Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-03-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Charley Morford returned from
Cincinnati last Tuesday.
John Lane spent day or two
of this week with his family here.
w. II. Murray, Esq, was in
Nashville q day or two of this week |
on legal business.
MIR. II. G. Lind, after several days.
confinement at home with sickness, is
out again.
MIR. w. A. Moore, of Rock Is
land, made the STANDARD call one
day this week.
j. H. Sims, representing Spur
lock, Page & CO., Nashville, was here
Thursday interviewing our druggists.
-Messs. w. f. B. Jones, NJ. d.
Smallman and w. V. Whltson at
tended court at Winchester this week.
Mr.. Jas. T. Gooch, of Smyrna,
was here one day last week, selling
Appleton's American Encyclopedia.
Business in the mercantile line is
painfully quiet just now. Farmers
are busy with crop preparations, and
not many are seen in town now.
Mrs. A. c. johnson, of Shelby
vile, arrived Thursday, and will
spend couple of weeks visiting her
mother, on Smithville street.
Tube colors and artists supplies
generally at Griswold & Co.'S.
-Messrs. j. T. Potts and c. C.
Murphy are in Nashville this week
buying material for Mr.. Potts new
building.
Mr.. S. n. Burger, a brother of
DR.. ]. N. Burger of this place, has
been appointed postmaster at Man.
chester.
"A large assortment of the pocket
edition of Seaside Library at ID. l..
Browns.
Mr.. d. G. Ray, correspondent
of the Nashville Banner, was here
one day this week looking after some
private business, and taking notes.
Mr.. f. G Bond and family, of
Boston, after spending several weeks
at the Warren House, left Thursday
morning for home. They will spend
q few days at Nashville.
-25 pounds alfalfa clover seed for
sale by J. B. Ritchey.
C. A. Reams has been here dur
ing the present week, representing
Messrs. Goodall, Fite & James, whole
sale dealers in notions, gents furnish
ing goods, ETC., Nashville.
The Warren House Cornet Band
hOnored Miss Dromgoole with de-
lightful serenade at the residence of
Col. f. w. Munford last Monday
night. The young men were highly
camplimented for their excellent
music.
MIR. S. j. Walling, Jr., has very
promising seventy acre field of wheat
on his farm two and a half miles
from town. 1t presents beautiful APP
pearance from Ben Lomond, as we
saw it one day this week.
Mr.. Coleman Pyle, who is now
engaged in the real estate business at
Crossville, was here today to meet
the eXcursionists. Mr.. Pyle is also
interested in one of the projected rail-.
roads through that section.
The last number of "Ogilvie's
Popular Reading" just received at d.
\ l.. Browns.
The following party from Rock
Rapids, Iowa, arrived on the early
train from Tullahoma this FRIDAY,
morning, and are registered at the
Warren House: C. f. Cline, l.
VanDerwOrker, George McNab, A
G. Mckee, A. McNab, and NJ. w
Dickinson. They are a part of the
Berry excursion. They went out il
private conveyances today to look
over the Viola country. They viii
return and spend the night here, anc
will leave tomorrow morning foI
Sparta, Crossville, and other points
on the Cumberland Plateau.
For Landreth's and Sibley's fresl
Garden Seeds, in bulk and papers, G,
to j. b. Ritchey. lift
Mr.. j. w. Berry, of Chicago
with two more members of his eX
cursion party, Messrs. u. Bailey ant
A. w. Moore, of Minnesota, rrrivec
at noon today. The second eXcur
sion, which will reach here abou
April Sth, will be much larger thai
this, owing to the longer time give
to advertising it.