Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-10-09

FRANKLIN, Ienn., VIII Degln a series |
of meetings in the Christian Church |
of this place on Saturday night before |
the third Lords Day in October.
"A small dwelling house near the
old cemetary, owned and occupiedby
the widow of Burt Neal, COL, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday afternoon.
The fire was accidental. "g.e
w. w. Fairbanks, the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate from
this district, left for Putnam county
today friday to fill some speaking
appointments in that county in the
interest of his canvass.
From the Tullahoma Guardian
of this week we notice that Mr.. Geo.
w. johnson has sold out his interest
in the st. James Hotel to Mrs. G.
M. Brown, of Waco, Texas, who took
charge of the house last Monday.
We received a letter this week
from Mr.. R. B. Curtis, of Jasper,
Texas, containing a dollar for the
STANDARD one year. Mr.. Curtis says
he is a native of Warren county, that
he left here in his oath year, and has
been in Texas forty years.
The new Methodist church has
cost, up to date, about seven thousand
dollars, including cost of lot, and Mr..
Clay Faulkner, who is experimenting
the construction, estimates that it will
take about three thousand dollars
more to finish it up.
Sparta Expositor: Col. Ed. ].
Wood, of McMinnville, will contest
the race for Representative in War
rem with Col. Savage. Col. Wood is
an intelligent and enterprising man
and would make a good Representa-
tive, as he has done before.
Mr.. B. T. Walker, of Minnesota,
who purchased the farm of S. L.
Brown, near Daylight, last fall, ar
rived on Friday of last week with his
family. We extend them "a hearty
welcome to our county, and hope
they may find congenial home here
Col. S. G. Jones, well known here
as having been connected with the
construction of the railroad between
this place and Sparta, dropped deaC
of appopleXy at Winchester last Tues
day, while making political speech
He was a candidate tor the legislature
Mr.. H. C. Snodgrass, of Sparta
spoke to a fair crowd at the Court
house, Monday. We only heard hin
few minutes, but understand HI
dwelt at length on the tariff and thu
Blair bill. These are such refreshing
topics we always feel fatigued whel
. they are sprung.
The School Board have elected
the following teachers for the High
Schools: Whiteschool-Prof. w. e
Bell, principals; Mrs. A. T. Crawford
first assistant; Prof. Andy Jones, sec
E ond assistant. Colored school-Proi
A. H. Joyce, principal; Mrs. Rosen
Spears, assistant.
t DIR. A. B. Ramsey and wife hav
5 gone housekeeping in theresidenc
| lately occupied by Mr.. S. j. Mailing
Jr., on Main Street. Mrs. M. G. Blail
the mother of Mrs. Ramsey, arrive
, from Loudon, Tenn, Thursday, an
will reside with her daughter.
0 Don't forget that Hon. John T
Neal and Gen. Wilder, the candidate
for Congress, will speak in McMinr
f vile next Saturday, Oct. 10th. The
q will also speak at Rock Island Thur
h day night, Oct. 18th, and at Viol
Friday, Oct. 18th. Don't fail to a
. tend one of these appointments.
! -Tullahoma Guardian: The G.
4 lumbia Synod Of the G. P. Churc
i will be held here on Friday an
|
Saturday of next week, Oct. 15and
There will be meeting of the ChurC
Sunday school Institute on Thursds
Il the l4th, to which the schools of Il
!" town are invited.
Mrs. Mollie Gross, wife of NJ
W 1. A. Gross, died at her home in tn
~ place last Saturday night. Thr
- times has the grim reaper entered tn
~ household within a short space
y" time, two of her children precedil
her only few weeks. Mrs. Gre
o, leaves six children, ranging in a
d from four to II years, who, with t
III stricken husband and father, ha
or the profoundest sympathy of the c
tire community in this the sadd,
ss bereavement that could have befall
- NJ G,o,, IL -,