mails.
Farmers were as near up with their
work before the rain set in as they
ever were.
There was considerable corn planted
last week.
Wheat is growing very fast.
Prof. H. j. Phillips, of Winchester,
was here last Saturday looking after
the interest of the school at the Viola
Normal.
Mr.. c. F. Bonner and wife made a
trip to Nashville this week.
Messrs. Jim and VIM. Biles, of Nc
Minnville, were on our streets last
Friday.
Miss Addie Stout is attending the
sick bedside of Mrs. A. H. Bonner,
of Beams Creek, this week.
A party of four or five men from
Iowa were in our village last week
looking at our county.
Mrs. f. Webb, of McMinnville,
spent several days of this week with
her brother, ]. ID. Walling.
c. A. Brown is in receipt of line
of Walter A. Wood Harvesters and
Mowers, which will be on exhibition
at st. John & Stubblefield's in a few
days. Any one wishing to purchase
a first-class machine will do well to
look into the merits of the Wood be-
fore purchasing.
Quite an exciting incident was wit
messed by some of our villagers Tues
day evening. Mr.. R. G. Wooton at
tempted to cross the creek on a mule,
and as soon as he struck the main
current it was so strong it washed Mr..
Wooton and the mule a distance of
about $50 yards down the stream.
They finally struck drift and landed
safely on "the other shore"
Mr.. a. w. England, who has been
off with farming implements, re-
turned Monday and reported good
success.
Haskell Stubbleield, in connection
with his mercantile business, is fore
man of lamp factory and machine
shop. Any one needing anything OF
the kind can leave orders at the store.
Mr.. Jas. Muir and wife spent Sun
day in our village.
Collie Randolph is having consider
able trouble trying TO grow a mus.
tache.
Mr.. S. r. Winton is unusually
pleasant this week. Why? 1t is g
girl.
We received an order this week t.
send the STANDARD to Miss Addit
Pulley, Big Creek, Mississippi. We
are always proud to have the STAND
ARD sent into other States so that the
, people can have some idea Of what
we are doing in Tennessee.
st. John & Stubblefeld have jus
received the handsomest stock 0
spring and summer dry goods an(
notions ever brought to this place
4 They are so cheap that no one can af
ford to be without something new
Lawns only cents a yard. Ores
Ginghams and Victoria Lawns a
cheap as the cheapest, and so prett!
no lady can afford to be without ;
new dress.
DIR. w. H. Moore rises earlier, move
more rapidly, smiles more pleasantly
and sings more sweetly, all becaus
it's boy.
A Pair of Kid Gloves.