Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-01

Jones, who had been in attendance
upon Federal Court at Nashville, for
two weeks, returned home Thurs
day.
Mr.. r. B. Crawford, of Wayne,
Neb., who is largely interested in set
tling families in Tennessee from the
Northwest, was here few days dur
ing the last week, looking after some
real estate matters.
MIR. Sam G. Smart, one of Warren
county's most industrious and ener-
getic young farmers, left at noon on
Thursday for Borden, Cal, where he
goes to seek his fortune in tilling the
soil. We regret to lose such young
men from the county.
DR.. II. j, Robertson, specialist,
will be in McMinnville Saturday,
May 22d, for the purpose of treating
piles and other rectal diseases. Con-
sultation and examination free.
"A fine season of rain fell here this
week, 1t came none too soon, as
vegetation of every kind was begin
ming to suffer from the effects of the
two weeks drouth.
Miss Minnie Copeland, the young
lady who set type for several months
last year on the STANDARD, left on
Thursday morning for her home in
Eau Claire, Wis.
Mr.. II. B. Buckner and wife, Mr..
Bruce Buckner, Mr.. Mat Gardner,
and Mrs. J. D. Allen, all of Nash
vile, have been at Nicholson Springs
for the last two weeks. They re-
turned to Nashville Thursday. The
party has had some fine sport hunting
and fishing, and they are lavish in
their praises of Nicholson Springs as
health and pleasure resort.
The Warren House COrnet Band
will give concert in the c. F. Col
lege Chapel, tonight ( Friday, which,
like Jim Moffitt's lunch, is free to all
for quarter. Let everyone who en-
joys music attend the concert. The
proceeds will be applied in paying for
instruments and music, and we hope
they will have all the house can
hold.
An advertisement of the Chatta-
nooga Saw Works will be found in
this issue. All who need goods in
this line should give their orders to
Tennessee manufactures in preference
to sending North. Send to this firm
for prices when you want any of the
articles they advertise.
The corporate authoritiesare now
having some good work done on the
streets. A rock culvert is being built
at the intersection of Main and Spring
streets. This has long been a bad
crossing during wet weather, which
will now be permanently remedied.
A number of wagons havebeen haul
ing gravel for several days, most OF
which has been put on College and
Donnell streets.
Mr.. John B. Conner, of Viola,
was in town one day this week ex.
hibiting a model of his patent water
elevator. 1t is one of the most inge.
nious elevators we have ever seen,
and can be used for lifting water from
a well anywhere in the yard and
bringing it to your door, as well as
from a spring under a hill. 1t car
also be used for elevating and stack.
ing hay.
While at Smartt's Station one
day this week, we took a look al
Messrs. w. H. and f. G. Smartt'E
fine stallion, Marmion, and were
agreeably surprised to see such mag
nifcent specimen of horsefesh. HI
is one-quarter Norman, a beautiful
dark brown color, one and one-fourtf
inches over sixteen hands high, anC
weighs about fourteen hundred
pounds. Several parties who owl
his colts decline a hundred dollar
each for them.
"A very exciting runaway occur
red on the streets last Saturday morn
ing. A mule team belonging to Mr.
Isaiah Jones, attached to a roa(
wagon, became frightened at some
something and started out in fre
for all race at quite lively rate. MI
Jones was on the ground when the,
started, but held to the lines for
hundred yards or more. The team
made two circuits of the park ant
then took down Main street. The.
were stopped near Houchin d Biles
livery stable. The wagon struck tn